Although much better than the similar Irish film From the Dark, this is still an utter waste of time.
I'm not bothered by the low budget (to be fair, it doesn't show) or the truly awful song over the end credits, or the annoying family , or the total lack of a single original idea in the entire film.
My problem is that the film has a total lack of imagination in every aspect of its construction. Its like the film makers cynically stuck together random clichés from much better films in a sort of " will this do?" fashion. Everything happens exactly as you think it will - torch and camera batteries run out at the right time, generators start just as you expect them to, eyes get stabbed through keyholes, babies go missing,dogs get killed, etc etc ad naseum. The cinematography was bland, lacking in poetry or atmosphere, and the endless shaky camera/running through the woods was simply annoying. Truly one of the most tedious films I've sat through in recent years.
How hard is it to think of a few new ideas? There are some great horror films waiting to be made about the faerie tradition - just read some Arthur Machen -there are great horror films made and to be made about scary woods and isolated houses. All it will take is for someone to take their head out of their pocketbook and start putting creativity over tried and tested formula
I'm not bothered by the low budget (to be fair, it doesn't show) or the truly awful song over the end credits, or the annoying family , or the total lack of a single original idea in the entire film.
My problem is that the film has a total lack of imagination in every aspect of its construction. Its like the film makers cynically stuck together random clichés from much better films in a sort of " will this do?" fashion. Everything happens exactly as you think it will - torch and camera batteries run out at the right time, generators start just as you expect them to, eyes get stabbed through keyholes, babies go missing,dogs get killed, etc etc ad naseum. The cinematography was bland, lacking in poetry or atmosphere, and the endless shaky camera/running through the woods was simply annoying. Truly one of the most tedious films I've sat through in recent years.
How hard is it to think of a few new ideas? There are some great horror films waiting to be made about the faerie tradition - just read some Arthur Machen -there are great horror films made and to be made about scary woods and isolated houses. All it will take is for someone to take their head out of their pocketbook and start putting creativity over tried and tested formula