As a low budget horror film I thought this was well shot and had a good plot. The suspense kept me interested and I thought some of the effects were good. I'm not sure why people are saying this is the worst horror film ever seen because Jeepers Creepers is the worst horror I've seen, and that had a Hollywood budget.Some of the acting was a little suspect but the script was well put together and it was well directed.This film reminded me of The Shining and I will be recommending it to my friends who are also horror fans.I look forward to the next one from Mod Scientist.
... View MoreI tried, I REALLY tried sitting through this; I normally like religious based Thrillers / Horror films a lot. I'm not saying that the movie is totally awful, by any means. I get the impression that all involved really did try their best, especially the primary actor playing the priest.It's just that it honestly is not that good. NO WHERE NEAR what these 9 and 10 star reviews are stating, not even close... Heh, along with being seriously annoyed when I see those, I also find it so funny in how transparent they are... 'Hitchcock! Genius!', etc., etc... It's SO funny, if they just didn't go over the top like they do, making the film sound like the next 'Cumming' for God's sake, and assume that we are all impressionable 3 year-olds, and maybe give it 7 stars, just MAYBE some of us just might buy it. But, no... Pretty stupid...Anyway, I think the idea for the story is fine, but to me anyway, the endless, shallow dialog just doesn't do it. And, come on, having this somewhat seasoned priest saying 'F v< k' every other sentence; really...??? Just straight out dumb... A GOOD director might have been able to salvage this movie; perhaps adding more subtlety and mood may have given this a decent chance at being a pretty good, entertaining Horror film. So, I feel that the director probably carries the most blame here, particularly in the somewhat stupid, and very common way these characters spoke to one another. Two of MANY examples would be the early discussion between the two priests at the bar (including many laughable 'F v< ks') and the flashback to the confessional with James. I think that the EXACT same thing could have been accomplished, but just a hell of a LOT better! In the first case, couldn't these two 'good friends' have shown a little more realistic concern and believable emotion between them, instead of this superficial, 'When are you gonna treat me as a friend?!' and 'No really,I'm fine'. That's it...? That is supposed to engage us and convince us of how close they are...? Uh huh... And, in the second instance in the confessional, couldn't the director have given that scene (they WERE discussing a VERY serious matter) some REAL bloody WEIGHT...!?? Instead we get, 'Pray to God for help' and the reply, 'F v< k that!'PLEASE...I cannot truly recommend this in any way; like I mentioned, it's certainly not the worst movie that I've seen, just one where I feel that a SERIOUS lack of the director's skill in eliciting good performances from the actors GREATLY took away from whatever potential may have been there...
... View MoreWhining horror fans – woo woo! So its got less blood? So its a little slower? Who cares?! Cost me £3.50 and past two hours while I had beers so I'm not going to complain. I do agree with the bloke below about all the reviews though. It's a 30grand film and it didn't even go to the cinema and there's a lot of reviews on here for it. On a side note this whole ten lines of text for a review thing is stupid and does my nut in so i am hoping that breaks count because otherwise i am going to struggle...Turns out that breaks don't count so i am going to have to keep writing. i don't get it? shortly a short pithy review is better than rambling?
... View MoreNo, this not a slow burning horror, it's more like a slow paced attempt at a horror film.No, there are not lots of scares and moments that will have you jumping out of your seat (there's a few attempts to do this, but none of them actually come off - also, someone needs to tell the director that simply turning up the volume in order to try and scare people is just annoying, especially when you do it over and over again).No, this film is not well acted. The acting is mostly just okay, but mixed with moments of cringe-worthy acting fails.No, this film is not well paced - in fact, in several places I almost reached for the remote to hit the fast forward button. The middle section is quite repetitive (for no good reason) with all the various visitors coming and going.Basically this movie could have been a short film - in fact, it probably should have been - but the decision to extend it's length just turned it into a rather slow and very average attempt at horror.Like I said earlier, I strongly suspect that the glowing reviews for this film were written by crew members, or friends of the director, because this is definitely not a memorable horror film.It's a b-grade movie at best, and while there are hints of talent and skill, they are still a wee way off coming to fruition.
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