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Disappointing (spoilers)

posted 16 years ago by EVIL-EWOK
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What a waste of time. It could have been great but failed. I love Andy Serkis, but why did he do this?
They kidnap a girl to get money. Then we see her. The stereotypical blond girl with big breasts (put in the film for lads married men or lesbians to masturbate to when they get the dvd) screaming to be released. When she opens her mouth she's not scared at all. She's only a foul mouthed white trash girl who is familiar with, c'nt this f'ck that, 'I'm gonna get my dad on you.' Wow!
The violent scenes were not scary. People actually got up and left while I watched before the blood started. I stayed to see how bad this film got.
If you want suspenseful horror watch Romeros Dawn of the Dead... PURE CRAP!

[–] trinity_enigma 16 years ago

It's supposed to be a comedy horror, not a suspense filled thriller type horror- I got that from the adverts and is why I went to see it.

[–] casey_lobo 16 years ago

Well said!

[–] miltonx 16 years ago

It probably should've been funnier then. Or scarier.

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[–] miktal-1 16 years ago

Same here, only cost me a penny. Cant think why people voted for it at all as even then it was over priced!

Apparently, the director wrote this over 5 years ago, which I find even more staggering. The slasher genre is as dead as Elvis, yet he didnt even have the foresight or talent to even try and introduce anything new. The direction was plain boring, unimaginative, dull and visionless, and would someone please PLEASE tell me where £2.5m went??

30 mins in and I didnt laugh ONCE. I had to keep checking to make sure I didnt misread the billing, but no, it WAS supposed to be a comedy. And as for the horror, that didnt start or even feel like a horror until well after 60mins of its 90 running time!!!!!

It is truly pathetic that the UK can export this kind of idiotic, dated trash, and say its from an up-and-coming director!!! I do dispair.

[–] aliangel212001 16 years ago

I paid 0.99pence and I feel robbed.

[–] tanster-1 15 years ago

Movie was ok for me. Dawn of the Dead is horror, but a different beast nevertheless. Not the best comparison.