Review of The Borderlands (2014) by Gareth D — 31 Jan 2015

A fairly freaky, very English "found footage" style sinister church based horror. Get's really wacky towards the end, but generally has a few nice scares. Worth a watch.

This review of The Borderlands (2014) was written by Gareth D on 31 Jan 2015.

The Borderlands has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Simon J (87) on 25 Jun 2014

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By Neil W (160) on 16 Mar 2015

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By Kathleen B (36) on 20 Jun 2014

An extremely low-budget British horror. There was nothing original, lacked heavily in any true scare factor or jumpy scenes…

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By Vice S (2) on 05 Apr 2014

Utter crap. Not even remotely scary. Terrible acting, very poor continuity Not once did I believe I was watching found footage…

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By Tom Huddleston (600) for Time Out (7,510) on 25 Mar 2014

There's nothing wildly original here, and the gotcha scares get repetitive. But the script is witty, the cast are simply terrific…

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By Tony C (474) on 16 Sep 2014

80 mins of typical found footage crap with Religibollocks and a nice dash of British humour thrown in…

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By Paul B (2,474) on 21 Jul 2014

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