Of the seven in the DVD set, I have seen all of them but Penny Dreadful (which I hear is "not just a clever name"). It seems there is a division in the camp. Some people love Dark Ride, and the Gravedancers and hate Reincarnation and the Hamiltons, while others are the complete opposite. Also alot of people hated Wicked Little Things, but I thought it was better than most people did. Unrest seems to be somewhere in the middle while most people just plain hate Penny Dreadful.
Here's how I'd rate them and why:
1. Reincarnation - For me it had the most chilling imagery which is what I look for, and it was also the best technically. The story made me think.
2. The Hamiltons - The story was very interesting. Some of the acting...eh, but it was also told well.
3. The Gravedancers - For pure enjoyment...minus the last 10 minutes,(and I REALLY mean, minus the last 10 minutes) this one was good. Even though that Sid guy was the worst actor I've ever seen.
4.Wicked Little Things - As I said, I didn't think Wicked Little Things was that bad. It was more watchable than I thought it would be, but maybe that's because I'd heard people ripping on it alot, and expected it to be worse.
5. Dark Ride - To me it was just kind of...eh. Seen it a million times before. But not horrible.
6. Unrest - Wow...there was so much in this that didn't make sense. Which is sad, because it had some good atmosphere. Also my friend is in it.
7. Penny Dreadful - Like I said haven't seen it so I can't exactly rate it. Not expecting great things though. I probably should have watched this in the middle.
Also, I'm about to watch Abandoned, which apparently did better than all the other films, because it got a wide release. Maybe that means it's better than the others, or simply more marketable. Honestly, think about it. Can you picture any of the above making it into theaters, for a wide release?
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Disapparate
17 years ago
Your top choices are mine as well for the same reasons.The Hamiltons was easy enough for me to figure out though because I had seen a movie previously called White Skin and the story was similar.However the look of the ghosts in Gravedancers was all I seemed to enjoy about it.I did enjoy Wicked Little Things to a point.It had a decent story until the end when all was forgiven.I thought to myself what is this a fairytale or a horror flick?Although it was still my number 3 choice.I would state my opinions on Abandoned but since you have not seen it yet I don't think that would be the best idea.Let me know what you thought of it.Other than the Gore factor Unrest had nothing to offer except annoyance and confusion.
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MichaelLibinAP
17 years ago
I'm working my way through the movies on video, and I'm pretty much right there with you... "Reincarnation" was by far the best, followed by "The Hamiltons" (though the "tragically hip" modelesque actors seriously detracted from the chill factor). Gotta disagree on Gravedancers--just watched it tonight and it was an embarassment! Like a Scooby Doo cartoon--only dumber! With you on "Wicked Little Things", and still need to see "Dark Ride" and "Unrest". Okay--don't gag--I kind of liked "Penny Dreadful". Yes, I wanted to slap Penny silly after about ten minutes, but it had the creepiest first 40 minutes of any feature in the festival. I literally jumped out of my seat more than once. Too bad it fell apart at the end...
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chillwinston02
16 years ago
What I have noticed on IMBD horror movie reviews is that there is always disagreement about what horror movies are best. In one camp you have people that prefer movies that are straight-forward, revolting, disgusting. Then you have others (like myself) who would rather see something thats surreal or genuinely haunting (whether it be gruesome or not). I don't know, any thoughts? Reincarnation was very good, not great. If you want to see that sort of horror from The Ring and The Grudge done right, like in Audition? definitely give this a try. Lot of "hai" , "hai" too so that cool.
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