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If people from the 17th Century could make a film about their deepest darkest horrors - it would look a lot like this movie! The Witch engrosses you in the time and place of its setting, it's a family drama, a horror and a folk tale. All interwoven together into a macabre ode of the times when people were frightened of the primeval darkness of the forests and the inexplicable twists of their wretched fates. Intense and gripping from the very beginning. With some of the most amazing acting I've seen by the youngest cast members. Fantastic movie for horror fans and a masterful period piece. I would recommend it highly to horror fans and fans of history and good cinema in general.

Crimson Peak is not a horror movie, but a Gothic romance! Don't be expecting huge jump scares, gore and screams. What it has in spades is atmosphere and general creepiness through out the movie. However... The movie is dumb! Be warned! Even having a passing familiarity with the genre, you'll be able to tell the entire plot the first act! And it will play out exactly as you'd expect! The movie is slow and it feels staggeringly dull since you know everything that will happen.

Visually stunning - yes! Great performance - yes! Terrific period piece - yes! Scary - no! Interesting - no! Novel - no!

I have great respect for del Toro as a filmmaker, and this is obviously a passion project, but unless you're a fan of him or the genre you'd better avoid it! Or at least approach with appropriate expectations!