WHERE'S THE RAWNESS IN IRISH TERROR?

Three recent and acclaimed 'terror' movies (Savage, Wake wood, Rewind) all fail for one common reason: They are just too slick! By that Shooot the Cabbage means too technical, too well photographed, over-directed, drawing attention to themselves, self-conscious, and using too much post-production work. These films are all one-dimensional and smothered by film technique. Not sure who is to blame? Is it the film schools? Is it the short schemes? Is it Irish filmmakers' complete obsession with the 'look' of their work? Whatever it might be it actually ruins these titles. There is a strange lack of 'rawness' in Irish cinema. Similar but famous titles such as Hills have eyes, Driller killer, Exterminator, Death wish, and Last house on the left all have an unpolished look and it enhances the effect of their stories. However, in Ireland even the most routine of horror/terror films need lots of shaky, zoomy, washed-out cinematography in order to get an IFTA nomination! These films completely miss the point! Honestly, the scene in the badly-made American classic The Exterminator where the guy gets put into a meat grinder is far more memorable and disturbing than any of these polished and forgettable turds that the Irish Film Board fund! There is too much emphasis here on technical filmmaking ability and not enough emphasis on shocking the audience or creating memorable cinema. Nothing original, voiceless, and aimed at people who are impressed with focus pulls and post-production sound effects!