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ACTOR
Rosslyn RobersonAndrew MartinRichard MeeseRich Lava
DIRECTOR
Rocky Costanzo
SYNOPSICS
Hallowed (2005) is a English movie. Rocky Costanzo has directed this movie. Rosslyn Roberson,Andrew Martin,Richard Meese,Rich Lava are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2005. Hallowed (2005) is considered one of the best Horror movie in India and around the world.
After witnessing his father murder his mom, 10 year-old Gabriel becomes insane. Now 20 years later, Gabriel begins a twisted mission of finding vulnerable victims to kill, while believing it's all in the name of God.
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Hallowed (2005) Reviews
Impressive, considering
I caught this film in New York and have to say that for what I was expecting I was pleasantly surprised. As with any slasher, the story isn't overly complicated, although it does make you (the audience) ask a few questions, and unfortunately (or fortunately however you look at it) some of those questions aren't revealed. My guess is that the director did it that way on purpose and maybe the DVD will have all the answers. Most of the actors were believable, with the exception of the dude playing Gabriel who was stale and weak, but the picture/audio/lighting and music were all very pro. There are some creepy moments in the film and a few classic pop out scenes as well. It's definitely worth checking out.
Cool Horror Flick!
I remember seeing the tagline "Say Your Prayers" which got me to give it a whirl. When I saw it last month, I really dug it! This reminds you of a great 1980's era horror flick with routine scare tactics, but done with good acting and a fast paced style. I almost didn't see it when I heard it was compared to "Halloween" which didn't work for me, I'm glad I made the trip to the city to check it out though as I found it to be better than Halloween. What I liked most were the killing scenes, which are really freaky and have a no holds barred style to them. I liked Cassie and her friends a lot as well as Father Jacob who was kind of freaky to me. Also, Gabriel is a good sick & twisted relentless killer...If you like 1980's era horror films, you will most likely enjoy this film. A good old-fashioned horror film that does what it intends to do: scare you.
A Classic Slasher
This film was definitely worth the wait. I've been looking forward to the DVD for several months and now I am glad to have bought it. Hallowed is kind of like all the old 80's flicks with an interesting twist. Gabriel gets messed up in the head after seeing his mom blown away by his dad and then grows up believing he's been sent from Lord All Mighty to kill. There are some cool pop out moments and times where you crack up in laughter. Seriously, this is my kind of horror and I think more should be made like this. The pace of this film does seem to zoom by fast so pay attention, cause it's over before you know it. But if you're like me and like the classics of Halloween/Nightmare/Friday, and the rest of those old slasher killer movies, this is a must see.
a review from a regular reviewer
I'm not a slasher fan, and I wasn't involved in the production... I rented it from Netflix out of simple curiosity. Well... I have seen worse. I think the director does a reasonable job at creating an eerie tone, and the concept is kind of interesting, but there's just to much to overlook to recommend this to any casual viewer. To say the story is simple is an understatement. Too little character development, no surprises, and its just too generic for my tastes. NOW, I'm judging this against much bigger budgeted movies (in general). And I know its quite hard to make a low budget film work, and in general there are very few films of this budgetary range I'd recommend. Now compared to other films in the budgetary range? Which I'm assuming is about 50K or more (estimated 300K my butt), it's not bad. You can do a lot worse. It moves at a good pace. The acting is pretty iffy, and the music gets really over done in a lot of places. But I will say, there is one solidly acted, solidly directed, solidly written scene toward the climax where the killer and his priest come face to face. If the filmmakers had more scenes at the level of that scene, I think they would've had something for a wider audience. as is... for slasher fans only!
My kind of slasher
A little different horror movie than the in-your-face brutal slashers as Saw & Hostel (which doesn't do it for me) Hallowed delivered what it promised... a retrospect horror film. If I didn't know any better, I'd say this film was released back in the 80's. The story was simple; there was suspense, some scares and even a little blood. No heads were ripped off and no flesh-eating zombies. Just a scary tale about a disturbed man terrorizing a small California city. Of course the film isn't perfect. I rated it a solid "8" because it held my attention with great camera movement, awesome lighting and an eerie soundtrack, but some of the performances were less than perfect but you could tell the director did a good job despite the obvious lack of $$$.