Not really that scary or suspense-ful
Added 10/16/2009
3 of 5 stars to this suspense/horror movie. A cross between the Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby done in an interesting style of photography and lighting. Interesting and fun to watch. Not really that scary or suspense-ful. Not the strongest finish, but, still OK. If you got the time, its worth the watch.
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Schindler's List Academy Award Winning Cinematographer:
Added 8/17/2009
This is Academy Award Winning Cinematographer Kaminski's directorial debut, and it falls short of the mark on many levels. The acting for one thing is rather flat and uninspired, the technical quality of the visual effects is less than spectacular, the story and plot isn't very thought out or intriguing, or carefully constructed or developed. The exorcism scenes are too similar to what we've seen before in other films. All in all, the film is rather weak, and uniteresting.
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Some Good, Some Bad Of 'Lost Souls'
Added 3/14/2009
This was a fairly good "Devil" story and certainly worth renting.
The film had decent suspense until the end and good cinematography throughout. Kudos to the writers for pointing out there IS a Satan and converting a non-believer to that fact. Winona Ryder looks very pretty, too, as good as I've seen her. This was before her real-life problems put her in the news and her career took a nosedive. Also the profanity is pretty low in here.
***Possible spoiler**** The bad things included a somewhat-disappointing finish; some skewed theology; typical cliché scenes where a person should have been shot but the shooter hesitates way too long and is stopped; and priests winding up as villains.
Overall, Lost Souls is a pretty good film and could have been really good with a tighter script and a little more suspense at the end.
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BIG dissapointment, waste of time!!!
Added 2/16/2009
I can't believe anyone would give this movie 5 stars. The cast and the acting is about the ONLY thing adding any value. The script and plot isn't horrible, but it's so dry and predictable. There were about two or three mildly thrilling moments in this movie, which end way too quickly and leave you wanting something more. You will see no monsters or demons which would be OK except that it FAILS as an otherwise decent movie. There is only one scene that used any specail effects-which only made the women's restroom morph into a nightmare-world, like you might see in "Constantine" or the "Silent Hill" movie, exept a hundred times less thrilling. The paint peals off the walls and a guy walks out of the wall with a grin on his face, then the whole thing instantly dissapears. That's it. Big deal. The rest of the movie consists of depressed scared looking people running around the city trying to figure out how they are connected to the antichrist. "Lost Souls" is trying to be like a Roman Polanski film, using the story and conflicted characters to make things interesting. The conclusion was perhaps the MOST dissapointing ending I've ever seen in a horror flick. It made the whole story seem pointless. As the credits rolled I felt my time had been completely wasted. I wanted to see this film because it had Wynona Ryder and I was expecting it to at least be more like The Omen or the Ninth Gate. It isn't absolutely horrible, but I'm appalled that some of the reviewers gave this film any praise. It's a waste of time. Even if you're a Wynona Ryder fan, waste of time. Watch this movie on TV sometime if you're really curious, but don't spend a cent on it!! I bought a used copy for 5 dollars at a video store and I regret it.
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Beautiful Horror Film?
Added 10/29/2008
Maya Larkin formerly possessed and now saved, embarks on a journey to save the world from its ultimate end: the physical manifestation of the devil and the end of the world. She finds who will be the perversion of Christianity: Peter Kelson. Born of incest, he will become incarnation of the devil on his 33rd birthday (see the inversion of Christian tradition?). Or will he? Is Maya a religious nut, going too far? Is Peter really who they say he is? Can the world be saved from this ultimate perversion?
I must say, I am not surprised by the rather poor ratings this movie has gotten. It is not your typical horror film. Imagine someone telling you that you will become the devil incarnate and produce a reign of terror on earth that will end it all for the human race? Pretty heavy stuff, but I find this discourse fascinating.
In an unfair comparison to The Exorcist, I will try to explain how Lost Souls may not be understood. The Exorcist is riveting and frightening. It asks you questions of faith, but in a covert manner that can actually be ignored. Lost Souls is a little more in your face about what and why people believe what they do. Maya Larkin asks a priest how he can be so certain in his faith in God, but he can not put any thought or belief into the existence of His adversary, the devil. Maybe that's too blatant for regular audiences.
And yes, this is a beautiful film. It is visually and phonetically engaging. The evil "tricks" are subtle, and organic (nothing seems impossible or over the top). It frightens.
If the ordinary horror films do not scare or engage you enough, give this film a try. But if you like something a little more mainstream, definitely pick up The Omen or The Exorcist instead.
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