Dark Walker (2003)

Too much of everything

Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The ONLY reason why I even watched this is because I was mislead by Joe Bob's review (MAN, I do not know WHAT the hell he was smoke'n, but I WANT SOME!!!) Wow... Shoulda followed what SLASHERPOOL said in his review, because I normally agree WAY more with him than anyone else, which is why I have been so sad since his site is gone... :(Anyway, this is pretty simple. The acting and script REALLY kill this baby right out of the gate. And, if that is not bad enough, wait until you see the, uh... DARKWALKER. GEEZ... I'm sorry, but at about the 17 minute mark or so when that really 'Great' looking hand comes up outta the ground, I think my eyes permanently rolled up so far that now I can see my own @ss. And like SLASHERPOOL said (Anthro Fred), What the HELL kind of Aliens were these young people anyway...???!! Every scene where somebody got munched the blood splashing up on the walls was SLIMY! HUH...??! Anyway, probably enough said. Like I mentioned, I would pay GOOD money for whatever Joe Bob was smoke'n!

I read your other reviews and bought this film with a little trepidation. The film concerns 8 teens being stalked and killed by a creature because the have opened a horror house on some sacred ground (Ithink the plot really does not make that clear). The killing are a little lack lustre and could have used a little bit more atmosphere but all in all it gets the job done. For those who care there is no nudity in this film at all (Male or Female)and the gore is very minimal so if either of these is your thing Avoid. If like me you are just looking for a fun/creepy way to pass 90 mins then you could do a lot worse. The ending is a little strange though and I felt it let the film down a little.

Don't buy a movie because it has a cool looking monster on the cover. My friend learned that lesson a little too late. Darkwalker reminds me quite a bit of Scarecrow (another low-budget flick) in that it had a very cool creature design and that's where the good news ends. The Darkwalker looks like the Creeper and Swamp Thing's love child. The film is more funny than horrific. The killings also get repetitive. The creature stalks his victims and rushes them in POV mode, cut to wall, and splat with a gallon of blood. This happens a couple of times. It does feature the biggest damn sheriff I've ever seen though who whips the creature in hand-to-hand combat. That was worth my friend's twelve dollars just to see that.

DARKWALKER is an average Teen Slasher film. Unfortunately being "average" as it relates to direct-to-video Teen Slashers does not make it "average" in quality. The film is somewhat entertaining in a dull, mindless, repetitive way. Even for someone like myself, who indulges in these type of movies, and gives every break imaginable, there's not enough meat (much less sense) here to justify 90 minutes of running time.As a mindless type of film, I suppose it's good enough. It's certainly nothing extraordinary (meaning the two perfect "10" grade for this film is not to be believed), but it is not entirely bad.Fun at places, but ultimately too generic, even for a genre of films built on a foundation of being generic.4 out of 10(go to www.nixflix.com for a more detailed review of the film)