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SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

charlie_mc_us I got about 1/2way through this movie before I looked up the director Gregg Bishop, and found he's made The Siren, another fantastic and very original movie. Makes sense. I can't think of another first feature where the director tells the story this well with action and story. Tons of throwaway lines, tons of clever use of old horror tropes, I had a blast watching this one, and I'm looking forward to more awesome features from Gregg Bishop!!!

mikey-242-435767 I am writing this from the viewpoint that this movie was made for $15,000 not from the perspective that it was made for a Hollywood Blockbuster budget. For that budget, this is probably the best movie I have ever seen. Normally, I would have expected this would have cost about $200,000 to make.As for the movie, it begins as a manic mess. The cuts are mostly just a blur. Some of them are on screen long enough to actually see. Some aren't. I am not a fan of cuts of less than 2 seconds. The brain cannot comprehend and remember anything shorter so it is a waste of film. A lot of film time was wasted with too-short cuts.The story comes together after all the short cuts, slowly. After about 30 minutes, you finally have some idea of what the film is about. I prefer having some backstory up front. Yeah, it is old-school-routine but it was routine for a reason, and that reason has not gone away: To involve the viewer. Without it, some people will just hit stop and walk away wondering what they wasted the time and blacklist the writer/producer/director. Not a good thing.To the good side, the cinematography was good. Lighting and sound were good. This is Hollywood quality production for cheap. Good job. Just the story is a little wonky but we can live through that. Somewhat like Chain Reaction, it is a big chase movie with a small mystery plot to hold the scenes together. And they tip the ending way too early.The most interesting and original idea is that there is a back door to hell and people can get out. Interesting, if there were such a place.The worst part of this movie and many others is that the dialog is too soft and the music is too loud. In the theaters, it is probably illegally loud. At home, it means constantly jacking the sound up and down. Really annoying. -1 star for extreme dynamic range.Summary: Worth a watch. Exceptional for the budget!!

coloradorockstar24 This film is one of those extreme low budget horror films that is worth checking out. I love the fact that this film reveals what you can actually do and achieve on a micro budget. There should be a fair warning though that some of the scenes are not as polished as today's movie going audiences have come to expect. True horror fans will not sweat this at all and will love what is happening in the film. Be very careful of IMDb "Fanboys" who will try to dismiss this film with their huge colorful words and flowery language. Remember, for them, nothing is good enough. Even with all of its flaws, this film is so much more entertaining than your average studio released film like "Scream."

john_twigger-1 After the opening few minutes I was really getting the feeling that I'd made a mistake to watch this - the low budget was very obvious. But then it got going and I was slowly drawn in to the film until I no longer noticed the low budget. Maybe the quality got better as the film progressed, or maybe it just became so involving that it didn't matter, but by the end of the film I was thinking "this is a damn good film!".The low budget is obvious in the makeup, some of the characters are really too clichéd and there are continuity goofs, but the overall package is a very good film. Certainly comparing it to a big budget movie, it stands up very well just on the strength of the story and the acting alone.That the director made this on a $15,000 is truly staggering. Hollywood could learn some lessons from this guy in an age of multimillion dollar flops