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Cabin By the Lake [VHS]

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I originally saw this movie on Lifetime Movie Network and liked it from the beginning. The screenplay writer is creepy, but does an excellent job of switching from creepy to the "average" guy when he is away from his house and interacting with his friends. The movie is not really worthy of the "R" rating it was given however. My 10 and 12 year old daughters watched it with me (after I had already seen it) and didn't have any issues with it being too scary or violent as there really isn't much violence or terror, but I may be jaded. My favorite part of the movie is when the unresolved victim participates in trying to capture her tormentor. Overall, the movie is good until the final scene, which was just creepy, but I recommend watching this movie for its interesting twists and turns.

I infact just bought this movie today on VHS. I really enjoyed this movie because it wasn't really gory. (i like gore, but not all the time.) It also had good songs/music and had Judd Nelson play the part of Stanley, which was perfect.Hr matched the character really well. In this film, a man(Stanley) is writing a book about a guy that captures women and drowns them. Then, he later takes their bodies to an 'under water garden.' Stanley, wants his story to come to life, so he actually does that. It's really kind of sad. I don't want to really give any more away. I do highly reccommend it, though.

I have seen very few movies as good as Cabin By The Lake. Even if you don't like horror flicks and can't get into the creepy music, the scenery is absolutly awsome.
As a fan of crime fiction, I can easily visualize some desperate author bent on getting published willing to go to extremes.
Cabin By The Lake also has some excellent dark humour. To write Dark Humour, requires enormous talent because offending people in politically correct times doesn't require much effort.
For example, Stanley has written on the wall of his van,
"I'm the man your mother warned you about."

I just cant understand why an author who had it made would risk everything for near nothing????????????????????????????

I thought this was a good movie. It was terrifying, deep, and suspenseful. There were some parts that were annoying, however, like the short clips in the "Garden of Flesh" shot poorly. Judd Nelson's acting is superb, and Hedy Burress beautifully illustrates Mallory's dependence and insecurity.