The Necromancer

Well that's 90 minutes I won't get back. Bad acting and terrible script. I had high hopes for this film but it was ridiculously uneventful. Just when you thought it was going to be good it descended into ham acting and nonsense. The costumes didn't look right and the locations didn't match the script that well.

Saw this film when it was making its rounds at film festivals. Came here to see if others felt the same way and clearly some do. One person actually credited in the film gave it a 10/10! How great. The film is all over the place, relatively easy to follow but the pacing is just weird and not worth your time. Writing in general is clunky and obvious. Acting is medium - some of it is a bit hammy but oh well. Cinematography is ok, the idea is there but the use of the drone is obvious with the twitchy movements. They go to the black forest to get to England, makes zero sense. Also, the battle of Waterloo was not related to Waterloo until sometime after the battle, so it makes no sense that the soldiers would refer to going to 'Waterloo'. Some simple research would've helped with a lot of the film.

The reviews so far seem polarized between this being the best film ever and the worst. I think the truth is somewhere in between, but the good bits outshine the bad, making it worth a watch. Good: The music, the cinematography, the performances of the 'dark elves', the interesting story. Bad: some of the actors, some of the dialogue. But enough of quality and originality here to forgive the rough edges. I'd say it was worth a trip to the cinema.

Finally a movie worse than Jaws The Revenge! At least with that movie I made it to the end credits! I can only assume that some of the glowing 10 star reviews on here are written by members of the cast and crew, production/distribution company or by people who have simply never seen a film before! The Necromancer really was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I forced myself to stay with it for as long as possible but after approximately one hour I gave up and simply walked out of the theatre - thankfully I have a monthly membership with the cinema chain and I didn't pay any money to watch this excuse for a film! The film literally felt like a poorly executed student film - I have been a film/TV student myself so I know what a poor, low budget student film looks like! In fact I have seen amateur high school dramas on YouTube that are better than this! Just about everything was wrong with it! Poor amateurish acting, laughable dialogue, lack of direction, film editing that was so poor it actually caught your attention - I could go on! I have only walked out on a movie twice in over 40 years of being a film fan as It's something I don't generally agree with. In this case I felt compelled!

I watched this at a film festival I was dragged along to! Not into horror but this was a Wonderful refreshingly original storyline to be enjoyed from beginning to end, never boring well written and produced with great actors!

So cool to see a different type of horror movie, mixing history and horror. The Necromancer is refreshing and fun. Moves at a fast pace and has some terrifying moments, but never takes itself too seriously. Highly enjoyable.

A rare movie indeed . Never before have I had the pleasure of witnessing a movie like this . A horror movie set in the redcoat era . Though many would glance over this kind of film .I saw the trailer and found it intriguing headed to the cinema .. a small group of soldiers enter the Black forrest in Germany to find all is not as it seems . The actors are all very capable , battle weary and tired . All put in very good ,highly believable performances . The Cinematography is also noteworthy as a delight to view though some of the hand held camera work is a little too shaky cam ( like that car scene in a quantum of solace ) in places , thankfully just a few seconds . There was just one aerial shot of a manor house that was poorly executed. The story takes a refreshing pace , editing wise . None of those hyper quick Hollywood Micheal Bay like cuts that give you a head ache , No this film takes a slower approach and rightly so , while not being too slow that it gets boring . Practical special effects are good and the minimal use cgi was a great approach . I highly recommend this movie ... It ticks the boxes of the horror genre without being terrifying . I can see me buying this on Blu-ray on release !