 Thanks for checking out this movie review. This is for the 2018 film release Necrotronic And it actually just hits shutter. So this is the first time I think it was released in the United States now in 2019 I hadn't heard about it prior So when I heard this one was was hitting shutter and I read the description I was like this seems like it can be crazy slash fun slash funny So let's check it out and see what the deal is with this So this is an Australian film which it kind of seems like shutter grabs a lot of Australian horror films Which you know, I'm not saying that's one way or another It's just kind of an observation that I had I was just like, huh, they seem to grab a lot of Australian horror so It was written and directed by Kaya or Kia Roche Turner And as well as a another writing credit with Tristan, I assume they are same last name I assume they are related They did the film Wormwood Road of the Dead, which I do remember watching but I don't remember a ton about it I do remember it was kind of fun. It was kind of like a fast-paced stylized zombie film So yeah, I remember I remember enjoying it. We put it that way Oh, just so people know this is gonna be a no spoilers review Because this is such a new film and it just hits shutter I don't want to spoil anything for anyone But if you've already seen the film and you're watching this review You will understand what I'm talking about so you can still watch it. No problem. All right So Monica Bellucci is in this when I saw that I was like, hmm because at one point bunch of years ago She was one of my film crushes When she I think when I first saw her in Brotherhood of the Wolf is when I first was like, oh, I like some Monica Bellucci And then she was obviously in the Matrix Reloaded She's probably in the horror realm most well known for the film irreversible, which I've not seen yet But once again, it's another one of those films. It's on my gigantic over 500 film list that I'm working on so eventually eventually and Monica Bellucci did a good job in this I want to say that right up front for the character. She was trying to play. I think she played it. Well, she delivered Kind of a nice sinister Feel and kind of unfeeling at the same time and if you see the film, you'll know what I mean, which I would recommend it I'm gonna recommend it up front. I would recommend seeing it. David Wenham is in this Not he doesn't have like a gigantic part in it, but he's got a part in it You know, you know David Wenham not Sean Bean the guy who looks like Sean Bean Who was I think the character of Farmer in the Lord of the Rings movies. He was also in the movie 300 That's what he's best known for but he's most well known in the United States I think as the guy who looks like Sean Bean, but is not Sean Bean. So he was in that and I was like, that's that guy So let's get into talking a little bit about the movie But like I said, no spoilers they use an animation in the beginning of this to kind of explain back story of the World we're gonna be stepping into with this with the movie, which I think is smart I always like when there's kind of like a set up, especially when it's something like this because this movie is like horror sci-fi comedy so especially with the Going into the future and making it sci-fi. I feel like it's always good to have context up front of What should we be expecting? What is the environment? We're gonna be dumped into what? World are you creating basically so they did it with an animation they had comedy Aspects to it and I think it worked really well. I really like how they set that up Because it made it so that you weren't like, huh? What's going on because with movies like this, especially if you haven't read the synopsis of it up front You kind of could step into it and just think that it's it's present life And then when things start being kind of like weird or wacky then you're just like A little turned off, but if you know going into it, okay, this isn't, you know, real life. This isn't present-day real life This is in the future. There's other crazy things that at hand here It sets your expectation level. So you're like, okay, this makes sense or that's fine. I'm down for that So I like that touch of it. It's kind of a crazy concept actually that it starts with Which is once again why it's good. They introduce it up front. So yeah I say it's crazy, but Even though it's crazy it makes it fun. I will say that It kind of reminds me of Shaun of the Dead the comedy at least in the beginning reminds me a lot of Shaun of the Dead Especially the interplay between two of the main characters Feels very much like Shaun of the Dead. I will say which it's been a while since I've seen that movie So I should go back and rewatch it So I wrote down while I was watching it early on CG blood is not my thing. I don't like computer graphics blood Sometimes I can handle it when it's like a super quick shot and you don't get enough time to like focus on the blood But in this film they have some CG blood and there's enough time for me to focus on it The problem is it looks fake because the physics of it is not right You know when you like spray some blood or squirt some blood It gravity hits it a much different way than how it usually is executed from a CG standpoint So it usually takes a lot more time To fall out of the air when it's CG and that it just feels off It looks wrong and that's the reason I just don't like CG blood because the physics are right and that kind of like takes Me out of the movie for a minute because I'm just like that's it's weird It's just it's that just that quick feeling of like something's off. Something's wrong I don't know if you know what I'm talking about, but that's what it does to me So I don't like it. I will say though. There's a bunch of other CG stuff in here, which looks pretty good There's some really awesome looking CG stuff There's some kind of wonky CG stuff like the blood gets kind of wonky But there's also like fog at one point that actually looks kind of wonky and a few other things But it but it's usually kind of quick when they don't look all that great But there are some really good-looking things so overall I think the CG was good in this I was happy with it. It was solid the comedy is pretty good But but this film does something I hate Which is where you load it up with comedy in the beginning and the middle and then maybe about halfway through or a little bit past that You start really backing off the comedy a lot now I understand that you know you need to do story blah blah blah blah blah But you can find a way to intermingle the comedy with the story It's fine, especially when the film is billed as horror horror sci-fi comedy I Want you I want the balance of comedy throughout and this it's just one of my pet peeves I know it probably doesn't bother everyone But I always hate it where the comedy is loaded up in the front and then it's barely there in the end And this film does that it is barely there in the end Um, you know, they still have some comedy at the end, which I appreciate But I just wanted more I wanted to remain consistent Um great use of colors in this I love the use of colors But it also made me think why is it that as a society we're like We equate futuristic with like neon lights Is it just because of blade runner? Is that why is is it because that's what blade runner did? So now everyone at least of certain generations just thinks ah, it's the future because there's tons and tons of neon lights on the buildings and underneath cars while they're driving and I don't know put your comments down there. I'd be interested on what everyone else is taking on that is Uh, the props and the sets look really good. You can tell there's a lot of time and Put into the production of this They really really put a lot into it and it shows the stuff looks good on screen And in general it looks really good like it looks great The cinematography is really good. The directing is really good and fun The acting for the most part is quite nice as well. I didn't You know, I I don't really think I had many Issues with any acting points. There's one character who has most of the comedic stuff Which I appreciate but is not the best actor so, um I don't know. I feel like the the comedic stuff and not being the best actor kind of like levels it out a little bit so Just saying There's this is a small thing, but towards the end of the movie. There's a very odd song choice It just feels like it doesn't fit Especially because there's there's been no music like no song like it until that point And I feel like it just does not fit the situation And like I said, there's there there's been no music like it prior to that And it's just like this one little blip in the film Of this song and you're just like What like why are we choosing this? What was the deal? This is just weird Um So there's great directing Okay, I have to say this is a super ambitious concept and to be able to actually pull it off on film Is a pretty big accomplishment in my opinion The fact that this concept was was done for a script and then these two guys said Hey, let's uh actually make it actually. I don't even know if it's two guys kia or kaya And tristan I assume well, I can't even assume tristans boy. I don't know. I don't know But anyway, these two individuals It's very ambitious for them to have written this up and then been like we're gonna put this on screen Because there's a lot to it like like I was talking about like the props the set Um a lot of cg and I assume that I've never shot anything with seed with you know The idea of putting cg in after the fact so I can imagine it's a real pain and really hard to plan out So I don't know. I just felt like this was super ambitious and I think they pulled it off pretty well to be honest Uh the story isn't anything special. I will say This is what I wrote down while I was watching it. The story isn't anything special It's just about looking good being fun and making some solid jokes There are actually times when it feels like the story is getting in the way And this is exactly how I feel the concept is cool. The world they set up is cool The full-on story Not that great and like I said at times it actually feels like The exposition when they're trying to push the story forward just Gets in the way of the fun gets in the way of the comedy Certainly gets in the way of the comedy especially For the end portion of the film At least the end like third maybe Maybe quarter and quarter and third somewhere in there, but yeah, so but Focusing on the positive aspect of it. It's fun It looks great. It's funny And it's just a good time. I enjoy it. It's yeah, it's a fun time There's a theme that kind of uh, this is this may be like a forced Theme in my opinion, but I saw something in it and I was like, I don't know if this is intended or not But to me it kind of plays like this that there's a theme that technology makes it easier for people who are evil to enact evil It's just kind of this unwitting thing where we just advance technology And we don't think about what bad things it can be used for and inevitably Even when you're advancing technology for a good reason, someone's going to use it for something terrible And that's Kind of at the heart of this Yeah, and that's actually the end of what I have to say because my last note was about talking about the frequency of the comedy in it because I've talked about it enough during this it really freaking bothers me So anyway, uh, what would I say about this film rating wise? So I'm gonna do it like I always do out of five stars with half stars in play I'm between a three and a three and a half I think That because of the lack of comedy Well because the comedy kind of falls off towards the end and because the story is actually not all that great and gets in the way I'm gonna go with the three But it's a very solid three and I would definitely say if you have Any interest in seeing it if at any point you heard about this movie you read the synopsis whatever or you're seeing this for the first Time you're like, what is this? Definitely give it a shot at least watch it once in my opinion. It is a good time You will not be disappointed Maybe you will but if you're like me, you won't be disappointed Just saying anyway, put some comments down there if anyone has is watching this and you've already seen it I want to know your opinions on it Um, yeah, so, uh, please before you stop watching this Please hit that subscribe for me means a lot. 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