S.S.D. (2008)
On TV a new reality show, "Pionerlager", has started. Following the results of a casting, five young men and five girls, led by young TV presenter Alice Ten, go to the thrown pioneer camp. The rules state that every week someone would be eliminated from the show. The last one remaining will win the main prize: one million roubles. But suddenly game rules change: the invisible observer declares that it is life, not money, that will be the award for the winner. The maniac hiding behind the mask of a horse, begins a hunt for the participants. Children's horror stories which he once listened to in pioneer camp, revive and become a plot of its own murders.
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You won't be disappointed!
It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
You have to give the guys who made this some slack/credit. There are not that many Russian slasher movies out there. That being said, there have been quite a few other Russian movies out there and most of them have been better than this one. Trying to copy a well known formula isn't a bad idea though.It tries to put some sense into the whole thing, but it doesn't really work that well. And the DVD cover (for the German DVD that is) looks better and more promising, than the movie itself. It's nicely shot, but after half the movie is over, it goes into hyper-speed and tries to avoid boring moments for the viewer. What it does achieve though, is letting you feel kinda strange at what you're seeing.Still the ending left me baffled and with at least one question. Unfortunately no one else seemed to have bothered with that question or just didn't care enough yet.