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Post by ramseycampbell on Mar 17, 2013 10:03:03 GMT
THE LODGE (2008). The British DVD released by 101 Films carries a quote from horror.net: "THE SHINING meets CABIN IN THE WOODS Truly disturbing" (no punctuation). Bullshit. It's a cheap and nasty little film in which a young couple are brutalised by two sadists. That's all. I would have checked horror.net, but apparently the site is risky to visit. The packaging of the film also has rottentomatoes.com saying "Will creep the hell out of you." Really? This is what the site actually says: www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lodge/ And there's also a glowing quote from dvdfilm.com/ - you will judge how critically reliable they are. Don't waste your money or your time, as I did. Ordinarily I would just have shrugged this sort of film off, but the packaging is so dishonest that I think folk need to be warned. |
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Post by erebus on Mar 31, 2013 17:26:57 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. The cover took my eye the other day, but thankfully I didn't blind buy as Ive fallen into that trap numerous times.
Just finished reading a review in the current Darkside magazine. They sum it up like this.
The gore scenes aren't that convincing, the cliches pile up a darn sight quicker than the bodies , and the end twist is pretty daft. However if you're in the mood for some undemanding retro slasher fun you could do a lot worse.
Seems they're sitting on the fence.
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Post by DemonSpawn on Mar 31, 2013 22:38:54 GMT
Oh, bother.
I just picked that one up the other day. Not watched it yet.
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