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Nightmare Man - After Dark Horror Fest

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

The first thing I want to say is that I did enjoy this movie. It was a clever blend of Evil Dead, a revenge plot and standard gore fare. This is by no means a putdown as overall I did find this movie entertaining. Was it great? No. Was it horrible? No. So what was it about you may be asking, well, the premise of the film is that a woman orders a fertility mask for her husband because he can't seem to get it up. Maybe he needs some Extenze or Viagra, but no it's a fertility mask that supposed to correct this issue. Whatever, it's horror it doesn't always have to be plausible. She freaks out when she sees the mask and wants it out of her sight.

Anyway, she and her husband start on a vacation to get away for a while when the car runs out of gas. He goes off hiking to get some gas and she is attacked by someone in this mask, there is more build up to this but essentially that's when things start to go haywire.

From there we are treated to a lot of gore murders and some really goofy lines by a group of people that are staying in a cabin close by playing some erotic truth or dare games. Our lady stumbles upon this party and then the plot starts to unwind.

Things I liked about this flick:
Fast Moving - Decent Special Effects - Comedic Scenes - Some Surprises

Things I didn't like:
Poor Lighting - many scenes seem completely washed out and it makes it hard to see what's happening
Predictable Plot Overall - having seen my share of horror the plot is obvious from early on but there is a surprise

I would recommend this movie though if you want to have a fun time. It's not fantastic but it will provide some entertainment for it's running time. This is also one of the few discs that actually provides you with behind the scenes and more. It looks like the cast and crew had fun shooting this and the bonus footage is fun to watch.

Check it out, it's not a masterpiece but it is a nice distraction.

The After Dark horror series remains a mixed bag. I haven't seen all of them, but the handful I've seen have been just OK at best. That is until I saw "Nightmare Man".
Sure, it's low budget(all the After Dark films are), but it's a fun variation on the slasher genre. A lot of the reviews on here complain about the acting. In actuality it's not bad for a low budget horror movie. Does anyone really expect Oscar worthy material in a movie called "Nightmare Man"?
In short, "Nightmare Man" is a campy, occasionally clever little film. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and it moves along at a good pace. What more can you ask for in a LionsGate video? More movies like this, for starters.

Not a bad horror flick, and worth a rental. Neat-ish story line that centers around a woman who seems to have a significant mental disturbance that could be a disturbance, or is there really a bizarre killer on the loose? The story is not necessarily that difficult to figure out, but it moves quickly, has a few amusing scenes and is a very watchable film. As is the case with most non-mainstream horror, the ending does get a little (or perhaps more) cheesy, but that's SOP for films. Worth a rental, not necessarily a buy.

I love B or even C horror movies, and I've enjoyed most of the after dark films I've see. I will actuaally buy this when it gets under 1.00 on amazon market place. The filming wasn't great, the actors were attractive but only the girl playing Mia did what I would call acting. The setting of the house in the woods is a fave of mine, but the chases through the woods were terrible. I think it had to do with the budget, maybe it would have turned out better if he stalked, not ran throught the trees. I would only reccommend this to people who like B or below horror, and have enjoyed most of the other films to die 4. Otherwise, I can tell you right know that'll you'll hate this!

This movie was a pretty typical thriller with the cast of young sexy cannon fodder getting picked off one by because they do stupid things like go out for some fresh air when a mad killer is lurking about. Oh well, the girls were nice to look at. Anyway, it was pretty obvious what was going on here and then we reached the 69 minute mark. That's where the plot took a turn I wasn't expecting (someone else might but not me) and I thought this is really dumb and almost turned it off. Well I did not turn it off and I was rewarded because the final 20 mintues or so supplied an ending I for sure did not see coming and raised this above the 2 star rating I had in mind for it. NIGHTMARE MAN is not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination but for a lights out viewing with some friends and some snacks, this one delivers the goods and is not a bad way to spend 90 minutes. NIGHTMARE MAN is one of the more entertaining of the Horrorfest 2007 movies. There is some nudity in this one and every female in it takes off her shirt at least once. Most of the time it's done just for the sake of showing off for the camera. I won't give away the ending, but it's not typical of the Horrorfest movie endings, where everything is usually wrapped up nice and neatly for the forces of good.

I usually reserve one star for films that are virtually impossible to watch, and by that measure, Monster Man achieves two stars. It's film quality and camera work is at least competent, the story moves along at a quick pace, and there is a handful of eye candy, if that's your thing. However, you'll not find this set of actors anywhere near your local multiplex, more likely in late night Cinemax fare.

The story revolves around a couple who obtain a grotesque mask supposed to improve their chances of conception (really, I didn't make this up). The woman has violent nightmares about the man in the mask that lead to a decision to have her hospitalized at a mental institution. While the couple is on the way there, the car sputters, leaving him to find help and her to wait in the car alone, eventually winding up in a cabin inhabited by, what else, partying 20-somethings.

There is much killing, little real acting (painful at moments), a fare amount of blood, and a whole lot of familiar plot turns. Somewhere in here is a decent story waiting to get out, but the screenwriter just isn't able to do it. You'll know very soon what is going on, despite attempts to cover it up, and the ending won't be much of a surprise to horror aficionados. You could do worse for mindless late night fun, but I'd look to other horrorfest films like Mulberry Street or Borderland instead of this.

Don't let my review title confuse you: this movie was a nightmare in the WORST way. One of 2008's Eight Films to Die From, er For, this was my first installment. I'm hoping the other seven will be better.

We start off with a young woman getting an African fertility mask--from Rome. Guess they were all out of stock in Africa. Anyway, seems she and her husband are having troubles--albeit he can't PERFORM. What that has to do with a fertility mask escapes me, but I digress. So she thinks the mask is grotesque, and throws it in the floor. The next thing you know, she's taking a shower (nudge, nudge; wink, wink) and the lights go out, and she's scared, and she's running around the house, and it's pitch black outside (when not two minutes ago it was broad daylight), and then she...ZZZZZZzzzzzzz. You get the idea.

Nightmare Man has absolutely nothing going for it. If you can't figure it out in the first five minutes, you need to turn in your horror card. It wasn't funny. It wasn't campy. It wasn't suspenseful. It wasn't scary. It wasn't much of anything. The acting (as would be expected in most of these "period pieces,") was atrocious. The husband had the acting range of a turnip. The remainder of the cast, while still not having the stage presence of a rock, were a little better than he was.

Horribly directed by Rolfe Kanefsky (and edited even worse), the film is rated R for ridiculous, some feisty situations, and nudity. I would recommend having an amputation performed sans anethesia before I would recommend this movie.

I Really Liked the film. The Only problem, that i had with it, is the acting. they should have chosen another actress to play the lead. The others, werent great either, but not that bad. The film is really clever, and keeps you wondering. I guess, for low budget, they did the best that they could. It is very obvious, who is behind the "Nightmare Man" (The Fake One) From The Film's Beggining. But, a good addition, to my horror collection, and i would watch again.

NIGHTMARE MAN is a nice little chiller w/ several things going for it. 1)- The plot twists, though somewhat predictable, are fun. 2)- the pacing is quick and relatively painless. 3)- Horror goddess almighty, Tiffany Shepis (DELTA DELTA DIE!, BLOODY MURDER 2, THE HAZING, ABOMINABLE, HOME SICK) runs around in her underwear! She's also a good actress I might add. So, if a movie w/ a crazed killer, a strange woman who is either possessed or insane, and Tiffany Shepis sounds interesting, then you can't go wrong w/ NIGHTMARE MAN...

I'm not sure what this film was trying to accomplish. The acting and story are so amateurish and cheesy, that you wonder if you're supposed to laugh or in fact be scared. The "villain" isn't scary as much as he is ridiculous looking. The film looks very low budget and the story is beyond stupid. The movie does take a few alright twists about an hour in, but that's far too late to save it (although it did save it from a 1 star rating). There are also attempts it seems at eroticism, but it pretty much fails.

I went into this film actually expecting to enjoy it, even after reading many negative reviews and comments about it. I wasn't watching it to make fun of it like so many have done, yet I can't help but to do so after the fact. Stay away from this one, it's certainly the low end of the After Dark Horror Fest series and that's not saying much. Once again with every review, I have to recommend "Borderlands" and "Frontiers" for those interested in some of the better After Dark films.