Bad dumb Tish! To be honest there were moments I was thinking X moor had some interesting ideas and was going somewhere, however it kind of felt a bit messy in the end and was a bit inconsistent. The lead role was entirely unconvincing and paled in comparison to other actors in minor roles and this proved a bit distracting, although the twisting and turning on the plot could not have helped plus the characters being all a bit on the silly side, then again we'd have no horror movies without characters acting inexplicably stupid. The movie also suffered from many dark scenes at one point which were simply difficult to make out. It did feel everything went on an inexplicable rush near the end and ambitious plot points were not developed fully. It did have its moments however it seems like more time was needed to think over and edit this movie. Has the guy from Agents of Shield in it tho. 3 points for creepy kid, 10000 points for unintentionally hilarious stunt involving a Jeep.
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jonnytheshirt25 August 2015
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Stevieboy66622 August 2017Wilderness horror. Exmoor is a national park in south-west England, a place that I have visited & explored numerous times. Therefore I felt somewhat cheated by the fact that this was filmed in Northern Ireland. Two Americans (well actually non-American actors with unconvincing accents, especially the guy) go to Exmoor to film the elusive big black cat, but instead get duped into hunting for a sick serial killer known only as The Beast. Much of the running time involves shouting & screaming in the wood at night, gets pretty tedious. It does have a few shock moments but this film fails to impress, instantly forgettable.
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Georgia (Melia Kreiling) is an undiscovered creature hunter. Matt (Nick Blood) carries the equipment. She wants to hunt a large cat that has been killing animals on Xmoor and there exists the fuzzy picture. She has hired as a guide a man named Fox (Mark Bonnar) who comes across as mentally unstable. When they get deep into the Xmoor, it turns out that Fox has a slightly different plan as their trust in him diminish and they discover there is more out there in the Xmoor they need to worry about other than a big cat.
The film starts out as a typical film that one might expect from the hand held genre. Then everything happens at night. The film took several twists which could have made it more interesting, but didn't.
Guide: F-bomb. Sex. No nudity.
Plot Spoiler. The opening scene of a girl running in the Xmoor wearing fishnets had me scratching my head as I considered this a cheap ploy by the director. It was actually a clever clue. I only wish the film has measured up. -
mrgoth-218 August 2016I didn't hate the first five minutes, but it really went down hill fast. Matt is a terrible example of a man, started off as a bit useless and got worse as the movie progressed. I wondered why the female lead character would date him, until I saw more of her personality. A lot of horror movies consist of people making really poor choices, but this was ridiculous. What bothered me most was the same thing that I have a problem with in many of these "chased around the woods" movies, the lead character is completely incompetent for an hour and twenty minutes, then becomes an instant ninja to save themselves. You know what I mean, the girl who screams at every shadow and noise, making the location of the group known to the killer so he can hunt them all down, then when it is her own life left she is silent and deadly....unbelievably so. The time you spent to read this is time better spent than watching this movie.
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Platypuschow25 November 2017Starring Nick "Agents Of Shield" Blood we have three people going into the woods to find evidence of a big cat roaming freely.
Irish made and with a one million budget you'd think this would deliver but instead is an excessively dark poorly constructed embarrassment.
The one thing I'll say for it is that it wasn't predictable, to such an extent in fact that it's not what it's advertised to be and the front cover is yet another lie.
Utterley unlikeable I don't see where the budget went and can only assume they had great catering.
The Good:
Unpredictable
The Bad:
Lifeless
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
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sheliawells82521 September 2021This is terrible. What kind of film runs and doesn't have enough light for you to see what is going on. That is why it only got 2/10 stars. I stopped watching it when it continued to be a dark screen. Bummer.
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mungflesh26 August 2014Two Americans go to Exmoor, England to investigate the rumors about wild cats roaming the moors. They hook up with a guy who is a hunter and set out to find one of the beasts. What they actually find is much more disturbing.
It's a pretty good premise for a horror but doesn't quite live up to its promises. The plot twists and turns unnecessarily, leaving the viewer yearning for something more punchy and less contrived. It's very much a case of the more they added, the less they got.
Melia Kreiling is probably about the best thing in the movie. She's solid in the lead role and I have a feeling we'll be seeing much more from her in the future. It is competently shot, looks and sounds good but it's the messy plot and somewhat thin characterization that prevents any real tension from building.
It does have a few moments that are effective but they are scarce and not particularly scary. I didn't hate this film but I doubt I'd give it a second viewing in a hurry. -
kosmasp22 October 2014But not really something that is phenomenal. Horror movies live and die with their characters (most times literally than metaphorically) and in this case, the characters are mostly nicely drawn. You might even care for them (or at least some of them) not to die. Unfortunately a few things come in the way (and I'm not talking about Death/Killer situations alone).
The things that might annoy you, are the decisions made. Bad decisions as they mostly only happen in horror movies, to move on and make the movie "interesting" or let things happen that could be easily avoided. Having said that though, I have seen far worse, so if you don't hang up too much on those things and don't mind the slow pace in the beginning, there is a couple of things to enjoy here -
parry_na20 June 2016We've hardly got to know American documentary makers Matt (Nick Blood) and Georgia (Melia Kreiling) before they are set upon by two shady looking characters late one night, as they are driving down a rainy road in North Devon. They are responding to an award of 25k to capture proof of wild big cats that have been roaming the area, and a petrol bombed car is presumably some local deterrent.
As is often the case in Irish films like this, the location is wonderful. Bleak and rainy farmhouses filmed in gritty imagery, and endless roiling, grassy landscapes never fail to impress, and events become very interesting when tracker Fox (played by the excellent Mark Bonnar) is introduced and acts as a guide for the two across the moorland, immediately dismissing the 'big cats' theory. As Fox's impetuous nature increases along with the rising body count, the reactions from Matt and Georgia are hilariously real – although this is far from a comedy. The bodies have had their hands tied, and they realise that the true serial killer is human. Could it actually be Fox? The negatives of Xmoor: Firstly, some of the night-time scenes are simply too dark. Rather than conveying a feeling of panic and disorientation, it is just annoying that we cannot always make out what is going on. Secondly, why do the two leads have to be American? I ask this purely because the actors are not and, whilst both do a fairly good job, it is still noticeably feigned.
Sadly, despite a promising start, things deteriorate as the finale draws closer. The second half of the film attempts to pile twist upon twist in a bid to constantly pull the carpet from under the audience's expectations. A couple of these are fine, but it becomes too much, a muddy series of shrieking and mild gore (getting rid of Fox, the most interesting character, so early on, is questionable). -
Krackoon29 August 2015'X Moor' is about two documentary filmmakers in search of a giant cat - this is the perfect opportunity to save a few $$$ and go the found footage direction, but Luke Hyams decided to take the more expensive, slightly more difficult approach.. You know, he went ''old school.'' Kudos to him.
The first half of the film is solid. Nice build up, tension, character development. But it's not long before we discover the cat isn't the main attraction. Yes, Luke decided to take the 'more is more' approach, and toss in a serial killer. I knew at this point the film was going to go downhill pretty quickly, since most directors cast the most pathetic actor they can find, to play their films villain - and, since we all know Luke Hyams is a 'more is more' kind of guy, I figured he'd manage to throw in the giant cat somewhere along the way, because, that's just what 'more is more' guys do. I was right one both accounts, but it doesn't really matter, since the entire second half of the film ends up being complete nonsense, anyway. Michael Myers couldn't have saved the final 40 minutes.
The acting is passable, until Mark Bonnar (carried the first half) ends up meeting his maker (a pathetic end to a solid character.) Turning all attention to our lead actress - This ends up being a huge mistake, because we quickly discover that, well, she's awful. Every scene that she's in without her supporting men, is borderline amateur. The film is also fairly dark throughout, but never to the point you can't see what's going on.
Random Ramblings of a Madman: Not since 'Treehouse' has a film switched from solid to bad, as quickly as 'X Moor.' 'The Jungle' already did the whole giant cat documentary thing, so I knew the upside of 'X Moor' was going to be pretty low to begin with, but I still would have preferred a killer cat to whatever the hell I just saw throughout the second half of the film. And why do you build up Mark Bonnar's character, just to kill him off in such a pathetic manner?
Luke, check out 'House of the Devil' and 'The Tunnel.' Less is more, my friend. -
jonathan-a-chapman26 August 2014I really enjoyed this film. The story was well realised and the characters, while flawed, were at least so in believable ways. The turning point and resulting revelations came naturally without ever feeling forced or needlessly exaggerated for cinematic effect, yet still offered a number of tense and fearful moments. My friends had some criticisms about the actions of the characters, but in my opinion those were not unreasonable considering the circumstances each were in at the time.
While much of the film was shot in night-time forest areas, the cinematography was pleasing and did a good job of saturating the atmosphere with the bleak cold & mist of Exmoor, including some wonderful aerial shots of the location in the early morning -
chrismackey197225 August 2015I'm not sure why this doesn't have a higher rating on IMDb. I just saw this, and it was fun. It had a natural flow, and I liked the main character a lot. There was a twist at the end that was very unexpected. However, what happens to the bad guy was kinda silly, but it didn't negate the rest of the movie.
Melia Kreiling was very believable, and she seemed believable scared throughout her time in the forest. I think we'll see more films with her in the future.
I recommend this film. It's a solid, original thriller, and I'll watch it again. I gave this a 7-star rating. -
jessegehrig3 November 2015Wow, so silly. The movie had the feel that the screenplay was being written while filming. That, or the bar napkin with the hastily written words "monster/serial killer?" which served as this movie's script, was not sufficient. It was a tedious story I feel like I've seen a hundred times before, like that bait-and-switch bullsh*t telling me people are going to confront a monster but it turns out to be a dude, cause the film makers are playing with the concept of reality versus myth and blah blah bullsh*t. It's all indicative of movies made by people with zero imagination, just recycled ideas made into a motion picture of equally recycled imagery. This movie would have been better with an actual monster in the plot and zero serial killers, but I assume there were budget constraints.Yawn.
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I went in expecting some cryptid movie, or at least to see some idiot college kids get ripped apart by some panther with mange. It tries to go in on that premise, but about halfway through switches to a poorly executed "The Most Dangerous Game" "spooky ambiguous killer" type movie. Most everyone save for Vanya is completely useless, at least their panic is believable, I'll give them that much. It goes off on plenty of "mysterious" tangents that don't get solved, or if they did, you'd have to suffer through the movie a second time and wade through so much crap to find the answer it might just be easier to gouge your eyes out and forget you ever wasted your time on this movie. Maybe THAT'S what happened to the little girl's eye, she just couldn't stand the movie anymore.
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Needless to say that I had never heard about this 2014 horror movie titled "X Moor" prior to sitting down here in 2023 to watch it. But I do believe in giving a movie a fair chance, and with it being a horror movie, of course I opted to watch it.
However, writer and director Luke Hyams failed to deliver a movie that appealed much to my particular liking. The storyline was actually okay enough in concept, however, the movie was had very little entertainment value to it. It was a bit too slow paced, and the fact that it was shot in near darkness didn't really help to improve on the failing entertainment value. Why would the audience want to sit around and watch something where half of the things on the screen is shrouded in darkness or shadows?
The acting performances in "X Moor" were okay, but the actors and actresses didn't have much of anything worthwhile to work with. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble here, but it was actor Mark Bonnar that stood out as the most memorable performer.
Visually then "X Moor" wasn't all that great. Especially since the movie was frightfully devoid of proper lighting. I sit down to watch a movie, not to watch a dark screen.
My rating of "X Moor" lands on a three out of ten stars. -
Leofwine_draca22 August 2017X MOOR is one of those cheap digital horror flicks which seems to consist entirely of a bunch of annoying characters running around and screaming at each other. The screaming is incessant and irritating, and the characters are irritating in the extreme, without one likable part (or actor) in the whole movie. The setting is Exmoor, where a couple of researchers are looking for a big cat but find some disturbed individuals instead. I don't know about you, but I care nothing for these dull, greyed-out horrors with their attempts to make you jump, and this Northern Irish effort is as routine and uninteresting as the next.
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psiguy5 October 2015First - and yes THIS IS A SPOILER - the film is a bait and switch. It's not about a killer panther, but a human killer. Thankfully they let you know within the first act, which means some viewers will make the wise choice to put something else on. It would suck if they paid for it and got swindled, but at least they could save themselves some time. I found it on Netflix and, unfortunately, decided to stick with it for the rest of the runtime.
Basically the whole thing is annoying characters making infuriatingly stupid decisions over and over. And over. And the events of the last fifteen or so minutes feel like they were drawn out of a hat - just completely random stuff lacking any trace of forethought.
So, don't waste your time. -
one9eighty27 November 2020Directed and written by Luke Hyams, and starring Nick Blood, Mark Bonnar and Melia Kreilling. This 2014 Horror film suggests it was made on Exmoor (North Devon, UK) but do not be surprised to find that if you have been there you won't recognise much as it's pretty much filmed in Northern Ireland. The film has a reported budget of £1m and a runtime of 76mins. With a potential beast on the loose this film promised lots of thrills in the dark, which should be plenty enough to tantalise horror thirsty audiences.
This film sees some documentary makers, Georgia, and Matt, going into the woods to investigate the fabled beast of Exmoor that lives in the North Devon moor. The beast is supposed to be something akin to a wild cat, maybe a puma, a panther, or a lion. Either way there is a £25k reward being offered by a local newspaper for the beast. The pair of documentary makes meet a hunter who agrees to be their guide in the woods, he is eager to help because he believes the beast is hungry for human blood. They soon discover putrefying body parts stacked up and realise that it probably is not a beast that is responsible for the bloodshed and carnage. A struggle soon ensues as Georgia and Matt fight for their lives to make it free.
This film started off well but seemed to drop in standards as it advanced. I began to wonder if the screenplay started as an idea which was fleshed out during the shooting process. It was a dark enough film with bits and bobs of tension, but it did not fully have me gripped. It probably looked better than it played out. The acting was decent without ever been good, but I have to say that I never really bought into any of the characters. They were not really that loveable or enjoyable, the annoyed me at times - and of course they made bad decisions throughout the film. Yes, this is typical horror hunt and hunted film, so expect the stars to make lots of bad decisions which is how the tension is made. I liked that the film gave us the Reality vs Myth, showing that when there are rumours of a supernatural beast it is probably just some random guy. However, by the end of the film I was left wishing that there had of been a beast roaming around.
All in all, I can think of a lot of other films that do the same but a lot better. As such this is not a film that I'll be going back to anytime soon and I can't really rate it that highly at all. 4/10 -
Susicube4 November 2015This one really had me spooked, not just another horror flick, this film was well made, good acting, superb directing, set in the dark (am), eerie backdrop of northern England (yet most of the action took place in adjacent dense woods across the moor rather than within it). Once the movie began, it quickly picked up the pace with non-stop action, a no nonsense script and plot full of enough surprises to satisfy the most fearless viewer. To be sure, I had to turn my head on more than one occasion, and had no stomach for refreshments until long after the movie ended. So, despite the low ratings, I'm glad I decided to watch it anyway. I don't review much, but once in awhile I feel strongly enough to put it out there, and I find it a shame in many cases such as this the disparity is so great that consulting the rating system provides little useful direction. Oh well, as they say, different strokes.
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jmshuffler-688902 May 2016A dark fog rolls over the moor. With a few quick cuts, the audience is placed in the shoes of a woman running for her life from a monster. The lighting is terrific, and the music ratchets up the tension till you can feel your heart racing in your chest. She screams at the top of her lungs, and then the scene ends.
One could expect a beginning like this to be part of a creature feature, but instead "xmoor" is something entirely different. What starts off as a pursuit of a mythical cat turns into a game of cat and mouse from a demented rapist.
I would not recommend this movie to anyone who dislikes disturbing content, because once you make it past the very methodically paced beginning, the plot spirals into a dark, sadistic hole.
Although there were no blatant scenes of torture or extreme violence before I stopped, there was enough here to make me cringe. Below are the reasons I could not force myself to finish this film.
1. The murderer is a serial rapist, and it is referenced that the killer pleases himself with the corpses of his victims.
2. One of the main characters is aroused by the site of one of the dead women, and a very strong, sexually perverted reference is made as to his actions regarding the corpse.
Overall, I thought the film was technically well produced, but very disturbing. I have hope for these developers, if they could produce something that did not contain such strong, disturbing content.
Viewers beware, if you are in the mood for a nice, thrilling roller coaster of a thriller, look elsewhere. This is a slowly rising, tense, disturbing film that I would not recommend for the faint of heart. -
jhmoondance18 November 2021Ooooo this movie catches your breathe in a chilling manner. It's packed with twists suspense n tension.
A brilliant story n amazing plot.
The acting is top notch n the characters are very likeable.
There's tense action from start to finish.
The ending is absolutely brilliant n in no way predictable.
It has been a long time since a movie has gripped me in such a way.
I highly recommend this movie especially if you like a lot of tense unsuspecting action n horror. -
sirkayofssss20 March 2017it was okay. Personally, I thought it could use some more gore and maybe better actors but it went straight to TV so what can you expect?(not saying some gems dint go straight to TV but as a rule of thumb there like this.) but overall if your bored watch it....or don't i really don't care what you watch
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MajorBaleegh19 February 2024Today I just watched the movie "The Beast of Xmoor" released in 2014. The movie was a product of Irish Cinema. A horror genre but the basic reason remains the same that is the exposure of women in their undies without an unnecessary reason. First, a woman was shown in her undergarments while smoking weed. She can be shown in winter clothing as the weather was cold but instead, she was in her bra and panty that is so below the belt. Then at the end of the movie, the main character was shown in her bra and panties for an extended period. I mean it started with the main character in the mountain gear but by the end, she is showing her semi-naked body unnecessarily. A good movie with lots of twists and turns but was ruined by the unnecessary female nudity. The same can be made and produced modestly as well. You can call me old school but we were here to watch a movie, not a female body. Thanks.
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Pairic8 November 2020X Moor: A couple set out to make a documentary about the Beast of Exmoor hoping that with the help of a hunter they will manage to film the fabled beast. But all is not as it seems. A serial killer is at work on the moor and they find bodies he has dumped. A cat and mouse hunt proceeds where they try to trap the killer but he is dangerous prey. some interesting twists along the way with stabbings and shootings interspersed with chases through a dark forest. Perhaps the film is a bit too clever for its own good with one plot twist too many. Still, it's a watchable horror-thriller. Written and Directed by Luke Hyams. On the Horror Channel. 6/10.