Gorenos (2016)

just watch it!

Instant Favorite.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Miles (Derek Simmons) is just your average kid who watches a lot of horror films and has an over active imagination. When a urinal at school flushes by itself he thinks a demon is after him. We find out about 40 minutes into a film what is a "Gorenos " In the beginning they claim a good horror film needs characters, dialogue, and an "OH SH**" factor. It also needs a decent sound track and a shower scene never hurts. However knowing what a good horror film needs never guarantees we get it. Miles was annoying. The dialogue was uneven and we never saw the demon. The special effects were light.Now in all fairness the film was more comedy than horror, but never excelled there either. I was waiting for that Hitchcock moment when Miles does something irreversible only to discover it was all a joke. Didn't happen.Guide: Excessive F-word usage. No sex or nudity. Lap dancers.

I found out that Kincaid from Nightmare 3 and 4 had done a new horror film called Gorenos so I immediately checked it out and I thought it was damn good. I really liked the characters and I appreciated that they weren't complete idiots. They reacted the same way I would've reacted if scary stuff started happening to me. I thought it was well written, which is pretty rare to see in a horror movie, especially a low budget horror movie and some things happened in this film that really caught me off guard. It's not the scariest film out there but it was definitely creepy and it had a strong story with solid performances throughout. I think fans of the old school horror films will really get a kick out of this film.

I didn't expect much from this film, but I got a lot. The writer/s clearly gave this story some thought and credited their audience with at least reasonable intelligence. Unlike so many movies, including those with much bigger budgets that are full of plot holes this story holds it's own. Apart from the occasional slight overacting there was nothing to complain about. Whilst no one actor stood out they all did a good job and were believable. Let yourself get past the first few minutes and this film builds into a worth your time watch. I would recommend this film to horror movies fans and to anyone who appreciates a decent story.

After five minutes I wanted to shut this movie off.The acting was atrocious.I figured there was no way I could enjoy this movie when the actors all over pronounciated their words and generally over-acted. After fifteen minutes,I had changed my mind,not because the acting got better but because I couldn't look away. Now I can say honestly I am glad I didn't shut it off.I won't go into detail about names or specifics in this review.I'll just tell you what I think I just watched.This is a movie that was almost great.It was clear to me the writers wanted us to watch a movie that didn't insult our intelligence which the very plot alludes to at the beginning.What makes a great horror movie? What makes a horror movie leave us frustrated and unsatisfied?Starting the movie off with these questions opens a door to further intrigue .Would this movie be a parody of bad horror movies?Would this movie be just another bad horror movie? It turns out its neither. No time is wasted,and the plot moves along smoothly.The lines are funny at times but i was never sure if they were supposed to be ...and for some reason it just made me want to keep watching even more.At times the plot would take a nose dive and I was sure i was about to be as aggravated as the main character suggested I would be watching a bad movie.But then the characters would react realistically and save the day.Just when you think its bordering on cheese,it redeems itself.I couldn't help think in after thought i'd just watched an episode from Tales from the Crypt. For better or worse, it was engaging,and made an effort to be more than just a b flick.I want to see more from the makers,and have a small bit of advice for the two main characters (the friends).Next time try under-acting a little...as it seems over-acting comes naturally to you...try behaving more like you don't know you're on camera.This movie would have been great if you had. I'd watch this movie again someday....