The Curse of Lilith Ratchet

I hadn't even heard about the 2018 "The Curse of Lilith Ratchet" horror movie from director and writer Eddie Lengyel prior to stumbling upon it in mid-2019. Seeing the movie's cover and it being a horror movie was more than sufficient enough to make me sit down and watch the movie.

Initially, I must admit that I had expected I was going to be in for a suckfest of unfathomable magnitude. But to my surprise, then "The Curse of Lilith Ratchet" actually turned out to be surprisingly nice, taking into consideration the concept and the production of the movie.

While "The Curse of Lilith Ratchet" wasn't a particularly scary movie. Actually, it was lacking things that were scary to a seasoned horror veteran such as myself, then director and writer Eddie Lengyel actually managed to come up with a movie that was enjoyable and watchable enough, despite being generic and following a strict 'how-to-make-a-horror-movie' blueprint.

The acting in the movie was adequate, although there weren't really any outstanding or memorable performances to be experiences throughout the course of the movie.

The Lilith Ratchet character was interesting enough, albeit it was quite generic for a pseudo-ghost movie such as this. Don't go and expect something that will revolutionize the horror genre.

All in all, if you enjoy horror movies, then "The Curse of Lilith Ratchet" actually makes for an adequate movie, while it is somewhat generic. I was entertained with what I saw on the screen. But this is hardly a movie that you will watch more than once.

Nothing is worth to be said about this movie, except they managed to collect every bad criteria in one movie, the acting is horrible, the costumes is like school plays and the soundtracks are really irrelevant. PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WATCH IT

This doesn't start in a promising fashion. A pre-credits sequence that is so mild, it fails to deliver much tension or atmosphere (our villainess looks much better later on in the film). As things progress, we become acquainted with a shrunken head, and the game that comes with it. You wouldn't, would you? Play the game, I mean.

So when the main characters play this game, you know things aren't going to end well. You also know that this bunch aren't the smartest gang you'll ever meet - but you get into it. For an independent film, the budget is very well utilised, the sound and direction (by Eddie Lengyel, who also wrote) are polished. The acting is uneven (some of lack of expression is restricted by the surgically enhanced appearance of some performers) - a good example being a séance that shifts effortlessly from moments that are effective to others that are pretty poorly performed. You win some, you lose some. There is, however, a compelling and troubling inevitability regarding the characters' fates. Lilith herself looks progressively effective, although her kills are fairly mild. There's also a nice twist at the end. My score is 7 out of 10.

Don't watch this movie. It's a total waste of time.

The story may not be completely original but it is classic evil spirit, cursed object storytelling, and a strong, straightforward foundation always the story telling immediate plausibility. It also anchor the acceptance of paranormal events where concepts may play out creatively. In "American Poltergeist: The Curse Of Lilith Ratchet" is old-world folk magic, a cursed object and a really bad idea.

The film starts out how I like, dropping us right in the middle of horrific events unfolding as the monster, in this case a vengeful ghost, is on a killing spree. It makes it easier to tolerate the coming exposition and character grounding drama and heavy dialog to come. And this film is no exception. There is a lot of melodrama, banter and mundane "living life" moments in APTCOLR. Some could have been cut or shortened in post because it actually drags the movie's pace after such a gut-punch beginning.

That being said I liked the quality of the performances by this indie cast. Most are recognizable in indie film circles. I have seen most of the horror and sci-fi stuff from this midwestern community, or is it Mid-Atlantic? Anyway I recognize the growth and skill development from this cast, and it shows in this movie. There are moments when dialog and suspense suffers due to scenes that don't seem to move as smoothly as others though.

When the horror finally gets back in play and the paranormal activity starts, APTCOLR picks up. The creature design for Lilith Ratchet is some of the coolest ghost work I've seen. Kind of like one of the gentleman (Hush so. Buffy) in drag. Love the character and horror sustainability for future development. The tricks imployed to create the horror is the standard paranormal effects, but they work.

Overall I found a lot that I liked with "American Poltergeist: The Curse Of Lilith Ratchet". The story premise is classic ghost story fodder, with a memorable character. The cinematography is great and keeps a creepy atmosphere going through the movie. I did find the over stretched dramatic stuff boring at times. Still this is a cool indie paranormal horror with some entertaining stuff happening.