![]() ![]() The acting, although not stellar, was decent enough and did not detract from the mood of the story. I felt that it was told in a way that served the story very well and maintained a good level of Suspense. ![]() In my lowly and wretched opinion, I thought it was put together in a very effective and moody way with a lot of Classic style and atmosphere. Well, you can probably tell by my rating that I really liked this movie (the reviews of the two other people so far here seem to agree.) This movie is indeed for people who actually DO like these kind of Old School Ghost Stories (can you say, 'THE FOG' anyone.? YES, the original, NOT the lame remake : ) So, if you are the kind of person who likes older style Ghost Stories (especially ones based upon Classics like Poe) then you will probably really enjoy this movie. Sorry about the long intro, it kind of bothers me when people do that here, because as I said, it's really not helpful to others who DO like these types of films. But, when a person rates a film like this poorly when it is one that they wouldn't like anyway, does that help the rest of us to know HOW WELL it was done? See what I mean? For example, I personally loathe and detest Torture Porn Horror films, but I certainly do not come here and give movies like 'HOSTEL' low ratings, do I? Why.? Well, because that doesn't really help people who might actually LIKE those kinds of films and who want to know if a particular one is done well. Well, maybe if a person just doesn't like this type of old school Horror film or the Retro style of movies like this really bores them. Reviewed by lathe-of-heaven 7 / 10 Very, VERY Old Fashioned Horror Story done well with a nice Classic, atmospheric style. Overall, better than expected though very flawed still. Then there is the ending which is rushed and on the wrong side of silly. The dialogue has a lot of cheese and awkwardness and the secondary cast are wooden and some of the chemistry bland.Īs said, 'Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper' can drag and the first third is really uneventful and makes one want to bail. Low budget however does show, the film did need a grander and more elaborate setting while the photography can be too claustrophobic and the effect ropy at best. The threat actually has personality and generated creepiness. Parts are creepy and there is are a few fun set pieces. The characters were not as annoying as feared and don't make as many frustrating and illogical decision making like some films seen recently did (this is always also including bigger budget films that were box office successes if variable critically). 'Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper' wisely plays it straight with a little tongue-in-cheek going on and appreciated and admired the more ambitious storytelling when the action properly kicked in. The music is both quirky and ominous and the direction when the film gets going is assured. Starting with the good things, Vernon Wells is great and generally the main performers were better than average. And it actually was, not perfect and the potential is not completely lived up to but in no way is it wasted. But I went with my gut instinct and saw 'Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper' anyway because it did seem like it would be one of my better recent low-budget viewings. Most of my recent low-budget viewings with low rating and mediocre to terrible reviews have been as bad and in some cases even worse. Based on an unfinished short story, 'Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper' intrigued me with a great concept and the reviews here were nowhere near as bad as feared.Įspecially when the rating was very low, which from personal experience recently has not been a good sign. ![]() Love Edgar Allan Poe, from reading his timeless stories and the Roger Corman and Vincent Price films where the best of them were creepy and entertaining. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 6 / 10 The secret of the lighthouse What are the secrets of Walsh, Nora and the lighthouse?-Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil During the night, the young man blows out the candle and sees spectral creatures. When he returns to the lighthouse, Nora explains that Walsh is crazy and she cannot go there. He learns that her name is Nora and they fall in love with each other. He goes to the woods in the morning and meets the woman again. Last but not the least, he warns that he shall always keep a light burning during the night. The only means of transportation to San Francisco is a ferry that will arrive two weeks later. He wakes up with amnesia in a lighthouse and the keeper Walsh explains that they are isolated in a remote peninsula where nobody can leave. ![]() While climbing a cliff, he falls and faints. A castaway awakes on a beach with wounded forehead and sees a woman leaving the place. ![]()
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