Sadly Over-hyped

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

....reserved for anyone who was involved in the making of this dog turd. Cast, crew, directors, they all belong there. This is another direct-to-video production which utterly fails to deliver. Had this had a budget (especially special effects) and some real actors, it might have gone somewhere. No real gore, and there were several moments when I thought some soft-core sex scenes might save the day, but alas, they were either edited out or stopped before they occurred. There are few instances of well-read lines and acting, but mostly it's a little wooden. There were really no special effects to speak of, and even the scene where Charlie Watts is being buried on the beach lacked any reality to it. They had time for a twenty minute conversation while he is supposedly being buried alive, but the amount of sand being piled on him never increases. Lame. If I could sue to regain the time I lost on this junker, I would, but then it would have to be shown in open court as evidence and I would not want to subject a jury to this, however perhaps the judiciary is deserving.

I had never heard of this before and randomly bought it on Amazon.com to push my cart over $25 to get free shipping. I am a fan of horror movies, the lesser-known especially. This truly rocked my world. I thought it would be a cheesy, poorly made movie when in fact it was a terrifying film! I really urge you to check it out!I don't want to give out any spoilers, but I must say that the performances were beyond anything I expected from actors I've never heard of. Such a delight! - And every time the devil woman (Meena) laughed it sent shivers up my spine. Rest assured, I didn't sleep well after watching this. Meanwhile, the other characters are developed so richly, I am hoping they turn this into a series - it could easily be the Halidead anthology series. Can't wait! (I hope)The only reason I am giving this film 8 stars (instead of 10) is because the editing is sloppy. Often, the jump cuts and random timing adds to the disconnection of the characters and horror, but often the mismatched hums and background noises are distracting. Needless to say, it still rocks!