the audience applauded

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Best movie of this year hands down!

best movie i've ever seen.

After seeing the fake reviews from users that signed up the same month that they post the review, I... well, I'm making a review signing up just mere minutes before making the review. Alright, not the best intro, but hey, I prefer to start by being honest.Now, about the movie... no spoilers here, I'll just say that it turned to be really entertaining for me. I didn't recognize any important actors (you know, the OHHH IT'S THAT ACTOR/ACTRESS), but they did their part alright for me.The plot is rather interesting as well, even with the limited background story that is given by the script. Just a bunch of people dealing with the circumstances in which they are put into, and what comes out of it. And the human nature affecting everyone's decisions. In all, it keeps you watching to see what's happening to who, and that's the minimum a plot can aim to.Yes, there might be some plot holes left unexplained, but nothing groundbreaking or that might ruin the experience.In sum, don't be mislead or discouraged by the glowing and amazing reviews of users days old (despite being said by an user minutes old :P), The Subjects is worth watching.

So I'm a little disappointed that studios feel like us IMDb users are so stupid that we would fall for reviews that are made by people who just joined IMDb and only have 1 review of said material. Please stop!That being said, this movie wasn't too awfully bad. Yes there are a few poorly acted scenes (British guy being the worst offender) and some scenes that were unnecessary (the debate over whether to take the pill), but I still have to say that I was entertained throughout.The movie really takes off after the first person has the first reaction to the pill (burp). While the CGI was definitely sub-par, it got the job done and I didn't laugh too much about it. We've all seen worse, believe me. Once the movie gets going it's a wild ride all the way through to the end. I do not feel anyone would be wasting their time seeing it; especially Sci-Fi/Superhero movie fans.In conclusion, while the movie does reach the "cheesy" level quite a few times, I was left smiling and would actually recommend it to my geek friends. Totally worth a rent!6/10

Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK)Rating: 3.4/5 starsThere's something quite different about writer-director Robert Mond's self-professed "anti-superhero" movie, "The Subjects". This energetic, low-budget venture strips away the romantic idea that superpower-enhanced humans are blessed by fate and views them instead as lab rats embroiled in a cause out of their control.The film is a single-setting thriller that revolves around a group of strangers trapped in a soundproof studio. They have agreed to be here in the name of science – or more bluntly, to earn an easy US$ 800 by swallowing a pill and staying in a room for eight hours while being observed by a video camera. This is a clinical trial put on by pharmaceutical company SunSkye, which has brought together a tapestry of mostly familiar personalities. There's the girl next door Nikki (Katharine Innes), potty-mouthed brute Giggles (Frank Magree), air-headed party-goer Jenna (Emily Wheaton), chilled out dude Corey (Paul Henri), "time is money" straight-talker Devin (Spencer McLaren), nervous introvert Lilly (Charlotte Nicdao) and, magician/con-man John (Paul O'Brien).Giggles has participated in these kind of trials before and is convinced the group is swallowing placebos. But necking a bunch of dud pills does not an interesting movie make; the story really kicks into gear when complaints about an upset tummy result in one of the characters spontaneously combusting about 20 minutes in. From then on it's a wild ride, built around constantly surprising the audience and offering them something quite different (though undoubtedly inspired by the multitude of superhero fare playing at the local multiplexes – some really good, some decent, and some other just plain bad).Characters develop incredible powers and must quickly come to terms with them in a universe incompatible with training montages or cheesy speeches about great power coming with great responsibility. Interactions between the cast do feel a bit labored – there's lots of macho babble between the blokes – and the story takes a while to loosen up and make the most of its interesting ideas.But when an extra cast member unexpectedly appears, it becomes clear how much thought Mond has invested in his screenplay, particularly its structure, which is more intelligent than it initially appears. Experimentation with time travel, teleportation, and the impact new superpowers have are among the film's most interesting thought- bubbles.Where "The Subjects" really falters is in its technical aspects. It's lit and graded blandly and brightly – a moodier or higher contrast look might have better suited the script's dark elements. It could have also done with a better background score and more realistic sound effects in places.However, "The Subjects" works an antidote to the standard-rate, cookie cutter superhero format audiences know all too well. It's presented in a colorful way and loaded with kooky ideas. And while budgetary constraints are apparent – particularly in the special effects – so is Mond's madly inventive brainstorming, which approaches the superhero genre with refreshing ambition. Worth a watch for his uniquely refreshing take on the tried-and-tested superhero genre alone.

I would not exactly call myself the avid indie-film-lover, so I kind of went in to this film with expectations of poor acting, effects and script. More than being pleasantly surprised, I actually really enjoyed the movie. The characters were apparent archetypes, but i found that excusable and even realistic given the setting of a clinical trial. The film had a number of really surprising twists, which did not come across as corny and led me to need to re-watch the film to fully understand the depth of Mond's work. I would have to claim that i enjoyed this movie far more than the typical studio effort of superheroes rewritten with near-identical scripts and class myself as a convert to appreciating (and paying for) indie films in the future!