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Lake Bodom

Original title: Bodom
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
5.2K
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Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä, Nelly Hirst-Gee, Mimosa Willamo, and Mikael Gabriel in Lake Bodom (2016)
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Every camper's worst nightmare came true at Lake Bodom in 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent.Every camper's worst nightmare came true at Lake Bodom in 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent.Every camper's worst nightmare came true at Lake Bodom in 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent.

  • Director
    • Taneli Mustonen
  • Writers
    • Aleksi Hyvärinen
    • Taneli Mustonen
  • Stars
    • Nelly Hirst-Gee
    • Mimosa Willamo
    • Mikael Gabriel
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    5.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Taneli Mustonen
    • Writers
      • Aleksi Hyvärinen
      • Taneli Mustonen
    • Stars
      • Nelly Hirst-Gee
      • Mimosa Willamo
      • Mikael Gabriel
    • 34User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Nelly Hirst-Gee
    • Ida-Maria
    Mimosa Willamo
    Mimosa Willamo
    • Nora
    Mikael Gabriel
    • Elias
    Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä
    • Atte
    Pirjo Lankinen
    • Mother
    Ilkka Heiskanen
    • Father
    Sami Eerola
    • Hiker
    Otso Ahosola
    • Young hiker
    Ville Saksela
    • Young man
    Iiris Kankkunen
    • Young woman
    Tommi Korpela
    Tommi Korpela
    • Hiker
    • (voice)
    Jarkko Niemi
    Jarkko Niemi
    • Young man
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Taneli Mustonen
    • Writers
      • Aleksi Hyvärinen
      • Taneli Mustonen
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    8tommyknocker-5

    Excellent

    5,1 out of 10 is a disgrace to this film. Well-paced, well-acted, suspenseful and a somewhat original plot (see for yourself) with a few good twists and turns. The very most parts of the film take place in the woods, and the solid nature definitely builds up a true horror atmosphere to the film.

    "Lake Bodom" also has this great unsettling "nerve" to it, which reminds me of some of the best classic 80s horror flicks like "Just Before Dawn" and "The Burning".

    In my opinion "Lake Bodom" is the best Finnish horror flick out there. Well worth a watch for horror hounds and/or people who appreciate an entertaining, thrilling 85 minute ride!
    3derekjager

    Looks great but is too clever to carry the weight of the premise

    So I guess I just didn't "get" LAKE BODOM. Why was it a good idea to go to the isolated site where a group of campers were massacred in the 1960s? To "recreate it"? And if there was an active psycho back then, he'd be in his 70s now...or early 80s? This film just seemed to lurch from one "surprise" to another and instead of show don't tell, the characters sat in the car and explained at great length why they did what they did. I thought the acting was fine, but the character's motivations seemed wildly out of sync with what they were reacting to. And no fault of the filmmakers, but the subtitles (yes, it's subtitled) are pretty bad. What's also interesting is that while the critics love it at RT, with a current score of 100% from 6 critics, audiences only give it a 38%. I'm one of those who is fine with "movie logic" but if you're going to have your psycho appear at the end, he needs some kind of explanation or we're to believe that for no reason whatsoever he hangs out in the woods for 50+ years...just hanging out?
    5joaakive

    Good cinematography and sound doesn't make a good movie

    A film based on a true story that can be told in two sentences, and the plot isn't actually even that much based on it. Basically it's a Finnish "slasher" film that isn't scary in any way.

    How can that be possible ? In a horror movie the viewer should identify to at least one "victim" character and hope for hes or her (usually her) survival in some way. This movie makes none of the cast feel innocent or likable and twists the plot in so many so unnecessary ways the characters lose all value and become indifferent for the viewer.

    It feels like the script was just brainstormed together in a single sitting without any work and all focus put into the set, cinematography, sound and music which are all state of art. In some scenes the actors do fine job but very bad in few - losing completely the credibility of the ongoing -panic- situation, although international audiences might not get this. When the movie ends one just feels empty and cheated - it meant nothing and it left nothing to ponder on.

    These are common faults in modern publicly-funded Finnish cinema where tech, music and cinematography are great but driven with lazy writing and recycled boring cast that appears in about every title. Weren't the soviet days already over ?

    For those interested in slightly better Finnish slasher horror, Kuutamosonaatti (1988) is something to check out.
    3James_Lister_82

    Lake Bodom

    Boring, predictable, unlikable characters, and a film that didn't really know what it wanted to be. Is how I would sum this movie up. It reminded me of Wolf Creek a little. But besides that nothing really good to say about this film unfortunately. Not worth watching. They're better movies out there.
    4PedroPires90

    Not that good

    I don't know what to say about this one. It's an original approach which is great, but I felt that the execution didn't really work that well. I think the first plot twist should have been the only one and should have happened much later, like...in the last scene.

    Even if the production values and the acting are positive things to mention, I don't think the film did something particularly well (except the existence of the first plot twist). The first act was a bit lame and not that exciting (ok, the build-up on these films is always very similar but this wasn't one of the most exciting), then the suspense and slasher elements of the 2nd act run for no more than 10/15 minutes (the best part of the film) and after that we have the 2nd plot twist that doesn't need to exist and it's not that interesting ending on a low note.

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    • Trivia
      Inspired by, but not based on, the Lake Bodom murders that happened on June 5th, 1960 in Espoo, Finland.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Horrible Reviews: The Horrors of 2017: Lake Bodom (2017)

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 2016 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • New Zealand
      • Estonia
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bodom
    • Filming locations
      • Estonia
    • Production companies
      • Don Films
      • Münchhausen Productions
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    • Budget
      • €1,100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $710,456
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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