sherman-oaks-1 It was a terrible friggin movie. Not sure where to begin. The box makes it seem like a horror movie that takes place by the beach or something. But nope, it's a lake. A small lake. No scary moments. No scares. No jumps. No acting. No monster/killer. Just terrible acting, terrible directing and worse story. Stay away.And because I have to have 10 lines of dialogue, I'm going to talk about a movie I did like that had a beach and a lake. It's called Lake Placid. And it was awesome.Another horror flick with a lake or beach that I liked was any of the Friday the 13th films.

dutchchocolatecake OK, the sound and dialogue seem a bit... off... and the characters weren't as well rounded as I usually like them. It has a Lovecraftian feel to it, with occult references that one can actually fact check. They are not how the movie portrays them, but whoever wrote this did their homework.Viewers should be warned: there are graphic allusions to rape, but it is brief and does not single out women (there is male on male rape as well). That's probably why this movie is getting terrible reviews. It seems these kind of movies only get 10 star ratings when women are the only ones victimized in explicit rape scenes. The orgy of madness at the end was not gratuitous or pornified, it is a portrayal of the result of malignant magic cast long ago. There is some nudity, but did not distract from the storyline, nor was it used as a cheap plot device to make the movie seem better than it was. Some parts made me laugh, but whatever missteps were made didn't make me lose interest.Overall I enjoyed this movie. It is a unique story obviously inspired by Lovecraft. Not once was I tempted to open another browser window. I wouldn't go as far to say that it was genius, or recommend anyone spend a lot of money on it. I would say, though, that like Cthulhu 2007 it is quite unappreciated.The music was good, the acting was competent despite the dialogue/sound issue, the visuals were excellent. The female characters were written strongly enough that they were participants in the story. The ambiance was excellent. I felt like I was pulled into a diabolical underwater world filled with grotesqueries of decades past. It's not a blockbuster, and it is low budget, but it's not worthless either.

aimless-46 While nothing to rush out and buy, Brian Yuzna's 2005 film "Beneath Still Waters" is not nearly as bad as the negative comments would indicate. It's a decent premise with quality production design, it puts most of its respectable budget on the screen, Charlotte Salt is very easy to look at, and it features the most effeminate looking warlock in cinema history for some needed (although probably unintentional) comedy relief.The negative reaction mostly comes from an extremely weak ending and a final moronic twist that takes about 10 IQ points off the target audience. But compared to the staggeringly lame low budget garbage going direct to DVD these days "Beneath Still Waters" is a breathe of fresh air.Things set up nicely with an interesting flashback scene to 1965 when a damn project flooded a valley in Spain and submerged the village of Marinbad. The reason for this is slowly revealed during the first half of the film as it is tied to a supernatural force which has caused several recent deaths in the town and appears to be structurally weakening the damn on the eve of the new village's 40th anniversary celebration.The last third of the film is like a bad remake of Jaws 3-D (1983), degenerating into a low budget disaster movie. Just substitute a damn, a lake, an effeminate warlock, and a partying hard group of villagers for the Sea World glass tunnels, the ocean, the mean shark, and a bunch of partying park guests.Salt is the best reason to watch. She has several scenes with her recently deceased grandfather's spirit; which are nicely done and genuinely creepy. The special effects are not overdone and the only genuinely lame character is the village's "Ed Wood" type police captain.The DVD is closed captioned which is getting to be an indicator of technical quality. And the lack of a commentary feature is good sign that the director is grounded in reality.Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

sinful-2 There after it gets worse for every minute.The actors are most likely better in an ordinary high schools drama class, than the ones they cast for this movie. The children was alright though, but the adult actors.......The actions of the characters are so stupid that you think a 5 year old have scripted it.Well you can say it started so well and ended very bad. I hope this instructor never makes a movie again.In many really bad horror movies you at least ends up getting some good laughs. Even this failed here.