The acting is overall decent, but the problem is the characters that they are playing as. None of the main characters in this film are really likable in any way or form. They are basically a dysfunctional family, and an annoying group of people. This is one of them horror films with such horrible characters, that you don't really care if any of them survive or not.For being such an all-around awful movie, some of the deaths were okay, not fantastic, but just okay. I think that the deaths will be one of the only memorable things about this film. The other memorable things being Rosemary, and the creepy children.The deaths were okay, but now let's talk about the plot of the movie, which could perhaps best be described as "stupid". An American family who apparently cannot stand each other is in another country and come across a bunch of crazy adults and children, and try to survive the night. Like I said, stupid.I personally think this movie is awful, and unless you're bored out of your mind and are desperate to see a horror movie, you need to avoid this title. My rating for Plague Town: 1

Matters worsen for a family of American tourists(and the oldest daughter's English boyfriend)after becoming stranded in the Irish countryside running afoul of "plagued" children, with disfigured faces, gleefully homicidal. Josslyn DeCrosta is Molly, always at odds with her smart aleck sister Jessica(Erica Rhodes, suitably capable of delivering her lines with just the right touch of smarmy bitchery)as they accompany their doctor father, Jerry(David Lombard)and his new fiancé, Annette(Lindsay Goranson). Of course, Jessica insists on spoiling everyone's evening, always cross and never at almost any point positive towards the family, for the exception of her new boyfriend Robin(James Warke). Once they miss their bus, looking for assistance, only trouble and terror awaits them since the wilderness is crawling with these soulless, fiendish little monsters, with a hideous visage, always giggling before assaulting their prey. These ghastly pale-skinned kids look like ghouls, in pursuit of fresh victims to slay. Successful documentary director David Gregory, known for his terrific and enlightening interviews with many fixtures of horror and exploitation, allows the carnage to escalate, and there's plenty of cruelty and mania on display. Eventually it's down to Molly and Jessica, often fleeing from the demonic creepies, hoping desperately that some type of help will surface. Unfortunate for them, the adults they come in contact are either loony or determined to have "healthy seeds", meaning that the girls will need to somehow escape from this place, and out of the hands of those that would use them to breed. Gregory sets up an interesting scenario at the opening possibly establishing that the reason behind the hell spawns might be of a religious nature. Whatever the case, the adults have become dedicated, regardless whether it is morally reprehensible or not, to give birth to healthy children, despite the usual outcome. Gregory ends the film on a real sour, depressing note. For gorehounds, Gregory and company orchestrate some pretty potent murder/assault sequences, with probably the most heinous being the use of a hub cap to flog a victim repeatedly across the face as she spits up blood. There's the use of wire to slowly take off half a victim's face, splitting apart his skull. Another grisly scene has a victim, frightened and disoriented after being shot in the face, having to pull his hand away from a butcher knife stuck deep in a table, who is cornered by the children, a sharpened stick broken off into his neck. The use of shard window glass, a hatchet, a butcher knife, and a sickle, all, at one point or another, stab or slice victims. Gregory brings us quite a freakshow, and these kids are certainly grotesque enough to leave an impression, particularly one girl with spooky eyeballs, and the deformed facial features are sure to repulse. This could develop a cult following.

Having read some of the other reviews of this film before I actually saw it, I wasn't expecting much. To be honest, some of the acting was stiff, and the dialogue wasn't exactly written by Harold Pinter, but those areas are easily forgiven when weighed against the overall feel of the film. A sense of dread permeates the film due to an excellent sound design, great location shooting, minimal dialogue, and as another reviewer pointed out, not every aspect of the story is didactically explained. The filmmaker has respected the audience enough to 'show not tell', which is a welcome change from poorly written claptrap lining the videostore shelves these days. And the ending was fantastic - true horror leaves you with that lump in your throat as you imagine all of the things still left in store for the protagonists once our involvement in the story ends.

Anyone who knows horror knows that this misunderstood genre has seen much better days. The 90's was by far the worst period ever, although our current decade hasn't been THAT much better. Most people are limited to the mainstream, the first 4 Saw's were good, and our pal. Rob Zombie has made quite an impact, but The truth is, nowadays, independent horror is the only place to find true quality. I'm not talking about Dimension Extreme independent, I'm talking about Subrosa independent, I'm talking about Troma independent, yeah, B-movies. Some are worthless, some are awesome, but once in awhile, even in this day in time, one might stumble across a rare work of art, just waiting to be discovered. Enter Plague Town.About a family, none of which seem to enjoy each others company, vacationing in the depths of Ireland. They have some British guy with them, apparently to keep the more ornery daughter quiet, which doesn't work, but it was a nice thought nonetheless.The bickering family, along with British guy, wonder around just long enough to miss the bus back, but is eventually offered help by a harmless, yet peculiar stranger, even though they didn't feel they needed it, although, it's not dark yet , now is it?There are some disturbing things that come out at night around these parts, dangerous things with bad intentions that aren't necessarily looking to kill, but what this family doesn't realize, there are some scenario's far worse than death.I am Impressed beyond words, Plague Town is proof that The Horror genre is alive and well, and I was starting to worry, but never mind, David Gregory is on it. Eli Roth could learn a thing or two from this guy. Certain things, as insignificant as they may seem, really brings out the horror in the horror. Everything about Plague Town looks dark and desolate, not a lot of color. Plague Town is not over-scored, which is also a plus. Very little character development, as strange as that may seem, makes for quality horror, the less you know the better, in this genre mystery equals success. The vibe of Plague Town reminds me of obscure horror gems of the 70's, like Messiah Of Evil and Bruial Ground, as if it just ended up with the pure essence of horror by accident. We're looking at quality from all directions, from the simple, yet horrifying plot, to the subtle, yet haunting score, to the brutality and hopelessness, to that adorable, worried-looking chick. They got it all right. Plague Town is the horror masterpiece of the decade. 8/10