2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

BA_Harrison Michael Rooker plays Father Vassey, a troubled priest who seeks personal redemption by hunting down and destroying a demon before it can unleash Hell on Earth. Following a trail of death and destruction to the sleepy town of Grand River, home of stigmatic teenager Chris Hatcher (Kevin Zegers), whose pure soul is vital to the creature's success, the pistol packing priest teams up with a local sheriff (Shawn Thompson), a veterinarian (Leslie Hope), and a crazy hobo (Tony Todd) to try and foil the evil creature's plans.But with the townsfolk succumbing to the demon's evil influence once the sun goes down, they have their work cut out for them...The UK DVD of Shadowbuilder, directorial debut for CG FX artist Jamie Dixon, comes in a day-glo pink case with a poorly rendered image of a multi-horned creature on the cover; reasoning that the film couldn't possibly be as bad as the packaging, I decided to give it a watch.Hoo boy, was I ever wrong!!! Dixon might be adept at manipulating pixels, but his directing skills are virtually non-existent, and this iffy demonic horror, based on a short story by Bram Stoker, is a joyless mess of botched ideas, incompetent storytelling, and ham-fisted editing that no amount of CG effects can save.In short, it's utter garbage and definitely one to avoid.

boo_4ever As a direct to video release this isn't half bad.Shadowbuilder is loosely based on a Bram Stoker short story. The first shadow created when God flooded the world with light is out to plunge it back into eternal darkness. I think.This film reminded me very much of The Mummy in structure. Evil dude comes back to life drawing powers from souls he devours in the midst of an avalanche of CGI. The film relies a lot on CGI which I didn't like at first. But if you accept it as more of a fantasy film then horror you will recognise its actually pretty well done. The demon also isn't that bad. The garish pink monstrosity (yes it was pink) on the DVD cover led me to believe it would be a yawn inducing man mincing around in a horned rubber suit but I was pleasantly surprised. Good use too of shadow and darkness so what you see of the creature leaves most to your imagination. Just the way it should be.Some parts of the film drag a lot and there aren't that many great moments. But that isn't to say there aren't any at all. Overrall though Shadowbuilder remains pretty average but still very enjoyable if you aren't looking for something that will blow you away. Unlike the Matrix wannabe priest with the twin 9mm's. The film needed a lot more of Neo shooting vainly at the afro toting bad guy.

Lenny As I watched the credits, I noticed the actor & actress playing Mr. & Mrs. Butterman were the same people that voiced Rudolph and Hermie the Elf in the 60's classic "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". Just a bit of movie / TV trivia.As far as the movie goes, not the worst I've seen (surely not the best either).

Matthew this movie is amazzing i found it in town yesterday and thought the case looked good so me being me i bought it obvouisly forgeting previous films i had bought with good cases like THE VAULT and HORROR VISION and SHE LIVES AT NIGHT which turned out to be so crap i wish i had never bought them but anyway i still bought this one remmembering that bram stokers dracula was good and i thought oh bram stokers shadow builder should be good boy was i correct the special effects for a non cinema release movie were outstanding the acting was good and the script got better and better i was deeply pleased with this movie and i think i will buy more imperial entertainment movies from now on 8/10