Christopher Smith | 97 mins | TV (HD) | 2.35:1 | UK & Germany / English | 15 / R
Sean Bean and his ragtag band of knights investigate an unaffected village during Ye plague-adled Olden Days in this folk horror from the director of Creep, Severance and Triangle.
Though not entirely devoid of gore or jumps, this is more a creeping horror; a tale of the supernatural where an uncanny mood is more important than visceral thrills. I don’t think it’s too lofty to suggest comparison to The Wicker Man rather than an historical Saw.
Still not for the faint-hearted, Black Death is the kind of eerie experience that can weave a spell over viewers who aren’t genre aficionados.
This review is part of the 100 Films Advent Calendar 2013. Read more here.
In the interests of completing my ever-growing backlog, I decided to post ‘drabble reviews’ of some films. For those unfamiliar with the concept, a drabble is a complete piece of writing exactly 100 words long.
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I really liked this film, it was a very pleasant surprise. I’d like to see more of this kind of thing; fairly low-profile, b-picture film-making that just, well, tells a story without banging me over the head with ‘wow’ visuals or cgi. Old-fashioned storytelling. Yep, fully deserving of four stars this one.
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This film really surprised me a lot. Was both incredibly brutal and thought provoking at times.
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I remember liking it a lot — it’s not exactly what you’d expect, in a good way. It’s been a long time since I watched it so I’ll have to give it another spin sometime.
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Yes, I thought it was just going to be horror/action, but it emerged as something else.
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