Deathwatch (2002)

7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Evil presence in WW1 trench

Teri Ward from Porthcawl, South Wales, 20th October, 2005

Soldiers in the Great War get lost in mustard gas and find themselves in a German trench. They display aggressive behaviour and it's not clear whether it's the effect of the war or something in the trench. Jamie Bell's character speaks out and although at first he appears to be the weakest character has the strength to fight the aggressors. With all the horror films there have been, this one still has the power to surprise and shock. I was glued to the screen from the titles to the special features which shows the making of the film and interviews with cast and crew. All in all a great experience. Watch and enjoy.

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5 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

An empty box

JJBlue from Vale of Glamorgan, 14th October, 2003

You've probably seen the tags, "best British horror film" etc etc, and after the rave reviews and previous brit horror Dog Soldiers I had some hopes, but rarely have I been so completely and utterly disappointed, there were no scenes in it that merit any mention or memory.

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3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Could have been better

A Customer from hampshire, england, 16th July, 2004

Set in WW1, a group of Brit soldiers go over the top (no pun intended..), somehow survive, end up lost and discover a trench system apparently held by Germans. Seems though that the trench is inhabited by some strange thing (monster, evil, thingy??) which one by one ensures that our pals end up killing each other. Film attemtps to shock in the mode of 'Hellraiser' but never really builds to any suspense. Some of the acting is passable. The story is weak and although it attempts to work at two levels - i.e. straightforward monster hunt vs. the evil of war manifesting itself in a haunted trench - it never really draws you in. Nice try but no cigar.......

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3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Must see

litalio from uk, 28th January, 2004

Absolutely fantastic. I’ve never had this kind of feeling before. Anyone who likes horror / thriller must see it. Suspense from beginning to the end

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Excellent

A Customer from bedfordshire, england, 9th July, 2008

This film is absolutely fantastic. It's set during the 1st world war and really captures the atmosphere with the added twist of a horror theme mixed in for good measure. The performances from the star studded cast is very good. Defininately one for the viewing list.

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Bog standard

A Customer from Sheffield, 24th June, 2008

Pretty standard war horror, much in the ilk of Michael Mann's The Keep. Watchable but little more.

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A Reasonable Horror Film

Crookshanks from , 4th September, 2007

Hmm this was a interesting film which we managed to catch on TV not so long ago. The acting was quite good although I felt Andy Serkis was a little over the top. Jamie Bell was also good in the lead role. There were a few good gory moments and the whole look of the film was great. At times I did feel that the bad language wouldn't have been used in the First World War and when they mentioned 'holiday camps' me and my husband looked at each other and said 'I'm sure there were no holiday camps back then' .........and in fact, geek I am I have looked it up and the first Butlins was opened in 1936! Anyway over all a reasonable horror film.

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People who say its rubbish didn't understand it.

Whyme from from Pudsey, 10th April, 2007

I think everyone who says this is rubbish didn't understand it. Try watching it again maybe it will dawn on you what the films about. Try putting some new batteries in your brain.

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