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I just finished watching the movie. It wasn't one of those serious slasher films. Even though I've seen innumerable horror movies, the movie still made me cringe. It is sure to make some of the audience want to cover their eyes during some killing scenes, which is not necessarily a bad thing. The movie was explicit about showing minor yet disturbing enough torture scenes, but seemed to deliberately censor the major ones, which is understandable given the fact that it wasn't meant to be a torture movie. The gore is not over the top and it is only there to contribute to the story progression. It is more of a detective movie, mixed with some joker-type madness, which slightly takes away from the seriousness of the violent scenes, and somehow makes you keep watching even if it makes you uncomfortable. You're going to watch a bunch of people trapped in a single location trying to work their way out. This means much of your time will be spent watching the characters have lengthy conversations with one another in order to solve a murder case. The movie is a mix of detective, torture, and comedy genres. I'm not into comedy movies, but it kind of made this movie more appealing. If it didn't have that funny feeling to it, I might have got bored due to it resembling many other movies of this type. I must say the story is very original and that alone makes this movie worth watching, although I'm pretty sure for most of you out there it's going to be a one-time watch only.

Chosen as the closing night film for the Australian Film Festival, could REDD INC. be the film that relaunches the ozploitation craze of the 70's and early 80's..? If the reaction from the sold out premiere audience is any gauge, the answer is a resounding "yes!"

Redd Inc. starts with news reports and clips informing us that a serial killer Thomas Reddmann (Nicholas Hope) known as the 'head-hunter' has perished in fire during an attempted escape from a local mental institution. Annabelle Hale (Kelly Paterniti) an online stripper who was a key witness at Reddmann's trial is kidnapped and wakes up chained to an office desk with 5 other people who were also involved with Reddmann's trial in various capacities.

The captives are soon introduced to Mr Reddmann who informs them that he is their regional manager and that they have a job to do. He declares that he is innocent and expects them to work to the best of their abilities to find the real head-hunter killer. Assigned to different tasks using the court case documents, the 6 captives get to work, or face a strike against their name, in the form of a cut to the forehead… 5 strikes and you're out.

Redd Inc. is a new low-budget Australian horror film from co-writers Anthony O'Connor and Jonathan Green (who also co-produces with Sandy Stevens), and director Daniel Krige; who have managed to deliver an original take on a familiar theme.

The ensemble cast are all good, with Nicholas Hope turning in a delightfully creepy performance as Redd and a nice cameo from Tom Savini who worked as special make-up effects supervisor. Newcomer Kelly Paterniti's character visibly grows in confidence throughout the film and she's probably one to watch. However, the real star is the script, littered with references to keep most genre fans happy; it's tight, menacing and genuinely funny. Described by scriptwriter Anthony O'Connor as "office giallo", placing the horror in the everyday office makes the setting instantly recognizable to most of us and therefore more unnerving due to that familiarity.

The effects which were done by Sydney based Make-up Effects Group (MEG), and supervised by the legendary Tom Savini, are suitably gory and in a few notable scenes had the cinema audience squirming. Slashes to foreheads, removal of fingernails, limbs and heads are all on display and considering the budget restrictions are all done exceptionally well.

I really enjoyed the movie and would recommend it unreservedly to any horror fan. With the release of last years The Tunnel and 2010's The Loved Ones, Australian horror seems to be back in a good way, original, gory and wickedly funny.

Just saw this movie at a film festival in Seoul and was quite impressed. As is generally the case with film festivals, I didn't quite know what to expect going in other than how it is similar to Saw. While the similarity is there, Redd, Inc. is certainly its own film and one that is worth watching. It involves a recently escaped mental patient/prisoner who believes himself to be innocent and kidnaps the unsuspecting people who were involved one way or another with the conviction.

The movie lacks the sort of pathetic dialog the worst parts of the Saw franchise often include as other films do, whether it's Saw, other horror movies, or other other movies that involve multiple people in a tumultuous situation. The dialog is often funny, usually necessary, and never drab.

The director was kind of enough to show up and say a few things about his film along with taking questions, during which time he brought up his love of the comedy/horror genre. Often times horror movies are funny when they don't want to be and corny when they are trying to be funny, but Redd Inc. does a good job achieving what it is trying to achieve at any given moment. In the end, everyone has a moment or many of feeling chained to their desks.

A great story and solid performances with flawless special effects, Inhuman resources stands out in the horror genre. The movie is tense with many edge of your seat moments combined with the fear and isolation of the 6 people held against there will. Nicholas Hope is perfectly cast in his role as their demented former office professional turned captor with his character ranging from a calm and professional boss to outright psychopathic and twisted.

The story takes twists and turns along the way and it's entertainment that keeps you clued to the screen giving the audience satisfaction for their time. With the movie industry churning out endless no star horror garbage, it's great to come across a film such as this where all the right boxes have been ticked

For those who have felt chained to their desks in the Cubicle Farm, this ones for you. A Yuppie Yarn of Corporate Headhunters played against a Plot of a convicted Serial Killer and his "rehabilitation" and revenge.

This is a Gory Story, Fangoria Films and Fans wouldn't have it any other way. The best part of this Saw and Hostel influenced Movie is that it has its decapitated head in the right place. That is, it does not take itself so pretentiously serious like those other over rated Franchises.

It is a lively, colorful Film that is loaded with talent on and off the Screen. The Story gets ever more complex as it moves along and in the end it is rewarding enough to rise above the lesser entries in this Genre. It utilizes its Low-Budget and drains every drop of the lifeblood and gladly and Artistically spreads it across the Screen.

The Plot Six captive office workers are literally chained to their desks by a demented, escaped serial killer; former regional manager Thomas Reddmann (Redd).

He assigns his 'human resources' the impossible task of proving his innocence or suffering gruesome consequences.

It's not a great movie.

And although it's billed as a comedy thriller horror, it's really a slasher film with little or no humor.

It's a bit along the lines of The Dentist and the Step Father.

Frankly I got bored real early.

It's a slow paced film that lacks in originality.

First of all, it's not a comedy. It has a few humorous parts, but no way it's one of the sub-genres.

It's like a lot of "trap" horrors, where people are locked in a confined space, forced to carry out some task and survive horrors of all kind. It's quirky, low-budget, but it's well executed. The acting isn't horror, the special effects are pretty sweet, and there are neat little tidbits of the unique. I can definitely recommend it to other horror fans. Don't expect anything perfect though, of course.

Redd is the title character, a man presumed to be an axe murderer at an office building. It begins with a news report of a killing spree with a manager who has supposedly gone postal by hacking up workers on the job. Next up, a young lady logs online and strips for a client in a sex chat room. Annabelle is then abducted and wakes up in a room, chained to a desk table with four other people. Mr. Redd shows up and explains to them that they will be fed by him, but in the meantime he gives them binders of his trial to transcribe while they are to prove his innocence. At every transgression, they are marked on the forehead with a hook at the end of Redd's fake arm. Tom Savini provides the gore effects, which are frequent, but the problem is the ridiculous story line. It never makes any sense, and competent actors are given a silly plot. It starts out somewhat promising with a darkly funny Nicholas Hope initially delivering some funny lines, but it all goes downhill rapidly. Avoid Redd Inc, it is a badly thought out movie.

This one is quite the little hidden gem in my opinion. I really, really enjoyed this one. Super gory, super fun and a great story. All of the actors are very good and I really like the girl who played the lead. Redd Inc. is a fun slasher gore type that has a nice twist and keeps you trying to figure out what's going on throughout the movie. Loved the ending! This is the type of horror movie that is made to entertain you not try to impress you.

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It feels saw-Esq at the start, but that changes. I really enjoyed this movie. I thought the acting was good. The camera work was fine. The plot moved along nicely, I never got bored. If you don't mind blood and gore, you will hopefully love this movie as much as I did. I would recommend this movie to anyone age 18 and over. It is certainly no worse than a Jason or Freddy movie. I really loved the very end. I really liked the main girl, the actress did a great job. I hope she does more movies in the future. Thanks for reading! If you liked this, please uprate. I gave it 10/10, just because movies like this tend to disappear, and I really liked this one.

No suspense. Typical ending that's been done with other similar movies. I don t understand that this is high up on a horror list. It's suspense maybe little gore not much. Not scary at all. Not exciting either.

The main character (Redd) was probably the most well acted and realistic role. I found the film in general to be unrealistic, however the gore scenes were well done and reminded me a bit of Hostel. The pacing and timeline were good but unfortunately I would not watch this film again.

Who ever says this movie isn't original has an odd outlook on what's original and what's repetitive. Okay, no it's not 100% different. What is 100% original nowadays???? But this film is inventive enough in the story to be different, familiar enough to peek interest, and executed well enough to keep you staring at the screen.

There are some movies that takes itself so seriously when it shouldn't, but this movie is not one of them. It's humorous (in a dark way) at some points and gory when it needs to be.

Fantastic acting, just wonderful. All I can say about that.

Yes, you may be reminded of Saw a bit, there is that "correct the wrong" air about the killer's motive. But the story is not at all like Saw.

Maybe you'll have a problem with the pace?? Wasn't slow to me but maybe some people have gotten use to quick kills thanks to movies like Saw and slasher films. This movie has more to offer than quick kills and it doesn't have to work so hard to keep my attention.

If you want a quick-kill-from-the-start thriller gore fest, you might hate the build up. But honestly, it's fine. Watch it, don't take it more seriously than the production intended it to, and you'll smile (or look away, the gore is great) the whole time.

Retitled 'Inhuman Resources' for US release, neither title accurately hints at what 'Redd Inc.' is about, but then again, going into it with minimal expectations is part of the fun. The film begins as a 'Saw' variant with various kidnapped individuals waking up in a conference room where they are chained to the central desk and unable to escape, but the film soon morphs into a blend of dark comedy and mystery as the antagonist enters the scene. Played by a Nicholas Hope (of 'Bad Boy Bubby' fame), he is a human resources director convicted of murder who has recently fled prison. Having always protested his innocence, Hope forces his subjects to research his case and look for inconsistencies in the prosecution's case, while offering grotesque consequences for those who do not comply. Hope gives a wonderfully deadpan performance, hilariously declaring himself an "innocent man" after issuing his most vicious, violent consequences. Also priding himself as "firm but fair", the film sharply hits satirical notes as rugged workplace environments are giddily parodied. The film is partially let down by a wealth of unanswered questions (and it seems bizarre that only one of the six characters attempts to escape with definite opportunities noticeable), but is an effective experience all the same, greatly enhanced by excellent makeup effects from industry legend Tom Savini. The film is also full of memorable splatter scenes throughout, but the best bit is a subtle one as blood drips from our heroine's forehead onto the 'Esc' key on her keyboard.

Exceeded expectations for a low budget film! Unique story, exceptional practical effects and for most of the film the acting is adequate. The last ten minutes of the film feel extremely rushed. The ending has some nice twists but falls flat and feels like another movie entirely. Most of the movie is very dark and serious but the ending is quite silly. The location change during the last act relies less on atmosphere and moreso on the actors which doesn't work well. The quality of acting takes a turn for the worse and it's quite apparent. Excluding the last ten minutes of the film it's great. The acting is good enough and the pacing, effects and story are all exceptional. This film is one of my new favorites.

Awakening to find themselves bound together in an office building, a group of people learn they're being held by a vicious killer to a crime they're all involved in and uses deadly means to force them to find the real killer in the case.

This one turned out to be quite an interesting blend of efforts that never quite gets to where it wants to go. The fact that it starts off with the typical Torture Film genre set-up of the people chained together in a singular, dim location with a madman amongst them forcing them to play along in a demented game of his makes for a cliché opening that quickly appears to derail interest early on, but the fact that it then turns into a dark comedy about him forcing the gathered group to partake in crime solving on the case that sent him to prison that they were all involved in getting him tried on the charge, makes this one's rapid shift in tone quite unappealing when he's using far more vicious methods of forcing them along than what had happened to put him away yet continually claims innocence the whole time, a fact that's pointed out and glossed over with no real deterrence at all. While it gets a lot more enjoyable when they get loose and are stalked through the office building in the final half, forcing in some pretty brutal gags and blood-splatter along the way, it's not nearly enough to compensate for it's wacky opening.

Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and Nudity.

As the other reviews (at the time of writing) appear to give this movie a glowing bill of health I thought I'd add a little balance. Not least for those who like me check whether a film is worth watching based on the reviews here. Having to dig deep in to other peoples lists to find something that I haven't already seen.

Let me sum this up in the fewest words possible. Don't bother.

I can't work out on what rating system anyone would rate this anything other than poor.

The story is fairly weak and unconvincing. The cast were terrible, wooden and largely difficult to sympathise with. As a result it fails as a thriller. Not a particularly gory movie, although it has its moments and makes a few nods to other gore porn features such as Saw and Hostel, but with little of the cringe-inducing effect. As a horror it also fails. Or perhaps I'm becoming desensitised in my old age.

I have to say, I was grateful when it was all over. Redd Inc. unfortunately falls in to my; "wish it'd had never been made, wish I'd never seen it" bucket.

When I was invited to the preview of Redd Inc, I like others was not sure what to expect. Having seen Angst a few years ago on TV I at least knew I'd be getting a witty film, and I wasn't wrong. I'm a fairly picky horror fan, but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It almost feels like a comic book in a lot of places, due to the colourful way it is shot and executed. It was unexpectedly funny, had characters I related to and I found myself rooting for their survival. The female lead is spunky and has character, she's not a cardboard cut-out. I enjoyed Redd Inc from start to finish, I felt it broke free of many of the flaws and traps that horror films seem to fall into. To go into more detail would be giving too much away. I highly recommend that horror fans see this one for themselves. It's not big Hollywood, it's definitely got that indie feel about it but there's fun to be had here.

Seriously, the best part of the movie was in the first ten minutes. That's where we are introduced to Kelly Paterniti's character. She does a a wicked strip tease and a how's her t#tties. Really cute....

The rest of the movie, was bad pacing, bad dialogue, bad plot, just bad. I do not understand how people billed this as "humor horror". It's not even funny as a bad movie.

Save your time. Watch the first ten minutes, then move on.

It was a pretty good movie. I'm not a fan of fangoria though I wanted something thriller/horror to watch and stumbled upon this ones. It's worth a watch through at least once. Has a lot of blood and gore which is a plus to me.

So,where I got the idea of reviewing a crappy Horror Channel thriller like Inhuman Resources,I don't know,while I was reviewing Cube,it kind of just came to me,did anybody else have that feeling,that this was like Cube..anyway,Inhuman Resources,or also known as Redd. Inc,is about a bunch of strangers who are strapped to a desk in front of a computer and forced to write like an SA or something and if they refuse..they die..and if you do something wrong,you get a cut across the face..was'int it? Anyway,so obviously,Redd. Inc is nothing special,its a crappy horror film with lots of gore that hopes,somewhere,it will premiere on TV on a crappy channel like Sony Channel and maybe even spawn its own DVD produced by a crappy company like Signature..ha,but I actually admire Redd. Inc,its one of the cool,low budget horror films,now,if this did not have all the horrible gore in it as well as the cheesy lines where the guy like repeats hes gonna kill the villain and just as hes saying that sentence the villain like,cuts his head off or something,this could be a rather good horror film. Redd. Inc is a OK horror film with a bit too much gore and maybe a bit too much "i'm gonna kill you" scenes,but otherwise..ya,rather good. Stay tuned guys,Halloween is not over yet so get ready for still some classics like Rosemary's Baby,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as well as the new Jigsaw,which will be up on Sunday and I will try to review The Ritual soon,but probably will be after Halloween due to it not being in my local cinema or online