Diagonaldi Very well executed

Sexylocher Masterful Movie

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Inmechon The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

nickthegun WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS (Like it matters…..)This film tried so hard to be ‘The Wicker Man for the Millenium' and failed on so many levels. I must admit, I watched it while I was fairly caned on very late night T.V, but it was still stupid. Craig Fairbrass (who you will recognise as Dan from eastenders or that annoying British ‘Heavy' from cliff hanger) is atrocious as the be mulleted reporter who gets up to the kind of things only American Reporters (in films) seem to get up to. And he only works for a local welsh paper………This is basically The Wicker Man lite. Everything screams ‘made for t.v', the (bad) gore and violence, the spectacularly unsexy sex scenes and the casting of the welsh as either tramps or occultists.The most annoying thing about this piece of poo, though, is the ending. Basically, it transpires that Dan from eastenders whole life has been pre-ordained. He was a special baby and he must also make special babies. These special babies get sacrificed every so often to a pretty non specific deity. WHY? What do these people get out of it? What is the reason for this elaborate pantomime? There is never any reason for these human sacrifices other than that they just seemed to feel like it. So why all the ‘First full moon of the new equinox' type jive? There is no point. I felt so cheated. As the film finished I thought ‘is that it?' Why the hell did they mess about for days on end? Why did they need him to be at the right place at the right time, if there was not going to be any sort of ‘supernatural' reward. They were just like a load of bloodthirsty masons. Utter…well I cant say the word, so fill in the blanks……..Utter ______

nqure This is a made-for-tv production masquerading as a film. Whilst applauding the director's obvious homage to the spirit of 'the Wicker Man', his film is a travesty and just highlights what a classic Shaffer's original is. Richards' deserves some credit for trying to create his own plot whilst attempting to recreate a similar atmosphere, but the sex scenes are laughable and some of the acting wooden. I only hope the director of the much criticised 'Blair Witch 2' takes note; he is hoping to re-make the Wicker Man in a US setting and if indeed this is the case, he is on to a hiding to nothing.

annaro-2 SURPRISINGLY diverting horror thriller set in Wales and prompting a terrific performance from Cliffhanger's Craig Fairbrass as a reporter lured into a mire of pagan rituals and the occult by svelte 'trainee journalist' Rowena King. Before he knows it, he's up to his neck in pigs blood and human sacrifices. The pace builds relentlessly till he's caught - literally - on a one-way train to hell and damnation!

miketims Darklands is very much a 'back to basics' Brit horror movie. Impressively shot in Wales it tells the story of a local journalist (Craig Fairbrass) who gradually uncovers a sinister cult within his home town, who practice ancient pagan rituals and human sacrifice. With unmistakable elements from 'Race With The Devil', 'Angel Heart', and of course 'The Wicker Man' Darklands is hardly original but director Julian Richards has delivered an atmospheric, dark and sometimes intense debut - possibly the best British horror film this decade.