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MY LITTLE EYE (Metrodome, 2002) Rating: Tag-line: 'Fear is not knowing. Terror is finding out'. Death Toll: It's best you don't know, given the relatively small cast. Cutting Remarks: My Little Eye was great at the cinema. If anything, though, it's even better on the small screen, given that the five characters are being viewed over the internet by webcams. The ultimate way to watch the flick, in fact, would be on a PC, which would complete the illusion entirely.          My Little Eye also hits DVD in a superb package. Among the ideas here is an incredible interactive mode, for which you need to find a code hidden in the disc's packaging. Get into this, and you can overhear conversations between the people running the website and all kinds of cool stuff.          Getting back to the movie itself, newcomers should only know that the story sees five people attempting to co-habit in a house in the middle of nowhere, while being broadcast on the internet. If any of them leave, they all lose the $1 million prize money. Apart from that, the less you know, the better. My Little Eye remains the creepiest, most tense experience since Blair Witch - and that even stands true now, after we've watched it several times. Everything from the uncertainty that the plot instills in you, to the script to the amazing sound design is first class. Director Marc Evans is perhaps unlikely to make another horror movie, having delivered this to the genre, but we wish he would. (Update: Evans has, in fact, made another psychological horror since: see our review of Trauma). Most Memorable Demise: The one involving deadly use of a bag. Look Out For: The subtleties, this time around. Heartbeats on the soundtrack, the noise of a fridge activating. A lot of thought was put into this movie, as the audio commentary will attest. Killer Quote: "She's a little wriggler!" DVD Details: This double-disc set is packed tight. The first disc contains the interactive mode, which itself harbours various joys. It also carries a director/producer audio commentary, which is extremely interesting and may clarify some plot points which you may not have picked up on (for instance, the suggestion that Rex and Charlie may have had a fling, earlier in the six month period). The second disc offers a half-hour featurette, in which the film makers discuss the movie's two-year struggle to be seen, and all the self-doubt that haunts that process. Director Marc Evans, in particular, is overly candid, admitting halfway through the shooting that he's unsure whether the tone is right. Also on Disc Two are a whole host of deleted scenes (with optional commentary), trailers and all that good, incidental stuff that you'll probably never watch, but it's nice to know you have... a great package for a great movie. Release Date: Out now! [Check it out at Amazon UK] [Check it out at Amazon US] [Marc Evans interview] [Reviews Menu] [Home] © Copyright Slasherama 2002-present