En effet,mon article sur Frontières (le premier de ce blog je crois) est périmé depuis bien longtemps,et depuis,beaucoup de choses ont changé :
-Le réalisateur est depuis parti tourner Hitman aux Etats-Unis alors que Frontières n'était même pas terminé
-Ce qui a retardé la sortie de Frontières au...9 Janvier prochain
-Mais le film fait la tournée des festivals,avec prochainement Sitges et San Sebastian...et Toronto y'a quelques jours.Et cette première projection à donné un grand coup d'air au buzz du film,qui commencait à s'atténuer.
En premier ordre,c'est cette critique tout simplement ENORME,de Bloody-Disgusting.com,probablement l'une des références en site américains de films d'horreur (avec Fangoria je pense) :
Remember when you'd hear the words “Japanese” and “horror” muttered in the same breathe and instantly your ears would perk up? All of that is in the past as the new word of the day is “French,” and once you've seen Xavier Gens' FRONTIER(S) you'll understand why. It's too bad these films can't get solid releases here in the States (because of the subtitles and violence), because a film like this could literally change everything. In short, FRONTIER(S) is the next HAUTE TENSION, and for those of you who didn't like Alex Aja's film... FRONTIER(S) blows it out of the water. Yes, it's that damn good.
FRONTIER(S) is a heart pounding, uber-violent, and yet thought provoking horror-thriller. Xavier Gens has brought everything to the table showing inspirations from pretty much any classic horror film you can think of. Before I dive into the best part of the film, the gore/blood, I want to chat a bit about the screenplay, which is the main reason why this films is so phenomenal. Personally, I hate violence in film when there is no reason for it - like it's only being done for the aim of shocking the audience – FRONTIER(S) carries a heavy social commentary that gives meaning to everything in Gans' film. The film was made in response to a near rightwing take-over on France.
What I found incredibly impressive about Gans' story is that characters aren't just in there to die. In a typical slasher film we meet a character, then the stalker will kill them and that's that. In FRONTIER(S) every character returns in some way or another and is quite intricate to the storyline. In addition, the film carries an awesome social commentary about raising a kid in a horrible word... or quite possibly a horrible family. When you're rooting for the main character's baby to die before it's born, you know you're watching some heavy.
But enough about the plot, it would take another ten paragraphs to even attempt to organize any thoughts. Quite simply FRONTIER(S) is a circus freak show of terror; a horrible nightmare. The film is loaded with colorful characters, when one of them dies it actually has an emotional impact (or could it be from how insanely brutal they're killed?) We see people beaten with poles, mallets, sledgehammers and axes(!); one character is burned alive in a steaming room, while others are mutilated, cut up and served as a dinner... and we're just talking about the 'heroes,' just wait until you see what happens to the Nazi motherf-ckers! There is so much blood and gore in this film you're going to think you've popped a blood vessel in both of your eyes - imagine the lake at the end of THE DESCENT, only it's on land! The audience was hooting, hollering, whistling and screaming as FRONTIER(S) came to an epic close.
Seeing the film a second time just ensured my belief that FRONTIER(S) deserves a perfect score. There is a not a single wasted moment of screen time as the film nears perfection and will be remembered forever as one of the greatest genre films of all time.
Xavier Gens' FRONTIER(S) is like a constant drop on the roller coaster, the thrill never ends. It carries little nods to films like DELIVERANCE, THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE DESCENT and HAUTE TENSION. Imagine the best of all of those films thrown into a melting pot of gore and stewed to perfection. FRONTIER(S) is so freaking hardcore that it's guaranteed to knock you on our ass so hard that you'll be bruised by it for life, leaving a little scar deep inside you. This film will not be easily forgotten or shaken off, I guarantee this is one for the ages... you are about to enter a new frontier of horror.Oui,j'ai la flemme de traduire cette critique,mais je pense qu'elle parle d'elle-même...
FRONTIERES sera LA bombe de 2008 !
Toujours pas convaincu ? Ben...regardez ce trailer annoncant une promo qui à l'air d'être alléchante :
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/Player.php?id=1088Ajoutons a cela les premières critiques spectateurs (allez fureter sur imdb.com si vous voulez) qui,même si elles ne sont pas aussi dithyrambiques,restent très très positives...
Enfin bon,attendons donc jusqu'au
9 Janvier 2008 pour voir un véritable chef-d'oeuvre naître le jour...
A bon entendeur,efelman ^^
