How to Save Us (2014) Reviews

• Tedious, almost unwatchable.

  thisseatofmars2015-10-25

  What's with the high scores/user reviews this movie is getting on IMDb? Are they from members of the movie's cast and crew or something? Make no mistake, "How to Save Us" is a tedious, overlong movie that moves so slowly it's almost unwatchable. About 90% of it consists of two men in camping gear that walk. Walk. A. Lot. Lot's and lot's of walking. Quite often however, "How to Save Us" shakes things up by having the constant walking become... slow, cautious walking. To drag out this finger drumming-fest of a movie even further. I understand "cautious" scenes are meant build up tension, but there's got to be some kind of point or payoff, guys. The white, swirly CGI effect you've put in with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker that *sometimes* shows up doesn't exactly fit the bill. Very disappointing, especially given these high IMDb scores. I guess no system (especially an Internet scoring system) is ever perfect. Avoid.

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• Very original concept, material for a blockbuster.

  MdlndeHond2016-04-17

  This is by no means a bad Bmovie. It's very good for what it is, a low budget mystery. What's with the hating on this film? If you need a reference, it's more Lost than a Walking dead action flick and it relies mostly on little dialogue, scenic shots and suspense which is good because the casts acting talents are a little cringe worthy. I was oddly drawn in by the story line and the original concept. If you are looking for a high paced scream fest, than this is not for you. If a enticing original story is this is absolutely a very original concept and I can see someone picking this up in the future with a blockbuster high budget, Fassbender featured, remake. Mark my words, I could be very right.

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• Seeing 6.3 rating of this movie, I just couldn't resist...

  jake72642015-08-21

  Seeing 6.3 rating of this movie, I just couldn't resist wasting 2min. for typing this review and about 15min of fast forwarding this masterpiece. The movie is about 2 dudes that do a lot of walking. Sometimes they seat. On occasion they fish and build camp fires. Very often they listen to really crappy music on a small mono transistor radio. Aha, almost forgot... From time to time there is a lot of wind and a very blurry figure shows up in the background. Presumably a ghost or an alien. On a plus side, the producers bought themselves a tripod. Most of the shots are steady. OK. I said it. That's it. Good luck not putting a bear bottle though your plasma... I would love to thank the other reviewers in person.

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• Clever and well done

  veronica-baeli2016-01-11

  This was surprisingly interesting and entertaining. The landscapes are beautiful and the CGI is effective: the scenes with the ghost are pretty creepy and work really well. I really felt the tension in some of these scenes, and I also thought that some shots were very clever. I also loved the way the story is told, the way it went back and forth between the two brothers by showing them visiting the same places, and Sam leaving his notebooks behind with instructions and notes. The (few) actors in it are also good, not only for a low budget, indie movie but in general. I thought the idea was very original and different and, even if the ending is a bit anti- climatic, I loved the fact that I didn't know what to expect most of the time. i liked it and would definitely recommend it!

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• Fantasy not science fiction

  mollymillions2015-08-13

  This movies story isn't based in science so its definitely fantasy not science fiction. The movie essentially tells the story of a family that suffered from an abusive father played out using a fantasy metaphor. The acting, cinematography and production are fine for a no budget movie. The special effects are minimal and most aren't too cheesy. I found the story uninteresting and had some really dumb mechanics. If the movie had been described as a fantasy I probably wouldn't have minded so much but still wouldn't have scored it higher. A generous two out of five from me. (How is it that 329 people consider this to be that theoretical best movie ever made and gave it a 10/10, you really have to ignore the ratings on this site, or at least look at the graph and discount all the fanboys, that give a movie a ten, and all the haters, that give a movie a one, and work out the average from the remaining votes but unfortunately this doesn't work with this movie as there is a second group of fanboys that gave the movie eights instead of tens).

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