Hostile Dimensions

Hostile Dimensions

Hostile Dimensions

What we have here is, effectively, a found footage film, about the making of a documentary about a found footage film. So...a little bit of found footage inception, I guess you could say. The story revolves around, well...a door. A door that, each time you open it, leads to an alternate dimension. We find ourselves following two young women, who have set out to investigate the disappearance of another woman named Emily, who went through the door...and was never seen or heard from again. The door is freestanding. So, as part of their investigation, the women bring it home to their apartment. Which is when stuff starts getting inexplicably weird. As it marks their foray into the otherworldly. Emily had been with her friend, Brian, when she went through the freestanding door. Only to completely disappear after having passed through it. Leaving Brian with no other option than to post the video of her disappearance onto youtube. Which is where the two women find it. And decide to make a documentary on the subject. Which is what leads them to find the door, and bring it home with them. After which they proceed to use it to go to and from a series of different dimensions, in search of Emily. Only to be led, through the looking glass, down a series of weird rabbit holes. That ultimately culminates with a somewhat violent conclusion. Unfortunately...while the concept here is intriguing enough...the narrative is incredibly incohesive. There's just too much going on...and it ends up coming off as kind of random. Sure, the overarching narrative is detectable at the beginning and the end of the film. But the middle section is too disconnected from it...and kills the flow of the storyline. I've got to give them props for their ambition, though. Because what they tried to achieve, with the budget they clearly had, is laudable. But it's just too convoluted to keep you engaged. So it ends up being a bit of a fail. But God bless them for trying. 2 out of 10.

This is a found footage film, I don't particulary like the genre. However I had fun with it. As other reviewers have put it perfectly: they seemed to have fun with it. The fun shines through, however it is useless to look for a deeper narrative or a "science" part in the science fiction. Also the characters are not real, they do not react normal (you find a portal to another dimension and do not try to a) go to some authority b) make money of it. Ok, but after you use the portal and get to a hostile place you also do not equip yourself with some kind of real weapon / armor etc.). The upside is that it is quite entertaining you want to know how it ends. But its a one time watch, perfect for an otherwise lazy afternoon or night.

What we have here is, effectively, a found footage film, about the making of a documentary about a found footage film. So...a little bit of found footage inception, I guess you could say. The story revolves around, well...a door. A door that, each time you open it, leads to an alternate dimension. We find ourselves following two young women, who have set out to investigate the disappearance of a woman named Emily, who went through the door...and was never seen or heard from again. The door is freestanding. So, as part of their investigation, the women bring it home to their apartment. Which is when stuff starts getting inexplicably weird. As it marks their foray into the otherworldly. The concept of this low budget horror flick is interesting enough: random isolated doors, left in dilapidated locations, act as portals to alternate dimensions. She had been with her friend, Brian, when she went through the freestanding door. Only to completely disappear after having passed through it. Brian then posts the video of her disappearance onto youtube. The two women find it. And agree to make a documentary on the subject. Which eventually leads them to find the door, and bring it home with them. After which they proceed to use it to go to and from a series of different dimensions, in search of Emily. Only to be led, through the looking glass, down a series of weird rabbit holes. That culminate with a somewhat violent conclusion. Unfortunately...while the concept here is intriguing enough...the narrative is incredibly incohesive. There's just too much going on...and it ends up coming off as kind of random. Sure, the overarching narrative is detectable at the beginning and the end of the film. But the middle section is too disconnected from it...and kills the flow of the storyline. I've got to give them props for their ambition, though. Because what they tried to achieve, with the budget they clearly had, is laudable. But it's just too convoluted to keep you engaged. So it ends up being a bit of a fail. But God bless them for trying. 2 out of 10.

It's hard to know where to start. It's a little campy, the humor is great, some of the scares are good, but it's mainly just so much fun. It's definitely going to have me thinking of my intentions before opening doors over the coming weeks. I can't believe I've watched two fantastic new found footage movies back to back today. There's definitely been a shift in the universe towards the right direction lately in terms of television and film; Especially the indie scene. Praise: The acting is exceptional, The directing is exceptional, The effects are campy in the best way, The score is fun, The energy doesn't stop accelerating, Editing must have been a nightmare, so bless whoever had to do that job. 10/10 I will be recommending this to everyone, really. Brilliant. DOG steals the show.

I just finished this amazing film and I gotta say that I had so much fun watching it!!!! This team absolutely went for it and for whatever it's worth, I couldn't be more proud of y'all. It seems like they had so much fun making it and y'all's creativity, hard work, and passion ILLUMINATE the screen. Hostile Dimensions is DEFINITELY an independent, and you feel that throughout. It can be distracting at times but in the best way possible. This film reminds me that you can create anything if care enough about it. Grateful for creatives and filmmakers like this team. Can't wait to see what you create next!!!!

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I'll give the crew a 3 because they seemed to have fun with it and I didn't just walk away but watched the whole thing. I have to say that I can't understand anyone who would give this a 5 or higher, let alone the critical acclaim it has received over on Rotten Tomatoes, but here we are, and such is life. In this respect it's not dissimilar (actually better because not as long and nowhere near as repetitive) to the also critically acclaimed "Hard to be a god", which I would have walked out off if my company - both of them! - hadn't fallen asleep. Portals, chalk circles, .... not even the the shaky cam work can be considered original, so I can't see how anyone would deem this innovative. Looks like something my kid and his mates could have done and had fun with (and I might even have praised them).

I'm sorry, just being honest, it was terrible. The who faux documentary thing is far beyond played out, but I thought maybe, just maybe this one might be interesting. Nope. It just didn't make any sense, nothing was believable. (Yes I know sci-fi and fantasy don't have to be realistic, but they need to create a believable fantasy world). The acting was all over the place. Some good, some bad, mostly mediocre. No one reacts to anything the way you'd expect normal humans to react. It was just so bad. It really felt like I was watching the final group project for an undergrad cinema class. But, I paid for it. Ugh.