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A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
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Brittany S. Hall
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Actually not bad at all if you are a fan of segment 'Amateur Night' from V/H/S (2012).
It's surprisingly great, fun movie! The actors were okay, but that "I like you." girl is always creepy, and she does a fine job. I love how they made this movie based on Greek mythology. I think it's a fine horror/fantasy movie. I was a fan of Hannah Fierman's character from segment 'Amateur Night', but after watching SiREN makes me love her even more.
I'd give it a solid 7/10.
I'd give it a solid 7/10.
A Solid Seven Horror Movie
20 May 2017. Siren is one of those horror movies that might have been better, but really how could it? Too often other movies become so simplistically, stereotypical. The PBS television movie Dracula (1997) had similar polished authentic focus. Here the Siren is depicted quite well considering, without either the romanticized nor the glorified monster portrayal. Like in the Keanu Reeve's cult horror Constantine (2005) or perhaps even more like the more recent depictions of eerie characters like Anya Taylor-Joy's Morgan (2016) or Scarlett Johansson's Under the Skin (2013). In the lower budget tradition of Stanley Kubrick's last movie classic Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Siren really wasn't so much scary as it is absurdist horror with a more human inhuman twist. So really this movie while it isn't superb and a great classic, it is a solid horror movie that stands out from most other for its creepy factor, its more all American plot outline, and its more somber rather than typical gross out ending.
Decent enough sub-ninety minute horror
A week before Jonah's wedding day his brother has organised a stag party for him and a couple of his best friends. He takes them to Garden City, which he claims to be the wildest town on the East Coast. They head into a strip club and quickly realise the place isn't close to what they hoped. Then a man at the bar tells them he knows where the real action is. They follow him to a large remote house, called 50n/40w, where proprietor, Mr Nyx, tells them he can arrange a special experience for Jonah which won't involve cheating on his fiancée. Jonah sees a strange woman, named Lily, behind a glass screen and as she sings he has erotic memories. When it is over he becomes convinced that she is being held against her will so determines to save her... the only problem is she isn't really human; she is a succubus and Mr Nyx wants her returned. It is soon clear that the group are in for a very unpleasant time; one they won't all survive.
When I watched this I had no idea that it was connected to the film VHS; that didn't matter though. The story isn't exactly complicated; it didn't need to be. It starts well enough; it doesn't waste too much time introducing the characters and once they are at 50n/40w things become weird fairly quickly. They also become quite violent; most disturbingly when Nyx has one of Jonah's friends tortured. Lily is an impressive monster; much of the time she is naked but lighting frequently makes it less obvious; her facial design when she shows her demonic side is pretty cool. The acting was solid enough; not great but better than one often gets in low budget horror; Hannah Fierman, in particular, impressed as Lily despite not saying much. Overall a decent little horror movie; well worth a watch if you have ninety minutes to kill.
When I watched this I had no idea that it was connected to the film VHS; that didn't matter though. The story isn't exactly complicated; it didn't need to be. It starts well enough; it doesn't waste too much time introducing the characters and once they are at 50n/40w things become weird fairly quickly. They also become quite violent; most disturbingly when Nyx has one of Jonah's friends tortured. Lily is an impressive monster; much of the time she is naked but lighting frequently makes it less obvious; her facial design when she shows her demonic side is pretty cool. The acting was solid enough; not great but better than one often gets in low budget horror; Hannah Fierman, in particular, impressed as Lily despite not saying much. Overall a decent little horror movie; well worth a watch if you have ninety minutes to kill.
Not the Most Enjoyable Movie, but Shows Hints of Excellence
When I heard this spin-off was actually happening; I was at first surprised while also really excited at the possibilities for the story. I am a big fan of the V/H/S movie and Lily's segment was by far my favorite part. It had the right amount of mystery/suspense/gore to leave me infatuated and wanting more.
Fast-forward to the Siren movie and we are given a prequel story to Lily. Much like the segment, a few guys go out looking for a good time but eventually find themselves in a very dangerous situation.
This movie is for a very select demographic, that I just happened to belong.That demographic is the pro Lily demographic where when Lily appears in a movie I'm going to find something to like about it.The acting in this is mainly a miss with a couple of exceptions and the story does have its clichés. There were some other interesting concepts (mainly one) presented but were not fleshed out enough, sad to say. The main and only reason someone should watch this is for Lily. The story really drags without out her as the guys were not interesting in the least.The hints of excellence comes from the inclusion of a new creature that helps carry the story along. Lily's action scenes were also a plus and her characters overall direction throughout the movie. After a good chunk of time the story picks up and for the most part I can safely say I enjoyed what I saw.
I guess as a warning if you are considering giving this movie a try. If you are not a fan of sex and violence in your movies this is something you should stay far away from as that is 85% if not more of this movie. In the stories weak spots they seemed to crank up the those scenes to 11.
Fast-forward to the Siren movie and we are given a prequel story to Lily. Much like the segment, a few guys go out looking for a good time but eventually find themselves in a very dangerous situation.
This movie is for a very select demographic, that I just happened to belong.That demographic is the pro Lily demographic where when Lily appears in a movie I'm going to find something to like about it.The acting in this is mainly a miss with a couple of exceptions and the story does have its clichés. There were some other interesting concepts (mainly one) presented but were not fleshed out enough, sad to say. The main and only reason someone should watch this is for Lily. The story really drags without out her as the guys were not interesting in the least.The hints of excellence comes from the inclusion of a new creature that helps carry the story along. Lily's action scenes were also a plus and her characters overall direction throughout the movie. After a good chunk of time the story picks up and for the most part I can safely say I enjoyed what I saw.
I guess as a warning if you are considering giving this movie a try. If you are not a fan of sex and violence in your movies this is something you should stay far away from as that is 85% if not more of this movie. In the stories weak spots they seemed to crank up the those scenes to 11.
Wow. Disturbing.
Fantastic work ethic and detail went into this movie. Disturbing isn't quite the word the creature who in a way stalks the lead because she likes him. He freed her from some sort of cult supernatural club. Okay some of the acting is lacklustre the editing does your head in, the horror was more sex gone wrong and gore, although surely a film to jumpy and weird enough for a an okay score.
Did you know
- TriviaEven though the studio was pushing for other actresses for the role of Lily, director Gregg Bishop insisted that Hannah Fierman reprise her role as Lily from the segment 'Amateur Night' in V/H/S (2012).
- GoofsAt the start of the movie, "young" Lily has the device put on her left ankle. Later, when Lily is released and sticks her foot out the door, the device is on her right ankle.
- ConnectionsSpin-off from V/H/S (2012)
- SoundtracksPressed for time
Performed by Greenfield Main
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- Also known as
- SiREN
- Filming locations
- Savannah, Georgia, USA(all locations)
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- $300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m(82 min)
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- 1.78 : 1
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