This movie is made of five short films all about smell, sight, tough, taste and sound.
#1 SMELL
Written and directed by Nick Everhart, this is about a man, Seth (Cory Scott Rutledge), who receives a mysterious cologne from a mysterious woman. It gives him the courage to go see his ex, Sarah (Danae Nason) whom he is still in love with. However, it also gives him the courage to get other women and he severely messes up his life. It’s gross though, too. As he puts on more cologne, his skin begins to peel off. We’re not sure what the motive was and there were no rules. We pretty much hated this story.
#2 SEE
Directed by Miko Hughes. Written and directed by Hughes and Jack Daniel Stanley. In this horrible, horrible story, an eye doctor (Ted Yudain), has special machines that can enable him to see what his patients see or even allow them to see what he wants them to see. He tries to help a young woman, Amy (Debra Jans), who is being beaten by her boyfriend, Travis (Lowell Byers). But this story does NOT end well at all and so we really don’t see the point. Um, what? Why? It was so pointless it pissed us off. Why Miko? Why?
#3 TOUCH
Written and directed by Emily Hagins, this is the clear favorite. It’s really worth the whole price of the film. It has a nice beginning, middle and end. A blind boy (Caleb Barwick) is in a car accident with his parents and has to go out and find help on his own. Of course, there’s a big catch and I won’t even tell you what it is because it will ruin the middle and end. So instead, I just say watch this one definitely. We loved it.
#4 TASTE
Written and directed by Eric England, this story follows a young man (Doug Roland) who goes to a meeting with a strange woman (Symba). That’s about all I can tell you. The rest is very strange. It needed more story or a story at all. There was some interesting innovation, but it wasn’t scary at all.
#5 LISTEN
Written and directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton. In this last story, a piece of music kills the listener. It was an interesting concept and there was good acting, but that’s all I can really say that’s really good about it.
Our score for the whole thing: 41. Only the 3rd one is really worth watching.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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