Reaptown

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Possibly up there in worst horror movies of all time.

Director Dutch Marich crafts a very suspenseful film, set against one of the most memorable backdrops I've seen in recent memory a Nevada Railway station, the magnificent score sets the tone while the cinematography and stunning location complete the sense of unease and dread that builds to a crescendo by the time the film reaches its climax. A terrifying supernatural entity is a fantastic element, while the spooky train yard full of eerie sounds is a character in itself. Time is given to develop the characters unlike most vapid horror films and the film greatly benefits from it. Absolutely stunning drone footage and the absence of light plays a pivotal role in setting the terrifying tone. A great horror with a unique setting, perfect for Halloween.

Nice camerashoots and authentic actresses. its quite depressing to see these women walking around in empty factory halls in cold weather.

I used to review a lot but got out of the habit, seeing this and another film in past 2 days has forced my hand to write again and mainly to warn others of what dire crap this film was. There is no point to this film, no meaning what so ever, I sat there thinking what is actually going on? I actually thought I had fallen into a coma or deep sleep, maybe my partner had drugged me and tied me down, no purpose to it is being kind. My only regret it watching more that the opening credits... Please do yourself a massive favour don't do it!!

Impressive on many counts, not the least of which is that director Dutch Marich, on an indie budget, weaves his magic to manifest cinematography, lush scoring, superb casting and dread to match a 10x bigger budget film. While I might quibble with his choice of the film's resolution, I have no quibble with the uniqueness of the story - women who are assigned a work release program after getting out of prison mysteriously disappear - or other exceptional attributes. The casting is quite singular, especially for an indie, which tends to populate films based on good looks to the detriment of character or backstory. There is not an actor in the film who is not interesting to watch, authentic to the role, and charismatic. The cinematography, combined with the scoring, are the first things we notice, with sweeping pans over the town and vista, moving to the railyards where the action is centered. The music evokes the lush scoring of Bernard Herrmann or Elmer Bernstein from Hollywood's golden era, underscoring the lushness of the cinematography. This director has the maturity and instinct to let the story take its time, and build up the suspense and dread, which reaches nail-biting moments as it reaches the apex, near the end. Many idiosyncratic touches also add to the director's taste and confidence in his craft - from the vintage tape recorder to the casting of the newspaper editor and reporter to the use of an intriguing railyard museum in a desolate Nevada town as backdrop. And the expert use of drones to provide the panoramic sweep and enhance the suspense and dread, as well as the subtly of the drone movements, is impressive even on its own terms. Many idiosyncratic touches also add to the director's taste and confidence in his craft - from the vintage tape recorder to the casting of the newspaper editor and reporter to the use of an intriguing railyard music in a desolate Nevada town as backdrop.

I'm not someone who requires a script to spell everything out or walk me through plot points, but you gotta give me SOMETHING to work with. Location and atmosphere are top-notch. Lead actress very authentic. She just didn't have much to do. Most of the "action" - seriously like 90% - is our lead, Carrie, wandering around a creepy rail yard museum with a flashlight. Unfortunate, because the basic elements were there - location, cool horror premise, good acting, nice cinematography. But at the end of the day, things need to, you know, HAPPEN. And finally when something actually seems to happen, I seriously have no clue what it was. Mood can make or break a horror movie - and this one definitely has mood nailed - but without some sort of structure, the whole thing falls flat. I would actually like to see this re-made with a decent script - same location, same lead, same premise. There was wasted promise here.

This movie is kinda scary and it has this unique story. I used to work in a rail yard too and it was greasy and scary and this movie actualy made it obvious. could be low budget but it was a well done job.

Reaptown is creepy and suspenseful. Such a great movie. The drone shots are incredible. Perfect filming location and attention to detail. The score works perfectly with this movie. The story is great, full of scares and suspense. Beautiful cinematography as well. I highly recommend this one.

Reaptown kept me on the edge of my seat. Carrie leaves prison on a release program to go look for her sister. She arrives in a haunting small town by the train tracks which made a great setting for the film to take place. Very well shot and directed with a great score.