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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 411405" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">I See You </span></strong>(2018)</p> <p style="text-align: center">AKA <strong>14 Cameras</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplay-lh.googleusercontent.com%2FzCvV3ocpbN-JjfHCga8AXjLNWouc4H9vihtctfJChxKJGCmKLRJp5a_HvP2EbJv26QM&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=8970718957a8340f8cacb6ff6a857fe3727c207ae5156774b0aa1e60d1afeaee&ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">After watching <em>I See You </em>on Prime, I found out it's really named <strong>14 Cameras</strong>, and is a sequel to another film named <em>13 Cameras</em>. There's not really anything in the film that leaves one feeling they've missed something, though it's possible (or probable) that the back-story with the [ISPOILER]creepy guy's "son" and the woman who's been in the hole in the ground for years [/ISPOILER]were part of the original film. Whatever the case, this particular outing is not a great film. And for the sake of argument, let's just call this one <em>I See You</em>. </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">A few years ago I watched a film called <em>The Rental</em>, which I disliked at the time. This film (made a couple of years before <em>The Rental</em>) has an identical premise: Airbnb-type holiday let is rigged with cameras behind fan covers, in sockets and shower heads. </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Compared with that film, <em>I See You</em> completely lacks any kind of suspense or mystery. We know who is behind the rigging, so the "horror" comes from watching him walk through the house while the tenants are out or asleep, sniffing knickers, using toothbrushes (why does nobody in these films own an electric toothbrush? Could it be because the urban legend of people doing things with toothbrushes always involves manual ones?) and even sucking on a lipstick. If you're particularly easily grossed-out, there are a few little touches that might make you shudder. Beyond this there's very little. </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Probably the darkest and most compelling this gets is following the chat for the livestream he's putting out, as viewers start requesting items of underwear before finally bidding on one of the girls. But even that all comes to a head almost immediately, losing any potential tension. </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">With the backstories and various characters' stories crossing over, there are quite a few strands here, and this feels like a story with potential. It's just very poorly executed, and never manages to rise above feeling like a movie of the week. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 411405, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]I See You [/SIZE][/B](2018) AKA [B]14 Cameras[/B] [img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplay-lh.googleusercontent.com%2FzCvV3ocpbN-JjfHCga8AXjLNWouc4H9vihtctfJChxKJGCmKLRJp5a_HvP2EbJv26QM&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=8970718957a8340f8cacb6ff6a857fe3727c207ae5156774b0aa1e60d1afeaee&ipo=images[/img] After watching [I]I See You [/I]on Prime, I found out it's really named [B]14 Cameras[/B], and is a sequel to another film named [I]13 Cameras[/I]. There's not really anything in the film that leaves one feeling they've missed something, though it's possible (or probable) that the back-story with the [ISPOILER]creepy guy's "son" and the woman who's been in the hole in the ground for years [/ISPOILER]were part of the original film. Whatever the case, this particular outing is not a great film. And for the sake of argument, let's just call this one [I]I See You[/I]. A few years ago I watched a film called [I]The Rental[/I], which I disliked at the time. This film (made a couple of years before [I]The Rental[/I]) has an identical premise: Airbnb-type holiday let is rigged with cameras behind fan covers, in sockets and shower heads. Compared with that film, [I]I See You[/I] completely lacks any kind of suspense or mystery. We know who is behind the rigging, so the "horror" comes from watching him walk through the house while the tenants are out or asleep, sniffing knickers, using toothbrushes (why does nobody in these films own an electric toothbrush? Could it be because the urban legend of people doing things with toothbrushes always involves manual ones?) and even sucking on a lipstick. If you're particularly easily grossed-out, there are a few little touches that might make you shudder. Beyond this there's very little. Probably the darkest and most compelling this gets is following the chat for the livestream he's putting out, as viewers start requesting items of underwear before finally bidding on one of the girls. But even that all comes to a head almost immediately, losing any potential tension. With the backstories and various characters' stories crossing over, there are quite a few strands here, and this feels like a story with potential. It's just very poorly executed, and never manages to rise above feeling like a movie of the week. [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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