bloodyruddy
As previous reviews have stated, I get what they mean completely. This film definitely had the qualities of a mystifying Lynchion that seeps in through the cracks that is Evil Dead 2's cabin hysteria and horror!I quite enjoyed the advanced coloration and distortion of madness and reality behind the camera angles. If this was not enough to grip your collar in, there were plenty of hilarious but grotesquely distasteful characters that localize the bumpkin bliss! A pair of bumbling, troublesome brothers; a careless cop vixen; the perverted televangelist and more!It was murder on moonshine!
joemamaohio
Forty years after a man kills his wife, children, and himself, Jack Wade (Quentin Jones) brings his ailing wife to the secluded cabin to kill her, because she's a famous actress and he doesn't have any money. As he spends more time there alone, he starts slipping into insanity, and soon his well thought out plan becomes his living nightmare.Boring! Nothing new, nothing exciting, nothing original, nothing worth remembering. It's a movie you'll forget you saw 20 minutes after watching it. The only cool thing was the addition of Felissa Rose as Jack's attorney (and wannabe love interest), since she's a staple in horror movie history (see "Sleepaway Camp" and you'll know what I mean).
StudioLAX
Perhaps I shouldn't be writing a review as I had to turn off after about forty minutes due to the total lack of originality, terrible pacing, and the incredibly poor attempts to copy Japanese horror shock tactics. In addition the acting was largely terrible with the exception of the female lead who was interesting and likable both in appearance and acting style.I couldn't decide what was more wooden, the cabin or the leading man who I was surprised to find was an experienced UK TV actor (although I'd never seen him in anything) and not a friend of the director who had never acted before. Ironically the character he played was an artist who had a shot at Hollywood stardom and blew it because he "sucked" at acting, I suspect real life will mirror art.CGI was quite good for such a low budget film however prosthetic effects looked like body parts from shop dummies.Despite all the negatives the visual style and lighting were particularly good as in places was the editing although the use of Matrix style speed ramping was completely out of place given the nature of the story.As is becoming the practice with such films I suspect the other rave reviews are from people connected with the production (when will I learn not to believe them). Maybe this is why I'm being so harsh, you people have to stop doing this I simply can't believe anyone with any knowledge of modern horror could give this film a positive review.
julianacallahan
Dead And Gone may not be popular with teens who gobble up horror flicks through free downloads and want to see a lot of gore and sex.It has black comedy well blended in the horror. Its exceptionally well directed, cleverly written, with an inspired use of light and color and big budget special effects.The film is unexpectedly beautiful to look at. And Yossi Sasson creates a unique pacing of syncopated shocks that are really frightening.The acting is good and the leads are hot looking. Kyle Gass is hilarious as a TV minister. And Robert Herrick plays this giant gay hillbilly. I wont say what it is, but the scene where stuff is oozing out of his mouth is totally gross and laugh out loud funny.The script was written by Harry Shannon, who is a cult horror author for a good reason. I'm a big fan of his books and he didn't disappoint me.This movie is for a more mature audience, no matter what their age. There is a lot of character development and a real plot. No teens screaming for an hour.I recommend it.