Bloody Night

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Bloody Night (BN) is the third short film made by Nagao Takena, and is when he starts to get serious in this claymation thing. Truth be told, the two previous works were quite simple and crude.

The story of BN is about a girl who is walking in what appears to be the most dangerous alley ever. She's alone, but armed with... a purse. Great. Out of nowhere, a red monster appears, and a dramatic chase begins, in which our young heroine must run faster than ever in her silly life...

The animation is as smooth as it can be when ... the characters are made of clay. The characters are well done (nothing really outstanding, but they're fine), and the landscapes are almost absent: 95% of the time we only see black (cause... you know, is night). The amount of blood is ridiculously abundant, typical of a B-movie xD. The special effects (cause yes, this movie have special effects) are terribly bad, but amusing, to say at least.

The sound... well, it's a silent film, so there are no voices. But the music is pretty good, especially in the tension moments. It remind me a lot to the style of the Sega Genesis, specially the game Splatterhouse (which is kinda appropriate).

I recommend this short film to people... not very impressionable. Yes, it's clay, but Mr. Takena's work is famous for its violence, gore, guts and impossible amount of blood. If you like horror, and this kind of animation is your stuff, you surely will like this. It's not ground breaking or incredibly original, but it is interesting. And if you liked this short, I also recommend the other works of Takena, especially Bloody Date.
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Bloody Night (BN) es el tercer cortometraje de Nagao Takena, y es cuando empieza a ponerse serio en este asunto de la claymation. La verdad, los dos cortos anteriores eran bastante simples y precarios...

La historia de BN trata sobre una chica rubia que está caminando en lo que parece ser el callejón más peligroso del mundo. Sola, y... armada con una... cartera. Genial. De la nada, un monstruo rojo aparece, y empieza una dramática persecución en la que nuestra joven heroína deberá correr por su vida...

La animación es todo lo fluida que puede ser cuando los personajes son de plastilina. Los personajes están bien hechos (nada espectacular, pero correctos), y el paisaje es casi inexistente: el 95% del tiempo veremos negro. La cantidad de sangre que vemos es ridículamente abundante, típica de una película clase B xD. Los efectos especiales (por que sí, hay) son terriblemente malos, pero al menos causan gracia.

El sonido... bueno, es una película muda, así que no hay voces. Pero la música es bastante buena, especialmente en los momentos de tensión. Me recuerda mucho al estilo de la Sega Genesis (puntualmente el Splatterhouse).

Recomiendo este corto a personas no muy impresionables. Si, es plastilina, pero el trabajo del señor Takena es bastante violento, siendo común el desmembramiento, las tripas y galones de sangre. Si les gusta el horror, y les atrae el estilo de animación, este corto les va a gustar. No es una obra rompe esquemas o increíblemente original, pero es interesante. Y si les gusto este corto, también recomiendo los otros trabajos de Takena, especialmente Bloody Date.

overall:5

I will try a different form of review for this one. I will compare and contrast it to its counter part bloody date.

Bloody Night what it lacked in character visual/story/ horror made up with the 'good' ending.

sound: not sure why the creator chose not to do sound. wouldn't be that hard... hell, would have improved his audience views. Even if the sound was comical like three stooges.

character: still lacking background... how did the girl get there? what was said exactly? i could go on and on.

P.s. to the creator if you are alive and can read this please do not use your power in clay ... animation for horror try a different genre like comedy.