Amazingly good for what it is...
Added 6/17/2009
I'm more of a military history geek than a horror movie fanatic, so I approached this movie from that angle. Actually, I was quite impressed with this film. It has some of the best trench warfare footage I've seen and the uniforms and equipment used are all dead-on perfect for 1917. It's not a gore-fest gruesome flick, more of a suspense thing, although there are some fairly gruesome scenes, so this isn't for kids. Given the budget they had to work with, this is an outstanding little movie, and I'd highly recommend it to any WWI history buff.
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Deathwatch
Added 4/16/2009
It is difficult to make a good horror movie these days as most the competition is so intent on having the highest gore factor it makes it difficult for directors to try to show more subtle ways to scare people and come up with an interesting story. Deathwatch is far better than many horrors I have seen recently. It may not be worth quite four stars, but I rounded up because although a bit gory in parts, I never felt it was trying to be gory for the sake of gore. War is gory and so here it is appropriate. A group of WWI soldiers find the trench they took over from three Germans has more than dead bodies in it. Why did they seem to have killed each other? What does the survivor mean when he says they must get away from it? If you enjoyed this, catch Below.
CA Luster
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Thanks Amazon hard to find movie
Added 1/31/2009
After seeing this overseas I could not find it anywhere but again Amazon delivered the goods..
Great war/horror movie...
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The bunker from the twilight zone
Added 1/26/2009
This British flick a pure success, excellent, excellent movie for those who appreciate a good thrill. This is not your typical horror movie where you have a toothless monster running around killing people. No, this movie is much better than that; it's set to have an unidentified villain, one with supernatural prowess, one that is pure evil. This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through. You are breaking your brain trying to decipher what is going on, is the unit dead? Have they crossed a parallel dimension? Are they in hell? Are they in some sort of purgatory? Was it the gas and they are all hallucinating??? Who is the German soldier? How did this bunker become so evil??? Whoa Nelly so many questions and little answers, this will lead to one's own interpretation, and that's what a good movie should do, it should make you think!!! Genius film, just genius
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Deathwatch came during the british horror invasion(Dog Soldiers, Creep, The Decent, Wilderness.) And holds up just as good.
Added 9/8/2008
Deathwatch came during the british horror invasion(Dog Soldiers, Creep, The Decent, Wilderness.) And holds up just as good.
The story, acting, cinematography is solid. The atmosphere is excellent. And allthough as mentioned before, you'll see the twist ending from a mile away(unless you've never watched a movie before) It's still a suiting ending, to a highly entertaining film.
7/10
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Amazingly good for what it is...
Added 6/17/2009
I'm more of a military history geek than a horror movie fanatic, so I approached this movie from that angle. Actually, I was quite impressed with this film. It has some of the best trench warfare footage I've seen and the uniforms and equipment used are all dead-on perfect for 1917. It's not a gore-fest gruesome flick, more of a suspense thing, although there are some fairly gruesome scenes, so this isn't for kids. Given the budget they had to work with, this is an outstanding little movie, and I'd highly recommend it to any WWI history buff.
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Deathwatch
Added 4/16/2009
It is difficult to make a good horror movie these days as most the competition is so intent on having the highest gore factor it makes it difficult for directors to try to show more subtle ways to scare people and come up with an interesting story. Deathwatch is far better than many horrors I have seen recently. It may not be worth quite four stars, but I rounded up because although a bit gory in parts, I never felt it was trying to be gory for the sake of gore. War is gory and so here it is appropriate. A group of WWI soldiers find the trench they took over from three Germans has more than dead bodies in it. Why did they seem to have killed each other? What does the survivor mean when he says they must get away from it? If you enjoyed this, catch Below.
CA Luster
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Thanks Amazon hard to find movie
Added 1/31/2009
After seeing this overseas I could not find it anywhere but again Amazon delivered the goods..
Great war/horror movie...
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