Hulkeasexo
it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
Ava-Grace Willis
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Isbel
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
lathe-of-heaven
I truly do not understand all the negative comments about this director and his films; I quite honestly think that for the genre he is very good, with sharp writing, good editing, and effective camera work! Remember, this is a low budget Horror film we are talking about, so in weighing in along with films of a similar type I think this guy stands above many of the others. The actors are directed in such a way that good performances are brought out; the dialog is funny, sharp, and effective. The editing is very well done, especially during the chase scenes through the forest (MAN, I'll tell you... I REALLY kept hoping that actress would frigg'n DIE I hated her and her horse teeth and strident voice and manner so damn much! Always smacking her lips, I SWEAR I wanted to run her through myself!!!) Anyway... sorry about that... If you can endure the first 18 minutes or so until they get to the woods, the movie is well worth it. As you probably gather, I cannot frigg'n STAND the primary actress who leads the film off, but later on things really get going and she is THANKFULLY not the focus of the film any more.Ms. Shepis too is quite good; I find her style very refreshing in both this film and 'CORPSES', the only 2 I've seen so far from this director and with this actress. She strikes an excellent balance between being strong and funny, but without being just shallow and obnoxious. Some of her sarcastic lines are quite good; the writing is also done very well. The sound design is also good; I REALLY liked the heavy footfalls of the demon during the chase scenes in the forest! The direct style of direction REALLY reminds me or Argento! Straight forward, not terribly subtle, but very effective. Smoother and much more competent than Argento though...I'm glad to have found this new director of Horror films (new to me, that is) and I very much look forward to seeing more of his work as time goes on. So far, with the two films that I have seen, I have found them refreshing and well put together, especially for low budget Horror, and most especially compared to the mountainous drivel that passes for both Horror and entertainment these days...
hinesgtrservice
Wow, this movie was downright bad. From the acting to the score to the screenplay to the direction, just downright bad. I think the writer didn't realize that fertility deals with procreation, not libido. The biggest problem with this movie is apparent from the get-go. Generally in movies you pull for a hero, whether them likely or not. Films have protagonists and the audience is supposed to like or care for them depending on the context. In order for this film to work, we have to truly care for the well-being and safety of said protagonist. The character is terribly written; she's whiny, bitchy, and full of inconsistency. The actress makes it worse. She's just terrible. Literally unbelievably bad. The plot is weak, and the "twist" is seen miles away. Very obvious, yet it doesn't make much sense. The minor characters are fluff at best, and the "being" is hilarious. It isn't one of those, "so bad it's good" things, you actually find yourself forcing laughter at just how terrible this is. The score reminds me of shaking uncontrollably in a cold sweat. It's uncomfortable, annoying and headache-inducing. All in all, this movie is only worth a viewing if you're attempting to show someone how NOT to make a film. You could point out plot, screenplay, direction, cinematography, acting, characters, score, visuals, et cetera. There are times we are all tempted to watch something so horrible, we get chuckles. This is NOT that film. Just stay away if you know what's good for you.
Anthony Pittore III (Shattered_Wake)
After ordering an African mask (from Italy?) that promises increased fertility, Ellen (Blythe Metz) begins to experience demonic visions of a 'Nightmare Man' attacking her. To help rid her of these horrible visions, Ellen's flaccid husband, William (Luciano Szafir), takes her to a health clinic. En route, the couple's car breaks down and Ellen is attacked by the Nightmare Man yet again. Fleeing, she takes shelter in a lone cabin with a group of strangers. The unstoppable Nightmare Man, however, continues his attack on the group of Ellen's protectors.The batch in After Dark Horrorfest 2006 was a disappointment and I heard the same about this 2007's as well. Regardless of my disappointment in them, however, the films always did have a couple things going for them: they're original (mostly) and they have cool one-sheets. Other than a rare couple, I haven't seen any of the fest-horrors that I'd consider to be of any quality. Nightmare Man looked promising. . . again, creative story and a cool poster. Unfortunately, the actual film fell flat due to extremely poor execution by writer/director Rolfe Kanefsky. It wasn't COMPLETELY bad: The Nightmare Man was pretty cool-looking, even though he looked like Howie Mandel in Little Monsters ("Got 'em, got 'em, need 'em, got 'em"). And, again, the story was interesting. There were a few scenes of some very good tension & suspense. Also, a bit of gore & violence helped it along, though the gore wasn't very well done. The dialogue was in a league of its own of horrible and it was made even worse by some terrible performances by the leads (I understand and advocate the hiring of international actors, but c'mon, I could barely understand the husband). The script was jammed with clichés. Over the course of a two-minute period: The arguing couple's car runs out of gas, she accuses him, the phone gets no reception, no cars on the road for 'eighty miles,' 'Oh wait! I saw a gas station sign!,' the husband leaves the wife alone in the dark in the middle of the woods, etc. Yikes! I thought my head would explode out of lack of creativity there. The predictability of the ending is pathetic and, in an attempt to eliminate the predictability, gets even MORE predictable and downright stupid. And, it all comes together to make an ultimately crappy modern horror film.Final verdict: 3/10. PASS!
Backlash007
~Spoiler~Rolfe Kanefsky makes bad horror movies, but at least they are usually fun. Nightmare Man is a bit painful to watch. It's about a couple who receive a foreign fertility mask that the wife thinks is haunted by the titular Nightmare Man. She becomes increasingly paranoid that the creature is going to kill her and the husband eventually has no other choice but to commit her. But...on the way to the asylum they run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. While the husband heads out on foot for the gas station, the wife is attacked by the Nightmare Man. She has many narrow escapes before reaching a secluded home where we meet more cannon fodder characters for the slasher to maim and kill. Anyone whose ever seen a movie knows whose responsible for the killings almost immediately. It's in-your-face apparent so I'm going to tell you: it's the husband. Actually, the husband has hired someone to pose as the Nightmare Man to kill his annoying wife. However, much later in a laugh-out-loud moment, it turns out there really is a supernatural evil present. The movie starts to pick up here, but it's just too late and too silly. I should go ahead and admit I never would have watched this film if it weren't for Tiffany Shepis. I watch a lot of crap just to see her in action. But she's worth it. Richard Moll has a four minute cameo and Kanefsky shamelessly plugs his earlier film, There's Nothing Out There, on one of the lead's shirt. I thought that since this was a Horrorfest film, that the production values might look better than Kanefsky's other flicks. Nope, this one is just as cheap as his other efforts.
