Được rồi, tôi không xem nhiều phim kinh dị lắm - và lý do là những bộ phim như "Dark Remains". Tôi bắt gặp bộ phim này trên một đĩa DVD có nhiều tính năng bất ngờ và nó khiến tôi sợ hãi tột độ. Thực ra, thứ duy nhất mà tôi nghĩ là thiếu trên đĩa DVD đó là một chiếc quần mới. Tuy nhiên, ngày hôm sau khi tôi kể cho ai đó về bộ phim thì tôi nhận ra rằng tôi chỉ xem được khoảng 10% thôi. Phần còn lại, tôi nhìn chằm chằm vào chiếc pizza trên bàn cà phê - lo lắng rằng bạn gái tôi sẽ bắt gặp tôi nếu tôi che mắt lại. Những lúc tôi dám nhìn lên màn hình thì tôi hốt hoảng đến mức quyết định không dám nhìn lên nữa.
OK, so I don't watch too many horror movies - and the reason is films like 'Dark Remains'. I caught this on (a surprisingly feature-filled) DVD and it scared me silly. In fact the only extra I think the DVD was missing was a pair of new pants.<br /><br />However, the next day I was telling someone about it when I realised I'd only really seen about 10% of it. The rest of the time I'd been watching the pizza on my coffee table - nervous that my girlfriend would catch me if I actually covered my eyes. The few times I DID brave watching the screen I jumped so hard that I decided not to look up again.<br /><br />The film-making is solid and the characters' situation was really compelling. The simplicity of the film is what really captured my jump-button - it's merely a woodland, a cabin and a disused jail - and a LOT of darkness. Most surprising to me was the fact that while this was clearly not a multi-million dollar production, the make-up effects really looked like it was! Also, it's obvious this is a film made by someone with a great love of film-making. The sound design and the music really made use of my surround system like many Hollywood movies have never done. I noticed on-line that this film won the LA Shriekfest - a really major achievement, and I guess that the festival had seen the filmmakers' clear talent - and probably a great deal more of this movie than I managed to.<br /><br />Turn up the sound, turn off the lights, and, if you want to keep your girlfriend - order a pizza.