Kill For Thrill (2000)

"A lot of screaming near the end"? More like, the whole second half. LOL

Awesome movie, I was on the edge of my seat.

wow just 2 shots in the film?
or more?
either way I see the Hitchcock in it the part that the guy got crazy.
just see true the lag an then its pretty nice

Once again you make another great film. You continue to impress and inspire me.

Wow! I've watched the first half of it never knowing it was a single-shot movie, and that they were improvising (because I've read the description later), so it was a nice surprise - the tension inside me I built up for some reason, watching and waiting just WHEN the actors begin to display confusion and/or mispronounce stuff because of the stress, was almost unbearable :D That's why I've paused to read the description in the first place. What a grand guys, awesome performance for a non-professional students :)

i think this movie is really smart. Even though there seemed to be missing blood, everything else worked really finel. I really enjoyed it. Great Job!!!

everything is ok, kevin just drank to much there was a knife and i wasn't even here and he went crazy!

Rope is one of my favourite films due to the cinematography and the script, so I wasn't expecting much from some improvising students ... BUT, you actually did a really good job. I thought that with him stuffed under the sofa, you should have had blood drip/trickle down under the cushions, then the guy with glasses could have gotten all paranoid and tried to cover it or something, to initiate the heartbeat (Alan Poe bit.) But anyway, that was just an idea, and I'm sure you know the flaws so I won't point 'em out, but overall I was really impressed and intrigued right til' the end. Funny to see the difference in College kids though isn't it. In 1948 they're talking poetry and literature, in 2000 it's "Wanna play Tony Hawk?" lol. Great job though for what it is, and oddly enough, you were just ahead of the times: with Cloverfield etc , everyone's doing this style now. Keep it up! Oh, and your Bucket ep of Board James rocked dude. >_0

You know, at times Kevin kinda looked like Harry Potter. Don't ask me why, but it was close. Especially in the thumbnail.

Nice video, btw.

soo...why didn't you just use a small VHS-C camcorder like my dad did? they were cheap if they were made in the mid '90s and most were compact.

video is great anyways.

nice movie

I saw some pussy in the corner!

"Only thing that I didn’t understand is that why they killed him? What’s the reason?"
I believe the that the whole point of this movie is kills for >>>Thrills<<<.

nice movie you made there, really intresting to watch, though it felt like some people are overreacting, but hey their no professionals.

Oh and if i were that black dressed guy: "hey everyone shut up and leave my fucking room".

was the guy in the couch for the whole 12 or so minutes?

Very good movie! Kevin Finn is actually a very good actor ;D

Would have been a heck of a lot better if I could have understood anyone during all the screaming. I give it a 2 out 5 stars.

I liked it-
i thought it was funny that there was randomly a poster for "End of Days" on the door.
I also liked how this movie was filmed in 2000

Alright, I watch this like every damn day. It never gets old. haha i love this. I plan on making something with the same format but obviously a different story. I lose it every time I see Kevin run into the wall. lmao omg that is so freaking hilarious

Again Depasquale, he is a big friend of you, am I right? As fore the novel (it's too short to call it the movie I think) - I never saw something such original. It's like one of Tarantino's movies but with your own style. This situation with couch s freaking piquantly, and actors are making a really good job (playing is awesome, just like in real life). Looks like something documentary (especially because there is no any montage). If the "death shot" would be more realistic (I mean blood, more violance and tears on the eyes of that nervous guy) I could even believe that it's documentary. Only thing that I didn't understand is that why they killed him? What's the reason?
But it's a great job and I will recommend it to my friends, I think they will like it too, as much as me. Thanx for fun!

Is it me or is the guy with the glasses the same one who plays in ninja gaiden video?

@Camillo

He made this site to host his movies, not his Movie and Game reviews. That's why it's called cinemassacre.com, not avgn.com

Also, who cares why you come here? James does what he wants. He's not going to say "Okay, I'll stop posting my movies here" just because you said so.

The guy with the glasses was awesome... Very entertaining short.

I did like this, not as much as your other films. I cannot wait to see the next web premier though!

Really good work here from both you and your actors. I hadn't realized that Hitchcock had filmed Rope like that and so this makes me respect that film even more.

Nice Choreography and convincingly good experiment as a whole.

Gotta ask this question about the video because it caught my eye:

On the white TV on the coffee table, there seemed to be an image of somebody with a white shirt taped to it. To be more specific, the person's racial orientation was white and he appeared to have a beard. Due to the title and subject of this video, Is the person on the white TV the infamous murderer Charles Manson?

Now you might think I'm overanalyzing this stuff and I need to not give a flying, excreted fecal projectile about it and that this comment is just taking forever to get through. But, as a fellow semi-aware film nerd, I would like to know.

I liked this one. Very good actors! I just can't wait for your next movie James!

WOW! this movie was very entertaning and suspenful. I really liked it !

Beside "Rope" this also reminds me on "Murder by Numbers" ,cool thing is it was made before .

Damn James, it turned out to be some good, totally realistic stuff, I really enjoyed it :) Amazing work.

That was really strange. I didn't really follow

the blond girl was really convincing. I like how she kept getting in everyone's face.

Well Camillo, that's your opinion I guess.

I personally loved the movie. The plot was simple and easy to grasp which allowed the actors much more freedom than an overcomplicated "deep" story would. The acting was very well done and believable (with the exception of the guy who played Tom, who looked like he was about to crack up every time he was in frame)
The fact that you did this all in one take makes it all the better. It builds drama and puts the viewer right in the situation, almost like we were in the movie ourselves as a silent observer of the chaos.

Well done, well done.

13:10 "You fuckin' retahds are gonna' kill 'im." HAHA! Funny stuff.

I agree. This one was fun, but I was hoping there would be more deaths. I figured that the nosy people were going to die one by one. That would have been a hoot. Still, not bad.

I liked this one. The guy with glasses was a really convincing crazy guy

nice, the tell tale heart, i liked it

i don't usually like these, but, i'll admit, this one was alright. i was really hoping for more killing though

i realize long comments do run the risk of getting ignored. :S

oh shit, sorry about that. lol

some of you people write toooooo much! hehe

The things i liked about this movie were the fact that it was just one extended shot and it was mostly improv. that also presents a couple downfalls. such as, the improv was a little misleading. the movie landed too close to the line between comedic and thriller. Improv can also lead to many, especially with such a long shot, complications because you don't have the freedom to cut out the bad stuff and keep the good ones. you get what you get. which makes it feel a little drawn out. it's hard to imagine the frustration for the director when the actors are taking too much time with a scene. all that aside, all in all it was interesting to see how you followed through with a difficult challenge. you've got so many ideas floating around in your fuckin head man. good work.

I totally remember this from the countdown! Shawn... must be John's older brother, right? Anyway, it was great! Awesome performance by Kevin as usual. It would've been awesome if they kept killing everyone that came over, run out of hiding spaces, cops call from all the noise, and then they almost get the cop but she manages to shoot off a couple rounds and get away. Meantime, they die from their wounds before backup can arrive.

This was a great movie and stayed true to edgar allan poe's "tell tale heart".

this may be a stupid question but:
did you guys actually sit on top of "sean" or was it just a dummy?
Did your left/right eye get a mark after you finished filming?

Well folks, these old movies are what Cinemassacre is all about. Love them or hate them. I'll leave it up to James to defend them or not. As for me I love watching these old movies. They remind me of when I first started filming, and they are very entertaining and full of creativity.

As for this movie, it was very cool how it was mostly one shot. I do think though it did fall apart near the end. But what the hell am I doing critiquing this, I sure as hell haven't tried to make something like this. The difficulty must be pretty high, especially when your actors are your friends. Good Job, thanks for the 15 minutes of entertainment.

Seriously bro, this was amazing. Totally saw the edgar allan poe mixed in there. That was seriously awesome. I cant get enough of your older work, with the VHS camera. it just looks so retro and awesome.

keep up the good work. btw i love the new layout.

I like how the cop in the end looks like she's writing up a ticket. See killings okay, you just get your murder ticket and you're on your way.

Hahaha

that was strangely entertaining but i loved it!!!!!! great job man!!!

Great short, I love it when movies have long tracking shots in them, and it really impressed me you made an entire 15 minute movie in one take. Kevin was definitely the best actor, but the rest were good. Great job again.

This was really impressive. Good work to you and the cast. I don't know how they could keep straight faces at times. I imagine this took a lot of practice?