Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Steineded How sad is this?

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

GL84 Upon the discovery of a strange skull nearby, a local finds the link between it and a demonic vampire queen from local folklore who's attempting to sacrifice a friend to resurrect a hideous creature and must find a way of stopping it from occurring.This one was quite enjoyable and really had a lot to like here. From the beginning, there's a really strong build-up along the way with the slow reveal of the cult and their existence giving this a strong start here with the unearthing of the skull and the remnants of the society left along the way there, along with her muttering on about all the different incidents that happen around her house that continually bring them into contact with the queen which continually keeps the mystery building here. The more spectacular scenes, from the initial hallucination showing the flashback of the soldiers' orgy with the followers of the cult while the roaring snake wrapped around the crucifix as the surroundings become covered in flames to the secondary dream of him entering the cave from the past to the investigation into the caves which manages to be the most significant part of putting the clues together and solving the mystery which turns this into the fun and enjoyment found here in the final half. Utilizing the fine encounter at the house where the captivating music is used to lure her out as the brawling in the main living room couples nicely here with the concurrent investigation at her house as they confront the abandoned parents in another freaky hallucination of the worm appearing which masks the vampires' attack, the confrontation in the garden of her house the next day which features some nice stalking around the statues and the set-up for the big finale here where the naked, blue-bodied vampire appears and drags him into the ritual chamber below the surface allows for the snake to appear of the pit as there's the fun rescue attempt to finally end the threat nicely. Along with the rather weird imagery present here with the pagan relics and a nice back-story here tying the snake lore together, there are some great points here which give this enough to hold off the flaws. The main element against this is the act that there's so many talking scenes in here talking about the history and legacy that there's hardly any action scenes along the way. The slow- building mystery here is based on how the different events come together based on their piercing the clues together after she's already accomplished something, and that does make for a rather dreary pace here. The only other flaw here is the series of apparent low-budget-looking special effects here which give this quite a distracting look as the cheep hallucinations and the snake-god puppet the end is quite lame as it bounces around flimsily. Beyond this, there's a lot to like here.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language, Nudity and sexual scenes.

Warren Swaine "I think we probably have another reptile loose on the premises."My mistake in approaching this film was to start watching it as a serious horror film. I blame that on having just seen a good documentary about Bram Stoker and it appearing on the Horror Channel.As a horror film it's pretty poor: terrible acting; dated video effects inserted into film; cliché ridden plot......but once you twig that it was Ken Russell having a laugh, it became very entertaining. The acting is all part of the joke; the video effects provide over the top kitsch; the cliché ridden plot is deliberate and the script full of fnarr fnarr moments to make you giggle.The cast clearly were in on the joke. Amanda Donohoe is deliciously camp; Hugh Grant can be seen honing that stiff upper lip that would make his fortune and Peter Capaldi hit the Scottish stereotype perfectly twirling a reel on bagpipes for no real reason other than to give you a sly wink as to the true nature of the film.It makes a fine companion piece to 'Carry on Screaming' in the British comedy horror genre.I've rated it 5/10 as a film because that is how I unfortunately had watched most of it, but it has far higher entertainment value... as long as you start in the right frame of mind.

evileyereviews This was simply a delightful trinity of comedy, horror, and Christian blasphemy. Ken Russel's deviation from the norms of humanity are a treat as this almost campy flick only gets better with age. The actors are all in on the gag, making the humor that much more gut-wrenching. Production values are pretty weak, but this is somehow transmogrified into one of this flick's strengths. The story itself is pretty solid, with maybe a hole here and there, but the viewer can hardly be bothered with such things. Being horribly sexy and funny, this wonder will occasionally shock its audience with a poison-laden psychedelic journey that will surely offend our Christian friends. If blasphemy is not too offensive then this flick is probably for you. Late.Evil Eye Reviews

Neil Welch Ken Russell meets Bram Stoker. And the result is a Victorian horror story, adapted to be played as "Carry On White Worm".While it has a nice period feel in terms of look, it is absolutely over the top in delivery. Amanda Donohoe, in particular (during her "If the money is right, I will consider keeping my clothes on in this film" phase), has her tongue so firmly in her cheek she can barely utter her lines. While there are undoubtedly some valid horror movie moments, there are considerably more moments which are hysterically funny.It is interesting to see Hugh Grant, pre Four Weddings, playing pretty much the same character he has played in every film since, albeit his straight playing suits the piece - there is something endearing about at least one of the characters taking everything seriously at face value, albeit with an air of slight bemusement at having seemingly wandered into something from a parallel universe.It is worth observing that the other female cast members are dreadful: Sammie Winmill acts away for all she's worth, at a standard which wouldn't pass muster at a primary school Nativity play, and Catherine Oxenberg doesn't even act, possibly because she can't.This is one of the daftest, most extravagantly enjoyable horror films out there, and is well worth catching. Just don't take it seriously, and you won't be disappointed.