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3.1 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good clean campy fun!, Aug 31 2006
By Mr. Scary - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Roost (DVD)
I saw this film when it had a theatrical run last year. The entire film is contexualized as a midnight movie feature complete with actor Tom Noonan as a fictional "host" who guides you through the whole movie.
It is not very scary, but if you are looking for an old school 80's style slumber party gore-fest, you can do a lot worse!
The director Ti West obviously has a lot of love for 80's horror and has created an awesome love letter/worthy addition to the genre.
Recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Do not come home to roost, Oct 28 2010
By P. Walker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Roost (DVD)
Released in 2005, but with a retro 70's feel, The Roost has the intention of being a scary film but in the end fails miserably. Many of the scary elements are there, being lost and trapped, darkness, zombies, large vampire bats, old people, and stupid ill-prepared young people traveling to a non-relevant function. Playing more on bad luck, stupid choices, irritating characters and contrived happenstance the "scariness" is systematically stripped away until you are left with stretched out moments of people fumbling around in a dark barn. The horror threat is never fully realized because the "monsters" seem to lack the energy to pursue their victims creating almost a comatose feel that ends up only being frustrating. The late night "Saturday Horror Host" element, which tries to make the film fun, comes across more as trying to curb criticism by forcing you to believe the film was never really supposed to be a serious horror movie. The special effects which are few and far between are nice and do bring some merit to the film. Watch this while doing housework and you should be able to get a lot done between the real action scenes.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Bats that make zombies... OK call Animal Planet right now...., Dec 17 2006
By William N. Brown "B Movie Man" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Roost (DVD)
Writer/director Ti West's film "The Roost" is not the best low budget horror film, but it does have its high points.
The film uses entertaining host segments that pay homage to the any number of TV horror movie shows. "The Horror Host" (Tom Noonan) introduces the film and occasionally pauses it to interject his own campy observations. I haven't decided if the "host" segments were intended from the beginning or if they were added to the finished product to stretch it out to a feature length film, whatever the case they add a bit of extra originality to the overall film.
The movie itself follows four twenty-somethings on their way to a friend's wedding when they become stranded after their car hits a bat... yeah well it could happen. Anyway, the group ends up at a remote farmhouse. The owners of the farm have already mysteriously disappeared after entering their gigantic barn. Soon enough the viewer learns that it is the "Roost" of bats in the barn that is responsible. They not only kill and horribly disfigure anyone they come in contact with, but for some un-explained reason the bodies come back to life as zombies. Following usual zombie rules, if you get bitten you turn into one and so it is that the four friends must face the killer bats and several re-animated corpses.
Overall "The Roost" does a pretty good job. It drags a bit at times, but the special effects are surprisingly good for an obviously low budget production. The film doesn't hold any real twists or surprises; if you are familiar with the genre then you can guess where the film is going. That being said, when being taken for what it is, low budget horror entertainment "The Roost" delivers a pretty good amount of bang for your buck. I give "The Roost" a five out of ten and say that you should check it out and see how it bangs for you!
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