FrightFest

I thought I was having a little trouble engaging with Frightfest this year - the overall standard seems to be lower than in previous years, and I'd seen nothing to rival the 6 or 7 excellent movies that were shown last year. Then "Sleep Tight" came along. An absolute corker, 10/10. I've go...

Excellent movie, although I'd agree that the loss of the aforementioned piggy-house scene would improve the film overall. I loved the claustrophobic setting of the house itself and felt some concern when they started running around the Balkan countryside - however, the final factory location paid so...

This is one of the better ones I've seen so far this weekend, but I suspect that's indicative of the disappointing standard this year.

Ordinarily, this would be an unremarkable FF feature.

Took far too long to get going, and barely seemed worth the trouble once we arrived.

And one does NOT simply get up after being skewered by a pitchfork, for heaven's sake...

Meh...

I thought I knew where this film was going, but I was disappointed by the finale. I much prefer the ending I was expecting - when the police car pulls up in the final scene, the cops leap out and cuff our hero. It transpires that the monster has simply been in his mind and he is, after all, a certif...

This was just horrible hock:

Not helped by the unintentionally poor subtitles...

In this movie, we're invited to watch as an emotionally-damaged man derives sexual pleasure from torturing and disfiguring the other characters. That's all. Spare me any bullshit about subtext, about Tom Six playing with the absurdity of the idea that a movie can deprave - this was the cinematic equ...

They can't sell over the phone because it's not listed, and say they won't update site with new films till Tues. I'm keeping on hitting F5 on the site just in case. Tip - to bypass the voice recognition software on the phone line, press zero. Call 08712 240 240, press 0 to bypass the automated syst...

Gosh, some harsh comments on this one. These films always shit me up when done properly. I am constantly just waiting for something to come out of the dark! I also liked blair witch and thought this one was just as well done, with a slightly more interesting back story to the characters. Agreed. Th...

my favourite of the fest (that i saw) it was funny ,moving, heartbreaking and horrific as well as being Beautifully written and acted. Tour de force performances by Andy Nyman and James Cosmo, and Neve Campbell surprised me a lot with her performance. Fantastic 9.5/10 Agreed. I loved this movie, al...

9/10 - consistently creepy, and the effects were all well done. Surprisingly subdued applause at the end, though, so maybe the rest of you didn't agree... Hard to put my finger on it. It seemed to take me a while to engage with this movie, while (for the sake of comparison) Pan's Labyrinth was engr...

This one I really enjoyed. Nicely paced and made me a chuckle at times. Zombie story with a differance. Able to reattach chopped off limbs. A bit of zombie and human love story. A sidekick called Cheese! We seem to be in a minority here. I loved it - it made a pleasant change to see a genre movie w...

Best (in no order): Tucker & Dale vs Evil Troll hunter Kill list The innkeepers Glass man Tough to keep it down to five (honourable mentions for The Woman and The Holding). A very high standard this year :D Worst : Wicker Tree Rogue River Urban Explorers A lonely place to die Giallo (still...)

Feels like we've seen this too often, too recently. Agreed. As soon as creepy bloke showed up at the river's edge behind our heroine, it was clear that we were able to watch unpleasant things happening to an attractive woman in the name of entertainment. Lazy, derivative, patronising and a sad refl...