arachnidzone

The film was a long episode of a ghost hunting/paranormal documentary series. The 'extras' were all pretty good, the 'star' made us think it was a mocumentary, the lack of investigation and excess hearsay reconstructions left the film a little stale and repetitive. That said, its a films which some will like and some wont, variety is the spice of life and each to their own.

The thing that really upsets me is that this film at the time of reviewing had a 6+ rating on IMDB, and almost all the positive reviews are 10/10 which is always suspicious for a non Disney cartoon, so on closer inspection, the majority of the 10/10 reviews are by people who have been IMDB members for 2 weeks or less, and have only reviewed one film. Yes, people have to join IMDB at some point, and yes, everyone only has one review at some point, but most of the positive reviews are from quite random usernames (not similar to real names like most people would want), and these users are new and only reviewed this. This blatant abuse of the IMDB rating system for a program which can earn from viewings (stream sales) breaks IMDB ratings at least, and is fraudulent at best.

Yes, a rarity nowadays, this is only one season, but its a complete series with an actual ending. Its quirky in places, weird all the time, it has enough suspense to keep you wanting more and its one of the best feel-good, "I love it when a plan comes together" endings ever. Thats when several of the series weirder bits all form a 'solid' ending ;) Who is it aimed at? lovers of horror, Stephen King, thrillers and the unusual. Yes its not exactly horrific, but most horror isn't. Its definitely fanciful, thrilling and a bit dramatic with a bit of comedy thrown in to the mix, but not in to your face.

Its not got amazing acting, its so weird and wonderful of a storyline that its not particularly realistic, but its one of those rare times where the overall experience makes you totally forget any shortcomings.

Best way to watch is all at once like me and my wife did. A long and gratifying experience that had me getting right online to get 'Red Dragon Tattoo' by 'Fountains of Wayne' and now every time I hear it I smile and think of the series and in-particular the ending, which by the way, I just re-watched the ending which I would consider a sad thing to do, but its what prompted this review. Corny as it sounds it warms your heart lol.

Excellent.