TheLittleSongbird Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke did actually look as though it would be somewhat tolerable. And while nothing great, considering SyFy's dubious track-record it is. This is by far one of the better-looking SyFy projects, with stunning locations and scenery and photography that does look as though care went into it instead of the usual dull, slapdash kind. The score is decent, not too over-bearing or sluggish and the acting shows a sense of spirit and an effort to not be too bland or overdone. However, while I appreciated the moral and philosophical aspects, the script could have done with being more thoughtful and less cheesy and stilted, the story suffers from a lack of atmosphere and poorly choreographed and less-than-thrilling battles and while the characters are less stereotypical than characters in other SyFy movies(the creature and disaster movies of theirs are the worst when it comes to this) not much is done to make them interesting to let us relate to them.Overall, not bad but not desperately good either, just average. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Claudio Carvalho In 1587, 117 brave men and women set sail from Britain to establish the first English colony in Americas. They land on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia. They build a settlement and plant crops. After a period, a group of colonists finds the local fortress deserted with the corpse of a suicidal hanged in decomposition and a warning written with blood on the ceiling. Ananias Dare (Adrian Paul) is assigned to be in charge of the colony while their leader will bring supplies. Sooner Ananias learns that the forest is haunted by evil spirits that feed themselves of human soul and that they are chasing his new-born daughter that has a pure soul."Wraiths of Roanoke" is a lame and boring film with a terrible story, bad acting and direction, awful art direction and costumes and poor special effects. Further, it is too long and repetitive along 95 minutes running time, giving the sensation that the annoying story will never end. This flick is highly recommended for insomnious viewers that do not want to swallow sleeping pills. My vote is three.Title (Brazil): "Espíritos da Floresta" ("Spirits of the Forest")

kai ringler At first i didn't quite know what to make of this one,, first of all it's based on history, which is always good,, since i'm a history buff,, Roanoke Island is the setting,, off of the North Carolina coast. About 117 men and women come from England to settle in the new world, and meet up with some strange evil force from an old Viking legend.. apparently there are some tortured souls trapped on the island that just cant' seem to get to where they are going,, Valhalla is where they call it,, in English i guess it's what we'd call Heaven,, anyway to make a long story short these tortured souls are after a little baby, to get an "innocent" then they can get to where they are going,, trouble is they don't like water,, and the villagers are surrounded by a moat,, Adrian Paul does a fairly decent job with the script that he is given,, all in all not a bad story.

slayrrr666 "Wraiths of Roanoke" is an incredibly fun and interesting Sci-Fi Channel film.**SPOILERS**In the Roanoke Colony in 1587, Ananias Dare, (Adrian Paul) finds the other colonists in fear when one of their own are brutally murdered. Trying to help, Governor John White, (Alex McArthur) places him in charge while he's away and soon after he wife Eleanor, (Frida Snow) welcome a baby. When the colonists suddenly start to mysteriously vanish, his friend George Howe, (Rhett Giles) convinces him that the local Indian tribe isn't to blame, despite what the others say, and after a disastrous raid, they are severely depleted and even more angrier with the Indians. Still not convinced, his suspicions prove correct when they discover that the source is Nordic spirits known as Wraiths who have called the Island home, and soon fight them off to take their land back.The Good News: This was a really fun and surprising Sci-Fi Channel entry. A big factor is that this is full of wonderful suspense scenes. The woods themselves have a glorious creepy feel, as there's a really eerie air to them. From the pattern of the trees to the really disorienting nature of it, this one here really makes the woods creepy before the supernatural stuff comes into play. Wit it's near-constant whispering voices coming from off-screen in every direction, eerie howling and the instances where the surroundings come to life to take out victims make for some really creepy moments. The Wraiths themselves are really creepy looking as well, as there's glow about them that gives them a great look and the fact that the creatures look very monstrous gives them a great look and makes them more of a threat to the characters. The best feature of the film, though, is that there's a huge body count in this one. The creatures here knock off a large number of the colonists which makes for some really great deaths. There's one who gets their arms pulled off by supernaturally-powered vines, having a hand thrust in the back and explode violently out from the stomach, a huge helping of being slashed across the face, chest and body with axes, swords, hands and knives and a really great slit throat. Then there is the really big selection of kills that is the selling point, where the touch from the creatures results in having the skin melted away down to bones in a big pile of red goo. There's several of these in here, which is quite nice since there's a big amount of gore there, but also because of the fact that the effect looks incredibly well-done. The fact that the film also has an incredible amount of action is not to be ignored. The final half-hour is just incredible, as there's two huge battle scenes between the two groups in their campground that are long, brutal and just full of action to get the film interesting. There's even a really fantastic attack on the Indian camp which really goes over well. It goes back-and-forth between both sides having the advantage to really knocking off a lot of members in the fight. That it goes on for awhile is great, which makes it even better. This one was an incredibly surprising and fun film.The Bad News: This one really only has a couple mild flaws. The fact that the Wraiths are seen way too early on in the film. They have a great, creepy look to them that really could've been exploited greatly with a reveal mid-way or late into the film, and by having them seen quite early, it really doesn't fare well as having them seen later. There could've been a little build-up to it through keeping them off-screen for a while to get the mystery, then paid off with a great reveal. It's a minor missed opportunity at worst. The other thing that doesn't sit well is that the origin of the creatures doesn't really come through that well. There's a legend about Nordic spirits, but it's not all the way explained. These two minor things really could've been used for the film.The Final Verdict: One of the best Sci-Fi Channel originals in the category, with severely mild flaws to bring this one down. Really recommended to fans of those films, as well as those looking for an action-packed film, while those who are adamantly against these films won't be bothered with this one.Rated R: Graphic Violence