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The Windmill Massacre [DVD]

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I was driving through Telluride, Colorado and came across Telluride's "Horror Show," a horror movie festival... The town is a small Victorian town in the middle of the mountains which made the experience all that much greater. I knew within ten minutes of watching this movie it was truly going to crater into a heap of drivel. It is one of those films that you could see the director wasn't sure what he was doing when it started, got seriously lost midway and wandered off a cliff by the end. Jongerius brings enough excitement to keep this film fun and hugely watchable. It’s incredibly brutal and blood-soaked and it brings the scares and tension in abundance; the pace never once lets up and it’s a roller-coaster ride from start to finish. If you’re a fan of horror films and slasher thrillers, this is sure to entertain. Set in the Netherlands, this is another tale where having a chequered past will certainly catch up with you one way or another. An Australian woman posing as a nanny and hiding from the authorities is discovered for having a fake name and history yet before she can be arrested, she manages to board a tour bus headed out to the Dutch countryside on a windmill tour. Among them are several other passengers, notably a British soldier who recently killed a local prostitute. Among them is a Japanese tourist, a photographer, a father & son and a doctor. I have to take points off for our heroine's sub-par acting at times. She's the star of the film but doesn't seem to have an awful lot of variety in her facial expressions. The marine, for instance, gives a much better performance.

Never Hurt an Innocent: The Miller is the servant of the Devil and can only reap those whose souls are bound for Hell. He is forbidden from harming the truly innocent or those who have truly repented of their sins. He has a human servant who is not bound by this restriction and can dispose of these annoyances for his master. A group of strangers who have committed mortal sins board a Dutch tour bus, unaware that they are being driven to their doom. Australia’s premier genre festival – Monster Fest – has unveiled its final wave of films for the 2016 festival, which is set to take place November 24-27 at the Lido Cinemas in Melbourne. Sinister Scythe: A scythe is one of the major weapons wielded by Miller Hendrik. The other is a metal hook on the end of a long chain.On paper The Windmill Massacre brings many of the genre tropes and slasher film cliches you’d expect but it also breaks conventions. The women keep their clothes on and do more than just scream, and our cast of oddballs range in age and race, refreshingly they aren’t the usual sexy college students. Even Evil Has Standards: Miller Hendrik may be an undead monster in service to Satan himself, but he will not kill the repentant. As it turns out, the gateway to hell is actually in Holland! And you'll never guess where. In a windmill! I know, right!? Who'd a thunk it? Considering that about 26% of Holland's area is below sea level and only about 50% of its area is more than a meter above sea level, global warming and the consequent rise in sea levels could result in all sorts of metaphysical conundrums. Ha! I managed to wedge in some whingeing about global warming in a review of a horror picture about a windmill. Bet you did not see that coming. Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Jennifer, an Australian girl on the run from her past, turns up in Amsterdam and, in a desperate attempt to blend in, joins a coach-load of tourists on a tour of Holland's old windmills. When the bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere, she and the other tourists are forced to seek shelter in a disused shed beside a sinister windmill where a devil-worshiping miller once ground the bones of locals instead of grain. As members of the group start to disappear, Jennifer learns that they all have something in common – a shared secret that seems to mark them all for doom." The film is an action-thriller spectacle set in a dystopian world. When Boy’s (Bill Skarsgård) family is murdered by the city’s brutal leader, he escapes to the jungle where he is trained by a mysterious shaman for one purpose — to avenge his family and kill the leader.

The Windmill Massacre' definitely could have been more, part of me was hoping it would be scarier and tighter in pace. At the same time it was far better than anticipated, was afraid of whether it would be amateurish and non-stop predictability and ridiculousness, being a less than modestly budgeted film (that all too often is not something in a film's favour), but to me it was competently made and had its creative and creepy moments. Foreshadowing: When receiving Jennifer, Abe says that she can get in the bus and that there's always space for "one more sinner". This foreshadows that everyone in the bus has a sin they will have to pay for. And that Abe is working together with the Miller. Japandering: Fading model Ruby had apparently made a career of this in Japan before a scandal forced her to return to Europe. The Windmill Theatrical, VOD, and iTunes Release Details: "A group of unsuspecting tourists awaken a mysterious evil while on a trip through the Dutch countryside." The Renfield: Although Miller Hendrik is not a vampire tour guide Abe serves this role for him. Because the Miller can only punish those who deserve to go to Hell, he cannot harm the innocent or those who genuinely repent of their actions. Being a human, Abe is under no such restrictions, and disposes of these inconveniences for his master.I can only fathom that viewers giving it a high score have not read too many short stories or books or seen many movies in their life because this theme is done over and over. "Well people in this film have different names and in a different locale". A basic plot is a basic plot is a basic plot. Charlotte Beaumont as Jennifer. The character was made Australian to emphasize that she has run a great distance to escape her past. Beaumont, a British citizen, studied Australian accents and used Taylor's input to help guide her performance. [4] a b c d e Lowe, Justin (2016-10-27). " 'The Windmill': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2017-08-31. Th reason The Windmill Massacre is not overly scary lies in its scripting. After the first death, there's very little uncertainty as to who, how and when the next person, will die. Indeed, there is a "lead in", that tells you for the most part, whats about to happen to who, next.

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