Lost Creek

I've seen plenty of low budget movies with pretty good actors but watching this was like nails on a chalkboard. I could barely follow the plot because of it. they have gone to the local community theater and find better actors.

This is an excellent movie, but it is also a kids' movie. It is most appropriate for kids about ages 7-12 or so. It is just scary enough, but not too scary. It has a great message, enough depth to make kids think about it, and is very emotional. I see why the adults here rate it low, but if you understand that it is made for kids, like little kids, then you will see that is really great. It is a perfect example of how a kids movie/story should be done. I write young Adult fiction, and I learned lots from this movie about how to construct a story for an even younger audience. I am in no way related to the making of this film.

Some decent scary sequences. The slow and purposeful hypnotic pace makes the scares that much more of a punch. Would recommend for 12 and under.

Hoping the director gets a better budget and actors next time. Could be a scary classic ifso.

The worst thing that lost creek surfers from is plot holes. Set around halloween peter and his mum have just moved to a new place, im assuming the husband had an affair. Theres a boy called bill who is really trashy to him but somehow they are still friends. Anyway peter meets this young girl named maggie and the three have to fight something from their nightmares that makes no sense. The diologue is awful and feels more ad libed with to many repeats of the same words. Peter and bills actors tried well but the acting did not feels good. Maggie was the best in this and I feel sorry for her. Bill talks about the last time he was round his house which would not be true since he only just moved there. Some people disappear but its never explained why. The design of the creature was creepy so theres that.

The forced dialogue in this movie is way too sophisticated the ages of the kids and comes off as extremely hokey and amateurish. I kept laughing at the overacting of the cast having to try to make sense of it but I blame it on poor direction and the script. I mean, the main kid isn't even scared when scary stuff happens, he just stands there and looks straight ahead. The story is somewhat loose and the film moves incredibly slow. The scenic elements were good and the film quality is good but I'm hard pressed to say much more about this movie.