Here Comes Hell

I remember this ... well not fondly as you can tell by my rating, but I can remember it well. And while this isn't a high score, it is also doesn't mean that I hated watching it. It was just nothing that impressed me much. And I have to admit personally even annoyed me at times. The humor was not always hitting its mark.

But this is a low budget effort and the makers where at Frightfest and I remember them also being friendly and lovely people. That being said, I am not sure if my rating and hence my review annoyed anyone who actually really love(d) this. I can't and won't say anything that I don't feel - that doesn't mean I know better or that I am right with my view on things. It is just how I see things. I do not like the cliches this uses, how it seperates the people/characters in this - or how they "act" (pun intended) ... that being said, feel free (unlike the characters in the movie) to disagree.

I'm tired of the individual who somehow believes that if they are critical enough and use all sorts of cliches that paid critics use that somehow they to will become a humorless dink that will look for film school errors and see art when there is none and can't enjoy a well done low budget movie unless subtitles are involved. This was excellent well done fun that was enjoyable from the start and it achieved the feel of a good 1960's B+ feature. I had zero expectations going in and was a little shocked that the setting would be a dilapidated mansion and not at a well appointed sound stage mansion equivalent, but it worked. The acting was far better than I expected with genuine and realistic portrayals of the idle rich mixing with a working class strong female co lead. Tension and jealousy felt real and the story played out in a way that seemed possible even with the subject matter. I fully enjoyed this and as long as your not a wannabe professional film critic you'll enjoy the ride. .

Ha! Good old campy black and white horror fun, with some more modern gory effects and probably what Diane Behindstein would classify as 'assault weapons'. Add some bad jokes and cheesy one liners and what you've got is a pretty entertaining little flick.

A little House of Usher moment at the end and you have a decent 6/10

Saw this described as Blithe Spirit meets Evil Dead. While not as witty as Noel Coward or as gory as ED, it's still entertaining enough. Cinematography (black and white) and music are faithful to the 1930's and the cast are suitably camp.

I wanted to give it a 7/10, as it really marveled from being recognized as a low budget film, and I grew up watching classic monochromatic thrillers and horrors, yes a few musical dance movies as well.

It dropped to a 6 due to the sound editing, my goodness - it was all over the place from ear piercing volumes to near whispered. I am not sure if that was intentional or not, but it was not great at all.

The story was nothing new, but was actually rather fun and enjoyable to watch, less a few weak moments that really could have be played up and capture the excessive drama portrayed in a classic film style genre.