2,100th Post Celebration: Dead in 3 Days

For this next milestone, I wanted to do something less terrible than your Amazing Bulks or Actium Maximus'.  To be honest, how much worse could I get?  Instead, I'll be covering a Thriller from Austria.

Wait- Austria, I said?  There's only one way to do that then...

Austrian Slash Flick: Dead in 3 Days

Dead in 3 Days
Foreign Title: In 3 Tagen bist du Tot

Austria, 2006

Director: Some Austrian Guy (aka Andreas Prochaska)
5/10

Dead is notable for being an Austrian Slasher Film.  Other than being dark and grungy, that's about it.  People are attacked, people are stalked and people die.  It's got a dark look and tone that a lot of people will like.  As for me, it just makes me think that I need a Tetanus shot!  If you like dark, painful and hopeless horror, this is certainly up your alley.

If you aren't a fan of this kind of film, the movie will do nothing to change your mind.  Not every film has to be revolutionary, I suppose.  You have to learn to walk before you can do Parkour, after all.  That said, the performances feel real and I did feel a bit of something for these people.  

The big problem with this, however, is the long delay of the reveal of the killer's motive.  I can understand it to a certain extent, but no hints are given at all for a good 2/3 of the film.  Throw me a bone, movie!  Other than that, I don't have much to say.  It's good, but not great.  If it heralds bigger and better films, good.  If it doesn't, it's a real shame.

While it's nothing special, it's a well-made, middle-of-the-road Slasher film from the lovely little country of Austria.

Wow, that was weird.  It's hard to write like you, Maynard!  How do you do it all of the time?

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Next up, Wes Craven brings us another Rare Flix courtesy of Streaming.  Oh and thanks for the VHS Rip, Netflix!  Stay tuned...