Review of Necromentia (2009) by Benjamin J — 11 Sep 2010
When the DVD case says that it's inspired by the work of Clive Barker, you'd expect it to be based on a novel or short story. What they mean is that they saw Hellraiser and went "Yeah, good idea. I'm sure we could change it sufficiently not to get sued for breach of copyright".
The big plus of this film is the fact that it's a cheap independent horror movie and yet it still has some pretty good special effects. "Mr Skinny" the dancing pig monster is actually a little disturbing and the Silent Hill rip of Cenobite beast things aren't too shabby either. Unfortunately the plot is incredibly dull and tries too much to shock without giving any good reason. The inclusion of necrophilia and extreme sadomasochism doesn't make it edgy, it just makes you go "why is this included?" and the plot doesn't really make it any more interesting.
It's nice to see that someone made an effort and tried to make a decent horror movie, rather than just doing an Asylum (see what's coming out at the cinema and do your own shite copy of it starring Shannon Tweed and Skee-Lo) but it just didn't pay off. Shame really.
This review of Necromentia (2009) was written by Benjamin J on 11 Sep 2010.
Necromentia has generally received negative reviews.
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