7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Saw this at ScreamFest 2008, April 10 2009
By B. Weeks "blueoktober" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bane (DVD)
I saw this in a little back banquet hall in Orlando Florida at last year's Screamfest. I really had no expectations, I was just tired of fighting the crowds to meet all the celebrities so I stopped in to see this movie.
First off I have to say the production is really poor. It feels almost like a college made movie, but the atmosphere completely makes up for it. The movie made me feel claustrophobic and dirty in a way I cannot really sum up in words. The gore is there in spades and the tension remains high throughout. You really never have much of an idea of what is going on, only that four girls are in this room trapped and a bloodthirsty Dr. comes in randomly and murders the girls at a certain time. I cannot say much more because it ruin it but I do recommend this movie to people who are fans of something NEW in the genre. Don't expect a hollywood production, no expect a scare a minute movie. It's a slow burner that eventually pays off and has some of the most haunting imagery I have seen in a long time.
I am very happy this is finally getting a DVD release.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
No pain in watching Bane..., Jun 3 2009
By J. Graham - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bane (DVD)
This is a gem of a movie!! A totally British film that shows full respect to some of the finest from the horror genera and isn't afraid to tip it's hat to some all time classic horror / Sci-Fi movies of the past. It's one part Slasher, one part Sci-Fi and the story carries the underpinning of a psychological thriller...
Four women wake up in a 'testing lab' which must be one of the bleakest sets every used within a movie, and as a viewer you don't escape that feeling of claustrophobia as they struggle to come to terms with what's going on, or what is going to happen... The film carries the story fantastically, dropping the viewer small bits of information until dropping in a great twist towards the end throwing the viewer off guard, and changing your perception of some of the key characters.
All the women actors do an amazing job in this movie, this is due to the fact there is little distraction away from their predicament on screen, and they each convince the viewer of each characters personality, (although none of them know who they are / were) but the sense of who they are in their current situation is portrayed in the finest way I've seen in any movie in some time.
Great stuff!!
3.0 out of 5 stars
BANE ,Alittle `SAW' & a tad `H P LOVECRAFT' this is a movie with some stuff to Frighten !, Mar 9 2012
By guestar57 "Chris aka Guestar57" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bane (DVD)
So these ladies may have been kidnapped,That's pretty bad news.
Some medical types are experimenting with/on them...Not good.
Is that a
Cthulhu alien ???
So,These factors are unsettling and then they get a `Time To Die' carved into their bodies.
There is alot going on and the title BANE was never explained to our satisfaction,Were the producers playing off the release of new BATMAN film with the villian, BANE or is it the explaination of the word -a person or thing that ruins or spoils.