Darkness Rising

When the legend that is Ted Raimi appeared on screen after the opening credits I was awash with a feeling that I was about to watch something good. Sadly however it was not meant to be and I was presented with this realisation within no more than 15 minutes. You know those over-convoluted horrors which make the rules up as they go along, make no real sense and are generally pretty damn appalling? This is one of those. A girl returns to her childhood home with her friends, the home where her mother went crazy and tried to kill her when she was a child. Then spooky things begin to go on around the house and it all gets bad, but more for the viewer for the trio. Messy unlikeable tripe. The Good: Looks the part The Bad: Makes no sense Why do the characters keep repeating themselves? Things I learnt from this movie: Nothing, in fact if anything I lost brain cells

I loved this movie! All the classic Horror motifs delicately balanced and still keeps you guessing... and its actually scary... scared the crap out of me... very well directed and very beautifully shot... small cast, but they carried it very well!! The set also really plays a part... and the film captures the creepiness of an old house very well... the story line is almost impossible to get ahead of, but it still flows with great rhythm. If you like actually getting scared, go see this!

I found this movie to be interesting in it's use of Lovecraftian themes and I thought the actors did more than hold their own. IFC always puts out solid genre films and this one didn't disappoint. Kind of a new school/old school hybrid with plenty of practical effects and the solid sound and score you would expect from modern horror. I loved seeing Ted Raimi in it as well and I'm curious where the story goes. Keep an open mind and at least one eye open at all times!

Horrible movie....It was nothing but the word "*" being used a thousand times and the constant hyperventilating from the girls. Who are these people that write and produce this garbage?? I'm sure they used the "F" word in every other sentence. Horrible acting. I would pay to not see this stupid movie. Are these actors from * movies? xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

I had "High" hopes for this movie but within the first 10 minutes, I knew disappointment would prevail. And I was right. The beginning of the movie opens with a completely unrelated scene to anything that preceded it. Not sure what that was about, maybe they finished under-budget and decided what the heck, let's spend some money. In the interest of full disclosure, they may have explained the first 4 minutes of the film in last 20; I don't know I didn't bother watching it. My cat sat on my chest and pointed her ass-end at my face blocking the television set, and to be honest even with a diet of Salmon and Tuna, it was a better watch. The only thing scary about this movie was that I'm sure someone lost a whole lot of money making it. Don't waste your time...adopt a cat instead.

Where to start? This movie is bad from the time the three main characters appear, bickering on the front step of this abandoned yet dustless haunted house, and the badness continues through oh so many scenes of stupid, breathless, whimpering non-acting that I almost envied the one character who bleaches her eyeballs. I kept watching because I was sure my suffering would be rewarded at some point, but no. At times, the dialogue and hyperventilating was hilarious in a painful way. The movie was derivative without being allusive in any sort of meaningful way. A horrible pastiche of crude inanity.

Horror movie junkie here. This movie has a limited budget, obviously, and if you are not into horror you should definitely pass. But if you are like I am, you can do much worse. Its pretty much non stop action and horror for most of the movie. Its on Netflix so check it out if you have the time.

There is something worse than bad acting and that's bad over acting, which is what you get from the character, Madison from start to finish. From her constantly over exaggerated crying to her over exaggerated limping, the entire movie is one big wreck. And I'm not exaggerating. Don't waste your time.

So I watched this because I really liked the poster and trailer. But -- I also read some reviews which made me hesitant to rent it, but I try to make it a policy that I don't let people that I don't know cloud my own experience. I have to say, I am not sure why anyone didn't really enjoy this. Its a haunted house movie but not. An evil possession movie but not your typical demon story. It felt like it wanted to go Hellraiser but didn't have the money. That to me is a good idea!!! It was a slow burn and then took off like a bat out of hell. The girl that played Izzy was really amazing. Katrina Law is her name and I am sure people will really like her in this. I also can't believe no one mentioned the gross eyeball scene! That is a cool "holy s!" moment. For me its got a good looking lead, a funny wing man in Izzy, and a weird mythology that didn't tell me everything - which I appreciate. The ending does have a lot of exposition but its from Izzy and she is really good so I didn't mind. It was worth the money on iTunes.

I don't like to write reviews. But I've watched so many terrible horrors, I feel like I have to say something. This movie is gawd awful. Everything that is wrong with current horror is in this movie - amplified; false jump scare, forgettable characters with no intelligence spitting nonsensical lines, unnecessary special effects (the house has a Star Trek force field, dude really?), it's annoyingly loud, unimaginative and confusing non-existing story line. This movie made me physically mad. I had to reward myself with ice cream having endured a terrible experience called Darkness Rising. Save yourself the time, skip it.