Scream of the Banshee

Can't say something bad. From beginning till the end it's interesting, but not very entertaining. What makes you wanna see the movie is definitely trailer & in the end it's worth it: not too much blood, some horror, some violence & interesting story. What makes it interesting? - Сourage. I mean courage of conclusions withing the story. Idea: 8 of 10. Trailer: 9 of 10. After watching trailer - you surely wanna see the movie. Esle: 3 of 10. I didn't liked technical side of movie, but I did liked actors performance & musical themes of movie. After watching the movie - you surely wanna see only trailer. Don't judge me, it's my first review.

The premise was rather interesting and after a really short opening we get introduced to our cast. Their acting was fine but not great and their characters were pretty one-dimensional and boring. I genuinely liked the first look at the Banshees head, it looked unsettling and creepy and they did a great job creating the prop that used.

After the head starts screaming in a rather weirdly edited scene our characters begin to get haunted by the Banshee. We get countless scenes where the banshee attacks and her makeup looks pretty cheap in most of them. The plot turns generic and you start to lose interest in our characters.

While the movie had a premise that sounded promising, the execution left much to be desired for and the movie definitely has some wasted potential and also I'm sure the limited budget was a huge factor. Overall the film turns out forgettable and unspectacular. [4,4/10]

Judging from the lack of information available about "Scream of the Banshee" (like budget and such) I expected a B-C class film (regardless to the IMDb rating and complaints by the spoiled snobs who like to whine online). I got exactly what I expected, but nothing less.

First of all, being a Horror fan, I always like seeing such combinations of sub-genres, in this case the supernatural Ghost Story and Monsters sub genres. Second, as a fan of D&D and fantasy RPGs, I was very happy to find a film about a Banshee!

The screenplay is pretty good, with a worthy enough story - but the script is sometimes amateur to the point of being painful to listen to. The acting is mostly good, except for Lauren Holly who simply lacks the charisma necessary for her character. The effects were mostly good considering the estimated budget (though the Banshee's face was very clearly a mask, and the giant hand coming out of the screen was almost a cartoon).

All in all, if you start watching this and expect a masterpiece, you'll be disappointed, and it will be your own fault. However, if you choose not to be too uppity and try this film expecting a low budget Monster flick - you'll have a pretty good time and enjoy a few well made scares, just as I did.

This movie is a complete mess on the execution of it. I like how the movie uses a banshee as its villain because that's an interesting type of spirit that is rarely used. The way she executed here is poorly done because they use her for mostly cheap jump scares, and her backstory isn't that flesh-out. Also, the characters experienced nightmares from her with aren't that interesting or creepy at all. The actual story is nothing too interesting, with the characters being haunted by her after hearing her screams. It's pretty predictable throughout and is not that enjoyable to watch. Also, some scenes feel like they are dragging itself way too long. The climax itself is underwhelming and not that suspenseful at all. The ending mimics the Raiders of the Lost Ark for some reason. Also, the screams from the Banshee get pretty annoying and obnoxious throughout.

I almost rated this lower because Afterdark should know better - films like "Crazy Eights" were inexcusable in their second year, and in their fifth, here's another film entirely as cliché and uninspired as any of those big-budget "horror" films regurgitated into cinemas in the last few years.

Actually, whereas many "Ring" clones feature mysterious deaths before the protagonist starts investigating, this time the characters are investigating weird happenings before they know anyone's dead.

And also the film focuses on several characters, not just the protagonist and love interest, the main threat is represented with practical effects rather than CGI, thankfully, and, um... oh, they're investigating exactly where the banshee came from instead of trying to determine why this creature exists, and...

Actually, that's probably every difference between this and your average "Ring" clone. Not that bad, albeit definitely not scary and very disappointing for a film that's supposedly horror festival material.