Dark Feed (2013)

ridiculous rating

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Attempting to shoot a low-budget horror film, a film crew at an abandoned hospital begin to come under the evil forces that lurk within the building and must try to get out before succumbing to those dangerous forces.This is a rather disappointing and somewhat problematic effort that really should've been much better than it is. The fact that this one contains some rather impressive elements that should've made this one work wonders is one of it's better elements, as there's a lot to like here. The best feature is the hospital itself, which is par for the course in these types of films, as the look here is rather dirty, dingy and completely covered over with mold, dirt and years of neglect that has that feeling of being completely abandoned and home to abundant evil right from the start. This is the absolutely perfect setting for a film such as this as it absolutely looks the part quite well and certainly seems like the perfect place for somebody to go as mad as they go in here with the main part of this showcasing the staff her succumbing to the whims of the forces around them which really scores quite well here as this manages to feature the kind of actions and attacks that make for quite a thrilling time. The way it manages to include both the hospital attacking the staff as well as the group attacking each other makes for quite thrilling moments as well with this one delivering several incredibly enjoyable scenes in here from the impressive stalking in the corridors to the shock surprise in the boiler and finally the main chase through the different offices that's quite a bit of fun here throughout. However, there's still some big, big problems here that hold this one down somewhat as the first big reason here is the fact that there's just no real action at all in the story. The main focus here is on the movie shoot, itself a huge problem when it's all the behind-the-scenes goings-on without really showing what movie they were filming so it tends to just meander along with hardly any any real focus at all for the majority of it's running time as it leaves out all sorts of potentially interesting moments to spend with all the nonsense backstage dealings like their relationships and such that don't really have any interesting features about them while it just eats up running time. The fact that they're so clueless about the transformations and possessions that have afflicted their friends is none the better, making it seem like they're just completely clueless about the world around them and really deserve what comes their way simply because of what happens to them during the course of this. Finally, the cheap special effects on display really comes back to haunt this one as the deaths are really lame, not all that scary and are quite illuminated in how lame they really are very easily. Such a shame that these flaws ruin what was a potentially enjoyable effort.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Nudity and mild drug use.

Well, I made sure I had an account just to review this waste. I sat and watched this whole thing from beginning to end. It has a few gore scenes but lack of everything takes away from it. A one-man cemetery has more plot than this film. How do I get time back from my life? Is there a time refund for wasting mine on watching this. I couldn't shut it off because I had hope that something would change. The description made it sound so good-but no it's not. I want my hour and 21 minutes back. Who do I see about that??? The actors were not even famous or well known so that should have been a sign that this was worthless, but hey, that is how you start and get noticed isn't it? Well they will continue to go unnoticed for taking part in this nonsense.

So this movie, unfortunately doesn't seem to do well. You can assume that by all the griping and moaning that people do. But if you want to be a real horror fan, its best to appreciate something for what it is. For its own idea. And that's where Dark Feed contributes. The concept is clear as day, and it may have not been utilized the best by all the amateur actors, but its there.People complain about the acting, but compared to some very mainstream horror movies that deserve little to no credit for their boring delivery(The Grudge is just one example), I find myself lukewarm about horror films like this. The acting is definitely not the best, and there's too much slang and vulgarity. I can handle that. But this movie overuses it way too much.I can appreciate this for the concept. And the concept is that this film is not a boring ghost movie. It is not about the devil, or what's hiding under the little boys bed, or some undead psycho killer with a grudge for women with big boobs. This generation is remarkably both laughable and depressing with its overuse of ghosts and zombies. Give it a break, already! This is a psychological thriller. Its about insanity. Its about a certain type of gas(Use your own logic) created by an insane doctor, to drive other people insane as part of some wicked experiment. And throughout the film, everyone is breathing that stuff in.So of course it starts off a little slow..With a few cheap jump scares now and then, but then when you notice one of the characters seeing something on camera feedback, and excusing it for just dreariness, then you know its starting to take its toll on these poor people. Perhaps the first moment of "Holy sh*t!" is when the makeup artist just randomly decides to blow someones brains out. Although, when that guy pulled a Britney Spears in the bathroom and just shaved off his whole head, that was kind of like.."Ookay, this guys a little nutty." But I think that's the message this movie was trying to get across. These are just your ordinary schmucks, probably barely got out of highschool or college.And now the guys hacking up his girl in the shower, and the loser headphone guy is smashing his head against a wall just for sh*ts and giggles. Oh wait! Here comes another guy. And now HES banging his head against the wall. As laughable as it sounds, when that scene came up, you can color me disturbed.So do me a favor, and just give this movie a chance. Its not a big summer blockbuster, and the acting's not as great as The Conjuring, but its passable. Its forgivable for what its trying to deliver. I'm not a casual when it comes to these movies either. From the day I was born, my dad had me watching The Thing, Nightmare On Elm Street, IT, The Ring, until when I became older, I would proceed to watch horror movies on my own. So much so that you could say I've become desensitized to horror. So if I'm saying this is a good movie, you'd do right to put a little faith in what I'm saying.

So this movie had all the things needed to make a great movie. Spooky (though stereotypical) setting, hot actors and actresses, decent acting, spooky lighting, (not great) but not awful special effects...And it all added up to crap. Absolute crap.This movie made me sad..... sad I sat all the way through it. Trust me, I watch BAD movies. So bad my husband won't watch them with me. This one had so much potential that I kept sitting there waiting for it to get good - but it never did. Next thing I know it's over, and I'm wondering how the hell nothing exciting ever happened, no one I liked died, no one I liked lived, and some girl I know nothing about is playing with a staple gun.I want my hour and a half back, and I want to use it to watch a decent movie like, say, Pandorum, instead.The Ward was mildly entertaining, but without John Carpenter - no one should give these guys ANY funding.