Hello
boys and girls, Weirdest Robkast back again to bring you a new movie
preview for your enjoyment. This week we will be previewing Pontypool,
a brand new horror suspense flick that is sure to raise some eyebrows.
This film was independently done so the bar hasn't been set that high,
although indies tend to surprise and turn out to be hits.
The film is set in a radio station in
Pontypool, Ontario where one day the morning team starts taking reports of
extreme, bloody incidents of violence occurring in town. As the story
unfolds, the radio staff soon realizes the violence that is ripping
society apart is due to a virus being spread through the English
language. That in turn poses a problem for a yappy radio jock played by Stephen Mchattie(Shoot 'em up) and his
staff holed up in the broadcast booth housed in the basement of the
town's abandoned church as a slaughter rages beyond its walls.
This
film has an interesting plot twist because the antagonist(viral
infection) is spread through human speech, and in today's age, speech
is one of the most important tools of communication. I'd also recommend
this film because the concept of an epidemic spread through the English
language is as original as you can get. Films today lack creativity and
I doubt this movie will lack that, at least not in concept.
Release: May 29, 2009 Distributor: IFC Entertainment
