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Five contract workers have taken on the task of tracking a huge old sanatorium for hazardous waste before demolishing. They realize that the job is more than a search for asbestos and mercur... Read allFive contract workers have taken on the task of tracking a huge old sanatorium for hazardous waste before demolishing. They realize that the job is more than a search for asbestos and mercury. The enormous building has much darker secrets.Five contract workers have taken on the task of tracking a huge old sanatorium for hazardous waste before demolishing. They realize that the job is more than a search for asbestos and mercury. The enormous building has much darker secrets.
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It's a decent watch. People seem to be giving it bad reviews because it's not as good as the first or its like another film... Who cares. Just watch it for what it is
There is a lot this film has going for it; it looks great, the setting is really creepy and it uses some good techniques to makes some of the situations the characters go through legitimately terrifying.
This is also where it falls down however as while the situations are clever and put you in the place of the character to where you wonder what you would do, you never really care about the characters themselves. We know next to nothing about them and they don't really stand out, so while we can replace ourselves with them in these scary situations, you could also replace them with any other character and it wouldn't make a difference. What's more it never really feels like there is much at stake, also it starts off by being really precise about what the people are there to do and how much time they have to do it in and then most of this is forgotten.
Overall this film could have been really good with a little more depth to the writing and a little more time spent getting to know the characters, but it is still worth a watch for the situations and setting alone.
This is also where it falls down however as while the situations are clever and put you in the place of the character to where you wonder what you would do, you never really care about the characters themselves. We know next to nothing about them and they don't really stand out, so while we can replace ourselves with them in these scary situations, you could also replace them with any other character and it wouldn't make a difference. What's more it never really feels like there is much at stake, also it starts off by being really precise about what the people are there to do and how much time they have to do it in and then most of this is forgotten.
Overall this film could have been really good with a little more depth to the writing and a little more time spent getting to know the characters, but it is still worth a watch for the situations and setting alone.
This film started very well. it's a pretty cliché film it is about 5 people that are to a large building to do something . Setup of the film is very good. There are not so many jump cares in the film but it's something the film really needed to be scarier . The film has poor editing. no spoiler here but in one scene one girl is inside a tent someone comes to take the tent the man that are taking it are dragging it after him. suddenly the scene jumper's to the other folks who sitting talk and 5 minutes later we get back to tent stuff. it had been much more INTEST if we had seen everything with out something disturbed the scene. Also, when the film tries to be intense in the scenes there are always two people there who will then make it less scary and intense . had been much better with just one person there.
FYI if you can't suspend disbelief for an hour or two (as evident in the low ratings), don't bother watching horror movies.
This was very well done. The pace is perfect. It keeps you guessing just enough, but not so much that you lose interest 30 minutes in. It's like, Is everyone seeing ghosts? Or going insane? Is it hallucinations? Is that person up to something? I dunno if I trust her. Wtf is that?? Who is that supposed to be!
It's good enough I didn't catch myself perusing memes during it.
For one, abandoned insane asylum? Yea alright. Two, gorgeous scenes and a beautiful giant building falling apart? Uh, ya. In the absolute middle of nowhere mountain forest with an old bomb siren and creepy caretaker? I'm in.
Cliché, maybe. But again, relax and pretend you're in for the ride and not to pick it apart. Maybe it's been done a bunch before, but that's because it works. There are locations, people and situations that are just inherently scary. Look past it and enjoy yourself.
I gave this film a two, and considering the photography, lighting and set design/location are all pure tens, that speaks volumes for the rest of this film.
The script and editing is on the level of something you'd expect from a kindergarten child, the acting is horrendous most of the time and the entire film is completely disjointed. The plot, where there is one, suffers from lack of logic, and the characters behave in a way no human ever would.
It has everything you'd expect from the worst of Jean Rollin, except the humor and playfulness. It's just not good.
I'd love to edit this film down to about five-six minutes and use that footage for a music video, but the film as it is is just junk.
The music incidentally is distracting as all hell.
The script and editing is on the level of something you'd expect from a kindergarten child, the acting is horrendous most of the time and the entire film is completely disjointed. The plot, where there is one, suffers from lack of logic, and the characters behave in a way no human ever would.
It has everything you'd expect from the worst of Jean Rollin, except the humor and playfulness. It's just not good.
I'd love to edit this film down to about five-six minutes and use that footage for a music video, but the film as it is is just junk.
The music incidentally is distracting as all hell.
Did you know
- TriviaExterior shots were shot in Norway and 70-80% of interior shots in Budapest.
- GoofsBlood appears on Synne's face before she is dragged away in a tent and then again at end of scene.
- ConnectionsFollows Villmark (2003)
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- Also known as
- Dark Woods II
- Filming locations
- Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway(Harastølen)
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- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $758,497
- Runtime
- 1h 33m(93 min)
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- 2.39:1
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