{"id":17807,"date":"2015-12-30T11:05:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=17807"},"modified":"2015-12-30T15:01:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T21:01:23","slug":"movie-review-little-dead-rotting-hood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=17807","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review: Little Dead Rotting Hood"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Moviegoers have been down the fairy-tale remake road numerous times before, with mixed results. But Little Dead Rotting Hood<\/em> is told in a competent new way that grabs the audience\u2019s throat from the opening scene and never lets go.\u00a0 The movie is saturated with action, thrills, horror, mystery, comedy and sexiness that will have you hungering for more of the titular girl in red.<\/p>\n

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In the opening scene, the stakes are set high and the story\u2019s main question and conflict are quickly established. Sammy (Bianca Santos) is attacked and killed by a wolf, and her grandmother Esmerelda (Marina Sirtis) sacrifices her own life to try to resurrect her.\u00a0 Later on you learn there\u2019s a lot more that actually transpired between Sammy and the grandmother in that scene.<\/p>\n

Wolves then start attacking residents of the small mountainous town. As Sheriff Adam (Eric Balfour) and his deputies(Patrick Muldoon, Heather Tom, Brendan Wayne) try to eliminate the wolves, they learn these are not typical attacks and the wolves\u2019 behavior is far from ordinary.\u00a0 Something else entirely is going on around them.<\/p>\n

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As the attacks occur more frequently and aggressively, the panic builds amongst the residents and law enforcement. While Sheriff Adam tries to figure out what is happening, and Danny (Romeo Miller) searches for his girlfriend Sammy, there\u2019s nonstop entertainment consisting of brutal wolf attacks, hard core partying, and sexy moments that will have the audience howling.<\/p>\n

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Adding mystery and conflict to the story is when animal activist Becky Sanders (Amy Argyle) shows up. It\u2019s obvious her agenda is more than looking out for the wolves, but we don\u2019t learn her true motives until later.\u00a0 Sammy ultimately rises from her grave as Little Dead Rotting Hood, with an instinct to keep the wolves at bay.\u00a0 But she\u2019s not completely sure of herself or what\u2019s going on.\u00a0 She sets out on a mission to figure out what happened to her and her grandmother\u2019s secrets and purpose.<\/p>\n

\"wolfonleash\"Throughout the story,all the pieces of the puzzle come together and ramp up the conflict leading to the climax when Sheriff Adam, Sammy, and Danny figure everything out. Unfortunately, as much as they want to take care of the situation themselves, they\u2019re overpowered and need serious help.\u00a0 The final battle is intense with multiple fights occurring simultaneously.\u00a0 Don\u2019t blink or you\u2019ll miss a quality attack\/kill.The resolution provides a cliffhanger that will leave you thirsting for a sequel.\u00a0 All the elements are present as well for a quality television series, if that\u2019s something the filmmakers would consider.<\/p>\n

There are no boring moments in this movie. You are constantly intrigued and want to know what\u2019s going to happen next.<\/p>\n

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PRODUCTION NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenwriting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Little Dead Rotting Hood<\/em> writer Gabriel Campisi wrote a structurally sound screenplay with just the right amount of setbacks, foreshadowing and distinct motivation for the characters.The dialogue is top notch.\u00a0 It\u2019s witty, interesting and sarcastic, with random subtle comedy.\u00a0 One witty example is when Deputy Henry (Patrick Muldoon) refers to a zombified Sammy as looking \u201ccrexy.\u201d\u00a0 You\u2019ll need to watch the movie for an explanation and a laugh. Other subtle comedic scenes to watch for were quick and simple, like when Danny is scared by a stuffed wolf.\u00a0 No one makes a comment, and he quickly composes himself and plays it off as Mr. Joe Cool.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought it was important to have a lot of heart in this story,\u201d said Campisi. \u201cThat means having very real moments, including humor.\u00a0 And when you dig beneath all the layers of action and mystery, you\u2019ll find this is a love story between Sammy (Little Dead Rotting Hood) and her boyfriend Danny.\u00a0 It\u2019s what fuels all the action from beginning to end.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"jaredgabecanodavidR\"Campisi explained he introduced Sheriff Adam\u2019s children and hinted at a potential romance between the Sheriff and Deputy Abbey for the same reasons. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing worse than having a movie full of gratuitous blood and hollow screams and scares with nothing to back up the action.\u00a0 A good movie needs meaning, a purpose, to tell a human story with emotion and character vulnerabilities in order for audiences to care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campisi\u2019s strategy definitely worked in a genre that typically focuses more on the creatures, gore and action. It\u2019s one of the many reasons this movie works so well.<\/p>\n

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Directing and Editing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Jared Cohn is an expert director when it comes to taking on a low-budget project and producing a big-budget result. He utilizes all his resources available.\u00a0 For example, in one scene, Danny runs through the forest.\u00a0 It\u2019s a simple scene, but Cohn uses the setting, props, effects and even the music to make Danny\u2019s sprint a moment of intense drama.<\/p>\n

Of course, all the footage needs to be precisely put together by the editor. Rob Pallatina has worked many times with Cohn, and his editing professionalism shined in Little Dead Rotting Hood<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI’ve been a freelancer in Los Angeles for the past 5 years, and when I got that call from Jared I knew it was going to be another wild ride,\u201d said Pallatina. \u201cWe’ve worked on 3 previous films together, and have a great collaborative flow. It was great having Gabe in the editing suite, too. \u00a0With him writing the screenplay there was plenty of healthy discussion about the story, and it was a blast to bounce ideas off one another while assembling the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pallatina said the movie had many gun fights and action sequences that took time to construct, but were supported by solid performances by the actors and some cool visual effects.<\/p>\n

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Visual Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real wolves were used in the production as much as possible for authenticity. But the climactic battle scene contained a giant supernatural wolf that required special visual effects (CGI).\u00a0 When the special effects were used, they were very well done and added quality and weight to the effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was one of twelve VFX people who worked on the film,\u201d said Tammy Klein, one of the visual effects artists. \u201cThere were about 203 VFX shots, which mostly involved muzzle flashes, and leash removals from the real wolves that were used on set. The leash removals were executed primarily by Al Magliochetti.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Klein said the really cool shots with the Mega Wolf were done by Glenn Campbell, Aaron Witlin, Dan Dodd and Aine Graham. Dave Shorey did the transformation of one of the characters into the Mega Wolf, as well as the blood dripping from Marina Sirtis’ arm and other morph\/transformation shots. Steve Clarke, John Karnerand Sasha Burrow rounded out the team.<\/p>\n

\"ROT_117-cinefex_00073\"\u201cThe Mega Wolf was a very impressive Lightwave 3D creation,\u201d Klein said. \u201cBut a good example of visual effects work that goes undetected is the scene where our masked director, Jared Cohn, lights and throws a Molotov cocktail. There was no fire whatsoever on set, and the entire sequence was created in post by Glenn Campbell. Aine Graham did the amazing wolf-on-fire shot that follows it. Our department head, Joe Lawson, performed an amazing amount of heavy lifting as did his wife, Kelly, who did all of the muzzle-flash shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Klein did all of the shots with Bianca Santos and her glowing eyes and sword. Basically, if it glowed, she was responsible.<\/p>\n

\u201cGabe wanted Bianca’s eyes to glow yellow,\u201d Klein said. \u201cThen go from yellow to red in the final scene where one of the main characters is killed to indicate the emotional change of her simple get-the-werewolves<\/em> anger to the true rage of you-killed-the-most-important-person-in-the-world-and-you-are-so-gonna-die<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n

This movie is a classic example of what a great screenplay combined with solid directing and competent actors can accomplish on a tight budget.\u00a0 I\u2019m perplexed why it didn\u2019t get a limited theatrical release like so many other Asylum movies. I think it\u2019s probably one of their best productions to date.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated Little Dead Rotting Hood<\/em> will bereleased on January 5th<\/sup> 2016.\u00a0 Check the Facebook page and Asylum website for updates and how you can purchase and\/or watch it.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the movie, reserve your copy for the Big Bad Sketchbook that\u2019s also available from the conceptual and storyboard artists (Buz Hasson, Ken Haeser, and Blair Smith)\u00a0that worked on the movie. Copies are limited, so order soon.<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, enjoy more photos from the Little Dead Rotting Hood set.<\/p>\n

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