The Harvesting

First thing that was wrong was the sound balance. In the beginning there are super loud effects and then most the movie you can't hear anything. Of course no speaking can be heard at non lethal volume settings. Then in the end it gets very loud again, I guess it works as a way to wake up the audience that fell asleep watching this snoozefest but I would of much rather just kept sleeping - I had this dream where I was watching a lot better movie than this.

I kinda got the story of what was happening and what had happened but somewhere along the line I missed the point of all of it? Was there a point? Maybe there really wasn't a point to miss? I'm not sure. And since I'm not sure if there was one I cannot recommend. Also the film is not scary at ALL. So a definite minus on that front. The only thing about this worth anything really was the music in it was alright. And that's just background music, nothing really overwhelming there but an excuse to say something in the movie was alright.

This is like The Channel that I accidentally watched a few months back. Why do directors and producers insist on making these "horrible" films. There is such a huge content of films in the history movie archives now that are solid films and yet some people still seem to think that "someone" would want to see this type of attempt at creating film. The actors were wooden, the story was lost and then drawn out...and there was nothing unhinging that happened? Stay away from this - it's another time wasting experience and one that will be forgotten because we have films like The Conjuring and Insidious that simply so far superior. Film makers like this - making films like this and The Channel need to think seriously about who they are exactly aiming the film at because he best part is when its over.

I like little horror movies that aren't trying to be standard tits and gore. It's a low-budget movie that takes advantage of stuff that doesn't actually cost more but gains a lot for the viewer: acting, mood, camera work and mystery. The story is taken very seriously even though they couldn't dazzle with big effects or stars. If you took this same movie and put it in a multi-million dollar setting and swapped either of the kids with a Disney kid or either of the adults with a sitcom actor, you'd have a major Hollywood release without changing ANY of the content or crew.

Also, the Amish. Creepy bastards. Creepy on sight.

I wish I could rate this movie higher because it's got good atmosphere, acting, and production, but it's missing something important. it's hard to put my finger on it, but the writing is weak. The fairly interesting characters spend a lot of time wandering around with very little to say and less to do. Still, it's worth watching if you've got an hour and a half that you don't mind wasting. I enjoyed it because, as a huge horror fan, I often find that good atmosphere can make up for deep flaws in a movie.