House of the Gorgon

This was a mess of a movie if i'm honest. Now im not bashing that its low budget as sometimes it can be a good thing for a movie and I will hand it to them that they worked well with what they had. I'm also not turning down the cast. They were all fine as much as I could tell. The three hammer stars were all fine after being away for some years. I liked the main actress as well and thought that she could get somewhere one day. The setting was alright and in a different light they house could be even more creepy. There were not many scares but overall its not to bad I just felt the film as a whole was a little let down but worth a watch if you like this kind of film.

I saw this not too long ago as part of a live stream watch party. They said it was a tribute movie to Hammer Horror movies, which I have always enjoyed. This was god awful. First of all, Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick should be embarrassed to be part of this and allowed themselves to be photographed so terribly. Veronica Carlson I felt incredibly bad for, having to deliver lines worse than Hammer's bad days (and presented in such an unflattering way as well - these three icons really should be shocked and embarrassed. I was embarrassed for them.) I know this is a low budget film, but so were the Hammer movies and I've seen a lot of other low budget horror streaming recently, but this was terrible - "lets just put a green light somewhere because then people wont think its my living room" just awful and an insult to all the technicians of the Hammer movies. Lastly, apparently the filmmaker himself decided to cast himself as the male lead role (I'm sorry, Christopher Neame does not count as a main character, he's a halfhearted cameo at best), and this guy Joshua proves his inadequacy not only as as a filmmaker in general, but as an actor around these older professionals. The other amateur actors on display here only degrade themselves further. According to the live stream this film won an award (huh???) and he has made other Hammer tribute movies -- I shudder to imagine. Stick with the original and authentic horrors, and stay away from this. Dreadful.

Ok, considering it's low budget I'll give this some breaks. The acting at times is pretty hammy but the three ladies from yesteryear seem to be loving it. The three ladies are obviously Caroline Munro, Martine Beswick and Veronica Carlson, major starlets of the Hammer horror films of the seventies.

Is it me or has Karlstadt moved to Spain, certainly has a southern European twang to proceedings. The heroine Isobel is played by Caroline Munro's daughter and they do all seem to be having a blast making this movie. Nice also to see Christopher Neame as the priest as he also starred in a Hammer film. Decent film but not enough scares for me.

Described as low budget by Caroline Munro herself in her introduction on TPTV. It really is low budget and full of ham acting, despite four classic horror actors from the good old days of Hammer Horror Films. The investment and ameteur production is really what let's it down.

Caroline Munro in particular lets down as she appears to have lost her skills with age. Supporting actors present are lacking in acting ability and appear bored as progress develops. Best performance goes to Martine Beswick but she's not in the movie as much as her performance justifies.

The movie including Caroline's introduction is 1h 22m long. I made it to 45 minutes before giving up. I seriously lost the plot so no spoilers here!

Currently available to stream on TPTV Encore until 31 August 2024 so I may go back and attempt to watch the movie to its end.

I miss the Hammer time. But it will never feel the same. Through no fault of the studios own, because all their movies had a certain feel that perfect for that specific time & in today's ever changing world, it's not worth it to compare. Forget bout comparing it to the older movies. Better to judge it on its own imo. Maybe the Studio can find a new niche that works for today. But as for this movie itself. I thought it basically average. And for some that might sound bad. But i never consider average bad. I consider "bad", bad. Worth a look if you're a hammer fan. If you don't like it, you can always turn it off. But I find it difficult anyone finds it bad enough to turn off, and rest might just find it worthwhile just to have seen it.