Ten
Starring: Jade Sylan, Molly Carlisle, Molly Devon
Plot: Product Description: Ten women find themselves in a
vacant mansion on Spektor Island in December, 1972. Each believes she's
traveled to the house on business, but they all agree that something seems
strange. For one thing, the entire house is full of pictures and statues of
pigs. The women all come from drastically different walks of life. None of them
would have chosen to spend the night together in such an eerie place, but the
last ferry for the mainland has just left, and a terrible storm is rolling in.
Trying to make the best of an unpleasant situation, they raid the mansion's wine
cellar and throw a party. As the night creeps on, however, it becomes clear
that someone--or something--has lied to get them in the house. It's not long
before someone mentions that Spektor Island is supposed to be haunted. Of
course, no one in the house believes in ghosts.
My Review and Thoughts:
Here is another horror film brought out on DVD by the one and
only company Brink Vision, who honor and respect true independent cinema of all
genera’s. Ten is a unique and twisted experience of a social commentary style horror. A weird journey
into a low budget insanity that sends the viewer, into an acid trip.
This is best described as an art-house horror. An
exploration of twists and turns. This can be described as a Fever
dream of a darkened trip, with a spiral layered plot of twists and images, that
come across as dreamlike.
A film that could quickly become a cult classic. This has
all the trademarks of a 70's film. I see a
midnight movie. A throwback to 70’s style Drive-in flare. This is a priceless
example of how to accomplish a weird, different and truly original film. This is
equal parts old-school horror, with equal parts cult style, art-house film.
Directed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Also
co-written by Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola. Others who wrote the
story are Jade Sylvan who also stars in it as the character of The Renegade.
Sarah Wait Zaranek also writes part of the film. Simply put everyone had apart in making this film.
The film comes together with a Drive-In style, double-bill feature, all one
needs is a fat man dressed in a ghoul suit to introduce the feature film.
This is like Scooby Doo on LSD.
If you have ever seen the cult classic Nobuhiko Obayashi's
House (1977), this bleeds that mentality. Ten is hard to explain unless you
have seen it. The acting and dialogue and actions by the actresses might be
looked at, as horrible or stale, or as if they are reading cue cards or waiting
for one another to say each other’s line, but that is the point. The movie is supposed
to be weird, stale and confusing, and also poking fun at itself.
This is film that pokes fun at, or showcases
the stereotypes of women and how woman’s emotions or characteristics are fabricated
for cinema. For instance, each one of the girls represents a stereotype in
cinema, specifically horror cinema. You have the religious type, who always spews
the right way or the wrong way. You have the lesbian renegade tough girl, and
there I just stereotyped, because of the way she is dressed and the tough
mentality, I did what culture and cinema does. The dumb college party girl. The
stuck up model. The, I see dead people medium. The business money maker real estate
investor. The book smart historian library type. The educated doctor. The
over-top actress. If one looks at all of cinema, one of those stereotypes are in a movie. In most movies, the man is just the man, whereas the
woman, is always something, or categorized as one of those.
Some will get this movie and others won’t. This is a mixed
bag of actions and over the top weirdness, and often times comical. I find this
movie unique and one of a kind. It’s different on so many levels. It’s a
statement, and also a genre commentary. It’s a mystery and an examination of the
female in cinema.
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