Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Jon Doe It is obvious that this movie went over a lot of heads here at IBMD as a lot of horror tends to do. Myself, I like a good B movie scare fare especially ones that aren't just trying to not take themselves seriously and be silly as we have enough of those in the B movie world. This is a dark movie and I admit the first time I watched it I fell asleep because I was stoned. I almost wrote the movie off, but after deciding to give it another try before deleting it off my hard-drive, I was happy to see an above par B movie that just misses being a gem. Right off the bat, I hate people who make their life missions to compare movies to other movies and claim thievery. Even if the similarities are so small its ridiculous to make the assumption. Let me clue you guys something: Everything you watch is going to have tiny similarities to another movie you have seen, thats just the way it is so get over yourself and spare the rest of us your very (un)clever assumptions.To start off this movie is highly original. If you read my reviews you will know I'm not pretentious so you won't ever get any spoilers out of me, but I will give it to you straight. This movie follows some characters who are playing with evil via Ouija board, to get what they want out of life. Some are using it for love, others for their own evil means.First of all, I have to say that a lot of people won't like this movie because it requires a certain taste and only targets genre fans. It is nothing like Hellraiser as some would like you to think, but i'll give them this you may like this film if you liked Hellraiser, but then again you may not. The similarities are sparse to say the least, but if you like to reach, I guess some of the premise and demons are "hellraiserish". But no, this movie is very independent in its storyline and any similarities to other movies are not worth the examination as it goes in its own direction. I give this movie an 8(though it only deserves a 6 maybe a 7) to help bring it out of the slump that naysayers have put it in. I wish that IBMD could find away to keep non-genre fans off the page or have a Genre fan vote because the ratings here are a real disappointment and this movie is for a specific audience so I wonder why some people would even watch it if its not to their likings. I mean I wouldn't go over to "The Bodyguard" with Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner and trash it because its not my style of film. Even though some people(including myself) actually have the gift of seeing a movies qualities even if its not their taste. That is how I would describe this movie. Definitely not for everyone, but I really liked it and everything in it: Acting, effects, scenery, etc are believable taking into account the limited budget. The movie is deserving of a better rating.

Paul Andrews Necromentia starts as a man named Hagen (Santiago Craig) is visited by two men, one of the men Travis (Chad Grimes) says that he know's Hagen is keeping the rotting body of his dead girlfriend Elizabeth (Zelieann Rivera) in his apartment & claims that he can help Hagen bring her back to life. Hagen is sceptical at first but decides to go along with Travis who says he can open a doorway to the other-side which he can enter & find Elizabeth but first Hagen has to die. Hagen finds himself in hell as he is part of a larger plan that involves betrayal, murder, deals with demon's & the supernatural...Directed by Pearry Teo (who seems to have written the Plot Summary on the IMDb's main page & even makes a few mistakes like saying Hagen & Elizabeth were married when they weren't, didn't he direct this thing?) this horror film seems to have been heavily influenced by the works of Clive Barker & in particular Hellraiser (1987) with the themes of grotesque demon's, the afterlife, hell, opening doorways to other dimensions & the two worlds colliding. I was amused to see the IMDb poster image for Necromentia claims that it's 'Seven meets Hellraiser but better than both...' which did make me laugh a bit actually as Necromentia isn't fit to even be mentioned in the same sentence as those two brilliant films (I'm not even sure where the Se7en (1995) comparisons come from) let alone be called better than both. The whole time-line of Necromentia & the way the plot unfolds is strange, what one would consider the start of the film is at the end, the middle of the film at the start & the end of the film at the start if that makes sense, I suspect the script was trying to be too clever for it's own good & present the story in such a way all the pieces fall together at the end in one giant twist revelation but I figured out where Necromentia was headed long before it finished & there's no great reason or narrative justification for the plot to be split up in such an odd way & for me didn't work at all. If you ignore the end credits Necromentia only lasts for seven five minutes which is still too long, the character's are shallow, any sort of explanation is vague & none of the character's have proper endings. At least it's short I suppose but I still couldn't recommend it.In keeping with the Hellraiser themes of immortality, being stuck in hell & demon's Necromentia also steals the look of Barker's classic & in fairness is visually nice to watch. There's chains, old scary looking surgical instruments, weird S&M style outfits (the main demon seems to wear an old WWII style gas mask), self mutilation & a dark morbid feel to the film with all sorts of bizarre wire like contraptions that encase people. There's also a Cenobite style monster that to it's credit looks great, it's a shame it doesn't do anything other than walk up a dark corridor but as I said the special make-up effects on it are mightily impressive. There is also a fat bloke wearing a Pig's head as a mask wrapped in barb wire who urges someone to commit suicide, one of the less successful attempts at being bizarrely grotesque & just comes off as rather odd & random. There's a bit of gore but again nowhere near as good as in Hellraiser, a guy slashes his own chest with a straight razor, a woman's finger is chopped off & someone's guts are pulled out.With a supposed budget of about $300,000 it's no wonder the film is dark, it's so you can't see anything but as far as low budget films go Necrmentia does look really good & at times visually striking even if I didn't like the plot or the way it's randomly sliced into three parts & shown in completely the wrong order. The acting is alright but I wouldn't say anyone puts in a great performance.Necromentia is an odd film that i can't say i enjoyed even though it only lasted for seventy five minutes, the random order the plot is presented did nothing for me & made Necromentia an annoying viewing experience & the constant Hellraiser rip-offs & visual style although effective for the budget aren't as good here as in Barker's film.

gavin6942 An off-world look at the superstitious repercussions of tattooing an Ouija Board on your body. Hagen, who has a dead wife believes that he can revive her from the dead. Travis, a man who lost his brother and wants to join him in the afterlife. Morbius, a bartender who is betrayed by those he loves comes back from the dead to take revenge. And a strange man only known as Mr. Skinny protects the secrets of the Ouija Board and how the stories weave and affect each other. (summary taken from the director) Let me begin by praising this film before I explain why I gave it a mediocre rating. The best thing I can say is that this film has strong visuals, some appearing too quick to really analyze... but this works well, allowing the imagination to fill in the gaps. If there's a single redeeming part, it's the Mr. Skinny Show, especially the bouncing ball suicide song... who else can sing about the Easter bunny and sodomy? Also, there is a really nice score and soundtrack with a steady beat, and some industrial influences (not unlike Charlie Clouser's "Saw" work). I'm unclear who was responsible for this, or I would single them out... the music here deserves to be heard and be known.But yet, despite the great visuals, other parts come across as shot with home video, with too much shadow and realism. The first ten minutes drags on... the barbershop janitor, Hagen (Santiago Craig), is quite boring, and his droning on is simply blah. On the other hand, the character of Travis (Chad Grimes) is interesting, talks smoothly and he has the look -- if anyone knows how to open the gates of Hell, it's him. His side business is fascinating. But one good character does not make up for a bad one.The influences seem to be "Saw" and the work of Clive Barker. The skin map is kind of like Clive Barker's "Book of Blood" in a way, and others have compared this film to "Hellraiser". The plot is a bit sketchy, with the film focusing more on scenes of torture than much else... it seems heavily influenced by "Saw" with its traps (and the aforementioned music). While more artistic, it's not necessarily more disturbing -- a finger cutting scene did not faze me at all.Can you really use ketamine (Special K) to get off heroin? I suppose it's an improvement, but a ketamine addiction is nothing to sneeze at, either.While the visuals were great, the story was messy and dragged at times... I wonder if this could be fixed with the right editor? I would have to give this film a second viewing to properly review it, since I didn't grasp everything the first time through. But, unless my opinion radically changes, I think viewers would be perfectly safe in avoiding this title.

IMDBer100575 The opening scene of this movie was intriguing, so I decided to watch it. As the movie progresses, there are some good points and some dull moments, but either way, the plot keeps your attention. The writers of this script must have smoked some good weed, played a good game of World of Warcraft, and then wrote this script as they were crashing from their high.The acting in this movie was good; very believable. Even the kid who played the gimp little brother did a good job. As did the never-talking pig that convinced the gimp to commit suicide. Everybody did a fine job. Also, I liked the voices of the demons. I didn't feel threatened by them, nor was I ever scared but it was a really cool sound effect; imagine Megatron from the 80's Transformers cartoon but speaking in goth rather than children's entertainment.The lighting and other atmosphere was well-done. Hell, as depicted in this movie, is much more pleasant than your traditional flames in a cave with red glows. It's still a scary place, but not the usual Hell we're used to seeing, which is nice.I didn't feel much emotion in this movie. The relationship between the brothers was probably the best developed, so I felt for them the most. The cheating girlfriend and her new boyfriend was okay. It made me dislike the new boyfriend. I most empathized with Morbius. Poor guy...his cheating girlfriend dumped him for a loser who would end up sleeping with her corpse. Nasty! If you happen to see this at the Red Box, pick it up and enjoy it as a lullaby for bed time. If you fall asleep, start it up the next day. It's worth a watch, at least as background ambiance while playing World of Warcraft.