Wake Wood

Sometimes it almost seems like Wake Wood is getting a little creepy, but that always gets spoiled by an off-the-shelf splatter scene, and in the end there's nothing here that wasn't already done simpler in Pet Sematary.

Da sie obejrzec, ale niski budzet wyziera niemal z kazdej sceny.

An obvious ripoff, but effective and exquisite enough.

A wonderfully old-hammer script -bringing to mind pet semetary and the wicker man- encumbered by po-faced and gory modern-horror impositions.

Really interesting! Timothy Spall is, as always, amazing. The ending was a little too predictable though.

A thoughtful film with great attention to detail in certain parts, especially the details of the rituals. Some really great performances too, especially from the little girl

Timothy Spall, as ever, is a triumph. Otherwise, this is a terribly written and badly directed mess. The plot is reminiscent of a folk tale, and seems unnaturally spread over the 90 minute runtime, and is a sad pastiche of tired and mostly forgotten cinema tropes. Despite being released in 2009, at times it feels noughtieish or even earlier. Foley is woefully terrible and ill-suited to the setting; gore is obscenely out of place and badly filmed. Just a real disappointment all around.

Interesting plot, but it's let down by a really terrible script. The acting is mostly ok, but at other times it seems like the actors are confused and/or bored with the script.

An interesting twist on the typical horror movie. The modernization of ancient ritual techniques was quite clever. Unfortunately, the plot was kind of weak, and the ending was ridiculous considering what had happened to the townspeople up until then.

Did you see The Resident last year, the first Hammer Horror film in decades? It wasn't really a Hammer film, was it? This, however, is more like it. A 30-something couple mourning the death of their young daughter move to a remote village to start anew, and soon discover that the rustic Emmerdale-tweed-and-sideburns villagers harbour a Dark Secret... they can bring the dead back to life. But only for three days. Mist on the moor, creeping unease, ye olde magick, and BLOOD. Welcome back, Hammer.