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The Lighthouse
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:00 pm
by niches
Has anyone seen the above? It's a very good thriller (later 90's, early 00's?) and also stars Don Warrington of Rising Damp fame! - which unnerved me at first, but it showed me what a good straight actor he is too. I must peruse the internet to see if I can get it on DVD.
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:58 pm
by thirtysomething
his movie has been unfairly critisied - mostly for being left on the shelf for almost 4 years (It was made in 1999 but didn't get a release until 2002/2003) The story is thrilling and imaginative, The actors were pretty good for this material,The direction and photography were nigh on excellent, It a lot better than some other recent slasher movies that have made it into the cinema. The story concerns a group of convicts and a Doctor trapped onboard a deserted lighthouse hundreds of miles from shore, where a serial killer is also in hiding... I rate this 8.5/10 (for showing what a good movie you can do with less than $2,000,000)
Never seen it, sounds a good film
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:57 pm
by niches
thanks for the reply
- That's right, and if I remember rightly it was a convict ship moving prisoners that got caught in a storm (or similar) and they all made for the diserted lighthouse - Dying to see it again now ! (no pun intended) - And yes a damn sight more thrilling than another churned out slasher film, heart pulsing stuff around every corner. It's one to watch in the dark if you can bear it!
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:50 am
by thirtysomething