Argemaluco The Dead Room is a film which proves how old stuff can become new for the simple fact of developing its premise in a logical and rational way which ignores the clichés of modern horror in order to find its own vision. In other words, The Dead Room is a hidden gem which deserves an enthusiastic recommendation, specially to the fans of fantastic cinema looking for a well raised and expertly executed tale. Having said that, The Dead Room might disappoint the ones who are expecting a frantic horror film full of edition tricks. To start with, its first half is quite slow (but never boring), with the characters having arguments about the "science versus superstition" subject (one of my favorite themes, by the way); and even when the supernatural manifestations begin, they keep a sober tone. There are almost no special effects in The Dead Room, and there isn't any blood at all, because its intention is exploring psychological horror, either based on scientific facts or spiritual dogma. And besides, we have the solid performances from Jeffrey Thomas, Laura Petersen and Jed Brophy. In conclusion, I found The Dead Room an excellent film. Its New Zealander manufacture reflects the austerity and ingenuity of an industry which still dares to take the least safe way, without much fear for economic failure. What takes to the almost universally negative reviews The Dead Room received over the Internet... so, please, take my compliments with more caution than usual. But personally, I liked The Dead Room very much, both because of what it did and what it refrained from doing. Warning: individual opinions might vary.

sparrow123411 At the beginning of the room the family has left the house and it's not explained why the left in such a hurry. Out of the many horror movies that have been out over the years this one isn't entirely bad.If you want a horror movie that is funny on how it ends then you would want to watch it. It's a ghoul lady and she kills everyone. I think it's is funny in the sense that these idiots that are called actors have a horrible scared face. Really look at their faces it looks like they are trying to fight back an orgasm. I guess they found it pretty funny too.If you have an hour to kill this would be your movie but if you are expecting great things don't waste your time. This movie is mediocre at best. My overall thought with this movie is like many other horror movies. There just isn't anything scary about them. Remember the old ones where the violence was normally off screen and you would have to watch cartoons afterwards so you could sleep? Well this movie isn't anything like that.

rosemaryandthyme The movie starts with the most beautiful and surreal NZ scenery, in fact even the remainder of the film length inside the house I still found the picture quality, colors and crispness were just gorgeous to watch. Compared to the current bad quality horror flicks coming out lately this is definitely one of the better ones.I thought it held some good suspense and story unraveling. It had an old fashioned horror movie feel to it, no bells or whistles, just the focus on the house and the people. Most of the action is within the claustrophobic confines of the house, especially the hallway, and I liked that. It didn't spook me out watching it alone and it was a bit slow initially, but heck I stayed up until 3.00 am watching it so it definitely piqued my interest.Now the bad - the acting especially the female lead failed. She's OK as the brooding young emotionless psychic but whenever she's expected to show fear, agitation or emotion it falls flat; very amateurish. The best acting was the older guy Scott but really none of the trio gelled together. She seemed far too young for the role; an older more experienced psychic would have been more believable (and prob a better range of acting skills)she just seemed like a brooding emo teenager, I kept thinking what the heck was she doing there with a couple of old geezers.Now the really bad...the ending...I'm not going to give anything away but I was disappointed that a new horror movie which seemed so refreshingly different just ends up the with the same old same old clichés as the others. Please guys, think of different endings, keep us guessing.

cherokeecjones The buildup was slow, the scary parts were not scary, and the only ones who were relatively okay at acting were the two men. The female was annoying and when she would 'feel the presence' her acting was just terrible. I couldn't take any of it seriously like I would when watching a better horror film. She made me want to punch her in the face. Maybe next time they should find someone who seems like they actually went through acting school.The ending was trash. Really? Pulled her by a chain? Stupid. The whole film was a mess and not even worth it.DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. There are plenty of other films you could be watching that are better than this one.If you like it, to each their own. I wouldn't ever recommend it or give it any more of my time ever again.Hope you like to be disappointed.