I heard a lot about this movie, so was pretty excited to see it, plus the fact that it was filmed in NZ and I'm a New Zealander was an even bigger incentive to see it. I also saw that it was filmed using the new Rumble technology which seemed really cool, I wonder if it was the cinema I was in....cause i don't believe it worked, a shame really, but onward.
Dead room is based on an urban legend of a small farmhouse in Otago, New Zealand, where two science teachers in the 1970s visit the rural farmhouse to debunk claims the house is haunted. They reportedly flee because of some terrifying and unexplained events.
This movie was somewhat generic, not scary, I believe, nor was it suspenseful, I pretty much saw what was coming and what was going to happen. I suppose you could look at it like "good job New Zealand, little pat on the back there for you". Otherwise the acting was okay, not too bad, it was a bit touch and go in some parts, like when she falls on the floor and becomes possessed, you'll get what I mean if you see it, and some of the girls moments could have been like she was genuinely a lot more scared...considering she had the distinct advantage of actually seeing the spirit. The storyline was decent though and seemed genuinely thought out, and the use of technology was smart and the set was scary, so that was a good touch.
This movie was good in the fact that it built up to events, it let us feel for the characters, feel safe with them, and then feel fear with them at the same time. But its the ending that can't make me justify an amazing rating. To me, the ending fell a bit flat, everything happened so fast, the last ten minutes everything just went really bad and everyone started disappearing and then it just ended with a final scene of the evil spirit, I believe it would have been better if it was left to our imagination like in Blair Witch Project...but that's just my opinion.
Overall it was alright, it would be worth a watch if you want to see New Zealand's take on horror, and to see something that has a somewhat decent twist at the end, where the original bad guy is not as bad as he seems.
Dead room is based on an urban legend of a small farmhouse in Otago, New Zealand, where two science teachers in the 1970s visit the rural farmhouse to debunk claims the house is haunted. They reportedly flee because of some terrifying and unexplained events.
This movie was somewhat generic, not scary, I believe, nor was it suspenseful, I pretty much saw what was coming and what was going to happen. I suppose you could look at it like "good job New Zealand, little pat on the back there for you". Otherwise the acting was okay, not too bad, it was a bit touch and go in some parts, like when she falls on the floor and becomes possessed, you'll get what I mean if you see it, and some of the girls moments could have been like she was genuinely a lot more scared...considering she had the distinct advantage of actually seeing the spirit. The storyline was decent though and seemed genuinely thought out, and the use of technology was smart and the set was scary, so that was a good touch.
This movie was good in the fact that it built up to events, it let us feel for the characters, feel safe with them, and then feel fear with them at the same time. But its the ending that can't make me justify an amazing rating. To me, the ending fell a bit flat, everything happened so fast, the last ten minutes everything just went really bad and everyone started disappearing and then it just ended with a final scene of the evil spirit, I believe it would have been better if it was left to our imagination like in Blair Witch Project...but that's just my opinion.
Overall it was alright, it would be worth a watch if you want to see New Zealand's take on horror, and to see something that has a somewhat decent twist at the end, where the original bad guy is not as bad as he seems.