Les Portes de l'enfer: La légende de Stull

This an okay movie. Good if you need to kill a couple of hours. However, the plot line is bizarre. You are left wondering why they do the things they do. The story does not set you up with any background on the town, and why the townspeople are so weird. Also, they say this is based on events and urban legends surrounding Stull, KS. They missed the mark, and then over exaggerated it. This storyline has nothing to do with anything that has ever happened in Stull, KS. Also, Stull, KS had two strange murders years ago, and is barely a town. It is unincorporated. There is an old church and cemetery where they say satanic rituals are performed, and a few houses, and a few other buildings.

Regarding the real Stull and the old church - for reasons unknown to anyone including the land owner, someone tore down the old tiny brick church a few years ago. It is a pile of rubble. However, there is still a staircase underneath the ground, that leads down to no-where. They say that is a gateway to hell and you will feel a powerful pull if you start down the stairs, and lose all track of time (like weeks). And people who have camped near the cemetery have reported seriously bizarre stuff and sounds. There is nothing like the real Stull legends in the movie.

Regarding the movie, the children/young adult actors in this movie dominate the film, and if it weren't for them, it would be pretty robotic and dull. Heche was not into this movie at all, it seemed like she felt obligated to be there.

Bottomline -- it's definitely more bizarre than scary, so watch it if you are bored and you have seen every other scary flick with a higher rating.

I'll give this one a solid 5, the effects were nice, the acting, overall, with a few exceptions, good, but it never reaches up to the promise of a horror, cause that's what it's trying to be.

So, a few words about Nothing left to fear: the story, again, not the most original, used quite often, but won't disappoint tho. They managed to show it somehow different, good, more natural if you may. Problems begin when "clichée" makes its appearance. The always and eternal, "why does he do that?" , "how come he doesn't know better?" and many other sarcastic questions, cause in the end, you're watching a horror, and sadly this is what horror has come down to lately.

Would I recommend it? Not really, actually no, you won't get spooked, you won't be too drawn into the story, nor into the characters, it's just a movie that they wanted to make, with nothing to prove.

So, where would I point you then: Sinister, The reaping, The ruins; one is with a family that moves in a new town, the other with religious things and the last with odd habits.

Enjoy!

Okay, I realize this movie isn't the best ever made or anything, but I really don't understand all the negative reviews. Just don't watch it with too many expectations. If you want an action packed thriller, you're gonna be disappointed. If you want a bloody slasher, you're going to be disappointed. If you want edge-of-your-seat suspense, shocking jump scares, and a stellar plot line, you're gonna be disappointed. If you just want to watch a fun horror flick with a decent story line, moderately scary scenes, and an overall suspenseful feel, you'll probably like this one. I agree, this movie definitely starts slow. But if you give yourself a chance to get into the mood, watch clear to the end, and enjoy it for what it is, it's really not bad. Like I said, just enjoy it for what it is, and you probably won't be too disappointed.

Another typical Hollywood horror B-movie. This one riffs on the likes of CHILDREN OF THE CORN and THE WICKER MAN in the tale of a small town hiding a dark secret. A new and boring family move into the community, where they're soon assailed by mysterious events and characters harbouring dark secrets.

It's a long-winded and slow-paced story and one that doesn't offer up a whole lot of interest, it has to be said. NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR actually does better when focusing on the non-horror elements like characterisation and character interaction and falls down when it comes to the cheesy horror scenes, augmented with CGI ghostly faces as they are. It also relies too much on jump scares and clichéd, derivative moments for effect when really it should be offering something new.

The cast aren't too bad, although they are given little enough to work with. Anne Heche is unrecognisable from her early Hollywood roles in the likes of SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS; she plays the suburban mother here. Rebekah Brandes isn't too bad either, although as with Alexandra Daddario in Texas CHAINSAW 3D, she's given little to do other than wander around in a skin-tight t-shirt. Clancy Brown is the best thing in it, but he doesn't have enough screen time.

Nothing Left To Fear – This film demonstrates that guitarist Slash must have more money than sense. I can't imagine another reason why he is a producer/backer of the project. The plot is pretty simple, clearly constructed for the simple minded: a pastor (as opposed to a Pasteur i.e. descendant of Louis) and his family are moving from the 'big city' to some crazy Podunk where all the residents apparently are just a little bit off center. The family includes Pastor Stupid, his wife who was once a lesbian activist, and their eldest daughter that has a very impressive rack. There are two other kids, too – pretty much just along for the ride. Pastor Stupid will pretty much go along with anything, his wife is looking for a little action on the side, and daughter number one is possessed with the demon of tight clothing, which goes along well with her very impressive rack. From the setup, which is pretty much the family in a van driving toward the town, you will be able to guess how this thing will go for them – not well at all. The only real question is 'will the very impressive rack controlled by demonic forces pop out of one of the low cut/tight tops daughter number one is condemned to wear?' Oh, the film also includes Clancy Brown who has parlayed that master thespian voice into a long career of being a second banana, though I bet he has a boatload of money! Personally I wish they would do a sequel to Extreme Prejudice but then he would have to be dead. I won't spoil the movie if you must go watch it. If you haven't figured it out before twenty minutes in then you might just enjoy it and still be inhaling that pop corn and waiting for primo daughter to lose the top, bra, and whatever else divides you and her from your dreams. For the purposes of debate I will give this thing a 4.