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Haunting and RelentlessOne of the very few memorable horror flicks of the year... --Films In Review
A nightmare captured on film...Plague Town goes where most mainstream horror films fear to tread. --Fangoria
Just when you think you ve seen all it has to offer, director David Gregory cranks up the terror even higher and brings the noise. A very scary experience. --Film Threat
A nightmare captured on film...Plague Town goes where most mainstream horror films fear to tread. --Fangoria
Just when you think you ve seen all it has to offer, director David Gregory cranks up the terror even higher and brings the noise. A very scary experience. --Film Threat
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Rosemary is not like other children...
Fangoria calls it A boundary-pushing, taboo-breaking experience. AV Maniacs says it embodies the spirit and atmosphere of the great horror films of the 70s. And fright fans around the world have named it a new benchmark in independent horror:
In a remote village, a shocking secret lives on with each and every baby born. It is said that all children are creatures of God...except here. Now for a group of lost tourists, every conception of family will soon be sliced to pieces. And for a doomed few, the ultimate terror is about to hit home.
From the Executive Producer of Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer and The Manson Family
Fangoria calls it A boundary-pushing, taboo-breaking experience. AV Maniacs says it embodies the spirit and atmosphere of the great horror films of the 70s. And fright fans around the world have named it a new benchmark in independent horror:
In a remote village, a shocking secret lives on with each and every baby born. It is said that all children are creatures of God...except here. Now for a group of lost tourists, every conception of family will soon be sliced to pieces. And for a doomed few, the ultimate terror is about to hit home.
From the Executive Producer of Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer and The Manson Family
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
First I have to say that I wasn't bored while watching "Plague Town" it held my interest and had some very creepy,scary moments in it.
It was reminiscent of "Wicked Little Things "from the first batch of 8 films to die for.
"Plague Town" was somewhat original but it's not like kids haven't been used many times in the past to frighten or shock audiences, a few good examples being "The Bad Seed","The Good Son" and "Who Can Kill a Child",It's the brutality and shock value of using something that personifies innocence,hope and goodness that gives shock value to a film like this and others that portray children as "monsters".
The film used very dim lighting in places and that didn't really bother me because it lent to the dark feel of the film.There were quite a few grisly scenes but they let you see just enough to let you know what happened and just enough to let you're imagination run wild as well.
The character of Rosemary was particularly creepy and well played.Her bug eyed look very disturbing.
all in all I would recommend it to a horror slasher fan.
It's interesting and somewhat unique but I still like "The Children" better as far as killer kid flicks go.
It was reminiscent of "Wicked Little Things "from the first batch of 8 films to die for.
"Plague Town" was somewhat original but it's not like kids haven't been used many times in the past to frighten or shock audiences, a few good examples being "The Bad Seed","The Good Son" and "Who Can Kill a Child",It's the brutality and shock value of using something that personifies innocence,hope and goodness that gives shock value to a film like this and others that portray children as "monsters".
The film used very dim lighting in places and that didn't really bother me because it lent to the dark feel of the film.There were quite a few grisly scenes but they let you see just enough to let you know what happened and just enough to let you're imagination run wild as well.
The character of Rosemary was particularly creepy and well played.Her bug eyed look very disturbing.
all in all I would recommend it to a horror slasher fan.
It's interesting and somewhat unique but I still like "The Children" better as far as killer kid flicks go.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I enjoyed this movie. In short, a family is on a holiday-like event in (presumably) Britain, then get stranded only to find themselves hunted by a rather large extended family of mutated humans. The movie does a good job of maintaining an eerie mood throughout, with good suspense and well crafted horror scenes. The advertised story speaks of substantial gore, but I didn't find it that way. I am not a particular fan of gore, and found the amount shown generally agreeable and not gore for gore's sake. The acting was pretty good, and the production values high. The film was, however, shot (at least the day scenes) with a blue filter, which takes a particular skill level to employ effectively. Overall, a worthy rental.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Plague Town (David Gregory, 2008)
I sometimes wonder what the guys who write movies like this are thinking, and why they decide to do it. You take a dash from movie A, a dash from movie B, and paste them onto the structure of movie C. You make no changes, you don't deviate from the formula, and it should be no surprise that you end up with derivative crap. And yet movie after movie just like this gets pumped out year after year, and with the advent of direct-to-video about twenty years ago, the number of movies put together just like this exploded. I've seen hundreds of them, but you have to dig through a lot of swine to find the real pearls. Plague Town is swine through and through.
Plot: ever-so-typical dysfunctional family heads to Ireland to try and reconnect with its roots, and maybe heal their wounds in the process. Our intrepid group consists of dad, Jerry (Follow the Broccoli's David Lombard); stepmom, Annette (Enjoy Yourself's Lindsay Goranson); and two sisters, older Jessica (18-Year-Old Virgin's Erica Rhodes), who's picked up a local boyfriend, Robin (In Flanders Fields' James Warke) along the way, and younger Molly (Brutal Massacre: A Comedy's Josslyn DeCrosta). They wander the countryside after being dropped off by a bus, looking for... something. They end up in the wrong, wrong place, however--a village full of evil, deformed children who love nothing more than trapping and torturing unwary travelers. Though they have something very, very different in mind for the sisters...
Yes, you've seen it all before. Take the bones of Village of the Damned and drape them with trappings from Eternal and every Lifetime Original Movie drama about dysfunctional families ever made and you've got the idea here. Needless to say, familiarity not only breeds contempt, but predictability as well. Why bother renting this one? The synopsis will give you all you need to know to rent better-made movies with the same basic ideas. * ½
I sometimes wonder what the guys who write movies like this are thinking, and why they decide to do it. You take a dash from movie A, a dash from movie B, and paste them onto the structure of movie C. You make no changes, you don't deviate from the formula, and it should be no surprise that you end up with derivative crap. And yet movie after movie just like this gets pumped out year after year, and with the advent of direct-to-video about twenty years ago, the number of movies put together just like this exploded. I've seen hundreds of them, but you have to dig through a lot of swine to find the real pearls. Plague Town is swine through and through.
Plot: ever-so-typical dysfunctional family heads to Ireland to try and reconnect with its roots, and maybe heal their wounds in the process. Our intrepid group consists of dad, Jerry (Follow the Broccoli's David Lombard); stepmom, Annette (Enjoy Yourself's Lindsay Goranson); and two sisters, older Jessica (18-Year-Old Virgin's Erica Rhodes), who's picked up a local boyfriend, Robin (In Flanders Fields' James Warke) along the way, and younger Molly (Brutal Massacre: A Comedy's Josslyn DeCrosta). They wander the countryside after being dropped off by a bus, looking for... something. They end up in the wrong, wrong place, however--a village full of evil, deformed children who love nothing more than trapping and torturing unwary travelers. Though they have something very, very different in mind for the sisters...
Yes, you've seen it all before. Take the bones of Village of the Damned and drape them with trappings from Eternal and every Lifetime Original Movie drama about dysfunctional families ever made and you've got the idea here. Needless to say, familiarity not only breeds contempt, but predictability as well. Why bother renting this one? The synopsis will give you all you need to know to rent better-made movies with the same basic ideas. * ½
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Complete and utter garbage Dont waste your time or money!
Complete and utter garbage Dont waste your time or money!Says it all for me but have to use 20 words in review. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Simon Lockwood
I've seen worse
I've read the other reviews and I agree with both the good and the bad. This is not a great film. I doubt that it will ever be even a "cult classic". Read more
Published 10 months ago by John Oconnor
Avoid This...Like the Plague
Great Gertie's Nightgown! What in the world was THIS all about? I'm given a cast of characters who are so full of loathing you can't stand a single one: Two sisters that... Read more
Published 13 months ago by LeviDevi "Bubman"
pretty creepy
Plague Town is about an American family who visits the countryside areas of Ireland. Most of the film takes place in the dark but luckily -unlike MOST horror films that focus on... Read more
Published 17 months ago by B. E Jackson
What Plague
This was more like a badly made (Hills have eyes or Wrong turn) set in the English country side. The family unit walks around aimlessly in the woods waiting to die. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Harvey Wren Jr.
like being only a little bit pregnant
As it starts out, I liked it and it had that creepy HP Lovecraft shadow over Insmouth sort of thing going - then runs right into a brick wall and ends. I was like...huh?.... Read more
Published on March 29, 2010
Plague Town
A family's idyllic vacation turns into a terrifying nightmare when their last bus home leaves them stranded in the Irish countryside. Read more
Published on March 8, 2010 by Carl Manes
dumbfounded
That is the only word that comes to my mind when I think of WHY DID I BUY THIS MOVIE. Do yourself a favor and save that $10 for gas money. Read more
Published on December 11, 2009 by D. Lloyd
Rent first...
Im glad I did! It Wasn't really a horrible way to kill time, but the acting was just atrocious and that was kinda hard to sit through. Read more
Published on October 26, 2009 by B. D Redding
Great horror film turns into a very creepy fairy tale at the end
I can't say enough about this film. Just finished it about twenty minutes and it is fantastic! I longed for a commentary track to go with it. Read more
Published on August 16, 2009 by rrrrrr
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