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Z (Canada, 2019)

Harald Eilertsen

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:10:08 +0100

There was quite a few Canadian films at Ramaskrik this year, and Z was one of those I had quite some expectations to. The film is written and directed by Brandon Christensen, who also did Still/Born, with extra writing credits to Colin Minihan who also wrote What Keeps You Alive, both favourites from Ramaskrik a couple of years backand last year respectively. Z is a fairly traditional, but technically well executed horror. It's at times quite creepy, and both the kid and the adult cast does good performances. Still it never manages to reach the level of either of the above mentioned films, and thus comes down as a bit of a disappointment.

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FIlm Horror Ramaskrik

Spiral (Canada, 2019)

Harald Eilertsen

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 23:45:17 +0100

Spiral is a suspenseful and an extremely well told story. What at first seems like a psychological drama, turns into a slow creepy horror where the viewer is constantly torn between doubting the main characters sanity and the actions and motifs of the surrounding cast. It manages to keep the suspense and the actual underlying story shrouded in mystery until the very end. As such it's not unthinkable to compare it to Jordan Peele's Get Out. As with Get Out, this film also deals with prejudice and discrimination in a way that is unique and thought provoking. While there are some traditional horror elements in the film, they are spread out and not too pervasive. The real horror unfolds with the story, which is where the focus of the film is.

I think Spiral has to be my absolute favourite from this years Ramaskrik horror film festival. While there was many contenders, after letting it sink in for almost a month, Spiral still stands out as the strongest.

Highly recommended!

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Film Horror Ramaskrik

Koko-di, Koko-da (Sweden/Denmark, 2019)

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:59:12 +0200

After a tragic event a grieving couple is caught in a repeating, surreal nightmare that manifests itself as a camping trip disturbed by a shady band of sideshow artists.

A brilliantly executed and unique film that shows you can make great horror without going for the supernatural, or special effects. The simple story and a solid performance by the actors is enough in itself. This Swedish/Danish production will play games with your mind and keep surprising you throughout. It's heavy on symbolism, and open for many interpretations. This is one of those films that will reward you more the less you know about it in advance. But do watch it!

One of my favourites from this years Ramaskrik horror film festival in Oppdal, Norway. Highly recommended!

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Film Horror Ramaskrik

SRV

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:25:55 +0200 from ActivityPub

@harald Added this to my watchlist. And only because you said it doesn't have supernatural and special effects. 😌

But I'm sure that even then I'll be sleeping with the lights on later on. 😨

Harald Eilertsen

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:29:06 +0200

@SRV Haha! Hope you will like it too!

Harald Eilertsen

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:29:12 +0200

Da er det i gang! Fire dager med skrekkfilm begynner nuh!

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Horrorlegenden Brian Yuzna til Ramaskrik 2019

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:13:32 +0200

Brian Yuzna står bak flere av de største horrorklassikerne fra skrekkfilmens tiår 80-tallet. «Re-Animator», «Society» og «From Beyond» er alle filmer produsert, regissert eller skrevet av Yuzna. Filmskaperen har preget horrorsjangeren i tre tiår og nå kommer han for første gang til Norge, og Ramaskrik Filmfestival 17. – 20. oktober.

Årets første annonsering fra Ramaskrik lover allerede veldig bra for årets festival!

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Ramaskrik Horror

Ramaskrik 2018 - Day 4

Harald Eilertsen

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:19:55 +0200 last edited: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:07:33 +0100

Sunday was the fourth and last day of the Ramaskrik Horror film festival. Only two more films on my programme until the festival was over, and there was time to catch the train back home.

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The House That Jack Built (2018, Denmark): Lars von Trier is an artist, and has always been one of my favourite directors. So I was quite excited about this one. The film does not disappoint. This is probably the most lighthearted film he has made since The Idiots (1998, Denmark), but as always there's a dark shadow the underlines everything. Humorous, philosophical, dark. Well worth the two and a half hour of your life!

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Videomannen (The Videoman, 2018, Sweden): A trip down nostalgia lane for those of us who grew up with VHS, 80's horror films and video rental shops. As director Kristian Söderström said himself when introducing the film, this is not a horror film, but a film about horror and VHS fans. A great film and a great ending of the festival on my part.

Then it's all over. The big empty sets in, and it's time to look forward to Ramaskrik 2019! Which according to unconfirmed rumors is to happen at Oct 17 - 20, 2019. Hope to see you there!

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Ramaskrik Film Horror

Ramaskrik 2018 - Day 3

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:46:36 +0200 last edited: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:07:53 +0100

Saturday, third day of Ramaskrik Horror Film Festival!

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I started the day with I'll Take Your Dead (2018, Canada). A big surprise for my part, a film that's both sweet and somewhat brutal at the same time. More of a thriller with horror elements than a pure horror film, but a very good one at that. Highly recommended!

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Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018, USA). A horror/splatter complete with comic geeks, nazi puppets, collectors and a mad scientist. What could possibly go wrong? A very entertaining movie with a great number of fantastic splats!

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Mandy (2018, USA) was a film that didn't quite catch me. Nicholas Cage plays Nicholas Cage as usual, the scenography, the cinematography, the sound and the music is all very beautiful, but it lacks the actual movie.

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The Cleaning Lady (2018, USA) on the other hand, was a fantastic movie which managed to surprise and captivate on many levels. A great flick that will keep you thinking for quite a while afterwards. Highly recommended!

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Anna and the Apocalypse (2017, UK). Ending the day with a wee bit of singing and dancing seemed like the obvios choice. While I usually enjoy musicals, especially the horror kind, this one failed to rock me. The songs are too forgettable, and the story is too traditional to captivate. It's not that it's a bad movie, it has it's moments, but falls short of being the partystarter I was hoping for. Others loved it though...

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Ramaskrik Horror Film

Ramaskrik 2018 - Day 2

Harald Eilertsen

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 08:29:47 +0200 last edited: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:08:28 +0100

Another really great day at the Ramaskrik Horror Film Festival yesterday. Managed six films, sp was pretty baked by the end of the day.

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What Keeps You Alive (2018, Canada): Very beautiful, and quite surprising plot. A tad long, but highly recommended!

Killungard (2018, Norway): Some of the key people behind O'Hellige Jul has made a traditional ghost story. It is an amateur production, but a very good one at that! Refreshing to see a pure ghost story in this setting.

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The Dark (Austria/Canada): Refreshing and very different take on what falls a bit between a zombie and monster film, but in the end is neither. I liked this a lot, highly recommended!

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You Shall not Sleep (2018, Spain/Argentine/Uruguay): Another film that goes it's own ways. A tad slow to begin with, but it really picks up as it progresses. Original and again a rather surprising story.

Terrified (Argentine): Well executed ghost/monster/haunted house film that still end up being a bit too traditional for my taste. It's far from a bad film, but I think it hits better for a slightly younger audience.

Ghost Storied (UK): An antology film that I feel did not deliver on it's premise. Again, not a bad film, quite entertaining at times, but a bit shallow and simplistic compared to what it promised. Some others liked this one very much though, so depends on your tastes.

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Ramaskrik Horror Film

Ramaskrik 2018 - Day 1

Harald Eilertsen

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:59:42 +0200 last edited: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:08:46 +0100

One Cut of the Dead (2018, Japan): Interesting and well executed. The premise is quite different than what you expect from the first 40 min of the movie. Original and refreshing. A bit unlucky with the version we got as the subtitles did not sync with the audio and was by the end leading with several minutes. I'm sure it will be even better when you can actually follow the dialogue.

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Framed (2018, Spain): Another social media critique/exploitation film. Probably misses the mark as any sensible critique, but is a well executed violent home invasion film. Quite worth watching imo.

Halloween (2018, USA): This is a movie for the fans of the first movie, but has little to offer anybody else. Not that it's a bad movie, just not very interesting either.

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Satan's Slaves (2017, Indonesia): A charming and rather creepy take on a ghost story set in a secular muslim setting. It's a tad longwinded at times, but otherwise well executed. The unfamiliar (to me) setting and cultural frame helps the film imo.

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Ramaskrik Horror Film

Filmgjester på Ramaskrik18

Harald Eilertsen

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:43:50 +0200

(Bilde fra The Cleaning Lady)

Ah, bare en drøy uke til årets skrekkfilmfestival på oppdal, og listen av gjester er på plass. Og hvilken liste! Magne Steinsvoll (Killungard, O' Hellige Jul), Kristoffer Joner, Alexis Kendra og Jimmy Nelson (The Cleaning Lady), Benjamin Loeb (Mandy), Kristian Söderström (Videomannen) og enda fler! Dette blir stor stas som alltid!

https://ramaskrik.no/nyheter/filmgjester-paa-ramaskrik18/

Offisielt program for Ramaskrik finner du her, uoffisielt oversiktsprogram her.

Noen fler fra det sosiale nettet som tenker seg til oppdal?

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Ramaskrik

Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:53:09 +0200

Høres gøy ut - skrekkblandet fryd!

Harald Eilertsen

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:15:05 +0200

Det er en fryktelig (!) trivelig festival, så om man liker genren er det en god anledning til å få åndelig påfyll og treffe likesinnede. Skulle det ikke passe er jo også Tysvær Skrekkfest uka etter et godt alternativ på vestlandet. Mye av de samme filmene (Ramaskrik og Tysvær samarbeider om bookingen,) og etter sigende god stemning der også.

Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:44:09 +0200

Så tøysesplatteren "The cabin in the woods" eller noe slikt her om dagen.

Har ikke anledning til å dra på festival, men litt grøss er gøy.

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:02:42 +0200 last edited: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:21:12 +0200

Programmet til årets Ramaskrik begynner å ta form: https://ramaskrik.no/program/

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Ramaskrik

Harald Eilertsen

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:09:20 +0200

Siden det er litt ugreit å få oversikt over ramaskrik-programmet slik det er lagt opp på sidene deres, så lagde jeg et lite script for å få bedre oversikt. Resultatet finner du her: https://volse.anduin.net/~haraldei/ramaskrik2018/

Selve scriptet finner du her: https://code.volse.no/ramaskrik-program.git/

#ramaskrik #skrekkfilm #horror #oppdal #norge

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:32:25 +0200 last edited: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:21:30 +0200

Wohoo! The posters have arrived!

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Piranha i bassenget på Ramaskrik

Harald Eilertsen

Sun, 02 Sep 2018 16:13:12 +0200 last edited: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:21:55 +0200

FINN FREM BADEBUKSA! Etter et par år med kalde og hustrige utevisninger kan du nå legge igjen longsen og ta med badetøy. Lørdag 20. Oktober åpner vi bassenget med sine deilige varmegrader, boblebad og vannsklie for en visning av Alexandre Ajas festlige horrorkomedie «Piranha».

https://ramaskrik.no/nyheter/fuktig-visning-av-piranha/

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Mandy til Ramaskrik

Harald Eilertsen

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:46:33 +0200

Første film er annonsert til årets skumleste filmfestival - Ramaskrik. Filmen vi kan glede oss til er Mandy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI054ow6KJk

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Ramaskrik Skrekkfilm Festivaler

David

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:26:14 +0200 from Diaspora

"Mandy" sung by Ozzie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwy7vfkLmx8