Njengomthandi wempisi osenesikhathi eside, ngikhangwa ngokushesha kunoma yini enegama elithi “werewolf”. Ungeza ama-Skinwalkers kumxube? Manje, ngempela uyithathile intshisekelo yami. Akudingeki ukuthi ngisho, ngijabule kakhulu ngokuhlola idokhumentari entsha yeZilo Ezincane ZaseDolobheni 'Ama-Skinwalkers: Ama-American Werewolves 2'. Ngezansi i-synopsis:

“Emagumbini amane aseNingizimu-ntshonalanga yaseMelika, kuthiwa kunobubi basendulo, obungaphezu kwemvelo obusongela ukwesaba izisulu zabo ukuze bathole amandla amakhulu. Manje, ofakazi baphakamisa iveli ekuhlanganeni okwesabisa kakhulu nama-waswolves osuku lwanamuhla ake azwakala. Lezi zindaba zihlobanisa izinganekwane zama-canid aqondile nama-helhounds, ama-poltergeist, ngisho ne-Skinwalker yasenganekwaneni, ethembisa ukwesaba kweqiniso.”

Igxile ku-shapeshifting futhi ixoxwa ngama-akhawunti mathupha aseNingizimu-ntshonalanga, ifilimu igcwele izindaba ezijabulisayo. (Qaphela: i-iHorror ayizange iqinisekise ngokuzimela noma yiziphi izimangalo ezenziwe kufilimu.) Lokhu kulandisa kuyinhliziyo yenani lokuzijabulisa kwefilimu. Naphezu kokwasemuva okuyisisekelo noguquko—ikakhulukazi ukuntuleka kwemiphumela ekhethekile—ifilimu igcina ijubane eliqinile, sibonga kakhulu ngokugxila kwayo kuma-akhawunti ofakazi.

Yize idokhumentari ingenabo ubufakazi obuphathekayo bokusekela izinganekwane, ihlala iyiwashi elihehayo, ikakhulukazi abathanda i-cryptid. Abangabazayo bangase bangaguqulwa, kodwa izindaba ziyathakazelisa.

Ngemva kokubuka, ingabe ngiyaqiniseka? Hhayi ngokuphelele. Ingabe kungenze ngangabaza iqiniso lami okwesikhashana? Nakanjani. Futhi lokho akuyona yini ingxenye yobumnandi?

'Ama-Skinwalkers: Ama-American Werewolves 2' isiyatholakala ku-VOD kanye ne-Digital HD, enefomethi ye-Blu-ray ne-DVD enikezwa ngokukhethekile Izilo Zasemadolobheni Amancane.

Ngaphambi kokuthi uchithe Bulala njenge-gimmick, singakutshela, kunjalo. Kodwa kuhle kakhulu. 

Izindlovukazi ezine zibhukwe ngephutha endaweni yebhayisikili ehlala ogwadule lapho kufanele zilwe nama-bibi...kanye nama-vampires. Ufunde lokho kahle. Cabanga, Kakhulu Wong Foo ngesikhathi Titty Twister. Ngisho noma ungazitholi lezo zithenjwa, usazoba nesikhathi esimnandi.

Ngaphambi kwakho sashay away kusuka kulokhu Tubi ukunikela, nakhu kungani akufanele. Kuyahlekisa ngokumangalisayo futhi ukwazi ukuba nezikhathi ezimbalwa ezesabekayo endleleni. Ifilimu yaphakathi kwamabili emnyombeni wayo futhi uma lokho kubhuka bekuseyinto, Bulala mhlawumbe ube nokugijima ngempumelelo. 

Isisekelo silula, futhi, izindlovukazi ezine zokudonsa ezidlalwayo UZiqu-zintathu uTuck, I-Heidi N Closet, I-Crystal Methyd, Futhi UCara Mell bazithola sebesendaweni yebhayisikili bengazi ukuthi i-alpha vampire ivulekile ehlathini futhi isivele ilume omunye wabantu basedolobheni. Indoda ejikile iya endaweni yokucwala izinwele endala eseceleni komgwaqo futhi iqala ukuguqula abaxhasi ibenze abangafi maphakathi nombukiso wokudonsa. Izindlovukazi, kanye nezimpukane zendawo, zizivala ngaphakathi kwendawo yokucima ukoma futhi kufanele zizivikele ebhodweni elikhulayo ngaphandle.

Umehluko phakathi kwe-denim nesikhumba sabagibeli bamabhayisikili, kanye nezingubo zebhola kanye namakristalu e-Swarovski wezindlovukazi, i-gag yokubona engingayazisa. Phakathi naso sonke lesi sivivinyo, akukho neyodwa yezindlovukazi ephuma imvunulo noma ikhiphe abantu bayo abahudulayo ngaphandle kwasekuqaleni. Uyakhohlwa ukuthi banezinye izimpilo ngaphandle kwemvunulo yabo.

Zone izintokazi ezihamba phambili zinesikhathi sazo Umjaho Wokudonsa KaRu Paul, Kodwa Bulala iphucuzeke kakhulu kune-a Hudula umjaho inselele yokulingisa, futhi umkhondo uphakamisa ikamu uma ubizwa futhi uyibeke phansi uma kunesidingo. Kuyisilinganiso esinokulinganisela samahlaya nokuthusayo.

UZiqu-zintathu uTuck ifakwe i-one-liner kanye ne-double entender okuthi i-rat-a-tat isuke emlonyeni wayo ngokulandelana okujabulisayo. Akuwona umdlalo wesikrini odabukisayo ngakho-ke ihlaya ngalinye lihlala ngokwemvelo ngesigqi esidingekayo nesikhathi sobuchwepheshe.

Kukhona ihlaya elilodwa elingabazisayo elenziwe umshayeli webhayisikili mayelana nokuthi ubani ovela eTransylvania futhi akulona i-brow eliphakeme kakhulu kodwa alizwani nokushaya phansi. 

Lokhu kungase kube ubumnandi obunecala kunawo wonke onyakeni! Kuyahlekisa! 

I-Heidi N Closet ifakwe kahle ngokumangalisayo. Akukhona ukuthi kuyamangaza ukumbona ekwazi ukulingisa, abantu abaningi abamaziyo Hudula umjaho okungavumeli ububanzi obuningi. Ngokuhlekisayo uyavutha. Kwesinye isigcawu upheqa izinwele zakhe ngemuva kwendlebe yakhe nge-baguette enkulu abese eyisebenzisa njengesikhali. Ugaliki, niyabo. Izimanga ezinjalo ezenza le filimu ithandeke kakhulu. 

Umlingisi obuthakathaka lapha nguye Methyd odlala i-dimwitted Bella Da Boys. Ukwenza kwakhe ngendlela exakile kushefa kancane kusigqi kodwa ezinye izintokazi zithatha ukuxega kwakhe ukuze kuvele kube yingxenye yekhemistri.

Bulala inemiphumela ethile ekhethekile futhi. Naphezu kokusebenzisa igazi le-CGI, akukho neyodwa kuzo ekukhipha engxenyeni. Omunye umsebenzi omuhle ongenile kule movie ovela kuwo wonke umuntu ohilelekile.

Imithetho ye-vampire iyafana, thinta inhliziyo, ukukhanya kwelanga., njll. Kodwa okuhle ngempela ukuthi lapho izilo zibulawa, ziqhuma zibe ifu lothuli elibenyezelayo. 

Kumnandi futhi kuwubuwula njengabo bonke Ifilimu kaRobert Rodriguez cishe ingxenye yesine yesabelomali sakhe. 

Director UJem Garrard igcina yonke into ihamba ngesivinini esisheshayo. Uze ajikijele ingwijikhwebu edlalwa ngendlela ebucayi njenge-soap opera, kodwa iphakamisa ukubonga Trinity futhi Cara Melle. Oh, futhi bayakwazi ukungena emlayezweni mayelana nenzondo phakathi nakho konke. Akuyona inguquko ebushelelezi kodwa ngisho nezigaxa kule filimu zenziwe nge-buttercream.

Enye i-twist, ephethwe ngobunono kakhulu ibonga umlingisi ongumakadebona Neil Sandilands. Akukho engizokonakalisa kodwa ake sithi maningi ama-twist futhi, ahem, ijika, konke okunezela ebumnandini. 

Robyn Scott odlala indawo yokuphuzela utshwala Shiela ungusomahlaya ovelele lapha. Imigqa yakhe kanye ne-gusto inikeza ukuhleka kwesisu kakhulu. Kufanele kube nomklomelo okhethekile ngokusebenza kwakhe yedwa.

Bulala iresiphi emnandi enenani elilungile lekhempu, inyakanyaka, isenzo, kanye nokwangempela. Ihlaya elihle kakhulu elithusayo elizoqhamuka maduze.

Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi amafilimu azimele kufanele enze okuningi ngokuncane. Uma zizinhle kanjena kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi izitudiyo ezinkulu kungenzeka zenza kangcono.

Ngamafilimu afanayo Bulala, isenti ngalinye liyabalwa futhi ngenxa yokuthi izinkokhelo zingase zibe zincane akusho ukuthi umkhiqizo wokugcina kufanele ube. Uma ithalente lifaka lo mzamo omkhulu efilimini, bafanelwe okwengeziwe, noma ngabe lokho kuqashelwa kuza ngendlela yokubuyekeza. Ngezinye izikhathi ama-movie amancane afana Bulala ube nezinhliziyo ezinkulu kakhulu esikrinini se-IMAX.

Futhi itiye lelo. 

Ungasakaza Bulala on Tubi okwamanje.

Umhlambi wezinyoni undizela enjinini yendiza yendiza yezentengiselwano iyenze iphahlazeke olwandle nedlanzana labasindile elijutshwe ukubaleka endizeni ecwilayo kuyilapho libekezelela ukuphelelwa umoya komoya kanye noshaka ababi No Way Up. Kodwa ingabe le filimu enesabelomali esiphansi ikhuphuka ngaphezu kwe-monster trope yayo esetshenziswa esitolo noma izika ngaphansi kwesisindo sesabelomali sayo esifushane?

Okokuqala, le filimu ngokusobala ayikho ezingeni lenye ifilimu edumile yokusinda, Umphakathi Weqhwa, kodwa ngokumangalisayo akunjalo ushaka noma. Ungasho ukuthi kuningi ukuqondiswa okuhle okuye kwayenza futhi izinkanyezi zayo ziwulungele umsebenzi. I-hitrionics igcinwa okungenani futhi ngeshwa kungashiwo okufanayo mayelana nokungabaza. Lokho akusho lokho No Way Up i-noodle exegayo, kunokuningi lapha okukugcina ubukele kuze kube sekupheleni, ngisho noma imizuzu emibili yokugcina ihlukumeza ukumiswa kwakho kokungakholwa.

Ake siqale nge okuhle. No Way Up inomdlalo omningi wokulingisa, ikakhulukazi ovela ekuholeni kwayo u-Suphi McIntosh odlala u-Ava, indodakazi yombusi ocebile enenhliziyo yegolide. Ngaphakathi, uhlushwa inkumbulo yokuminza kukanina futhi akakude neze nonogada wakhe osekhulile uBrandon odlalwe ngokuzimisela Colm Meaney. UMcIntosh akazinciphisi aze afike kusayizi we-B-movie, uzibophezele ngokugcwele futhi unikeza ukusebenza okuqinile ngisho noma impahla inyathelwa.

Okunye okugqamayo UGrace Nettle udlala uRosa oneminyaka engu-12 ohamba nogogo nomkhulu wakhe uHank (UJames Carol Jordankanye noMardy (UPhyllis Logan). I-Nettle ayinciphisi uhlamvu lwakhe lube phakathi okuthambile. Uyesaba yebo, kodwa futhi unombono kanye nezeluleko ezinhle mayelana nokusinda kulesi simo.

Ingabe i-Attenborough udlala u-Kyle ongahlungi engicabanga ukuthi ubekhona ukuze athole impumuzo yamahlaya, kodwa umlingisi osemusha akalokothi abuthukuthelise ngempumelelo ukucasuka kwakhe, ngakho-ke uvele azibone enjengembongolo ye-archetypical efakwe ukuqedela ukuhlanganisa okuhlukahlukene.

Abalingisi abahlengiwe ngu-Manuel Pacific odlala indawo ka-Danilo isisebenzi sasendizeni esiwuphawu lolaka lukaKyle lokuzonda izitabane. Konke lokho kusebenzisana kuzwakala kuphelelwe yisikhathi, kodwa futhi u-Attenborough akakaqedi umlingiswa wakhe ngokwanele ukuba aqinisekise noma yikuphi.

Ukuqhubeka nalokho okuhle efilimini kuyimiphumela ekhethekile. Isimo sokuphahlazeka kwendiza, njengoba sihlala sinjalo, siyethusa futhi singokoqobo. Umqondisi uClaudio Fäh uye wagodla izindleko kulowo mnyango. Uke wakubona konke, kodwa lapha, njengoba wazi ukuthi bawela ePacific kushubile futhi uma indiza ishaya emanzini uzozibuza ukuthi bakwenze kanjani.

Ngokuqondene noshaka bahlaba umxhwele ngokufanayo. Kunzima ukusho ukuthi bebesebenzisa eziphilayo. Awekho amasu we-CGI, asikho isigodi esingajwayelekile esingakhuluma ngaso futhi izinhlanzi zisongela ngempela, nakuba zingasitholi isikhathi sesikrini ongase usilindele.

Manje nokubi. No Way Up kuwumbono omuhle ephepheni, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi into efana nalena ayinakwenzeka empilweni yangempela, ikakhulukazi ngendiza enkulu ephahlazeka olwandle iPacific ngesivinini esingaka. Futhi nakuba umqondisi ephumelele ukwenza kubonakale sengathi kungenzeka, ziningi izinto ezingenangqondo uma ucabanga ngakho. Umfutho womoya ongaphansi kwamanzi ungowokuqala ukufika engqondweni.

Futhi ayinakho upholishi wesinema. Inalokhu kuzwakala okuqondile kuya kwevidiyo, kodwa imiphumela mihle kangangokuthi awukwazi ukuzibamba kodwa uzwe i-cinematography, ikakhulukazi ngaphakathi endizeni bekufanele ngabe iphakanyisiwe kancane. Kodwa ngihamba nge-pedantic, No Way Up isikhathi esihle.

Isiphetho asihambisani neze namandla efilimu futhi uzobe ungabaza imikhawulo yesimiso sokuphefumula somuntu, kodwa futhi, lokho kuwukukhetha i-nitpicking.

Ngokubanzi, No Way Up kuyindlela enhle yokuchitha ubusuku ubukele i-movie esabekayo ephilayo nomndeni. Kunezithombe ezinegazi, kodwa akukho okubi kakhulu, futhi izigcawu zoshaka zingaba namandla kancane. Ikalwe ngo-R ekugcineni okuphansi.

No Way Up kungenzeka kungabi imuvi "yoshaka omkhulu olandelayo", kodwa idrama ethokozisayo ephakama ngaphezu kwenye i-chum ephonswe kalula emanzini aseHollywood ngenxa yokuzinikela kwezihlabani zayo kanye nemiphumela ekhethekile ekholakalayo.

No Way Up isiyatholakala ukuze uyiqashe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana.