First understand this movie is a slasher gore fest. Blood for the sake of blood. made to be very camp, badly dialogued, and really bloody. But, the movie redeems itself in a several important ways. It keeps the attention, the story is kind of fun, and the effects are great, as well as original. The film is not linear which is refreshing as well, and credit must be given to the director Directed by Olaf Ittenbach and writer Thomas Reitmair A feel of the Dark Ages permeates the entirety of the film's course, showing the savagery of the times, without a lot of recourse for the feint at heart.
Yes, the acting in this movie is by far the worst acting I've ever seen in my entire life. Lines read with out inflection, tone, feeling, or believability of character.
The editing is very bad, and sadly rushed.
The effects are terrific though, and the plausibility of the storyline is kind of fun, leaving just enough mystery to keep the attention of the viewer.
See, in movies like these, generally they give too much away right at the start, which shows bad scripting and bad directing, thankfully this movie manages to circumvent those two major obstacles.
This movie verges on the realm of extreme Japanese horror without being Japanese. Reminiscent of Movies like Flowers of Flesh and Blood, Ichi the Killer. Although Ichi the Killer has something this movie does not, and that is the charisma of good acting.
The ending is pretty good, and I found my interest kept right until the end simply because the actors who are decent, draw you in, and the effects are really cool in the end. Overall I rate it a 6.5 It could have been better, what with the acting, and editing, and some cohesion problems, but thats okay. There is much worse. This movie is not for the feint of heart.
Yes, the acting in this movie is by far the worst acting I've ever seen in my entire life. Lines read with out inflection, tone, feeling, or believability of character.
The editing is very bad, and sadly rushed.
The effects are terrific though, and the plausibility of the storyline is kind of fun, leaving just enough mystery to keep the attention of the viewer.
See, in movies like these, generally they give too much away right at the start, which shows bad scripting and bad directing, thankfully this movie manages to circumvent those two major obstacles.
This movie verges on the realm of extreme Japanese horror without being Japanese. Reminiscent of Movies like Flowers of Flesh and Blood, Ichi the Killer. Although Ichi the Killer has something this movie does not, and that is the charisma of good acting.
The ending is pretty good, and I found my interest kept right until the end simply because the actors who are decent, draw you in, and the effects are really cool in the end. Overall I rate it a 6.5 It could have been better, what with the acting, and editing, and some cohesion problems, but thats okay. There is much worse. This movie is not for the feint of heart.