Vanishing on 7th Street (On Demand)
| release date | January 7 2011 |
| studio | Magnet Releasing |
| director | Brad Anderson |
| writer | Brad Anderson |
| starring | Hayden Christensen, John Leguizamo, Thandie Newton |
| site | vanishingon7th.com |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
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I enjoyed it for what it was. Not Brad Anderson’s best work but still an entertaingin little thriller that deserves to be seen.
I wish I could say that I loved the film as much as I loved the trailer. but the truth is Anderson hasn’t made a solid film since the brilliant session 9. nd although I love the film’s creative twist on the apocalypse and the solid performances I can’t help but feel thrawted by the film’s half baked conclusion and ultimate nondirection of it’s plot. Some movies benefit greatly from the mystery of the situation presented in the fillm. What would’ve worked in a tv episode feels a little drawn out here and not as scary as you’d hope. But I do admire those creepy shadow monsters and a sexy Hayden Christensen as the lead.
The Movie has such large plot holes that it is hard to actually get behind it once the characters start making bad decisions. This is a movie that one could most certainly do without.
SPOILER:
Why in the end of the movie do the shadows blow out the candle light around the boy when in the beginning of the movie it is the very candle light that keeps Hayden Christensen alive during the black out
A nice entertaining movie. I wish they would have explained more about what was going on and where it came from but I dont really mind because it was a mystery. I enjoyed it very much.
I expected to be angry if it didn’t explain what was happening but then I was ok with it at the end. Spoiler: I think they didn’t explain it since we don’t know what happened on Roanoke either so it’s just supposed to be a mystery here too. I told myself that the lights weren’t working as well and the candles going out because it was gaining power somewhere since it seemed like they were growing increasingly ineffective as the movie went on. It definitely had plenty of moments where the actors were done but that’s the case a lot of the time so it’s not really a fault of the movie
What started off strong with suspense and scares here and there and a intriguing and terrifying premise took the path to nowhere. I thought the acting was strong from everyone with a little backstory to all the characters on how they ended up where they are but the story disposes them pretty quickly that you almost don’t care and becomes pointless in a rapid speed. The atomsphere was gloomy, haunting and unsettling and is pretty much identical to the setting in I Am Legend and has a more horrifying plot but too bad it didn’t go deeper into it and pretty much ended before explaining a damn thing! Overall it had so much potential and wasted it all and it just came off as a short film from an anthology and wasted alot of great material here what a shame. Not recommended!
As long as you can accept a movie that never actually explains why it’s main premise occurred, you should enjoy Vanishing on 7th Street. The main premise involves a mass blackout which seems to remove nearly everybody in the city, if not the planet. The remaining survivors seemed to have been saved by having access to alternate light sources when the blackout occurred. Meanwhile, the shadows are closing in and the days are becoming shorter and shorter as darkness continues to cover the world.
Brad Anderson is known for his dark movies, as Session 9 and the Machinist revealed and Vanishing is certainly no stranger to the darkness. Clocking in at 90 minutes and moving fairly fast, I think this is one that will require multiple viewings, to pick through the deeper meanings being shown. Even now, minutes after watching, I find myself reviewing the imagery and the play of the shadows and the church relics and wonder what deeper meaning was being sought here.
At its heart, Vanishing seems to be like a combination of Night of the Comet and Pulse and much like the movie Pulse, you will walk away with no real explanation as to why these things have occurred, much less what they actually mean.
At the very least, this should provide you with a solid movie rental, so do not hesitate to check it out.
Very good movie. The CGI is REALLY good, I dont know why anyone would complain. Also, the shadows or “spirits” were getting stronger throughout the film. As they gained strength they were able to consume more light and interact with it more directly (blowing out the candles at the end)… so for everyone complaining, it does make sense.
This is what I call a “popcorn movie.” Decent fun and no need to think. The movie was enjoyable enough though it certainly missed an opportunity to be a great movie. If I’d have paid to see it at the movie I probably would’ve felt ripped off, but as a Saturday night rental it was worth watching.
Mindless fluff night of the comet did it better. And was a way better movie. the writing sucked ANderson didnt’ even write it. He directed it he did good at that. Movie was lame. Started off awesome then failed.
It was well done and kept me entertained throughout. Nothing too special but definitely worth a watch.
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I love any sort of apocolypse! And this one isn’t bad. The cinematography is strong and maintains the creepiness well. The acting and directing are very good, even with the child actors, which is always an iffy proposition.
What keeps this from being an above average flick? Number one on my list, originality. There ain’t none. Kind of a plot suck-fest from Darkness Falls and Stephen Kings Langoliers.
Second; the CGI shadows. They try to be spooky and sometimes are, but usually they come across as something out of Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas (i.e. spooky in a cute way.) Since the shadows are supposedly the main bad guy in this film, that is a serious weak point.
Third is the ending. I don’t mind an ending which requires some pondering, but there wasn’t enough information given for us to even start pondering. There are a couple of some small references to the disappearance of the Roanoke colony in the 16th century, but not much thought went into this, and it felt like the writer expected YOU to fill in most of the blanks.
Anyway, certainly a strong 5 out of 10, but I’m glad I saw it on streaming and didn’t pay the movie ticket!
another could have been movie, great ideas, poorly executed