So often, i feel disappointed after watching independent films that take the same route and same shortcuts as mainstream productions whose content is homogenized, handcuffed by studio memorandums the same jump scares, the same plot lines, the same character. The dark tapes, an independent production that has racked up a number of festival awards, combines both subgenres and does it rather well. The movie is a genredefying mixture of horror, scientific, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. The dark tapes 2017 is a found footage horror film written and directed by vincent j. Filmmakers michael mcquown directorwriter for all but one segment and vincent j.
Thats why its first, but also why a brief introduction to dark tape 1 precedes it. Find out where the dark tapes is streaming, if the dark tapes is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with. The dark tapes creatorwriterproducer michael mcquown also directed and worked on cinematography for the film. Guastini directing the segment titled to catch a demon. A found footage anthology film, the dark tapes looks to have sprouted from the wraparound story in vhs. The movie has also been nominated for a rondo hatton award for best independent feature. The movie is mostly fine for what it is, which is a smallcrewed indie anthology of found footage horror shorts with unknown actors. Starring emilia ares zoryan, danielle baez, katelyn bailey, and david banks.
Just when the hunters and the hunted seems like it is a cliffs notes rehash of paranormal activity, the story takes a turn that unexpectedly chills the tone in an effective way. Without wandering into spoiler territory, about half an hour into the movie some sincerely. The dark tapes takes full advantage of the potential for creative control the independent film scene offers production teams. The dark tapes trailer 2017 horror movie starring emilia ares zoryan, danielle baez and katelyn bailey subscribe for more. Released 2017, the dark tapes stars emilia ares zoryan, david banks, jonathan biver, sara castro the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. A genredefying mixture of horror, scientific, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. There are 4 main stories with one being cut up between the three others. Four interlocking stories span horror, scifi, myth, and mystery to deliver a mindbending, twisted journey into the world of the paranormal. What the film lacks, however, is a sense of when to stop talking to its audience. The dark tapes particularly gained my interest, because once upon a time, imdb had it rated at 70%its lowered since, but its hard to ignore that it had a good rating. In a bit of a change, each short isnt written or directed by other people and all of the shorts are done by michael mcquown and vincent j. Interview with the dark tapes director michael mcquown.
The dark tapes is a horror anthology that earned some high praise from those who caught it during its festival screenings, and i have to say that im not sure why they all seemed to love it so much. Emilia zoryan also appeared in a very similar foundfootage movie called, vhs. Guastini have executed this film nicely with intense and thrilling scenes that were not overwhelming. It is a film in the same family as the vhs films, the abcs of death, and the recent xx.
There are four stories in this movie all told in found. Its clear that the makers of this movie knew that dark tape 2 was the weakest link of the four vignettes that comprise this film. Not only does the dark tapes offer more knowledge of horror film making than every found footage film produced in the last few years combined, but it does so across four individual but quietly linked short stories. Such is the case with michael mcquown and vincent guastinis the dark tapes, a 2017 found footage genrestraddler presenting four interwoven tales in a single ambitious collection. I love a good horror anthology, so i didnt even mind that the dark tapes is also another found footage film.
Guastini on allmovie four interlocking tales of supernatural horror. The dark tapes 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Review the dark tapes 2017 now, anthology horror flicks are all the rage, and i can respect that if done right. The dark tapes, warts and all, is one of the better found footage movies as of late, running the gamut of horror, thriller, and science fiction with relative ease. A couple stumble into a room cluttered with scientific equipment and find a camera.
None of that happened during my viewing of the dark tapes. There are a lot of found footage films out there, but the dark tapes felt fresh and was the most unique found footage film ive seen in. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the. Watch the dark tapes 2016 full movie free streaming. The dark tapes 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. The movie was a big success on the festival circuit. Two most prominent of late is the found footage and anthology horror movie, made famous by the likes of paranormal activity and vhs respectively. The dark tapes is a horrifying blend of terror and mayhem which takes the viewer on a twisted journey into th. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity. The dark tapes is a 2016 american found footage anthology horror film written and directed by michael mcquown with vincent j. I listen for inflection in the voices of the actors, and i wonder how much was spent on production. Overall, the dark tapes is a colossal waste of time. Five smart, original stories, each one more terrifying than the other. There is no explanation of who found the tapes or what the tapes mean in the long term, it is clearly just a film device to cheaply film short stories and.
It would have been nice if the crew who made this scrapped the cheesy. David banks and sara castro in the dark tapes 2016 emilia ares in the dark tapes 2016 stephen zimpel and. The dark tapes is available on digital platforms in all territories april 18 2017. Whenever i get an independent horror movie, i usually prepare myself for something super cheesy, with a weak storyline.
Much like the solid vhs from 2012 and the borderline masterful vhs 2 from 20, the. The dark tapes is a horrifying blend of terror and mayhem which takes the viewer on a. The dark tapes is a 2016 american found footage anthology horror film written and directed by. Film financier and distributor epic pictures releasing announced today the release of the multiaward winning anthology film the dark tapes. The dark tapes 2017 for a movie shot for less that 70k, this one deserves some credit. The difference between those films and this is that, while other anthology films split its work among. The dark tapes trailer 2017 trailer for the dark tapes. The dark tapes is made up of five loosely connected stories in found footage style dealing with ancient evil, interdimensional beings, time distortion, cam girls, murderers, creepy kids, unreliable narrators, or some combination of all of the above told in the thingsthatgobumpandboo style of paranormal activity. As long as there is a sense of thematic or tonal continuity, the film entire remains cohesive and overall satisfactory. The dark tapes is a horrifying blend of terror and mayhem which takes the viewer on a twisted journey into the world of paranormal activity, demonic.
The film is presented as an anthology of short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its. The film premiered on april 22, 2016 at the phoenix film festival and was released march 17, 2017 in the united states. The makers of this movie knew that the story of dark tape 2 was so boneheaded and unsatisfying, that the viewer need a carrot. The movie begins with two people who have been called to a remote location only to find an empty room and a mysterious camera that contains the titular dark tapes. Im a big fan of horror anthologies and the stories in this one are all original and had surprise endings that i didnt see coming. The dark tapes trailer 2017 horror anthology movie youtube. Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, and editor michael mcquown the perfect man 2005 and directors vincent j. The dark tapes, warts and all, is one of the better found footage movies as of late, running the gamut of horror, thriller, and science fiction with.
The dark tapes is an independent horrorscifi experience that swept the film festival circuit during 2016, reaping 61 wins andor nominations from its 30 festival. The dark tapes is an anthology of three stories plus a central wraparound. Meanwhile, three further tales of demons and found. The dark tapes is an independent found footage horror anthology. The dark tapes is made up of five loosely connected stories in.
Ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures invade the mortal world. If you like movies like vhs youll definitely love this one. To catch a demon is the bulk of this story and is the only segment not directed by michael mcquown but instead by veteran effects artist vincent j. On the tape, a scientist and his assistant attempt to prove his theory that sleep paralysis opens the door to a dimension populated by demons. A genredefying mixture of horror, scifi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Science fiction and the supernatural interchange and interlock in a dark anthology of mystery, superstition, psychopaths, demons and horror. The dark tapes gets a 4th of july dvd release date 09 july 2017 horror news the dark tapes will celebrate freedom by haunting your home video collection on independence day. The dark tapes is another in a long series of found footage flicks, but there are a few things that help it stand out amongst the pack. Home movie trailers movies watch the dark tapes trailer. Watch the dark tapes 2017 online for free the roku.
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