The Hallow

2015 "Nature has a dark side."
5.7| 1h37m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 06 November 2015 Released
Producted By: Prescience
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.corinhardy.com/the-woods/
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Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant child in order to survey the land for future construction, his actions unwittingly disturb the horde of demonic forces. Alone in a remote wilderness, he must now ensure his family's survival from their relentless attacks.

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lightlikecoolwhip I had skipped over this one plenty of times throughout the years and suddenly just decided to watch it, and I'm glad I did. The tension and chemistry between the main couple kept me glued to the screen, especially whenever their tiny baby is in danger. It was never cheesy, which can be a rare quality in indie horror movies. The atmosphere is what kept me feeling tense throughout this movie, not necessarily a specific monster, and that was the brilliant part. I felt like I was experiencing the horror with them, not just watching it happen to them.
blatherskitenoir "Elves are terrific, the beget terror" -Terry Pratchett, Lords and LadiesFairy tales were the original horror stories, so a return to the source is a refreshing departure from the Tinker Bells and Caspers of today. And the woodland creatures in The Hallows are creepy enough to fit the bill.However, the oblivious, bumbling, pig-headed stupidity of the male lead will so frustrate you, you'll start to wish he'd die faster. His much-smarter-than-him wife is constantly calling his name like the teacher from Beuller as he completely ignores her and does yet another idiotic thing that gets him stabbed in the eye. Further aggravation is to be had as the writers ignore traditional lore and begin making up their own rules, twisting the Fae until they more closely resemble contagious alien vampires. Freaky they are, accurate they are not. And then they start contradicting the guidelines they made up for themselves.To conclude, the cool practical effects and few scary moments are not enough to save this ultimately irritating and dumb movie.
Clive Desmond The hallow is a fairly typical horror movie, family stays in a secluded house surrounded by a forest and strange things start to happen. Despite this however it is still an enjoyable film to watch and the monsters are somewhat original. The atmosphere of the film is tense and is mildly scary for those of us horror fanatics. The acting was decent although at some stages the script leaves a little something to be desired. The make up and special effects teams are both to be applauded, great effects. There wasn't any real character development besides seeing how the characters react to the situations thrown at them. I did feel that the film was slightly dragged out and could've done with a few unimportant scenes being edited out. Overall though its a good one watch film.
lordcorneliusplum Although much better than the similar Irish film From the Dark, this is still an utter waste of time.I'm not bothered by the low budget (to be fair, it doesn't show) or the truly awful song over the end credits, or the annoying family , or the total lack of a single original idea in the entire film.My problem is that the film has a total lack of imagination in every aspect of its construction. Its like the film makers cynically stuck together random clichés from much better films in a sort of " will this do?" fashion. Everything happens exactly as you think it will - torch and camera batteries run out at the right time, generators start just as you expect them to, eyes get stabbed through keyholes, babies go missing,dogs get killed, etc etc ad naseum. The cinematography was bland, lacking in poetry or atmosphere, and the endless shaky camera/running through the woods was simply annoying. Truly one of the most tedious films I've sat through in recent years.How hard is it to think of a few new ideas? There are some great horror films waiting to be made about the faerie tradition - just read some Arthur Machen -there are great horror films made and to be made about scary woods and isolated houses. All it will take is for someone to take their head out of their pocketbook and start putting creativity over tried and tested formula