Severance
Published December 27, 2010
Film info
- Title Severance
- Director Christopher Smith
- Year 2006
- Run time 1hr 29m
- Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
- Tagline The company is making cutbacks
Following a boom in military arms sales, the team at Palisade Defence are rewarded with a team-building weekend in the wilds of Eastern Europe. But what begins as a corporate jolly rapidly descends into a deadly nightmare as they are pitched into a terrifying fight for survival against a forgotten army of bloodthirsty maniacs armed with machetes, flame-throwers, machine guns and a thirst for revenge.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:05 | It’s about time that someone running through a forest went smack into a tree. |
| 4:31 | Already, I am wondering why Danny Dyer is even on a coach with these people. |
| 6:23 | Hungarian bus driver knows the English for “no smoking” and “Bob Marley.” |
| 6:52 | Ugh, they’re going paintballing. Rubbish. |
| 8:40 | He’s a very angry bus driver. |
| 10:06 | “I’m not walking anywhere.” I like that guy, even though he is clearly supposed to be the annoying one. |
| 11:13 | Passport control for bears! Hehehe! |
| 12:34 | If ever there was an argument for travelling light and always wearing trainers. |
| 15:22 | There is a bear! |
| 17:34 | I like that she told the other guy to look after him but has ended up doing it herself anyway. |
| 19:37 | Definitely a message for not doing drugs here too. |
| 22:28 | They look significant. Prisoner files or something. |
| 23:16 | Wow, a whole cheese! |
| 23:50 | Who brings lightbulbs on a paintballing trip? |
| 30:06 | This is like a modern version of ghost stories around a campfire. |
| 32:57 | “Keep digging, we can still see ya.” |
| 37:25 | Thunder and rain. Must be about to turn into a horror movie. |
| 40:33 | “No rambos.” That can only have been aimed at one person. |
| 44:06 | My god, I really hate paintballing. |
| 46:03 | That is gross!! But also quite awesome. |
| 51:16 | Hehe, brilliant. Just like he said would happen when his head got cut off. |
| 53:48 | It is quite stereotypical for the boss to be the useless cowardly type. |
| 56:45 | Lightbulbs, and now a hammer and nails as well! Gordon is useful! |
| 58:07 | She’s quite lovely really. I suppose she will save the day. |
| 59:37 | He said: “I’ll be right back.” Oh no! Hasn’t he seen Scream? |
| 1:03:54 | Why would the bad guy let them find him? He’s lost the element of surprise now. |
| 1:08:49 | Still, 20 minutes left. Film can’t be over yet. |
| 1:09:38 | Oh righto, now it’s not just one bad guy, it’s an all out war. |
| 1:12:52 | Ah, the beginning guy running into a tree was actually from the end of the movie. |
| 1:13:37 | Don’t tell me, the boss gets to be a bit of a hero in the end. |
| 1:17:17 | They look like ninjas. |
| 1:22:16 | See, if I was running away from ninjas, and found a scary looking foreign prison camp type place, I wouldn’t go in. |
| 1:25:54 | Do they know they are sat on train tracks? It would be quite something to survive all that then get squished by a train. |
Conclusions
This was on the iPlayer, and I liked the look of it but was in two minds about watching it. Danny Dyer isn’t exactly a popular chap, but I wasn’t sure whether this should affect how I feel about the film or not - particularly before I’d even seen it. In the end, I gave it a go.
This film had me all confused. It was clearly trying to be a modern take on a slasher film, with a tiny political edge, in the form of it being people from an arms company. However, I couldn’t quite work out where it was pitched. At times it was almost a satire, particularly the head rolling bit, and the leg in a fridge thing. At the same time, although there were some funny lines, it wasn’t exactly a comedy either. I wasn’t sure where to place it and that left me a bit uncomfortable throughout. It was a good story though, and despite some of the obvious stereotypes, it wasn’t annoying in the way some horror films can be.
Rating: 3/5
Rating: 3 / 5