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Review of Dark Chamber
- When a dead body turns up a local group of Satanists The Black Circle seem the most likely suspects. With the help of a friend a criminal law student decides to conduct his own investigation by placing his neighbors under 24/7 video surveillance. But the deeper he digs and the closer he watches the more suspicious and frightened he becomes and with no one to trust the killer may be closer than he thinks. Inspired by the true story of the Say You Love Satan killer.Sell Points / Extras- In the tradition of Disturbia and Rear Window comes a thriller David Austin of Cult Cuts Magazine calls Smart original creepy and fun and a breath of fresh air Co-starring Felissa Rose and Desiree Gould of the cult horror hit Sleepaway Camp Dark Chamber is a suspenseful psychological thriller that will have you on the razor s edge of terror right through the final electrifying moments. - Consumer Buzz Over Dark Chamber: 10 Domestic Film festival Screenings / 9 Awards including Best Dramatic Feature Long Island Film Festival 2007!- National Advertising Campaign for Dark Chamber: Full Page Ads in Fangoria Magazine / Promotional Give-away Rue-Morgue.com / Viral Marketing Campaign YouTube and Shock-O-Rama Cinema MySpace / Aggressively Promoted at Fangoria Weekend of Horror January 2008 Austin TxEXTRAS: The Story Behind Dark Chamber; audio commentary w/director David Campfield; alternate audio commentary w/select cast; On the Set mini documentary; Turning 1 Room into 4 mini documentary; Conversation with Felissa Rose; Conversation with Desiree Gould; Conversation with Raine Brown; Inside the Black Circle mini documentary; Bloopers; Addiction Music Video; Alternate Scenes; Shock-O-Rama Cinema Trailer VaultFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST UPC: 612385520396 Manufacturer No: 5203
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- Posted on 2008-07-18
Horror for the Religious
This is an awesome movie! I'm am a proud member of the Happy Evangelical Center of the Bar Park-n-Ride Living La Viva Mild Sauce Heavenly Bound Horror Film watchers and I've never seen anything better! This film is what makes the big time movies look totally stoopid. It's the best because of the way they made the design on her back look really really real.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-07-18
Pleasantly different
Wow. I had some low expectations for this movie and was pleaseantly surprised with the Lead Actor's chops. I didn't think there would actually be a great actor in a slasher movie like this. I hope to see that guy in other stuff soon!!!
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-03-03
finally an intelligent horror film
The old saying "You can't judge a book (or in this case a DVD) by its cover" could not be truer here. In the case of "Dark Chamber", written, directed and acted by Dave Campfield, this movie is much more than your typical slasher flick. The screenplay is well written with substantial character development, a fact that may be lost only upon one's first impression of the graphic on the DVD box.
Dark Chamber, Dave Campfield's first released film, offers many positives that are often absent in first-time horror productions. This piece is not the usual manipulative exploitation of blood and gore. The viewer senses a level of sophistication in spite of budgetary limitations. Campfield manages to get very solid performances throughout the movie with a relatively unknown cast. The excellent musical score works well to support the storyline of the movie, which builds and sustains suspense, reminiscent of the Hitchcockian style of intrigue.
In addition, there are several very creative shots throughout the film, demonstrating a strong awareness by the director of the importance of thinking outside the box and adding subtle nuances that catch the eye and keep the viewer interested.
For those into special features, "Dark Chamber" provides a complete package. The two commentaries offer insight into the creative process of making the movie, background on the true events that inspired the screenplay, as well as trivia about shoot locations and the actors themselves. There are several featurettes and interviews that are very interesting, providing hours of entertainment in one package.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-03-01
Everything the crtics have said it is! Surprisingly!
I reallllllly wanted to love this movie, I mean- Desiree Gould and Felissa Rose reunited in a movie nearly thirty years after sleepaway camp!? Desirees first acting role SINCE sleepaway camp? To top it off the story sounded so engrossing and the reviews were ALL good-great. So...I brought it, and the day it arrived I stuck it on, dimmed the lights, and sat praying I wasnt about to watch a load of badly acted rubbish. As soon as the credits began to roll however I was hooked, the whole movie just had a great and most fitting score, even more so on the start and finish credits. Then the movie began, and the characters are immediatly interesting, some likeable some not, Desiree playing the concerned but troubled mother was just great considering her small amount of screen time...I really hope she does some more acting now! Anyways back to the movie..It just starts of creepily, from the moment the main character goes to stay with his dad and is shown the new shady neighbours, to the moment he meets an unsettling female outside his house. Its from here the movie picks up the pace as said young lady is found dead on the front lawn...and our main character is convinced to put his new nieghbours under 24/7 survilence to try and weed out the killer...I think its then safe to say the twists, turns and red herrings begin. I think if you are someone, like myself, who is easily put off by the whole 'low bdget' tag, I would still give this a go..I really loved it and hope to see more like it from the director in the future.
Score: 5