The Moor

They were so close to making a really enjoyable film, however, there are few things about this movie that are not good, here they are some examples:

• There was so much potential with landscape horror but it was never delivered, even though they clearly tried. The continues upshot of the landscape is not gonna do something on its own. They did that for what feels like 10 times during this movie as if I am supposed to feel anything, I didn't.

• The characters are not likable, in some movies this is no issue, but in this movie it feels not intentional. It feels like the writers didn't put enough attention to the characters.

• The jumpscares are pathetic. I try not to use dramatic wording while trying to review something but this is a crime that the director did. Blasting noise out of nowhere every 15 minutes is not how you do good horror. At some point the audio clips during a jumpscare which threw me right off as well.

I am so sad for this movie, I wish people would put a little more hard work and time. Especially when they are clearly creative and have a great concept on hand but oh well...

The Moor isn't a bad movie but I see there are reviewers on here rating it with a ten and that's just ridiculous. A ten means it's one of the best movies you ever watched, one that you could watch over and over again, and sorry to say this one is far from that. It's a slow burner so do not expect fast action, but there is a nice mysterious vibe to it what keeps you interested. Unfortunately the ending is just not good at all which brings some serious damage to the ratings. The acting was good though, the cinematography simple but not bad. There are also some flaws in the story, bad decision making or annoying moments where they can't decide whether they would continue to investigate or not whilst they get serious clues, which in my opinion was just ridiculous. It's still worth watching if you don't mind a slow pace.

I really don't understand the bad ratings. I guess people nowadays are used to fast paced and commercially accessible monster/exorcism flicks with no depth. And believe me, I did watch The First Omen and Immaculate. While the first one mentioned was still watchable, the second one here is an utter disgrace.

In comparison The Moor is just one of those Indie Horror gems you cannot miss, especially if you have no problems with slow story telling opposed to the mentioned mainstream movies.

The images and scenery are scary in the first place already, although you do have some of the usual scares here and there which I somehow felt that they didn't feel forced.

The no name actors are all doing a very decent job especially the 2 females and the creepy soundtrack itself is simply phenomenal.

Still trying to make sense of some of the scenes, but the almost constantly tense atmosphere kept me on my toes!

This is one to put on the radar for horror fans. It's creepy as hell in parts with some stand-out moments in particular one in the tent towards the end. I imagine this is inspired by the Brady/Hindley murders (horrific enough without a supernatural element). If you've ever visited a moor in England it can be unnerving, easy to get lost and a sense of something old and ancient which is conveyed brilliantly in this film. There's a subtle element of paganism with strange carvings and statues, a part of British history that is still relatively unknown but often pops up in horror novels (Phil Rickman being one), and a faceless serial killer that ups the horror ante. It's slow-plodding in places and if had been a tad tighter it would have been stand-out. The cast are relatively unknown but the two female leads are ones to watch. All in all this was a great find.

Please get a rewrite to tweak it and, oh by the way GIVE IT AN ACTUAL ENDING, PLEASE!

Everything in this is almost done, but not quite. Dad, chill a little, you surprised no one with your antics. Girlie, stop trusting dad, and he's acting like your savior.

Writer, explain the significance of the various locations with obvious importance. We realize they are significant but why and to whom do they have meaning? The audience will never know. Nothing is revealed. Only vague references to "things that are old, very old". This is very lazy writing.

And that ending! This is the cherry on top of this mound of turd of a movie!

Please get some competent folks to fis this movie! It had such awesome potential. I'd love to watch a version that made a modicum of sense.

This is poorly written, hastily finished rubbish!