tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post6036417474167217639..comments2024-02-29T06:11:26.267-08:00Comments on Cool Ass Cinema: Eden Lake (2008) reviewvenoms5http://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-64858223642772468502011-10-10T18:21:49.966-07:002011-10-10T18:21:49.966-07:00Hey, as you said, we can't all like the same t...Hey, as you said, we can't all like the same things. I think I mentioned though that this one isn't for everybody. It was like a punch to the gut for me when I first watched it.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-85146229110834222032011-10-09T04:22:31.180-07:002011-10-09T04:22:31.180-07:00sorry, mate, but I loathe this movie. Don't ge...sorry, mate, but I loathe this movie. Don't get me wrong, but it never was scary for me. It's unforgetable, yeah, but that's because those damn little runts came of as more annoying than threatening and so does the leads.<br /><br />that is, at least, how I see this film. To each his own, i guess.Kaijinuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481843593274086819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-58328539080330914212011-07-02T16:23:15.968-07:002011-07-02T16:23:15.968-07:00Be prepared to be depressed when it's over wit...Be prepared to be depressed when it's over with! Great movie, though.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-44130960163185537352011-07-02T05:41:19.939-07:002011-07-02T05:41:19.939-07:00Good review! Will bump this up on the queue.Good review! Will bump this up on the queue.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-59535838894676618562011-01-24T10:50:03.325-08:002011-01-24T10:50:03.325-08:00I hope you like it, Andrew. You'll likely feel...I hope you like it, Andrew. You'll likely feel sick afterward. It's an incredibly strong movie.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-49099831574361178092011-01-23T15:24:49.711-08:002011-01-23T15:24:49.711-08:00This sounds like an awesome film....
I can't ...This sounds like an awesome film....<br /> I can't wait to see it now.<br /><br /> Great review.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517857978576422454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-73067458253604088162011-01-23T12:25:37.209-08:002011-01-23T12:25:37.209-08:00It's on cable again tonight (or was it last ni...It's on cable again tonight (or was it last night?) on The Movie Channel. I do wish the DVD had more substantial features on it.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-80875186460288326752011-01-23T11:48:36.024-08:002011-01-23T11:48:36.024-08:00Excellent review and I have to agree here V. I hav...Excellent review and I have to agree here V. I have been meaning to get back and watch this one for a second time, but it is definitely one of the better offerings out of Britain in the past several years.I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-15040404739767448232011-01-22T15:50:30.233-08:002011-01-22T15:50:30.233-08:00There's elements of LAST HOUSE there, JP, but ...There's elements of LAST HOUSE there, JP, but I wouldn't say it borrows wholesale from that film. This one pretty much stands on its own although it is reminiscent of other similar brutal horror movies with a gloomy tone to them. This one, though, has some truth behind it.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-84132311771422687672011-01-22T10:56:02.511-08:002011-01-22T10:56:02.511-08:00I've actually been avoiding this film since al...I've actually been avoiding this film since all the blurbs I've read just seemed like Last House on the Left rip-offs and I'm not really a fan of that movie to begin with, but I think you may have justed changed my mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364164923811747218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-31338431149331359302011-01-21T18:45:20.107-08:002011-01-21T18:45:20.107-08:00@ A.D.: I was under the impression this was playin...@ A.D.: I was under the impression this was playing theaters here (it played a few in the end, I think) and eventually forgot all about it. I later saw it in wal mart and by the time I was going to pick it up, it was gone from there. Saw it on cable a couple weeks ago and thought it was an amazing movie.<br /><br />@ Joel: Thanks for commenting, Joel. I look forward to more from Watkins. It's definitely one of the best horror movies I've seen especially considering all the crap that's out there now.<br /><br />@ Shaun: Thanks, Shaun. The film does touch fleetingly on child abuse as a progenitor to the overly aggressive children. It's a difficult movie to watch and recommend especially to those who are easily offended, or emotional considering the way the film ends.<br /><br />@ Maynard: I'm so glad I finally got around to seeing it then receiving the DVD in the mail the other day. I only wish there was a commentary track. There was only a trailer and a very brief "making of" segment.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-28851156757373630382011-01-21T08:13:03.259-08:002011-01-21T08:13:03.259-08:00you nailed it, it's one of these movies you ab...you nailed it, it's one of these movies you absolutely never forgetMaynard Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484689288762406307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-2050128181899259892011-01-21T06:24:33.038-08:002011-01-21T06:24:33.038-08:00Excellent review Brian of this savage and ferociou...Excellent review Brian of this savage and ferocious British horror film. Like most British horror EDEN LAKE is very politically and socially aware. You're correct to mention the emergence of a disenfranchised youth culture in Britain; one implicitly linked to class and education. The problem with the film is that has a ripped from the headlines quality that is both hysterical and dubious. Films like this are dangerous because they prefer to offer sadism instead of remedy. The characters are caught in a cycle of abuse that has existed for at least a generation, and their lack of positive role models accounts for much of the behaviour. I think the film is more critical of parenting than society as a whole, but the obvious bias of the picture makes it feel almost propagandist. So while I find the point of the film to be very dubious indeed (after all this was intended to make money) I thought it worked extremely well as a horror film.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-32722710441498963012011-01-21T03:53:22.658-08:002011-01-21T03:53:22.658-08:00Cool. I loved this movie. Great review too.Cool. I loved this movie. Great review too.Joel Harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223589719737507798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-57568145681596536422011-01-20T19:31:57.100-08:002011-01-20T19:31:57.100-08:00I'm a big fan of this film and found it to be ...I'm a big fan of this film and found it to be a pleasant surprise when I first watched it. Back when Dimension Extreme was still around, I felt they had a lot more misses than hits, so I went into this with very low expectations. Absolutely loved Kelly Reilly in this, but the movie stands out for its unrelenting brutality, which you covered well in your review. I definitely appreciate it for going certain places that most recent horror films don't.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811512798687420641noreply@blogger.com