The Collapsed (2011/Anchor Bay DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: B Film: C+
The world
has gone to hell, government and social services have broken down and no longer
exist, and the human race is disappearing to some unknown force. A family of four is trying to get out of the
city limits to the countryside and perhaps there, they may find some safe
areas, but the danger is not so much the journey but other 'survivors' like
them in Justin McConnell’s The Collapsed
(2011).
The group
of father, mother, son and daughter set out on a journey to get out violence
infested city, but after stopping to search for supplies they are left stranded
on foot and forced to travel through the woods.
They are not alone, there are other survivors out there who will kill
them for their supplies, but even worst, some force, the 'presence'… is hunting
them, leaving behind only ghostly laughs, screams and dead bodies in the
night... one by one it sets on the family, what can the father do to protect
his family from this unseen beast?
This was
another “end of the world” horror film, mostly featuring woodland terrain; the
characters are all killed off screen and the characters only returns each time
to find another bloody body. While
hinting at some otherworldly creature, in the end (which was no surprise BTW)
it was actually the father, who was possessed by some evil 'virus' that made
people kill each other and then forget about it. The film looked like it was done on a low
budget and shot out in the open with no special effects, but there are tons of
extras including trailers, photo gallery, cast and crew bios, commentary from
producers and actors, music video and on-line web link to how it was made.
- Ricky Chiang
