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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Deathwatch rips the horror genre apart!, 4 Jun 2003
By A Customer
SO, a horror film set in the first world war, sounds interesting. Well once you get into battle and realise the true horrors of trench warfare in 1914 you can understand why this has been rated one of Britains best horror flicks for years. It twists and turns and leaves you guessing. The cast is made up of fully blown Brits who all have recogniseable faces. Mostly the lead, Jamie (Billy Elliot) Bell who gives a strong performance as Private Charlie Shakespeare in the movie. The movie looks totally real and believeable for a WW1 trench movie, the sets and the look of the movie is amazing. It is creepy and tense with a huge insight into real soliders in the war. You get a buzz out of this movie and if you like the typical horror movie or interested at all in the war you will love deathwatch. Performances are strong and storyline is pretty well driven. The question is what is around the next corner. A sniper, a monster or your own mind. A good watch which will keep you entertained, not a lot of boring battle sequences or slow motion shots. Nitty Gritty filmmaking. It looks raw and painful as it should do. Totally believeable and kept my attention, well worthy of a viewing, story kept me guessing, I cared for the characters and was a little spooked too. It is also an awesome DVD crammed with deleted scenes and commentary from actors and directors. Also some behind the scenes footage has been thrown on there. A great DVD for any experienced DVD buyers. A great one for the collection. Deathwatch, thumbs up!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
quite original, a rare treat!, 17 May 2003
I first heard about the premise for this movie during last years Frightfest, it intrigued me that someone was finally going to make a film about the great war, and use its intense setting to erect a horror film.
As I heard it, Deathwatch was perceived as a zombie flick, hence my anticipation, ad I am a fan of the genre. However anyone who expects a zombie film out of Deathwatch have been misled, since the film is more of a psychological type of horror than the usual monster feature.
Deathwatch is about a group of British soldiers who, after what seemed to be a gas attack, get stranded from the rest of their squad, and end up finding a seemingly abandoned trench.After securing the trench, they find out its an abandoned german trench, and orders are issued for them to protect the trench, at which point teh soldiers make themselves confourtable in it.
I forget to mention that the trench is filled with dead bodies, and the tensions build as the soldiers aren't exactly sure how the previous woners got killed.
Much of my use of the word 'seem' comes from the suspence and air of uncertainty and doubt, the film and its characters convey to the viewer.
A very strong point of this film lies within its character development, you get a feeling of each one of the soldiers, from the young Charlie Sheakspear, played by Jamie Bell, whose acting seemd a perfect fit for the part. I was most impressed by tge acting of Andy Serkis (best known for bringing LOTR's Gollum to life) who Plays the Berserk private Quinn.
All in all, the cast assembled here do a fantastic job in making teh viewer believe that they are burnt out soldiers, and as you begin to know each of them very well, the horror kicks off, and you are well prepared for it.
As a big fan of the independent film 'Bunker-evil within', this follows on its footsteps and, though I heard some very bad reviews for it when it came out in the cinema, I am a big suportter of the fact that if a film falls within a genre that interests you, you should check it out no matter what the reviews are saying, so if you enjoy well acted original horror films, than definetelly check this one out.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Watch Deathwatch :), 17 Mar 2005
This film is about a supernatural evil but mainly about the evil in humankind. It's as if all the bloodshed and horror of the war has manifested itself into... hmm, I don't know how to explain it.I really like Deathwatch. The beginning is slow-ish, but as the story goes on it's clear that the soldiers are getting into something far more dangerous than the fighting they had left behind... The only thing that let it down *IMHO* was the swearing throughout the film, I mean did they even have those swear words in those days? Anyway...
There aren't any named horrors or CGI wossits to mention of, except for a rather nasty bit involving barbed wire. Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) was superb in his role of Shakespeare, as were all the other actors. Especially that crazy dude (I've forgotten the actor's name) you could tell he enjoyed playing a real tough man. I think the reason why people have given this film a poor rating is because it's meaning is hard to understand, and the ending is a little confusing. Though when you think about it becomes clearer, and what had happened to the men is... well I won't tell you that. You'll have to see it for yourself :P 4 stars. Give it a chance, it really is a good film.
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