Lake Fear
Lake Fear
| 01 December 2014 (USA)
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Four girls go to a cabin in the woods, which is inhabited by evil. This cabin then ensnares them in a labyrinth of macabre as they must battle their way out.

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GL84

Heading out into the wilderness, a group of friends visiting an abandoned cabin in the woods find that the area holds a slew of possessed bodies inside and their presence has freed the demons into the group forcing the ones left to fight off the deadly beings to escape alive.This one was a decent if slightly problematic entry. When this one works, it's due to the rather enjoyable setup throughout the first half of the film to just dive straight into the plot without much hesitation. It doesn't take long for the group to suddenly start getting to the unleashed beings which is where the fun starts here as this one is pretty much non-stop from the start. The discovery of the doll and the unleashed terror that comes from that are pretty chilling, and the scenes down in the basement where the demonic figures begin toying with the trapped group come off really nicely as the concept behind these scenes is rather terrifying with the alternate portal being opened with the flashing light and distorted sounds constantly appearing throughout here. Since the group is constantly fighting off the different beings and possessed bodies being thrown their way, the action is rather constant here and the encounters only get more frantic and intense with the possessed continuously getting involved here in some incredibly trippy and distorted scenes featuring all sorts of demonic beings being present. Even the final confrontations are a lot of fun, and given that these basically bring about an endless slew of bloodletting and gory creature effects it does come off really nice overall. While these make this one a lot of fun, it does have a few issues here. One of the main ones is the fact that there's just not a whole lot of explanation for anything that goes on, making the scenes in here incredibly confusing more than scary. There's really little about the extended sequence of the demon coming through the TV set in the basement for minutes on end where all we see is distorted images of inhuman feet or legs while bestial growling plays during the whole sequence which registers because it's impossible to make out what's going on, and that this is a common occurrence throughout the film is a big drawback. Nothing really seems to happen for a reason here and the overall confusing nature of this one just makes for a really painful time trying to make sense of what's going on, from the nature of the possession to the need for the time-traveler being thrown into the mix as well. Likewise, the film's really low-budget does end up harming this one with the distorted voices being indecipherable, regular speaking voices being way too low to be heard properly and way too many dark scenes being blobs of pixels on-screen which makes it hard to tell the nature of the sequence. These here are what really hold this back.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

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ola_norsk

TLDR: It's a right piece of sh*t is what it is..Have you ever sat down to watch a movie, with nothing more expected than that it would at least kill an hour and a half of boredom.But then, twenty minutes into it, you think to yourself that you'll probably be better off inspecting your feet for toe jam?The camera-work, effects and lighting is extremely sh*t. The sound and music is f*c*ing awful. The acting is sub sh*tty. The story is beyond cr*ppy..The cover and title is the best part...If you want to do your feet a favor, this movie will definitely help you make that happen. As for me, i quit watching the piece of sh*t after 40 minutes. Time is just too precious..

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johannes2000-1

A rating of 5,5?! Really?!? I'm usually not someone to use big words and I like to look for the teeniest positive thing in every movie, however bad they may be, but here I stand with my back to a concrete wall: this is by far the worst attempt to a horror movie that I have seen so far!! Where to begin? The plot is non-existent, the direction (if any) is beyond amateurish, as is the photography. The sound is terrible, the voices sound sometimes loud and echoing, sometimes muffled or like someone speaks from under water. The editing is lame, many takes where nothing happens (someone walking through a room for instance) are prolonged too the extreme. There is no acting at all, it's like the maker (I won't give him the credit of calling him director) asked some friends to walk and talk before his camera just for the fun of it (well, definitely not OUR fun!). The camera by the way is never stable, every image trembles and tilts, as if they didn't have money for a decent trolley or even a tripod. And the special effects and scares? None whatsoever. They try to create a sort of The Ring atmosphere, with flashy images of supposed ghostlike persons, but you just watch it in bored disbelief in stead of fright. And what the hell was supposed to be going on there?! Never any explanation. It stays as mysteriously as why these girls went to the house anyway. In short: total waste of our time and of their budget of 8000 dollar, as IMDb pointed out. For a movie it's nothing, I know, but still 8000 dollars too much.

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Jamie John Keller

There is not a single chance the positive reviews of this film are not bought and paid for. At least I have to keep telling myself that to keep from believing people actually enjoyed this film. I love horror. I love campy horror. I love cheesy horror. I have been willing to sit through a bad movie just because I was bored and the girls were gorgeous. I have excused plot-holes, unfinished narratives, poor acting, poor visual effects, poor sound and poor editing and still walked away from the experience having enjoyed it.This movie hit all those bad points at once in a tidal wave of suck. By far the worse thing about this film is the sad attempt at scary sound effects and a creepy soundtrack. There is so much fail here the sound editor should seriously go back to delivering pizzas. From glitched dialogue to pointless effects to what appears to be an attempt at a creepy narrative track that drifts in aimlessly and leaves you befuddled as to its intent this is just a giant catastrophe. A close second is the crappy visual effects. If they can even be called effects.Not a single enjoyable quality in this movie can be found in any single frame so please save yourself the time-waste and just watch anything else. Hell, stab yourself in the eye with a protractor point then squeeze a bushel of lemons into it since that will be eminently more pleasurable.OK, fine, the cat girl is cute as hell.

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