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Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

utgard14 In-name-only remake of the classic '60s horror film. The original was a unique, atmospheric film that had some genuinely creepy and scary moments, made on a shoestring budget with no frills. This one is just a generic bland '90s horror flick with nothing to recommend about it unless you are fans of the cast. Bobbie Phillips is very attractive and I can't fault anyone wanting to look at her for 90 minutes. But beyond that, she brings very little to the table. Genre favorite Shawnee Smith is a little better and even gets to sing, but that's not enough to save this mess. Larry Miller, more known for his comedic roles, plays a disgusting cliché killer clown. Director and writer Adam Grossman clearly spent a total of five minutes thinking the plot to this one up. If you have seen the original, this movie will just tick you off. If you haven't, this will likely put you to sleep. Avoid at all costs. "Presented" by Wes Craven, which is rarely a good sign as he'll put his name on just about anything.

slayrrr666 "Wes Craven's Carnival of Souls" is a pretty dull affair with a few good moments.**SPOILERS**Years after their mother's death, sisters Alex, (Bobbie Phillips) and Sandra Grant, (Shawnee Smith) are still upset the day their father Louis Seagren, (Larry Miller) killed her in front of them. As adults, weird visions start happening to them, making them wish to leave their small-town home quicker. When the visions start to get more intense, she starts to seek comfort with nearby worker Michael, (Paul Johansson) and they start a relationship. As the past keeps coming back to haunt her, she finally gets the strength to stand up to it before it is able to completely control both their lives.The Good News: When this one tries, it's not that bad. The big one is the hallucinations and the visions, which here aren't that bad. This one here pretty much goes with these as the solid points since all of them are really entertaining and some quite frightening. The freak-out in the car wash is the freakiest one, since it slowly builds up the potential for something with the ominous focusing on the one employee and the shadows in the background playing havoc. When it turns into the big hallucination attack, the atmosphere is built up beautifully, for it does that change beforehand and comes through perfectly. Another freaky scene is the one in the bathtub, which doesn't even start off like it would but then quickly changes into a pretty frightening vision at times. That there's the brief ones scattered all throughout are also quite nice, as it changes them up and really tries to do something with them. That they can happen at any time is a fantastic quality, as there's a feeling of suspense in waiting for the next one to occur. That alone is pretty good and gives it a good reasoning for a viewing. The back-story is decent enough and has some really creepy ideas thrown in. The last positive is the big stunt scene, which is the only real action in the film and really gets over. These here are the film's good points.The Bad News: Despite it's good points, this one was really underwhelming. The complete and utter inability to make the main villain a source of fear is something to get over. This one has a main villain that fails to do anything in here that could cause fear in them. Popping up in hallucinations and day-dreams, which are obvious when they occur since the villain shows up, to attempt to torment the victims yet never laying a physical hand on them is quite shocking, since the actions prove that they're something to be reckoned with, yet the behavior does nothing and really hurts the villain. That is also done in with the never physical but only mental harming, and these really drop the film down a lot. The dragged pace is also somewhat troublesome, especially since the film decides to concentrate simply on the hallucinations for the shocks. It really stretches out the film and makes them feel like they're done in pretty infrequent intervals with boring filler in between. That isn't far off, as most of the time spent waiting for the hallucinations to come back offer nothing but boredom, and these are really problematic. There's little minor flaws, such as the sex scene being really sloppy-looking and not coming off at all realistic or believable or the fact that this one never really tries to capitalize on the notion of clowns being something to add fear to the film with their constant appearances, but the main ones here are the first two flaws. Those will be the ones that keep the film down the most.The Final Verdict: While it's not that spectacular, there is enough going for it to be entertaining that there is something worthwhile about it. If the boredom can be overcome, then this one could prove watchable, but those looking for more than a few shocks won't be terribly impressed with this one.Rated R: Language, Violence, mild incest themes and a clothed sex scene

kjm914a It's such a shame that the memory of the first, groundbreaking film, a gripping -- though super cheapie -- exploration of anomie and the subconscious, is in any way associated with this film, which I guess you have to say is not in any way a remake, although it appears that the filmmakers wanted to capitalize on the goodwill the original has accumulated over the years.So sad, it's too bad.I think the time is right to consider a remake of the original, but it's certainly not this misbegotten error. I would see an independent filmmaker -- maybe Inarritu or Guillermo del Toro -- taking the original story and really making a haunting re-visioning of the first film. But this ain't it.

skip6810 I think that this is without a doubt the worst movie i have ever seen Whatever happened to the Nightmare On Elm St brilliance? Freddy is the king!!. I can honestly say that there is nothing at all worthwhile about this movie. Sorta creepy in a way but only for a short while. I have never turned off a movie before the end ever .. until now Wat was Wes Craven doing at the time i will never know - in fact I'm starting to think he didn't direct it at all - Not with the brilliance of Freddy Kruger could he achieve this masterpiece of crap Risk watching it if u are incredibly bored and even then i still wouldn't watch it