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Five mercenaries travel to an uncharted planet in search of a rare mineral that could replenish Earth's dying sun. They encounter a creature that is far more dangerous than anything they've ever seen before.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dawnseeker

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[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Gory, terrible writing, terrible acting. Yeah, RT was right: 27%

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Kinda sneaky of the youtube channel people to put an AI render of franchise Predators on the thumbnails when they have nothing to do with the movie.

I didn't watch this movie but here's a great review that breaks down exactly how things go wrong with it: https://www.avclub.com/meet-the-dawnseeker-the-dumbest-alien-you-ll-meet-in-2-1829019300

There's an interesting comment in the discussion there:

Man, I recognize that molasses-slow editing. I once made a few zero-budget horror shorts that were actually screened in front of audiences and, let me tell ya, the pacing that feels right when you’ve been cutting and editing for days or weeks is excruciatingly slow when viewed with an audience. Every fucking time I thought I’d made a tight ten or fifteen minute movie, when really they were all four minute movies with a shit-load of filler and shots that go on way . . . too . . . long. It’s not just me, it seems to happen with every amateur-made anything. Those fan-made Star Trek TOS episodes spring to mind. They could get everything else right, props, costumes, effects, writing, even get Walter Koenig to guest-star, but they’re still nearly unwatchable due to that dog-slow editing.

It's a great reminder that filmmaking is hard work that depends on many, many people doing their job right.

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