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4/10
Slash slash
BandSAboutMovies26 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Shot in the Asylum and Hotel Fear Haunted Houses in Las Vegas, Rust is the product of writer and director Joe Lujan. Starting as a short film, the murders of Travis McLennan have expanded across several films. Lujan has been involved in several series of films, including Atelophobia (which even has a live-action escape room devoted to it) and a shared universe of comic books and films that started with The Immortal Wars.

Travis McLennan is played by Morlon Greenwood, who played for the Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders and the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He's also a reggae artist, philanthropist and across several films, he's essayed this role.

Three girls decide to check out an abandoned horror attraction, not realizing that the killer has taken up residence there. Corey Taylor, Taylor Kilgore and Lindsey Cruz play the ladies and they have also starred in several of the director's films.

The DVD of this film features three different cuts of the film, including the original 38 minute short, a 75-minute cut from 2015, and the full-length version. That's the one that I watched and while it has moments of great suspense, it also has some of the same issues of most recent slashers - long moments of just screaming in the dark. That said, I do like the way some of the shots were framed and set up, despite not understanding the slow motion effects that happen from time to time.

Yet as you may know, I do enjoy a good slasher, so it's nice to see the attempt to create a new series.
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4/10
i do give credit
godinamachine8 November 2022
HEY EVERYBODY ITS ME (4) and today we review .... texas the hills have nightmares part 17 ...the movie !!!!!

Well its that time again, to watch more of the usual horror films .... group of people , usually kids that are supposed ot be teens but look 35 .......lol.... go somewhere - a haunted warehouse/ amusement park/abandoned school/graveyard etc ....then uhoh dont cha know ...the guy that was thought to be only a legend shows up and kills people ..... yea the standard fair here as well .... now .... thats NOT to say rehashing the same ol song and dance cant be GOOD ......BUT when you do that it NEEDS to BE GOOD ....so lets break this one down shall we ..... please dont hate me ....i promise i mean well ....

the sound ....listen i say it SO much to indie directors/film makers ...sound is the life or death of your film ...FACT ......this sound was so bad at times i almost though that I made this movie lol.....if your going to make a film , invest in some lapel mics and hid them well ,and pick up some H1N recorders for about 100 bucks apiece per lapel mic , its a blessing trust me ..... and a boom mic if you can and use it if you can, some times booms are not possible with some shots sure ....and thats where the H1N and lapels make all the difference plus having that close up sound is gold ...........

lighting .... second key element to any indie film ....a dark film is great sure BUT if its too dark then people start to FREAK out thinking they went blind ....this is something i personally struggle with i ALWAYS film too dark ...ugh .... i hate it .... but man a little bit of extra light will make everything POP .....some back light BAM ...a little foreground POW ....perfect ....whats NOT perfect is NO LIGHTING !!!!!!!!!

Acting .....ac...ting .......act ......ing............mmmmmm.....

as far as location goes good job ... as far as over all goes , hey you made something so again good job, and the director has MANY films under his belt and i also say good job to him because he has made sequels to i think all of his films lol...and i feel driving to go watch this ones #2 AND theres a #3 coming as well now .... so i cant argue this guys passion and drive for sure ....

this films is rough yes .......and honestly i wont watch it again and it had many faults but this guy and his peeps are champs .....

4/10.
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