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B-D Review: A Look at ‘Eden Lake’ From Ireland
One film I am really looking forward to is the UK thriller Eden Lake, which was directed by James Watkins, who recently penned the sequel to THE DESCENT. Thanks to B-D reader ‘Sean of the Dead’, we’ve got ourselves a very early review for the film that played in Ireland last week. Read on or click the title for more.
B-D reader ‘Sean of the Dead’ writes in, “I just got back from seeing EDEN LAKE. I live in Dublin, Ireland so I thought I’d share a review with you on this film. Anyway here it is.”
‘Eden Lake is the directorial debt of horror screenwriter James Watkins who has written such films as My Little Eye, Gone and The Descent Part II.
The story is about a couple, Paige and Harry, who decide, instead of Paris, to go to a rundown quarry to spend there weekend in peace. Harry feels this may be the perfect chance to propose to Paige. There quiet time is disrupted by a group of young chavs (scumbags), who blast noisy garage music and shout insults at the couple. Harry threatens the group and they eventually go away.
The next day there car is stolen and as they chase after the scumbags to claim there car back, Harry kills their dog. This results in pure mayhem and the horror begins.
Eden Lake is the most vicious unapologetic horror film since ‘The Last House On The Left’. It felt real, the performances were brilliant by most of the cast. There are some truly disturbing scenes that will stick with you right after the film is over! I am trying to review this without spoiling it. This may be just a horror film but there are people out there just like these character’s. People not far from where I live and maybe not far from you either. I think this is where this film succeeds, it finds a new monster to frighten you, a monster that could be anywhere.
About half of the audience I saw this with two hours ago walked out. My friend was about to as well, I convinced him to stay. I think what bother’s a lot of people is how brutal this film is.
The score was composed by David Julyan who also composed the score to The Descent. This film looks and feels like The Descent, at parts I was thinking is this the same score. Either way The music is effective and disturbing.
Overall, Eden Lake is an unorgettable horror film that is raw and unapologetic. This is intense filmmaking, and if you’re bothered by seeing young scumbags become the antagonists in a horror film because you feel it’s not politically correct. Well I assure you there are people out there like this. I’ve encountered some and you have read in newspaper articles. In other words, this is essential viewing.
4 skulls out of 5
Don Mancini is hard at work scripting a brand new Chucky movie, which will take the franchise is an unexpected new direction according to the voice behind killer doll Chucky.
Don’t expect the new film to pick up from where the series left off, Academy Award nominee Brad Dourif teased at the Creep I.E. Cinema panel hosted by Bloody Disgusting this weekend.
“If I know Don, I would say what he’s going to do is something completely different that I hadn’t thought of, that nobody had thought of,” the actor tells the audience.
It’s worth noting that the upcoming film is still in early development. So much so that Dourif has heard multiple different ideas for the ninth film in Mancini’s Chucky universe. “There is actually going to be another film made,’ Dourif explains, “I’ve heard maybe three pitches —that’s not a detail, and I’m not saying what they are—but they’re all different.”
Emmy nominee Fiona Dourif was on hand to prevent her dad from spoiling any plot details, of course.
As we reported back in April, Don Mancini is aiming to make Chucky scary again in the brand new Chucky movie that will finally bring the (original) killer doll back to the big screen. Mancini’s plan is to return the franchise to the tone of Curse of Chucky as well as the first two original Child’s Play movies, once again dialing back the comedy and hijinks.
Brad Dourif voiced Chucky in all of the original Child’s Play movies as well as more recent installments Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky, and all three seasons of the TV series. And Dourif doesn’t plan on giving the character to anyone else anytime soon. He recently told the crowd at Spooky Empire, “Nobody’s doing Chucky but me.”
Stay tuned for more updates on all things Chucky.