Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Palaest recommended

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "No Reason" is (despite the title) a German German-language film from 2010, so this one has its 7th anniversary this year. The writer and director is Olaf Ittenbach and this should already tell you what to expect here, especially if you read the name of Andreas Pape in the cast. It is horror with lots of violence. The lead actress is Irene Holzfurtner and she elevated the material and I must say I am a bit surprised here. But she does not elevate it enough for it to be an even mediocre outcome. There is a definite structure to this movie. The first part is the introduction. The second part is the collection of color sequences. Third part is the flashback to reality. And the final part is the epilogue with the central character being dead. I personally think parts 1 and 3 were somewhat decent and without the epilogue I maybe would have given it even 2 stars out of 5. But I just can't. Not just because of the epilogue, but also because the color sequences are so bad and so pretentious in how they are trying to deliver a deeper meaning and significance, but it's really just sex and gore. Nothing else. Like I said, this is a bit of a shame as the first 15-20 minutes were kinda solid. This is also why I would say that this is probably one of the better Ittenbach movies, but the fact that I still give it only 2 stars shows you how I don't like the "filmmaker" at all. Nonetheless it is pretty shocking that Ittenbach has made films for over 2 decades when this came out and it still so abysmal in quality. So yeah, there are occasional ups here (like the lead actress I mentioned earlier), but all in all I recommend everybody to stay far far away from this film. The best thing is really that it runs for 70 minutes only.

bradleybean86 I spent a considerable amount of time trying to get ahold of this, so I was delighted to finally see the original movie (with eng subs) once I had procured it here in the states!Olaf Ittenbach makes really cool and crazy over-the-top-not-necessary- but-now-that-you-mention-it-that's-kind-of-awesome type horror movies. He executes special effects with unquestionable brilliance - I dare any of you to create a CGI that has a comparable effect. - And the movies he directs often dispatch a rather generic plot that allows for such gore and action sequences to be thread together. Personally, I really enjoy his style and totally grasp where he's going with it.This movie in particular shines for multiple reasons. The special effects and Gore in this film are abundant. In addition to that, it actually has a pretty good plot and interesting main character as well (who also happens to be completely nude for almost the entire film.)It explores things like Drug Addiction, Mood & Mental Disorders, Heaven & Hell, Sensory Perception & Colors, while piecing together the heroine's memory and contrasting that with what ends up being the reality. It is somewhat self-important but it works for this film.The musical score is EFFECTIVE, creepy, and surprisingly poignant considering the genre of film. While this movie did not reinvent the wheel, It certainly captures the elements necessary to make something resonate as creepy/scary/disturbing. This movie would STILL be very creepy without all the over-the-top violence and blood/gutspilling - However; The fact that it is there makes it even that much more delightful. Buy/Rent It ;)

ElijahCSkuggs Ittenbach's latest diabolical mind-bender of the colorful kind may bemuse you as well as shrink your dink.If I tried explaining the story to you, or even – I'm losing patience just thinking about it – discussing what it all means, I'd probably come across dumber than I sound right now. So, with that said, let's give it a shot! Ya got a girl who's visited by a tentacle bearded demon guy that is trying to teach her the truth of her ways by bringing her to different layers of some type of afterlife realm…or some sh!t like that. Hey ya know, that wasn't that bad of a summary. What's most important is knowing if Olaf's flick was able to deliver while his cast of characters did their thing. The answer is sure.Pretty early on you get the picture that the story is a take it or leave it type of thing. I personally thought it stunk, but if you dig heady, weirdo German type story-telling then I guess you'll dig it…at least a little bit. But again, we know better. Ittenbach fans know better than to expect an average tale. We hope for one, but we don't expect. What we do expect is blood. So we sit there with our bibs on, waiting for that first splash.It doesn't take long.What No Reason does have going for it is that it's possibly one of the goriest films of the past couple years. Besides some lighting techniques that may have cut corners around how realistic the gore should look, the film still delivers on the blood front. There's a sequence, a hellish sequence you would say, where we stroll along through a torture dungeon of sorts that is basically just non-stop atrocities. Some creative stuff is going down too. Graphic is an understatement, as we peep peeing girls, some skin tearing, a bound to be classic penile mutilation, and of course, lots of blood spurting. It's the highlight of the film.There are other scenes of OTT violence, and our leading lady is one hundred percent naked I'd say 80% of the movie - nice bum, small boobs, camel toe in your face. So as you see, there is enough here to keep your eyes glued to the screen. At a little over 70 minutes the film does feel longer because of Olaf's talky tale of colors, but I'd say it's definitely worth any gorehounds time as well as a must see for fans of Olaf, and, without a doubt, a definite for feminist gorehounds.An average output for Olaf by my standards, but still, gore is gore, ass is ass, and how much more can you ask for when Ittenbach is in the big boy chair?

Earl Toper Olaf Ittenbach's first love is plainly producing the most disgusting gore effects possible, so his fans will not be disappointed with 'No Reason'. Especially in the central part of the film the viewer is 'treated' to some of the most grisly effects you'll ever see - limbs are hacked off, flesh is torn, skulls are split and the blood never stops. The trouble is that Olaf and his team obviously spent the bulk of their time & energy on the gore scenes that actually don't add anything to the plot while not putting enough effort into some of the other sets. The majority of the cast give the kind of uninspired performances one associates with this genre, but not the lead actress. Irene Holzfurtner gives an outstanding performance despite having to be completely naked apart from blood & grime for the majority of her screen time. Ittenbach wisely cast the talented Ms Holzfurtner who was in her early forties rather than a younger, more nubile woman and this decision is what puts 'No Reason' above the standard gore offerings.