The Bell Keeper

Not much of a plot here.. all we really need to know is that there is a cursed bell that random adventurers go and ring, and that's bad. A dude named Hank with a cauliflower ear is gonna kill those in range to hear it. There is a reason for all this, but you have to watch it to find out why. It's pretty cheap, draggy and nonsensical, but it does have just enough quirkiness to keep it mildy entertaining. We have Randy Couture, with a straight forward performance, and a quick run in with Bonnie Aarons (The Nun) being the most fun. The Liam and Brittany characters were decent, the Sheriff being the worst. Couture groupies might like this the most.

A cheap B-movie horror about some friends going out to film in the woods in search of a legendary bell. The story goes that those who ring the bell are thereafter cursed by a demon, and of course these numbskulls have to go and see for themselves what it's all about. It's business as usual for the genre, with a small cast and only middling scares, although it's surprisingly well paced which means it's more watchable than some. The biggest surprise here is a rare foray into the horror genre for former wrestling star Randy Couture, best known for THE EXPENDABLES movies; he gives the best performance here and is quite likeable.

The storyline in "The Gate Keeper", as written by Joe Davison and Luke Genton, was actually a fair enough script and storyline, which felt like something you'd see in a 1980s horror movie. And I have to admit that I liked that about it, as it was a nice touch to the movie.

The movie even had the classic hiker out looking for a lost sibling, complete with a missings person flyer and all. That was definitely a nod towards the tropes often seen in 1980s and 1990s horror movies.

The acting performances in "The Bell Keeper" were actually good. I can't claim to be thrilled about having the likes of Randy Couture on the cast list, and in such a pivotal role nonetheless, as I never did take a liking to him or his acting skills. There were a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Mike Manning and Bonnie Aarons. I will say that the actors and actresses, in general, put on good performances throughout the course of the movie.

"The Bell Keeper" is the type of horror movie that you watch once, then bag and tag it, never to bring it out for a second viewing. While it was an adequately watchable movie, it was by no means a scary horror movie. And I think that was mainly because of the non-distinct killer that the Hank character (played by Randy Couture) was.

My rating of "The Gate Keeper" lands on an four out of ten stars.

You can fast forward to the gas station scene, watch that, then ff to about the 30 minute mark when they get to the campsite.

Then this flic gets good, scary, gory, bloody, an unexpected twist, and even some one line humor that had me laughing out loud.

Overall a pretty decent low budget movie... I give it 7 outta 10.

You can fast forward to the gas station scene, watch that, then ff to about the 30 minute mark when they get to the campsite.

Then this flic gets good, scary, gory, bloody, an unexpected twist, and even some one line humor that had me laughing out loud.

Overall a pretty decent low budget movie... I give it 7 outta 10.

It's not a 10, I was just trying to get someone's attention. It's not horror, it's horrible.

I agree with the other reviews, but maybe, in the light of current events and considering all the fuss in Hollywood about A. I doing human tasks they should take note, see this crap and try to come with something better.

Bad CGI triggers my anxiety and puts me in a very bad mood, but I understand that maybe we are not there yet, but the basics of cinema and performing it's being around for ages. Making something this bad triggered something worse.

My point is that there's no reason for movies to be this bad.

I'm going to only mention that here, some things are not that bad. The acting of the main two kids is believable...and that's about it.

The rest is awful, the acting is worse than those late night infomercials from the 90's.

And what's with the eyebrows on the blonde couple?. The cute black guy, is so gay that is cringy and he is not even supposed to be gay. The " vegan" girl is just irritating and like the gay guy, it's not supposed to be that way. I guess this happens when you try too hard.

A wasted opportunity for the lady from The Nun, and Chaz Bono.

And to the "non- A. I" writers, what is a ghost, who lives in a house, defecates and lives like the living?... I really don't get it.

I truly hope someone would force Fren Drescher to watch this, because I honestly think that a toaster would make something better than this.