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FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Rob Haskell I am confident that the producers of this movie wanted us to walk away feeling "disturbed." This didn't work on me because I was too busy being p*ssed at the directors for allowing such a bad ending to the movie to take place. The final awful acts take place by seemingly coincidence, yet the antagonist plays it off like another part of his scheme, and he throws away the side of himself that seems good by not acting like a hero after being the villain. I strongly despised the ending, I felt like it was not cohesive and threw the characters' developments under the bus in the name of creating something.... "f*cked up." One of the things about this film that I liked, up until the ending, was that the lines between "good" and "bad" were blurry. It seemed like the bad things were being done in the name of their victims for a while. They make it seem like the idea to put other people through Hell is justified. Until all of that gets thrown away for one truly bad scene, where our twisted villain decides to start doing things seemingly "just because." I'll admit I spent a lot of time thinking about this film as it played. The pace is fair- I thought there was a lot going on and most of the scenes did cut it for me, even if Stephen came off as an unoriginal guy in general. The ending made me not take the film as seriously because it did not fit with the movie as a whole. If you go in with this expectation, I think you will enjoy the movie more as you can enjoy the good parts and brace yourself for the rotten ending.

blackberrybabe I am not a rabid horror fan. I like horror movies, but most of the ones that come out do not interest me. So when I saw that Twilight star Jackson Rathbone had made a horror movie (during the high point of Twilight's popularity), I knew I had to see it regardless. I give it 6 out of 10 mainly due to the ending.Dread is about college students who find out about people's innermost fears. One young man, Quaid, saw his parents killed when he was a kid and he's thoroughly messed up for life (understandably). He is obsessed with this project and with getting his way. Shaun Evans stars as Quaid and brings a craziness to the role. You can see his descent into madness after he stops taking his medication. At first, his obsession is small, but as he begins to hurt his friends, you realize he's completely gone. Excellent.Jackson Rathbone is Stephen, a film student needing a thesis project. He agrees to go along with Quaid and does a fear study, believing that it is just a school project. Rathbone is perfect as Stephen. He is completely convincing as a naive man who realizes Quaid's sociopath tendencies, albeit a little too late. At the climax, when Rathbone goes to Quaid's house near the end, you can tell that he himself has descended into madness. There is a reason why Rathbone is making his mark in the film industry; he has the talent.Laura Donnelly played Abby, my favorite character in the film. Abby felt discriminated against her entire life because she has a full birthmark on the right-hand side of her body. She hates it and believes it is why she is not beautiful (I beg to differ). During her segment of the fear study, she says that she realized in kindergarten that her birthmark was something to be ashamed of and every time she meets someone new, she returns to that fateful day. She also has a crush on Stephen and believes his rejection of her is because of the birthmark, when it actually is not. We never really find out what happens to her after she tries to remove the birthmark near the end of the film, and I wish we had.Cheryl Fromm is played by Hanne Steen. Cheryl is also a film student who partners with Stephen to work on the fear study. Steen was very convincing, especially when we learn why she can't stand to look at a piece of meat. I did not find her as attractive as Donnelly, however. She did very well when locked in a room in Quaid's home, although we also never find out what happens to her. I have my assumptions, but it would have been nice to have a concrete answer.Dread is based on the short story by Clive Barker. When they made the movie, they changed the ending. I know that Hollywood is famous for this, but I wish they had kept the original ending. I think it would have been more fitting to the story. With the ending that we are given, we see some good acting from Rathbone and Steen.This is another movie that does not rely on effects too much to tell a story. However, there is blood so if you are squeamish, you may want to avoid this. Unlike other horror movies, I did not find the blood count to be too bad in this one. In some films, I believe they go for shock value and try for as much blood and gore as possible. While it is present in Dread, there are only a few scenes that show it.This movie was effective for me in regards to thinking about your innermost fears. I know mine came to the surface while watching this film, along with a few others. It takes courage to admit what scares you the most, and even more courage to face the demon head-on. This film looks at both those aspects.I do not know if I will add Dread to my collection as I did not like it that much. However, I am glad that I saw it to show support to Rathbone. As long as Twilight fans continue to support their actors, Rathbone will have a long career ahead of him. Regardless, I will be eagerly watching him.

Nitzan Havoc Dread is another film I can add to the list of terribly underrated Horror films. As a Horror freak I've had my share of films of the past 2 decades, and I must say watching this one has been a very rewarding experience.The screenplay and script are unique and well made, the story is very original and unfolds in an interesting and compelling way. This is not a fast paced thriller, but more of a psychological Drama with fear as a motive. It doesn't have any surprising scares like a Slasher or a Ghost flick might, and in a way it's more disturbing than scary. The acting is great if you ask me, the entire cast is professional and talented.Dread is a different type of Horror film, The Horror bit doesn't start before the final quarter, and until then it's mostly drama. Also, the type of horror isn't all that original, nothing surprising or shocking unless you've never seen "torture porn" before. However, the disturbing conclusion of the film is presented without any visual gore, more like "mental gore" and cruelty. Call it what you will, the effect is immense.All in all, Dread is original and well made, and I'm real frustrated with IMDb users for rating it so low. All I can say is that I hope you give it a chance, as it's a great film and definitely recommended!

arymansapru1 This movie in my opinion is truly a classic , the acting is brilliant and the story line is excellent , unlike some movies , in which the acting looks scripted and fake and the plot is rubbish.The movie starts of rather slow , but the ending is worth the wait. There is plenty of gore and suspense in between to keep you glued . This movie is not for the faint heart-ed or people who get grossed-out very easily.5.7/10 is a rather unfair score for this movie.The originality and simplicity of this movie is what makes it special.It's more a sort of a psychological thriller . Anyways , its a fun flick with plenty of gore , suspense and partial nudity.A must watch for any thriller fan.