Movie Details
| Title: | High-Rise | |
| Director: | Ben Wheatley | |
| Year: | 2015 | |
| Genre: | Apocalypse | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 09.28.15 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (4)
- Down Terrace
- A Field in England
- Kill List
- Sightseers
| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 09.28.15 | Alamo South Lamar | This Screening is part of event: FantasticFest 2015 The new Ben Wheatley, who's a total Alamo fav. This one is like a vaguely sci-fi lord of the rings where Tom Hiddleston moves into a new skyscraper and the power goes out and a class struggle between the top floor residents and those below ensue. It's pretty crazy. There's more than a little of Cronenberg's Shivers in there, without the weird under-the-skin monsters. Everyone kind of goes insane, but it's hard to tell if it's just a weird world or a normal world with weird people in it. There's a new Portishead song in this. They cover Abba's "SOS." I really appreciated how the film new how awesome and rare it was for a new Portishead song to exist so the movie basically stops and have a 5-minute montage to let the audience listen to the song. It was great. All in all, Wheatley definitely has a unique voice. I don't really know if I like it or not, but I respect that it's there. |
