Housebound

Housebound

  • Director: Gerard Johnstone
  • Countries of origin: New Zealand
  • Language: English
  • Release date: September 4, 2014
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Прикуті
  • Housebound is a comedy horror film written and directed by Gerard Johnstone, starring Morgana O'Reilly and Glen-Paul Waru. The film was released on March 10, 2014.
    The film recounts the paranormal events of drug addict Kelly Bucknell after she was sentenced to eight months in home confinement by a judge.

    Details

    • Release date September 4, 2014
    • Production companies Semi-Professional

    Box office

    Budget

    NZ$350,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $241,347

    Movie reviews

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    • By Freddy 2022-03-16 09:01:09

      If you have to give a comment - more than enough

      I heard that this is a horror comedy and I came to watch it... Basically, there is no laughing point. If you have to say it, it is just a lot of bad jokes.

      The plot is not too new, but I really didn't guess it...

      So comedy, horror, suspense, family, ketchup, that kind of labels are all there, but none of them are too deep, so if I want to say it's ok

      The good thing is that the film didn't give out lunch boxes to increase the horror point. The bad thing is that it's too dark...

    • By Lou 2022-03-15 09:01:11

      notes

      Xianzan's main creative point is the use of video recorders such as surveillance dv, partly because of limited budgets, but as the producers of Ang Lee's first two films said, the stretched budget seems to be a disadvantage on the surface, but as long as you are good at it Dealing with it will add color to the film. For example, at the beginning of this film, a man and a woman grab the ATM machine. The first scene in the video is a surveillance video. The second time the surveillance video...

    • By Norene 2022-03-15 09:01:11

      very spoiler

      It's great, it's hard to imagine that the label is both comedy and horror, but in the end, both aspects are done extremely well. The logic chain is also very complete. Eugene saw the church girl being killed at first. He was afraid of telling others and had to hide in the wall and steal the neighbor's things and food, which caused the heroine's mother to think there was a ghost. The heroine may have made friends with Eugene in the wall when she moved in and was a little girl, so she had the...

    • By Lorine 2022-03-09 08:01:17

      Not scary, but funny.

      3 stars, it's ok for entertainment. This film is not scary at all, but it's funny. The scariest part of the whole film is that my mother said that the meter was messing around. Ha ha. The suspenseful atmosphere is also well created, but the shortcomings are also obvious. The early stage is too long and the rhythm is slow. Fortunately, the latter is more exciting, and it is a bit of a spoof fun by the star. But for such an important role as Frankenstein, there are too few...

    • By Braulio 2022-03-09 08:01:17

      black humor classic

      The farther back, the more drama, I watched it at station B. The most discussion was whether this movie was a horror movie or a comedy movie. It was repeated until one minute before the end, and it was always confirmed that it was a comedy movie and then the next scene The genre collapsed, and the audience's psychology was like a roller coaster. There are some nonsensical comedies, black humor, bloody violence, if not the first half is a little procrastinated, it is definitely a five-star...

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    • By Arnold 2022-04-22 07:01:54

      Lead actress=Rachel Shelley + Cobie...

    • By Laila 2022-03-26 09:01:14

      Not scary at all but hilarious...

    • By Rebeca 2022-03-26 09:01:14

      So dull. . The previous Rory Bar is neither scary nor funny. . English is difficult to understand in New...

    • By Lorna 2022-03-26 09:01:14

      I thought it was Peter Jackson's return to the horror film field... Are New Zealand horror films in the same line... The biggest feature is that you can't call it a horror film...

    • By Zion 2022-03-26 09:01:14

      It is indeed the hometown of Peter Jackson, serious and humorous, serious and funny. Although eugene is very cute, the setting of the man in the wall and the just appearance are really...

    Movie plot

    Drug addict Kelly Bucknell (Morgana O'Reilly) and her companions rob an ATM and are caught by the police. After that, she was sentenced to eight months in home confinement by a judge. Kelly's hometown is located in a remote town, and her mother Milia (Rima Te Wiata) is now living with another man. After being fitted with surveillance devices, Kelly lost her freedom and could only curl up in this old and dilapidated house every day. One...
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    Movie quotes

    • Dennis: But anyone who says there's no such thing as a bad egg obviously hasn't worked in social services.

    • Amos: Ghosts have a lower body temperature than humans.

      Kylie Bucknell: [in funny voice] Do dey?

    • Kylie Bucknell: You honestly think this house is haunted?

      Miriam Bucknell: I do not want to get into this with you, Kylie. Obviously, you are just going to make fun of me.

      Kylie Bucknell: There is nothing funny about having a mother with dementia. You realise they put me on house arrrest to get some stability.

      Miriam Bucknell: Well, obviously, you have got a very selective memory.

      Kylie Bucknell: What is that supposed to mean?

      Miriam Bucknell: I am not the only one who thought there was a ghost in this house, Kylie. I fact, you used to be so terrified you could not sleep.

      Kylie Bucknell: Yeah, I also used to think the Moon was made of cheese. It is called childhood.