TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Sebadonut I just had the pleasure of watching Cradle of Fear on Amazon Prime and as well as being a terrible film, I had the added bonus of having no soundtrack on the audio! There was voices and (unintentional?) background noise but where there was clearly meant to be a soundtrack (which I assume would have been Cradle of Filth songs) there was... nothing. This is probably the reason I sat through the film as it made it even more laughably awful (and bearable, perhaps) than it probably is with the music. Even the sound effects were missing; in one scene a man fires a gun but it just goes "pfft'. That aside, everyone involved with this film must look back and cringe with embarrassment. Its cheap, poorly made both in visual and audio design, badly acted, the plot (haha) meanders aimlessly and manages to never once be interesting. I think the selling points of the film were meant to be the violence and gore and the nudity; sadly even the gore effects are awful and the sex scenes are some of the least erotic committed to film (or camcorder, which this was probably made with). Some of my favourite parts of the film; Cradle frontman Dani Filth stabbing a cat in front of an alter of polystyrene skulls. A team of asylum workers wearing what appears to be cushions taken off a fake leather sofa wrapped in electrical tape restraining an inmate. A woman walking down the streets starts seeing demons in tacky halloween masks. A monster spider-baby pops out of a womans tummy! Cradle of Fear was probably meant to appeal to young teenagers with an interest in the band, goth culture and morbid themes. It was probably made by people in their late-thirties and forties with an interest in the band, goth culture and morbid themes. And they should have been old enough to know better. 1/10

gil-191-414728 It's got all it needs to be called a movie- a script, a soundtrack, actors, special effects. All of them terrible. I rated this a '1' because less than that is not possible. Seriously, this is quite possibly the worst movie I have ever seen.

crunch_berries Cradle of Fear is a seriously twisted movie and I have to admit, probably more for the twisted folk. If you've got a sick side that can get sucked into nightmares or better yet if you enjoy your nightmares, I recommend this movie to you. It has so much potential and I think it should have a much higher rating personally, though I can see why it does not. Cradle of Filth has a history of controversial work and this is no acception. There is the issue of poor quality in sound and video that might be hurting this movies score as well, I felt like laughing at a lot of the sound effects and some of the acting. On the flip side though it gives it a unique presentation I think which is great if you get into it.The gore is just so insane and wonderful, it's probably where most of the budget went and seemed to be the overall point of the movie. The various deaths in this movie are really enjoyable and have some really sick, even imaginative ideas. I had to question why the rest of the movie was lacking if they could do such a great job with the gore, why not give it some more effort in the sound or the lighting. I could go on about the gore but really you should just see it. Cradle of Fear I think is a gem for both fans of horror or fans of Cradle of Filth and their theatrics.6/10 because of technical reasons, I want to rate purely for horror reasons but you know...

maciejpanas This movie was made for fans of Dani (and Cradle of Filth). I am not one of them. I think he's just an imitator riding the black metal bandwagon (still, I'm generally not a fan of black metal). But as I was carrying this DVD case to pay for it, I convinced myself, that the less authentic something is the more it tries to be convincing. Thus I assumed I'm in for a roller-coaster ride of rubber gore and do-it-yourself splatter with a sinister background. Now, that is what I do like.I got home and popped it in. My patience lasted 15 minutes. AWFUL camera work and DISGUSTING quality. And that was then (2002), that it looked like it was shot using a Hi8 camcorder. I left it on the shelf. Maybe a nice evening with beer and Bmovies would create a nice setting for this... picture. After a couple of months I got back to it (in mentioned surroundings) and saw half. Then not only the mentioned aspects annoyed me. My disliking evolved. I noticed how funny Dani (1,65m; 5'5" height) looked in his platform shoes ripping a head of a mugger apart. (Yes, ripping. His head apparently had no skull.) I also found that this movie may have no sense. Still, I haven't finished it yet, so I wasn't positive.After a couple more tries I finally managed to finish this flick - a couple of months back... (Yes, it took me 5,5 years.) So - Dani in fact was funny as Satan/Manson/super-evil-man's HELPER and the movie DID NOT make sense. See our bad person employs Dani to do bad things. He delivers. Why? Well I guess he's just very, very bad. As a matter of fact they both are and that is pretty much it.We have a couple of short stories joined by Dani's character. My favourite was about a guy, who STEALS SOMEONE'S LEG, because he wants to use it as his own. Yeah, exactly. The acting's ROCK BOTTOM. The CGI is the worst ever. I mean Stinger beats it (and, boy, is Stinger's CGI baaaaad). The story has no sense. And the quality is... Let's just say it is not satisfying. The only thing that might keep you watching is the unmotivated violence and gore. Blood and guts are made pretty well. Why, you can actually see that the movie originated there and then moved on. (Example - Dani 'The Man' Filth takes a stuffed cat - fake as can be - and guts it... and then eats what fell out. Why? We never know. We do know, however, that this cat must have been on illegal substances, as his heart is almost half his size.)You might think, after my comment that this movie is so bad it's good, but it's just bad. Cradle of Filth fans can add 3 points. I added one for gore.