The
Poltergeist Of Borley Forest (2013/Image DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: C+ Film: C-
It
follows you home, it will drag you to hell.
Stephen
McKendree's The Poltergeist of Borley Forest (2013) mixes the
genres of slasher and ghost thriller together to get a mix of what
feels a little Halloween and a little Paranormal Activity.
What the film is missing is some scares. Relying on a weak cast of
newbies and production value that is at some points stronger than
other points, the film ends up being just another direct to video
hashing of the horror genre. The plot feels a little too familiar
and ultimately hinders on some of the scares of the film.
On
a night of carefree teenage partying in the woods, Paige Pritchard
unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will plunge her
into a waking nightmare. Tormented by terrifying and increasingly
violent supernatural visitations, Paige starts digging into the past
and uncovers a sinister secret, buried for decades. Behind the
deadly force that now haunts her is a malevolent entity of
unspeakable evil. As its power grows and her friends fall prey to
its savagery, can she - or anyone - stop The Poltergeist of Borley
Forest?
Presented
in standard definition with a 1.78 X 1 anamorphic widescreen aspect
ratio and a lossy English 5.1 Dolby Digital track, the film looks
fine for DVD but could obviously benefit from a high definition
upgrade. Extras include The Manifestation of the Poltergeist:
Behind The Scenes, Deleted Scenes, and Outtakes from Borley
Forest.
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James Harland Lockhart V
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