The Corrupted

This was amateurish at best. And that is actually putting it nicely. I had happened to stumble upon the movie by random luck, so I gave it a chance. I had no expectations to this movie, so it had every possible chance to dazzle and impress me, but that was not to be.

But honestly, then it is an hour and twelve minutes wasted, time that could and should have been spent elsewhere. Not only is "The Corrupted" a boring movie, but it is also unfathomably slow paced, which just added to the agony.

The story in "The Corrupted" is about a group of young people who go to a remote lakeside cabin for a getaway and to party. But strange events quickly put an abrupt end to what was supposed to be fun and good times.

But it just didn't pan out to anything even remotely worthwhile. And it ended up as being a goofy movie at best.

The acting was adequate, taking into consideration the type of movie it is and the level of production value. Well, aside from Shawn Tisdale (playing D.J. Nightrider), wow, he was just abysmal.

You should take heed of the language in this movie, it is filled with obscenities and the f-Word is present in every second line uttered. Just a heads up if you should be sensitive to foul language and plan to watch "The Corrupted".

"The Corrupted" is a low budget movie that has borrowed way too much from "Evil Dead".

It is not worth the time or effort. I suffered through this so you don't have to!

"The Corrupted" is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

The dialogue is clunky and unnatural. The acting is stiff. The film is poorly paced.

I respect the attempt by these amateur filmmakers to get something in the can, but this is an abysmal effort.

The movie lacks any thematic structure.

Instead, there are simple-minded and poorly developed attempts to explore what it means to be human.

The plot is simple yet meandering. The characters are so poorly written that you can barely tell them apart, especially in the case of the females, who also look alike.

It's an unoriginal idea that is horribly executed.

I saw this movie, despite the reviews, because 1) Netflix in Norway has run out of horrors, and 2) Apple in Norway has run out of horrors as well. I was disappointed. It started out nicely with a couple of well-shaped ladies in bikinis. But from there it just went downhill. No more bikinis to speak of, and no horror or gore.

Mind you, the cover shot that made me rent this, a lady that appears to have halfway eaten an octopus, is nowhere to be seen in this movie. You'll see something that appears to be lobster legs from the mouth of a fat guy, in the shadow, but that's about it.

The acting is extraordinarily bad. Except, maybe, from the guy who looks like he is from India or something.

I can assure you that I will never watch this movie again. And I watch most movies at least twice.

This is not the greatest film in the world. It *is* very reminiscent of early Peter Jackson films (Bad Taste) and early Sam Raimi stuff. I can't help but be pretty excited about the growth of a new and interesting Canadian film scene that's got creative people involved in all the aspects. I'd like to see more - I'm hoping this is the first of many things to come from the folks responsible.

It's an exercise, and I am really pleased that I decided to rent it. If you're looking for a finished, well funded, polished piece, go elsewhere. This is a diamond in the rough. Lots of fuller character stuff could be in it. Lots of better filming done, the girls could be a little differentiated, but face it, they're bloody differentiated from a lot of women I've seen on screen simply by the fact that they look natural.

There are a lot of different horror tropes being tested out here. Deranged cop from Desperation, Lovecraft Things, Oddly Coloured Landscapes, Young People Screwing When You Know They Shouldn't, Ladies In The Water. Pretty neat stuff! And no sparkly vampires. It's a bit of a return to seventies horror films. Thumbs up.

You have to be aware of what you you are about to watch before you hit the play button! The Corrupted is an amateur movie made for the money they could scrape from their sofas. However it is a feature length movie, with everything that entails.

I like watching movies like this to see what aspiring filmmakers come up with, but again, don't expect a polished production. The results of this one are mixed, it is competently made and edited, has a good idea to center the story around and pretty decently written characters. The few effect shots are serviceable but nothing to watch the movie for. Unfortunately the pacing is off and the slow burn does not really fit together well with the rushed finale. But the movies greatest flaw are the actors. I would say there is one good performance here (Samantha), the rest are really hard to watch at times, with terrible timing and line delivery.

In summary recommendable for people into checking out these kind of semi-amateur movies, maybe to lean on what to do better. If you want to see an actually good horror movie without this caveat, move somewhere else.