Desperate Souls
Desperate Souls
R | 04 October 2005 (USA)
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Long protected by dark shadows and hidden by secrets, a tattered book of unspeakable power that was written by the ancient druids has survived on the Earth for centuries. But when a group of young orphans stumble upon the book and unleash its vengeful power through a bloody and selfish act, they could endanger the unsuspecting teens enjoying a weekend camping trip in the woods -- or jeopardize their own lives.

Reviews
Evengyny Thanks for the memories!
Supelice Dreadfully Boring
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
MercMedia And you know what? It IS chalk full of goodness! Hats off to the creators of this flick for entering a line into the Hall of Fame of awesome movie quotes. I was told to watch this with my mind shut off and to just sit back and simply enjoy it for what it is. What's not to like?? A freaking killer soundtrack, some great action with shovel-related deaths (sweeeeeet!), and some hot-ass talent on-screen (see you in my dreams Barrett). I don't get why people are saying the plot was confusing. What's to confuse? Shovel-wielding maniac, meet demons, FIGHT! Sure, it's got it's flaws, but seriously what movie out there doesn't, indie or blockbuster? I can't wait to see what these guys come out with in the future. If this is something they set out to have fun with, then imagine what their next project will be like when they put their all into it. I think then a lot of criticizers of Desperate Souls will see the light.Go pick it up, grab a few friends and some drinks and enjoy it!
reeves2002 I rented this because I also saw the trailer and thought it might be OK.The first 5 minutes seemed OK and i got how this kid was orphaned but that's it.I liked the scene where the guy whacked his wife with one blow of a baseball bat to the head and then went to shoot his son but instead kills himself.I liked the way the scene was done because it was disturbing and i was sure the rest of the movie was gonna be good.I was wrong.The plot went all over the map and made no sense.I started to feel frustrated by trying to figure the Goddamn thing out and gave up.This movie is so weird I can't even rate it.I did get a few laughs out of it and i didn't mind the soundtrack(anything is better then hip hop & rap),but otherwise it was a waste of money unless your into brainless B movie's.
omni_impetus This movie was created by two young lads who are HUGE fans of cheesy horror films, who had the balls and the will to pursue their dream of making such a movie. With no money, a few credit cards, and the help of friends, they managed to put it all together. And it was picked up and distributed all around north America. So, for all of the people who had nothing but bad things to say about it, rent it again, and watch it in this light. (and maybe, get off your couch and try to create something.) To those who liked it, good for you.if anybody watched this movie, and liked either the score or the song at the start of the black screened credit roll, then please check out that artist's (colin harringtons) band page on myspace and listen to his new work.http://www.myspace.com/adverteyesits good
majikmarkerz If you bought/rented this movie, then I have some swamp land to sell you. This movie was a horrible mix of every terrible B-movie made in the last 10 years and the Blair Witch Project.After watching a trailer, I decided that this movie might be funny horror in the tradition of Evil Dead or Army of Darkness.... how wrong I was.This movie has SERIOUS holes in the plots. After the first 10 minutes, this movie becomes very difficult to continue watching because of the serious plot flaws. The Anti-hero is basically a bum that lives in a tin shack, yet has a fur coat (wtf!). It makes no sense what-so- ever. Then the Anti-hero meets the other hero character (they don't know each other) Then the next scene they are running around like childhood friends. That is just the beginning of the long trail of inconstancies that will make you want to scratch your eyes out.I would recommend this movie for film Teachers to use as a tool to show what you don't want to do in a movie.Desperate Souls is a great example of these sub-par home-made horror movies that the studios buy for dirt cheap, then they like to roll them out around Halloween. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY WITH THIS MOVIE! ! ! ! !I predict the only people watching this movie are the folks that starred in it.If IMDb would let me rate it a (-) negative number I would.