Michael Liennard
This film is a brilliant piece of low-budget British horror. The acting may not be up to Bruce Willis or Brad Pitt but it is not supposed to be. The acting is actually not bad considering they are ordinary people.Done by normal people because they wanted to. Using all their own money and time over four years make this film a labor of love. They got Warwick Davis for a five minute scene because they could. Green screen is fine for a low budget horror and the cropping and different graphics makes it look like a proper b-list movieI loved it from start to finish. Damn all the reviewers who expect perfect acting from amateurs.
LzZulu
Clever film! Thought I wasn't going to like it at all but I was wrong. Creepy, funny, surprising! Very interesting direction and ingenious set animation. The 'look' of this film was unique. Actors were natural and believable. Loved the baddies....really scary and inventive-- so different from the norm. The humor was just great. Marcus was irresistible! Smithy was especially unusual and frightening. I think the posters who trashed this movie really didn't 'get' it. They missed the point! This film was an artistic departure from the usual slasher/horror crap and has to be looked at with a more discerning eye. The imaginativeness and the freshness of Small Town Folk is where its appreciation lies. Blending menace and humor isn't easy to do with style and this film pulled it off! I was totally drawn into the weird world of Grockleton and was left wanting more.
LK27
Best horror movie I've seen in years!! Its really scary, really funny and at the same time charming-- I've never called a horror movie charming before, but this one is! The bad guy sings this creepy song and people are dying and and are really afraid and then its hysterically funny! I watched it twice-- liked it even better the second time. Its also a movie with a real story, that's suspenseful and clever. The main good guy is great-- reminded me of a young Matt Damon and the bad guys are unlike any bad guys I have ever seen before and they have the coolest weapons. The little guy from Harry Potter is in it-- he lives in a sack on this big guys back-- totally creepy and fun! I heard the movie was super low budget and it is way better than any of the bigger budget gore/horror movies I've seen lately! I totally recommend it.
FightOwensFight
It's true, I have quite the inclination for b-movies. Just like every genre or budget, there are the gems and the duds. 'Small Town Folk' falls in the former... It's true I just can't get enough. I actually bought this film just because of the box, I know - never judge a book by it's cover, and have watched it 3 times already. 'Small Town Folk' is bad... but it's so bad that its good... not just bad, bad - which I know makes a lot of sense to some of you.What makes this film so intriguing is the characters, the costumes, and believe it or not the cinematography... Yes it's actually done quite well. The acting is, of course, atrocious... but if the movie took itself seriously then we wouldn't have ourselves a shining little diamond in the rough, a cult classic if you will.The premise is simple and fun... Two lovers on holiday are looking for an adventure... Of course the find it, in a small village that no one would want to be stranded in. When the small town folk find out that the female is pregnant, they take much interest because the baby would mean another edition into their blood thirsty, dirty hick stricken village... And who wouldn't want that?A lot of people will hate this film, but those who have a deep appreciation for the bad will see 'Small Town Folk' for what it is... A bloody & entertaining ride into the deep depths of terrible cinema.