I do not understand the extremely low rating. This movie was a whole new encounter with documentary meets fiction that might be compared to mocumentary. But it feels different. The film also manages to be disturbing.
I sat all the time with a taste that it was real when the interviews were going on and at the same time it felt false in the scene after and before. This was perhaps among my worst and best movie experiences I have had.
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During the shooting of Reinart Kiil's feature film 'Hora' (in English "The Whore") a lot of mysterious things happened on set. This is the story that should have been told.
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The only movie that can never be remaked
Surely this was a meant as a spoof...
The first movie "Hora" ("The Whore") was a mediocre movie, but still enjoyable enough to actually watch. Then this movie comes along and most definitely proves that something stinky sure rolls downhill.
This is supposed to be some kind of documentary about what happened during the creation of the first film that Reinert Kiil did, but strange things are happening upon the set.
Yeah, right, this was as bad as it gets, or at least close there by. The movie, and I use the term movie very abstract here, was so strange and bizarre that it was actually possible to sit through it all just to see what happens next. But if you look at this from a bigger scale, then it was all low budget and most definitely not worth the time or effort. And for people who enjoyed the first movie, I suspect they will be sorely disappointed with this one.
The acting in the movie, well it was as to be expected. So don't get your hopes up. And the same could be said for the special effects.
For those in the audience (like me) who can understand Norwegian, there is some nice treats throughout the movie, especially during the more brutal scenes, as the subtitles doesn't even match what is actually being said. The subtitles in these cases are toned down as to what is actually being said, and also the subtitles have a whole other meaning as to what is being said on camera.
The only thing impressive about this movie is how many times Reinert Kiil manages to fit in his own name in the credits. It was just ludicrous, and had to be a spoof.
If you are looking to be entertained by Norwegian cinema, I strongly suggest that you pick up another title, perhaps "Thale"? Because this movie was a waste of time.
Even worse than Hora
Plot: The team behind the exploitation film "Hora" are ready to shoot
another movie, but this time the notorious director has finally lost
it. Murder and absurdities occur on set, and we are now allowed to
witness the chaos first hand.
Our thoughts: This following review will be bringing up a lot of points
about the prequel, "Hora", as well. When I received this movie for
reviewing I remember that I had "Hora" in my collection already, just
hadn't watched it yet. So I decided to go through that one first, only
to find out that "Hora" was nothing more than a mix of "I Spit on Your
Grave" and "Thriller: A Cruel Picture". So much so that they even had a
group of guys rape the woman several times, and one of them was
mentally handicapped! Homages? I'm sure they can be viewed as such, but
I think when you go so far that the movie feel more like a remake than
the official remake of "I Spit on Your Grave" did, then you've done too
much. While "Hora" was a disappointing experience, I was pretty
interested in the plot of "Inside the Whore". I think this kind of
meta- story can be really fun, and certainly when done by the right
people for the right reasons. My only concern was that maybe "Hora"
wasn't the right movie to do this for.
There isn't much to bring up about the plot of "Inside the Whore" -
it's literally just about a film crew making a sequel to "Hora", but
things go out of hand behind the scenes. The director, Reinert Kiil,
plays himself and he's the main protagonist here. Slowly he starts
taking advantage of the cast of pretty girls, and rape and murder are
just around the corner. Now, this is fine for me. It could work. But
instead this went to nearly supernatural heights, and not being able to
pull it off effectively at all. It doesn't help that the movie is just
a mess as a whole either, being an overall disjointed experience. For
such a simple movie you can only blame the filmmakers when the viewer
gets confused.
Clearly "Hora" and "Inside the Whore" were both made as attempts to be
controversial. "Inside the Whore" sure makes that apparent by starting
the movie with a naked woman doing a nude dance and it shows most parts
of her body in great detail. I don't have anything against graphic
nudity, but the next scene in the movie takes place in a theater before
a rating board is about to watch "Inside the Whore" (the one we are
also gonna watch) and the nude woman was only there to entertain them
before the film starts. Much like it does with us. I realize this is
exploitation, but even the trashiest of the old classics did it with
more care than this one and it literally just comes off as stupid.
The rest of the movie was, to my surprise, more tame than "Hora" was -
maybe because it felt so random and stupid, but it actually never got
very violent or trashy. There was only really one scene in the entire
movie that was well made, but to make up for it that scene felt
entirely pointless too - I can't for the life of me see a reason for
it. It's when a woman in the cast is (or acts?) possessed - the make-up
and her screams were pretty solid, to be honest. Other than this, the
movie doesn't deliver much of joy for the horror and exploitation fan
in me. Not even to my intellect - making a meta-movie is always an
attempt to say something, but I really can't find much of depth in the
smugness. Maybe if this was 1980 and "Inside the Whore" came as a
reaction to the many 70's exploitation movies. But in 2012/2013 it
doesn't manage to say a damn thing.
If you really, REALLY want to watch exploitation from Norway, then you
really should skip "Inside the Whore" and watch "Hora" instead. As much
as I disliked "Hora" and often found myself annoyed by the outright
stupid dung that went on, "Inside the Whore" was even worse. To
underline how pointless this movie felt, I can personally not see a
reason for the filmmakers making this movie instead of moving on to an
entirely new project. It's a waste of everyone's time. I'm ready to see
Reinert Kiil tackle something different. I am sure he can make
something way better and original than both of these since they are
often more well-made than some of the junk I stumble upon. For now I
can only judge him based on these. And my verdict is that I'm not
impressed. But at least "Hora" entertained me more than "The Thrill of
a Kill"!
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