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My Little Eye
2002
MY LITTLE EYE is a terrifying experimental horror film in which 5 people apply to enter a 'Big Brother'-style programme. They have to live in an isolated house for 6 months as part of a 24-hour webcast in an effort to win a million pounds, but if one leaves they all lose. Anxiety is to be expected, but it soars when it becomes .. Read more
| Starring | Kris Lemche, Sean C.W. Johnson, Stephen O'Reilly, Laura Regan |
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| Director | Marc Evans |
| Genres | Horror |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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It takes a long hour before the full horror kicks in, but once the reason why five “lucky” strangers have been put under constant 24-hour surveillance for an internet reality show has been revealed, director Marc (Resurrection Man) Evans's Big Brother by way of Blair Witch hits the spine-tingling spot. The group will all win $1 million if they live together in a remote, snowbound Nova Scotia house for six months, with their every move being watched. As the months pass, the company behind the “entertainment” increases the psychological pressure on the contestants and cracks begin to appear, until they are finally pushed over the edge. Too many genre clichés early on test the patience but the grainy fly-on-the-wall technique eventually builds up a disturbingly authentic atmosphere that makes the upsetting and mean-spirited payoff powerfully affecting.
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Deft thriller that makes confident use of the tricks of reality television and webcasts, though in the end it's just another slasher movie.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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17 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Awful, cliched rubbish
Don't be fooled by the reality TV setting, 'My Little Eye' is about as basic and predictable a slasher movie as you've seen. Five attractive young people are placed in an isolated house where they will be observed by cameras over the internet. If they last for six months they will all receive $1 million, but if anyone leaves then they'll all receive nothing. Unfortunately there's no similar reward available for viewers who manage to sit through this rubbish without switching off.
The characters proceed to argue, have sex, hear mysterious noises, suspect each other and start being killed in increasingly gruesome ways. Even within the confines of the slasher movie genre, this is pretty pathetic stuff. 'My Little Eye's basic gimmick is the fact that it's entirely shot on the CCTV cameras that surround the house, but this does nothing to further the plot or ignite our interest.
Director Marc Evans never seems entirely surefooted in his handling of the story, and there are a ridiculous amount of plot-holes scattered throughout the script. The characters remain completely interchangeable and it's something of a relief when the amateurish and rushed climax eventually does arrive. It's never as clever as it thinks it is and is basically a nasty-minded, insulting and, worst of all, boring film. -
9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Better than 'The Ring'
I don't know what has happened to horror films over the past 10 years (maybe i've got older) but they're not as 'in yer face' as they used to be.
I think that a good horror movie should not just be psychological but be also balanced with good ol' fashioned scares and gore.
This is quite a good watch but I feel the use of CCTVlike footage looks cheap (rather than adding to the suspense of the movie).
Give me Nightmare on Elm Street anyday. -
7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Better Than The Average...
slasher pick. As with The Blair Witch Project, the limited budget here has helped make the film-makers more creative. The story has enough twists to keep you going although can be a little slow in places, especially at the start. Overall not perfect but different enough and innovative enough to keep me entertained.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
As boring as big brother
I had no idea what this film was about beforehand. I found it so boring and uninvolving. The characters were as uninteresting as big brother contestants. This film obviously on a low budget no talent actors no sound track to speak of. Looks like it was shot through a webcam . That's on purpose I hear them say. No I buy dvd for quality viewing. I imagine Blair Witch is similar to this film. What the film does do is return a healthy profit to the makers. A lot of t.v. films are far more entertaining. It does say one thing though be careful what you sign up to on the internet.
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Better than 'The Ring'
I don't know what has happened to horror films over the past 10 years (maybe i've got older) but they're not as 'in yer face' as they used to be.
I think that a good horror movie should not just be psychological but be also balanced with good ol' fashioned scares and gore.
This is quite a good watch but I feel the use of CCTVlike footage looks cheap (rather than adding to the suspense of the movie).
Give me Nightmare on Elm Street anyday.
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17 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Awful, cliched rubbish
Don't be fooled by the reality TV setting, 'My Little Eye' is about as basic and predictable a slasher movie as you've seen. Five attractive young people are placed in an isolated house where they will be observed by cameras over the internet. If they last for six months they will all receive $1 million, but if anyone leaves then they'll all receive nothing. Unfortunately there's no similar reward available for viewers who manage to sit through this rubbish without switching off.
The characters proceed to argue, have sex, hear mysterious noises, suspect each other and start being killed in increasingly gruesome ways. Even within the confines of the slasher movie genre, this is pretty pathetic stuff. 'My Little Eye's basic gimmick is the fact that it's entirely shot on the CCTV cameras that surround the house, but this does nothing to further the plot or ignite our interest.
Director Marc Evans never seems entirely surefooted in his handling of the story, and there are a ridiculous amount of plot-holes scattered throughout the script. The characters remain completely interchangeable and it's something of a relief when the amateurish and rushed climax eventually does arrive. It's never as clever as it thinks it is and is basically a nasty-minded, insulting and, worst of all, boring film. -
9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Better than 'The Ring'
I don't know what has happened to horror films over the past 10 years (maybe i've got older) but they're not as 'in yer face' as they used to be.
I think that a good horror movie should not just be psychological but be also balanced with good ol' fashioned scares and gore.
This is quite a good watch but I feel the use of CCTVlike footage looks cheap (rather than adding to the suspense of the movie).
Give me Nightmare on Elm Street anyday. -
7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Better Than The Average...
slasher pick. As with The Blair Witch Project, the limited budget here has helped make the film-makers more creative. The story has enough twists to keep you going although can be a little slow in places, especially at the start. Overall not perfect but different enough and innovative enough to keep me entertained.
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Creepy Sh*t!!
Man - there are very few films that have unnerved me (except The Shining, when drunk - those little dead girls, arrghhh!!).
Um, sorry about that - anyway, MY LITTLE EYE made me very uncomfortable. It's a sweet set up play on the snuff film fable, and it will stay with you for some time afterwards.
Will you enjoy it?
Yeah, you'll enjoy it but it will confirm that you're a sick puppy!! -
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
something beginning with
If you haven't been out much in the last year...then by all means, get this film.
If you feel that 'reality' shows are too tame and would benefit from the odd execution...then this is the film for you.
If you like looking at six ugly people who can't act ...then you're in for a treat.
If you think the horror genre needs a film in which you're rooting for the murderer...then your prayers have been answered.
If, on the other hand, you want to see an intelligent horror film that has witty and insightful things to say about voyeurism and our thirst for fame with a sharp script and a kick-ass twist at the end...then keep walking, there's nothing for you here.
now you know what 'c' stands for. -
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Reality TV's just harmless fun… Yeah Right!
I rented this film expecting a Big Brother take-off with a murdery mystery plot-line thrown in. Brightly coloured rooms filled with entertaining stereotypes, Brian and Jade lookalikes maybe. I realise now I was confusing it with 'Dead Famous', Ben Elton's spoof novel based on Big Brother.
My Little Eye was a lot darker right from the beginning and turned out to belong firmly in the horror genre, a genre my family are rather naïve about. By the end we were huddled in a row on the sofa clutching cushions to our faces as wave after wave of carnage splashed onto the screen.
The web-cam technology & techniques do create an almost convincing illusion of a reality show. After watching it through in Standard mode it's worth another run-through in Interactive mode (check the packaging for the password) which simulates a website, allowing you to listen to the 'producers' voiceovers and see a variety of camera angles for selected scenes. Very neat.
Thrilling and disturbing (what's to stop the events the film portrays from really happening?) - a must see for anyone into Reality TV and/or horror movies. -
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Nearly very good
In line with many reviews of this film, this was good if a little slow paced. The shock scenes are well executed (my little joke) and you shouldn't guess the ending until near the end. Well made and fairly original.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Be ready to miss out on some sleep....
We have watched this one a long time ago. Remember it only approximately. But could not sleep for long, long time that night. A very scary one indeed! If you are a fan of scary stuff, do not miss it! Enjoy...
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Awful !
I should have realised, its awful, I couldn't have cared less what happened to them - don't waste your time.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A worthy update on the haunted house theme
The basic pitch here is Big Brother meets the Blair Witch Project with more than a pinch of Cube thrown in. It?s a well-timed update on the scary-house concept, brought bang up-to-date with a bunch of young hopefuls prepared to waste 6 months of their lives in the hope of being rich and famous.
What works exceptionally well here is the director?s sole dependency on ?CCTV? cameras. There are no menacing Steadicam shots weaving in and out of empty corridors but a series of seemingly automatic edits as the house cameras track the residents. The effect is to truly draw you into the house and eliminates that sense of detachment you normally experience when watching a ?scary movie?. Not only does director Evans rely on static cameras, but he also makes extraordinary use of natural sound. Horror films are typically driven by a plethora of orchestral set-pieces to build tension, whereas Evans uses a disarming array or techno-sounds to knuckle-whitening effect. For the most part, you really aren?t sure if you?re listening to a synthesised soundtrack or the disorientating hum of an automated house.
From a narrative point of view, the film is a distinctly unsettling affair from the start. There?s something funny going on in this house, but no-one really knows what. A parcel arrives full of bricks, then another arrives with a loaded gun. A stranger arrives at the house and insists he?s never heard of the occupants nor their infamous webcast challenge. The weasely Rex insists that the programme-makers are pulling all manner of stunts to persuade the residents to leave early, thus forfeiting their prize, but events soon take a chilling turn for the worse. But it?s from here on in that Evans loses his way, and resorts to bog-standard horror cliches to bring his tale to a close. What begins as a sharp and intriguing concept soon degenerates into seen-it-got-the-tee-shirt territory and you?ll come away profoundly frustrated by the ending. I challenge some of the other online reviewers who suggest that this movie only gets going in the last twenty minutes. I?d say it?s right about here that the pitch starts to run out of steam...
Critics' reviews (2)
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It takes a long hour before the full horror kicks in, but once the reason why five “lucky” strangers have been put under constant 24-hour surveillance for an internet reality show has been revealed, director Marc (Resurrection Man) Evans's Big Brother by way of Blair Witch hits the spine-tingling spot. The group will all win $1 million if they live together in a remote, snowbound Nova Scotia house for six months, with their every move being watched. As the months pass, the company behind the “entertainment” increases the psychological pressure on the contestants and cracks begin to appear, until they are finally pushed over the edge. Too many genre clichés early on test the patience but the grainy fly-on-the-wall technique eventually builds up a disturbingly authentic atmosphere that makes the upsetting and mean-spirited payoff powerfully affecting.
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Deft thriller that makes confident use of the tricks of reality television and webcasts, though in the end it's just another slasher movie.
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