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Joshua (2006) is a English movie. Travis Betz has directed this movie. Jim Betz,Jacob Casper,Jesse Casper,John Casper are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2006. Joshua (2006) is considered one of the best Horror movie in India and around the world.
Kelby Unger is a young man from a dysfunctional family that lives with his girlfriend Amelia Gates and has sleeping problems with dreadful nightmares. When he proposes Amelia, he coincidently receives a phone call from the warden of the prison of his hometown telling that his father had just died from heart attack. He decides to return to Bisbee for the funeral and Amelia goes with him. Kelby and Amelia lodge at his mother's house and he meets his slut sister Trish, his former friends James Lilly and the policeman Wally and his unknown uncle Tom. When Wally has a nervous breakdown with the name of Joshua, Kelby is haunted by the evil past in Bisbee.
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Joshua (2006) Reviews
underrated
I loved this film,OK. its made by fangoria but don't let this put you off. I believe the budget for the film wasn't very much but you would not think so. The acting and direction are all above standard, and the camera work is cleverly done. The gore factor although not prolific is well done and impressive. The story at first is a little slow and could be a little confusing at times, but that all changes as this movies then turns into a roller-coaster ride, with enough twists, shocks and turns to keep you glued to your seat. If your looking for a horror film thats different and were you actually want your brain to work for a change and think, then this could be the film for you, check it out, you won't be disappointed.
The Essence of Evil in a Future Classic
Kelby Unger (Ward Roberts) is a young man from a dysfunctional family that lives with his girlfriend Amelia Gates (Christy Jackson) and has sleeping problems with dreadful nightmares. When he proposes Amelia, he coincidently receives a phone call from the warden of the prison of his hometown telling that his father had just died from heart attack. He decides to return to Bisbee for the funeral and Amelia goes with him. Kelby and Amelia lodge at his mother's house and he meets his slut sister Trish (Alexa Havins), his former friends James Lilly (Aaron Gaffey) and the policeman Wally (Jeremiah Jordan) and his unknown uncle Tom (John Coffman). When Wally has a nervous breakdown with the name of Joshua, Kelby is haunted by the evil past in Bisbee. Yesterday I saw "Joshua" and I am still impressed with this disturbing and sick movie. The director and writer Travis Betz has been well-succeeded in capturing the essence of evil and horror, creating a very original low-budget movie that confronts the innocence of a baby with the twisted and mean minds of three very bad boys. I dare to compare the importance and originality "Joshua" in the horror genre to George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead", Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" or Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", just to mention a few of movies that became the basis for many rip-offs. Further, with an appropriate distribution and marketing, I believe "Joshua" has potential to be a future classic in the genre. The story is very simple but credible, with a fantastic camera that explores unusual angles, great acting of unknown actors and actresses and I must confess that I had trouble to sleep after watching "Joshua". My vote is nine. Title (Brazil): "Joshua"
Horror at its low-budget best!
"Joshua" is a break from the formulaic hog-wash major studios have put out in the genre of horror. This piece has the added bonus of being an original, something that is recently on short supply in the age of remake the remake. The sets and direction are beautiful in their simplicity. This story is based in OurTown, USA, surely identifiable to anyone. I was particularly pleased with the acting and casting. Characters are consistent as much as the story allows and at times, creepy as hell. This story deals with both current and past events, leaving little down time between the audience learning where the characters are and how they arrived in their place. A real breath of fresh air. With blood.
Disturbing, exceptionally well-done
Joshua is a rare treat for horror flick fans such as myself. Here is a film that exceeds any expectation I had for it, and was truly disturbing in every sense of the word. I can't give away too much of the plot, because the twists are what make this film disturbing. In a nutshell, it is about a man who decides to go back to his hometown for a funeral, accompanied by his girlfriend. Needless to say, his family is pretty strange (a nymph sister who has sex with family members) and his friends are not much better (a serial killer who slaughters women he picks up in bars). It doesn't take long before things get a little fishy and creepy and we realize that something is definitely up. Kelby (the main character) seems to have something in his past that is pretty bad, as his serial-killer friend begins pressuring him to "not forget about what we did." And it is what the two boys did when they were younger that will truly shocken and disgust anyone with a conscience and sense of morals. I wouldn't have seen the plot twists coming a mile away, and the last 5 minutes of this film are more disturbing that anything I have seen in quite sometime. It's apparent why this film never made it to theaters: its low budget. But let me assure you that this film is more disturbing and original than any horror flick that has been put into theaters in awhile. Keep an open mind when watching it, and remember that it is a low budget DTV film. The pace is a little slow at the beginning, but the last half hour are exceptionally. If you are a fan of horror, pick this little gem up and enjoy. 9 out of 10
A Creepy Little Film...
After not being able to find really ANY information on this film, I was rather curious to see it. Well, it finally came out today, and I was very glad I picked it up! The film tells the story of Kelby, a man whom after proposing to his girlfriend receives a strange phone call. It seems his (abusive) father just passed away, so Kelby will need to return back home to arrange the funeral and such. He brings his girlfriend with him, in order to help him "put his past to rest". Thing is, we really have NO IDEA what happened to him in the past other than vague clues through terrifying nightmares. After Kelby and his girl arrive back in his hometown, everything begins to unravel and fall apart. We discover that Kelby's entire family is missing more than a few brain cells, and this leads to the discovery of "what happened". Without ruining the whole twist, the basic story goes as follows: One day Kelby and his best friend (at about age 10) are walking home from school and they take a shortcut through an alley way. There, they discover an abandoned baby in a box thrown away like trash. Together, they decide they will take it to their "clubhouse" and raise it themselves. Of course they are not even CLOSE to mature so they don't do the best job. After about a year they begin to mistreat the child and they begin feeding it dead animals. Eventually they move on to torturing and modifying the child's body. All this is done it seems to create an "evil child", one that will do all of their bad doings for them. They get too carried away with the idea and eventually Kelby can't take the insanity anymore. SO, Kelby and another friend set the "clubhouse" on fire and burn it to the ground, leaving the "monster" child there to burn with it. At least, that's what they MEANT to do... Jump to today, it seems Kelby's two friends haven't got over the whole scenario and they want Kelby to remember and suffer with them. The rest of the film plays out with lots of suspense, filled with twists and turns. Kelby is kidnapped by his now psychotic old friend and forced to relive everything in front of his girlfriend, drug-addict sister, and clueless mother. Kelby then breaks down to their level and is forced to either save his family, or join his crazy ex buddies and continue to raise and abuse children for "the devil". The entire climax (although it drags just a tad) is really well-done and NOT what you see coming. I was surprised by this film, as it's been a while a movie really made me happy I'm a "normal" person, living a nice, "normal" life. It's very depressing, and not for the faint of heart. However, for indie horror fans, this is a welcomed treat not to be missed!