There is a very Yin and Yang flow about this movie. It balances in it's GOOD parts (acting and writing in a few good scenes, the whole killing to retrieving the "something borrow, something blue",some really good shots and camera work) and it's BAD parts (Technically: the movie "shows" it's low low low budget. with it's Bad sounds mix, the almost amateurish editing, the video and audio effects are effective in parts but very low grade, TV like.) But overall I must say The Bride definitely tickled the senses of this Horror/Slasher fan.
... View MoreIt's difficult to know quite what to make of this film; clearly it is a supernatural revenge fantasy, but the gratuitously brutal gang rape scene and the rhetoric of one of the killers appears to be aimed more at degrading a certain type of man than the victim. Whatever, on the eve of their wedding, the groom-to-be and the tragic heroine are given the run of an isolated house by a man who clearly has ulterior motives. The otherwise lucky guy is clearly a wealthy man, and it appears that he has been set up, the idea being to kidnap the bride and hold her to ransom. Unfortunately, the abduction goes terribly wrong, and he ends up being killed accidentally by one of the hired help, who appear to have only a double digit IQ between them. This is where it gets really nasty.Make of it what you will, but all criticism aside, it is a fairly original offering, though hopefully there will not be a sequel.
... View MoreI must say this is definitely not an instant classic horror, nor is it bursting with originality. I did find the whole killing based on "something borrowed, something new ..." innovative and cool. But the rest is very much what you would expect from a low budget B Horror movie in matter of story, shallow characters, Quality of FX, or overall substance. If you watch horror movies as much as I do, you will find very similar elements from the overly used revenge horror recipe (See: The Crow, I Spit on your grave, The last house on the left, Eden Lake, etc.) As a woman I'm always up for watching any movie with a kick ass female lead; with the right budget for a proper production The Bride could've been a cool contender, but the limitation of a small budget, novice actors, and lack of great editors (The sound and colour correction needs work) The Bride was brought to her knees.
... View MoreI bet that a Bunch of kids can get together and come out with a better Movie Acting and direction. Except for her, The Actors are probably recruited for the Side walk in front of the Studio, and if they didn't, they should have been paid with Pizza. or paid by the Hour and the Story Plot Though it sounded Interesting as a Bride comes back for revenge " Sort of like KILL BILL" but when you start watching the only thing you will think about is: what the hell is that!!!! All in all this will Rank among your worst Hour and twenty Minutes ever spent in front of the Screen, and you will probably finish it because it is short anyway.
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