Nati morti

source: Born Dead

Extremely badly made and all around boring! This cheap Italian gore film is just lousy. Bad story and bland characters. Everything about this film you just don't care about. There's not enough gore and nudity to even recommend it as that kinda movie. The only saving grace is that it's over before you know it. Waste your time with something else.

Okay so I kind of feel some need to defend the film since I'm seeing it a little unjustly slandered. If you've come across it looking for a horror/thriller in the traditional sense, with the typical gore, plot etc., yes, honestly won't be your thing, for similar weirdness but more traditionally "movie"-ish better go watch Ben Sombogaart's 2011 "Isabelle". But if you're ok with theatre, arty stage plays and alternative subculture, you'll appreciate it, or at least some elements and the atmosphere. First off, it was definitely made by alt people, a small circle, haha maybe even a bunch of This Eternal Decay fans; didn't take me long to understand that the moment I saw the main character's short fringe/bangs, the dress style of the victim lady as well as Clizia's fashion and makeup later on, and mostly the whole theme and feel of the set, the death and taxidermy fascination and the storyline itself - certainly more or less hailing from a bunch of mature darkwave/alt/gothy people. As one myself, this immediately made me feel right at home and the film got my attention. The story is rather unusual and original and it's not often to find a well-executed motif of one sad psycho finding a perfect match another one haha, those are always interesting and somewhere in the deep dark corners of the heart even a bit relatable and "aww". It has its flaws, surely, for example when you find dead/severely injured people in the forest you call the police or an ambulance or something, you don't just drag them home lol but hey, what horror film doesn't have that key sillyness, otherwise there would be no film you know. Then another thing that would be a big flaw for those looking for a "normal movie" is the setting - it is more like stage play, the places, the lighting, everything, it's not movie-level, it's much more like a theatre stage and I can see how that can be easily misinterpreted as simply "bad production". Another thing you'll either totally love or hate are the practical effects, I liked them - although not some big production level, were good and I liked how they took care on the detail of the colour of blood being different at different body parts and stages of decay and oxidation - that was pretty smart, not just having the same red paint sploshing everywhere. In the end if you can forgive it the cons, the pros are certainly there. Good, fair effort from an obviously tiny crew with probably even tinier budget, acting was decent and the characters aren't "bland", they do have some depth, the atmosphere is strong and the "Europeanness" of the whole thing adds a different and unique feel to it. I liked it and actually some things in it did impress me and stuck with me and I found it strangely even memorable.

source: Born Dead

Okay so I kind of feel some need to defend the film since I'm seeing it a little unjustly slandered. If you've come across it looking for a horror/thriller in the traditional sense, with the typical gore, plot etc., yes, honestly won't be your thing, for similar weirdness but more traditionally "movie"-ish better go watch Ben Sombogaart's 2011 "Isabelle". But if you're ok with theatre, arty stage plays and alternative subculture, you'll appreciate it, or at least some elements and the atmosphere. First off, it was definitely made by alt people, a small circle, haha maybe even a bunch of This Eternal Decay fans; didn't take me long to understand that the moment I saw the main character's short fringe/bangs, the dress style of the victim lady as well as Clizia's fashion and makeup later on, and mostly the whole theme and feel of the set, the death and taxidermy fascination and the storyline itself - certainly more or less hailing from a bunch of mature darkwave/alt/gothy people. As one myself, this immediately made me feel right at home and the film got my attention. The story is rather unusual and original and it's not often to find a well-executed motif of one sad psycho finding a perfect match another one haha, those are always interesting and somewhere in the deep dark corners of the heart even a bit relatable and "aww". It has its flaws, surely, for example when you find dead/severely injured people in the forest you call the police or an ambulance or something, you don't just drag them home lol but hey, what horror film doesn't have that key sillyness, otherwise there would be no film you know. Then another thing that would be a big flaw for those looking for a "normal movie" is the setting - it is more like stage play, the places, the lighting, everything, it's not movie-level, it's much more like a theatre stage and I can see how that can be easily misinterpreted as simply "bad production". Another thing you'll either totally love or hate are the practical effects, I liked them - although not some big production level, were good and I liked how they took care on the detail of the colour of blood being different at different body parts and stages of decay and oxidation - that was pretty smart, not just having the same red paint sploshing everywhere. In the end if you can forgive it the cons, the pros are certainly there. Good, fair effort from an obviously tiny crew with probably even tinier budget, acting was decent and the characters aren't "bland", they do have some depth, the atmosphere is strong and the "Europeanness" of the whole thing adds a different and unique feel to it. I liked it and actually some things in it did impress me and stuck with me and I found it strangely even memorable.

source: Nati morti

Extremely badly made and all around boring! This cheap Italian gore film is just lousy. Bad story and bland characters. Everything about this film you just don't care about. There's not enough gore and nudity to even recommend it as that kinda movie. The only saving grace is that it's over before you know it. Waste your time with something else.