Not only being in the horror genre I am also a big fan of old school goth. Due both reasons I picked up this movie. Carl McCoy from Fields Of The Nephilim was involved in this movie. First of all, he was the voice of the evil spirit, second, a song from the Fields appeared on the credits, Darkcell. Carl once played an important role in Hardware which was a good movie but here it's back to square one. The story itself is okay but the movie is a bit boring. Cheap effects are used to cover the low budget. It never becomes frightening or scary and it fails in so many ways. There's a lot of talking and weird things going on, like the special hand, Mad Max style. A shame that this project wasn't worked out better, it would have given us a better 'sign'.
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retrogames5 April 2002After buying the DVD in a Bargain Bin due to the impressive amount of features listed on the cover, I popped it in the DVD player and everything looked good. Nice animated menus and a whole lot of extra features...but when I played the movie itself, what a let down. It is the worst thing I have ever seen and I have seen some bad movies in my time. The comment that praises the movie here at IMDB is actually from the people who made the film. So Don't Believe It unless you like to waste your cash!
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shes_dead11 February 2002dont ever ever ever consider watching this sorry excuse for a film. the way it is shot, lit, acted etc. just doesn't make sense. it's all so bad it is difficult to watch. loads of clips are repeated beyond boredom. there seems to be no 'normal' person in the entire film and the existence of the 'outside world' is, well, it just doesn't exist. and why does that bald guy become invincible all of a sudden? this film is beyond stupidity. zero.
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retrogames12 February 2004I wrote a review of this movie further down after buying it on DVD and being sorely disapointed.
I tried watching it again after reading a few of the comments made since then. Being a film student and making similar budgeted movies myself (ie no budget, shot on digi cam), I stand by my original comments. This is a no budget student project (and not a particularly good one), released on video/dvd to look like an award winning film (if you read the cover). So deceving the public into thinking it's something it's not. I want my money back under the trades description act! Complete Rubbish! -
Nice_Purse3 August 2003It's true. If you want to see how NOT to write, direct, shoot, act and produce then this is the film for you! If you do accidently buy under the false pretense that the 'film makers' actually cared about what they wanted to make, then at least you can use the DVD as a frisbee or coaster possibly.
Perhaps, just perhaps, this film was actually meant to be this bad and it's all part of an elaborate practical joke. Or, perhaps not. -
gramirezf31 May 2006Yes, this movie make me feel real horror, when i realized that i paid for it and spent more than 1 hour of my life trying to watch it. The bald guy just give me the impression of being a psycho - Junkie actor and the girl is the worst actress i ever seen . Believe me if you appreciate your time avoid this movie, i understand a movie requires money to be created and some movies do not have that money but that is no justification for a stupid plot and bad acting. I'm always supporting independent movies, when it deserves the support, but movies like this makes a bad name for this kind of movies. I'm still traumatized. I will not trust in any nice cover anymore.
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PeterRoeder28 January 2004I bought this while I was playing chess in Hastings. I am from Denmark though. It is very good. Definitely with an understanding of the horror genre. The monster towards the end is very scary. People who criticize this on IMDb should recall that it was a huge success among serious horror critics. Anyway, I really love horror movies and this one is good fun. Especially jump-scares tend to be interesting in horror movies. It seems a show like Fear Factor is more disgusting than scary but this movie really is scary and I like that in horror. It is made on a low budget for sure but still a very powerful movie. I am really a dedicated horror fan and I like imagination in movies. Horror seems to be very imaginative. Horror today seems a bit boring but it has been an important genre for a long time.
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darkroom-210 June 2002I thought this film was extremely entertaining. It had a sense of humour and yet could shake up some fear where needed. Don't take this film too seriously, just enjoy it for what it is.
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Paranoid Celluloid22 January 2001How refreshing! Not another British gangster film! It's great to see that Britain can also produce films in the Horror genre. A film full of mystery, suspense and, of course, lots of blood and gore. A must see for Horror fans or any other fans for that matter. This film is guaranteed to entertain all, but the faint hearted!enjoy
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rocknrelics22 January 2008It appears even the director doesn't like this film,but for me I think he's being a bit harsh on himself.
Sure it's not perfect, but there are some atmospheric shots,and the story is good enough to keep you interested throughout.
It's shot in what appears to be quite a pretty village which adds to the atmosphere as well.
If you like horror films shot in England, give it a go.
I have just seen a trailer for this directors latest film 'The Devil's Chair' which looks quite amazing.
There aren't enough English horror films for me, so any that come along deserve our attention, and this one isn't as bad as you may think -
jim_the_chicken2 December 2004First off, ill start by saying i go to the school (yes it is a school) where this was filmed, so its even more hilarious to see them running for their lives through the shop where i buy chewing gum in the mornings, and killing a 'possessed' villager with the 'please keep off the grass' sign. Secondly, this film is uber, uber cheap, and a laugh to watch, if only because it is so dire, and there are more plot holes and rubbish fight scenes than there are minutes of play. Also, if you read the notes in the extras it says, and i quote, "this film was made to be laughed at, not with." It was crud, it was supposed to be crud, spend a few quid, buy it, and sit up for an hour and twenty minutes laughing your nuts off at it. Plus there are tons of extras which are both genuinely amusing and provide an insight into the horrors of what was left on the cutting room floor.
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LENSONS22 July 2003I bought and watched this film with no expectations. Once I had watched the film I wasn't sure how I felt about it, It wasn't over the top blood and guts nor was it testing the grey matter to much, what it was though was one hell of a good attempt, the story is funny in parts gory enough in others. People seem to be forgeting that this was their first attempt, most people haven't even got the guts to try that first film. And seeing as it was all self funded the results are great, Instead of shooting them down in flames before they have even took off why dont people get behind them and give them support for the future, all I hear is people moaning about how few movies are made over here. Give the guy a break