It wasn't that it was BAD, per se. The sets were creepy and the characters were different (except the mains, who were just kind if...regular). I just didn't get it. I don't understand what the story was saying beyond the obvious, if anything. What happened? What was the moral? What were we supposed to take from the ending? I got more or less was was happening in the "prologue," and the surface events of the film...I just felt like some stuff happened, The End. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't really anything at all. But points for the FABULOUS dancers, and the Saturday Night Fever reference. Good one.
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Pointless
david-brun22 October 2023
I dont get the point on producing something like this.
Without giving top much away: They start with a ludicrous premise that you feel needs to be explained in order for the audience to know how did we get there om the first place, but it never is explained. Then we move to years later where there are obvious connections to the aforementioned premise story, but even then, things just happen out of the blue and there's just no satisfaction given to the audience in terms of the writers going "so this is how we got here from there, see?" You end up with a feeling of "but why?" Pointless, shallow and meaningless. At least its short.
Without giving top much away: They start with a ludicrous premise that you feel needs to be explained in order for the audience to know how did we get there om the first place, but it never is explained. Then we move to years later where there are obvious connections to the aforementioned premise story, but even then, things just happen out of the blue and there's just no satisfaction given to the audience in terms of the writers going "so this is how we got here from there, see?" You end up with a feeling of "but why?" Pointless, shallow and meaningless. At least its short.
Complete Trash
socialdashsolutions26 October 2023
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1 star for the music and costumes being decent, at least.
The entire film was a waste of my time and energy. I was left with so many questions. The main question was, how did the main character all of a sudden become possessed? The "evil" woman "bad evil," not "witch evil." She didn't initially present as having some special powers that would allude to her being demonic, allowing her to possess anyone.
I also questioned why she would go after an undeveloped baby. Mel JUST recently found out she was pregnant and now all of a sudden this evil ghost wants to take the fetus? That was just annoying and pointless.
The entire film was a waste of my time and energy. I was left with so many questions. The main question was, how did the main character all of a sudden become possessed? The "evil" woman "bad evil," not "witch evil." She didn't initially present as having some special powers that would allude to her being demonic, allowing her to possess anyone.
I also questioned why she would go after an undeveloped baby. Mel JUST recently found out she was pregnant and now all of a sudden this evil ghost wants to take the fetus? That was just annoying and pointless.
What is that?
erhanipekciler21 October 2023
Omg. What did I watch? First of all I have to say please do not produce short horror movie. Because till now every short horror movie is so boring, so annoying, so meaningless. No horror elements in here. By the way I like the idea, maybe someone can make a long version of that but with this version it is really absurd. I like disco atmosphere. Dresses and looks was good. I can say I loved only this part of the movie. What happened actually I don't know. It is so open ending story. Why happened this exorcism things to main character no Idea. That was stupid part. This black eyes situation was really unnecessary. Anyway I think it is kind of experimental movie and cinematography was good but no story, no acting skills in it for me..
Saturday nun fever
edwardfuente-7276224 October 2023
I must confess I plunged into this netlix job rather unaware of what lay ahead. Therefore, it is difficult to claim offense when the thing came to an abrupt end. It was a short and I found out the hard way, but with a feeling of relief as well. After all, I wasn't especially enjoying what I had seen, so out of sight, out of mind. The very bare plot juggles demonic possession, maternity and boogie in a hurry that mostly denotes a flair of 70s nostalgia (mostly Dario Argento and John Travolta) and a slavery to well trodden tropes of both horror and musical movies. The outcome is not remarkably outstanding, just another netflix whim of a genre, that of horror, that requires imagination and sense of humor. Most recent case in point: Adult Swim Yule Log. This one, I do recommend.
Loved it, but...
el722 October 2023
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...where is the rest of it? Netflix has been marketing this as if it were a feature film. It's not, it's a short. Seventeen minutes, plus about two minutes of credits. It's beautifully made, and economically told, with a good soundtrack and spot-on set dressing choices to sell the period settings. I don't think anyone would have difficulty following the plot, unless you got up to get another beer during its short runtime. We get a cold open in the 1950s with a deranged woman giving her confession, then we move to the 1970s in which the church has been renovated into the titular disco club. The club's opening night features a dance contest and that's where we meet the couple referenced in the description. Contrary to the description, they do NOT actually conjure the evil spirit; however, there IS an evil spirit, and they DO have a connection, which is explained during a ghostly confrontation with some eerie color grade effects. Then it ends. No, seriously, there is an emotionally satisfying moment which I guess is meant to serve as the resolution, and I suppose it does echo the uncertainty of life and how even when everyone is on the same page there are no guarantees, just hang on to each other because hope floats, etc, but I can't help but wish this movie was longer. There was definitely more story that could have been told. What they do have was excellent, but it will leave you wanting more.
Fun, but the anachronism almost ruins everything
nathangec26 October 2023
This could be a longer film, to be honest. The plot is okay, it could be something bigger, however, when trying to recreate events in a period of time that was not even that long ago, one should research a bit more about the subject they want to portray to avoid flagrant anachronism.
There was no "disco fever" as early as 1973! Disco music was in its infancy that year. Disco was still a underground phenomenon with mostly funk and soul music, and there were no clubs like Studio 54 (the obvious inspiration for the one where the story is set in), with people making huge lines, and there was no "dance competitions" and "three-piece suits" that were clearly inspired by Saturday Night Fever, a movie that would only see its release in December 1977. The hairstyles, fashion and music don't match 1973 either.
If the story took place in 1978, in the actual height of the disco crazy, it would be spot on!
There was no "disco fever" as early as 1973! Disco music was in its infancy that year. Disco was still a underground phenomenon with mostly funk and soul music, and there were no clubs like Studio 54 (the obvious inspiration for the one where the story is set in), with people making huge lines, and there was no "dance competitions" and "three-piece suits" that were clearly inspired by Saturday Night Fever, a movie that would only see its release in December 1977. The hairstyles, fashion and music don't match 1973 either.
If the story took place in 1978, in the actual height of the disco crazy, it would be spot on!
Cute.
Patient44423 October 2023
Cute short, that I only saw because I didn't notice it was a short.
It felt like a real movie, not happening fast or rushed, that just ended. So if you don't know this is a short, I don't think you'll be able to tell either, it just quickly ends and it just leaves you there hanging.
Anyway for short movies IMDB should really change their 600 characters policy, because there isn't too much to cover.
It is a 15 minutes production, with good actors, nice location and an interesting plot to be honest.
It tries some character development, very little tension, it just fails with the ending. It simply happened too fast and it had nothing to do with the characters, they were just in the back seat, leaving the villain to be cut short by the movie's runtime and not a proper development.
Thus being said, sure I can recommend it, but more importantly those involved in the movie should prepare to make the bigger step. So far so good.
Cheers!
It felt like a real movie, not happening fast or rushed, that just ended. So if you don't know this is a short, I don't think you'll be able to tell either, it just quickly ends and it just leaves you there hanging.
Anyway for short movies IMDB should really change their 600 characters policy, because there isn't too much to cover.
It is a 15 minutes production, with good actors, nice location and an interesting plot to be honest.
It tries some character development, very little tension, it just fails with the ending. It simply happened too fast and it had nothing to do with the characters, they were just in the back seat, leaving the villain to be cut short by the movie's runtime and not a proper development.
Thus being said, sure I can recommend it, but more importantly those involved in the movie should prepare to make the bigger step. So far so good.
Cheers!
Dance the ... away
kosmasp21 October 2023
I assume that you assume the dots can be replaced by night ... and you are not wrong. They may be replaced by something else too - so no pun intended. First things first: While I assume they did research and did their best for this to look authentic (time wise), it just doesn't feel like you are in the 50s or later (for most part) in the 70s ... well the latter works better. Still you have to suspend your disbelief for this to work.
The acting is really good and the shock effects work more than nicely. Question is if you dig what the short movie is trying to tell you. Story wise or philosophically speaking I assume ... life ain't easy. Sharing it with someone else makes it better most of the times. Adding to that ... even better? (no pun intended)
The acting is really good and the shock effects work more than nicely. Question is if you dig what the short movie is trying to tell you. Story wise or philosophically speaking I assume ... life ain't easy. Sharing it with someone else makes it better most of the times. Adding to that ... even better? (no pun intended)
Needed To Be Longer
ladymidath23 October 2023
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While I enjoyed this short film, it did need to be a full length movie rather than a short film. Now while saying that, there are some great short films around, like The Bloody Chamber, For a story like this though, it need to be a bit longer to really flesh the story out properly. But it was still a fun movie with great disco scenes. It took me back to my youth. The dance numbers and music were all spot on and there were some creepy scenes but there were some gaps that really needed to be filled, Like why did the nun kill the young woman and was the girl really the same baby. It was a good short, I think it could make a better feature length movie.
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