Haunting of Cellblock 11 (2014)

A Masterpiece!

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.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

In many sequencys i thought it is an parody of other films, because the actors are so shameless bad. The whole story is not new and the dialogs are very poor. The techniqe was bad also, but it is a low budget movie so what can you expect ?techniqe: 2.5/10actors: 0/10story: 0/10This movie was a total waste of time and the good reviews here must be fake, because it is the worst horror movie i saw in a while! The worse thing here is, it do not want to be a trash movie.

When I first saw the title I thought 'Oh No, not another Found Footage film set in an abandoned Prison/Hospital/Looney Bin". I was pleasantly surprised in the first five minutes by the decent acting first up, then by the lack of cheese. The film is well paced without overdoing some of the hackneyed devices too common in Found Footage films such as Lewton Buses, overly shaky footage, blurred images of apparitions as the camera equipment plays up etc. The scares are genuine too. A real 'lights off on the sofa with the wife' film. A very good effort indeed capped by a superbly entertaining cameo by Dee Wallace (the mother in ET) as a foul mouthed TV executive. Well worth a watch for my money. You could do a lot worse. The Asylum et al could learn a thing or two from the makers of this little gem, namely employ some real actors every now and again

I'm not really into horror films, but I had a chance to watch this film and although it was pretty scary, the story and quality made it easy to watch. I would love to see more from these guys. The cinematography and score were pretty good and the acting was definitely top notch. The story line taking place in a prison was not in itself an original idea, but the way the production team and the writers used current day spins on the story was refreshing. In addition and without spoiling the story, the twist at the end was good as well. I like it when bad people have bad things coming to them and that was the case with this film. I'm not a big film of happy endings. I like films that explore more realistic endings and this film was basically a film that was well rounded and realistic.

***Andrew P. Jones also directed Kings of the Evening*** I'd say this film falls solidly into the independent film category. Except, it isn't some horrible found footage movie. It doesn't have that horrid washed out lighting, and doesn't have overly cheesy special effects.What is does have is a fairly creative mix of film, found/recorded footage, and grainy flashbacks. The photography is well done, the color shifts to suit the mood, and all in all I am impressed with the way this film was crafted.The start was interesting and creative, but bogged down a little. At one point I found myself a little too reminded of the Ghostfacers from Supernatural, but it quickly passed. The locations are good too, and the acting is solid.Another thing I was impressed with was how the special effects weren't big budget, but weren't poorly executed either. The director clearly showed some creative restraint. Even the gore isn't gratuitous, but well-placed.The writing left me with a couple of face-palming why-didn't-you-see-that-coming moments, but not a lot of them...and the film wrapped up nicely at the end. If you are looking for a decent film for a horror night in, this one isn't a bad choice...you could do a lot worse.