Siren

Let's get the bad out of the way first, in part because the movie did exactly that. The writing, especially in the first part of the movie, could be pretty bad. Whoever wrote the banter needs a lot more practice at that particular art. That plus some pretty bad acting was almost enough to make me turn the movie off. Luckily, just as I was deciding not to throw good time after bad, they reached the supernatural strip club (brothel? general sin palace? hard to tell) and that idea was itself intriguing enough to keep me watching. From there, with the exception of a bit of hammy acting (and persistently bad acting from the bachelor party guys), things improved a bit, not in the least bit because the opportunities for "banter" grew more infrequent.

But the central conceit -- the Lily figure from V/H/S -- was a good one to choose. It had potential, and provided a complexity to the standard slice-n-dice that most killer films don't have the room to explore. Mind you, this isn't a deep engrossing character study or anything -- we never learn much about the backgrounds of most of the characters (and Mr. Nyx absolutely could use a movie of his very own) -- but the basic premise and the complications provided by the nature of the titular Siren are solid enough to carry the film. The low budget shows (not in the least in the aforementioned poor writing and acting as much as the more visible products of low budgets) but the film is absolutely solid for the budget it does have. Since this is a standard film rather than found footage, the filmmakers couldn't operate on a microbudget but did manage to get their money's worth from the $300k IMDb says they had. I bumped my rating up a solid point in acknowledgement of managing to do so.

As with the V/H/S segment this movie came from, Hannah Fierman does the most with what little personalization is allowed to a character like hers. She certainly commits, and presents a compelling dichotomy between the Beauty and the Beast aspects of her character.

Fantastic work ethic and detail went into this movie. Disturbing isn't quite the word the creature who in a way stalks the lead because she likes him. He freed her from some sort of cult supernatural club. Okay some of the acting is lacklustre the editing does your head in, the horror was more sex gone wrong and gore, although surely a film to jumpy and weird enough for a an okay score.

20 May 2017. Siren is one of those horror movies that might have been better, but really how could it? Too often other movies become so simplistically, stereotypical. The PBS television movie Dracula (1997) had similar polished authentic focus. Here the Siren is depicted quite well considering, without either the romanticized nor the glorified monster portrayal. Like in the Keanu Reeve's cult horror Constantine (2005) or perhaps even more like the more recent depictions of eerie characters like Anya Taylor-Joy's Morgan (2016) or Scarlett Johansson's Under the Skin (2013). In the lower budget tradition of Stanley Kubrick's last movie classic Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Siren really wasn't so much scary as it is absurdist horror with a more human inhuman twist. So really this movie while it isn't superb and a great classic, it is a solid horror movie that stands out from most other for its creepy factor, its more all American plot outline, and its more somber rather than typical gross out ending.

When I heard this spin-off was actually happening; I was at first surprised while also really excited at the possibilities for the story. I am a big fan of the V/H/S movie and Lily's segment was by far my favorite part. It had the right amount of mystery/suspense/gore to leave me infatuated and wanting more.

Fast-forward to the Siren movie and we are given a prequel story to Lily. Much like the segment, a few guys go out looking for a good time but eventually find themselves in a very dangerous situation.

This movie is for a very select demographic, that I just happened to belong.That demographic is the pro Lily demographic where when Lily appears in a movie I'm going to find something to like about it.The acting in this is mainly a miss with a couple of exceptions and the story does have its clichés. There were some other interesting concepts (mainly one) presented but were not fleshed out enough, sad to say. The main and only reason someone should watch this is for Lily. The story really drags without out her as the guys were not interesting in the least.The hints of excellence comes from the inclusion of a new creature that helps carry the story along. Lily's action scenes were also a plus and her characters overall direction throughout the movie. After a good chunk of time the story picks up and for the most part I can safely say I enjoyed what I saw.

I guess as a warning if you are considering giving this movie a try. If you are not a fan of sex and violence in your movies this is something you should stay far away from as that is 85% if not more of this movie. In the stories weak spots they seemed to crank up the those scenes to 11.

I am a horror fan but have been disappointed lately with all the retold stories out there. When I saw this movie on redbox I checked IMD and read the first review. When I read demon girl from VHS I was sold. I really enjoyed that episode so I headed off to the box and I am glad I did. Really I think this is a prequel to the VHS story. I thought the acting was good and special effects. I like how it brought out a sense of endless nightmare, like those dreams you can't wake up from. These folks have stepped in it and there's no going home for you Dorothy. But seriously, I would recommend this movie to anyone, horror buff or not. Good times to the end.