Alicia I love this movie so much

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

IndigoPhoenix21 Ever start watching a movie and from the first five minutes, you can tell whether it'll be good or not? I had this feeling while watching Lake Dead as the first kill of the movie was so bad, I teared up from laughing so much. Only in the movies can a guy take a buckshot to the neck and still managed to cuss his assailant out. From this, viewers could foresee Lake Dead as being one of the "bad" horror movies which are comedies in disguise. Unfortunately, this movie is just bad.In essence, what viewers can look forward to seeing here is torture violence akin to that of "The Hills Have Eyes" or "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". However, Lake Dead falls short in many different ways. Firstly, the film consists of unremarkable characters, leaving viewers indifferent about who lives and who dies. The main players here are Brielle, the useless protagonist, Ben, her husband who literally does everything, Amy, Brielle's best friend and the dumbest woman on the planet, Bill, her adulterous boyfriend who practically cheats right in front of her, John, Brielle's granddad who is among the worst grandparents ever and the duo Sheriff Chuck and Gloria who play roles in the most frustratingly obvious twist I have seen in awhile.Secondly, the deaths in this movie range from okay to infuriating. This is thanks largely to a lack of imagination and purpose. Seriously folks, I know that many complain about obscenities such as rape being excessive and pointless in films, but it really shows here. While the irony of the adulterous girl Tanya being raped is understandable, it was unnecessary and did it really have to be after she was impaled to a tree? Such an obvious ploy to shock audiences is in a word, lame. Most of the other deaths in Lake Dead are frustrating because the characters are just so acquiescent. I mean Bill (the cheating boyfriend) doesn't even put up a fight.Lastly, the plot and plot twist of the movie which inspired this review. Let's break this down: how many horror movies feature cops and superficially nice old ladies who are actually the bad guys? Okay, how many of them are part of families with homicidal tendencies? Finally, how many of those families like incest? It amazes me how many horror movies go this route. It's like an unofficial law or something: horror movie in the south? You gotta have some rape and incest in there. Oh, and make sure that the killers just wail all the time. That's awesome. I will give credit to Grandpa John though for saying the most hilariously awful catchphrase ever. If you decide to stomach this movie, this line will be your payoff.Lake Dead is at its core, a dreadful homage to infinitely greater movies, failing to engross the audience with its predictable plot and cheap scare and shock tactics. I can honestly say I have seen horror movies with a lower budget do much more. Leave this one alone. Let it fade from history. Seriously, how in the world does this movie have 4 stars?

Brian BarrSinister At the risk of sounding overly judgmental, this movie is total nonsensical GARBAGE.From the way sub-standard make-up effects, to the OMFGWTF cliché storyline, this movie is a complete let-down and does not belong on the Horrorfest roster. It's full of silly inconsistencies and plot holes big enough to drive a Mac truck through. Not even good for a cheap thrill. This movie is like every poorly written slasher flick thrown together and sold to a producer desperate for crack money. Don't even bother watching this flick if you get a chance to see it for free; you'll feel like you want the time wasted watching it refunded to you! The fact that After Dark Films allowed this lackluster submission into their annual horror anthology would bother me if not for some of the outstanding work I've seen in the collection.

drystyx George Bessudo rabidly joins the already flooded list of Nazi directors who are so predictable it boggles the mind. The vehicle for his Hitler worship is a mundane goofy chop up bodies for Beavis and Butthead viewers flick.Just another film which bends over backwards to show that dark haired women are meant to die. There just isn't anything more to this. And it is what we have gotten in 95% of action films since 1965 or so. Bessudo waves his swastika in the audience's face, and isn't a bit subtle about it. It was old 40 years ago, and produces bigger yawns today. Bessudo has absolutely no talent, and produces not one iota of creativity. He is what he is, and he isn't afraid to flaunt it.The science fiction channel whips out garbage like this way too much to be coincidence.

SYFYguy Most people had already seen this film by the time it was awarded one of the 7 scariest horror films of 2008, but if not you most likely saw this movie genius on the Syfy channel which has been a gold standard for horror films for the past decade.Lake dead is not your average teenagers go on a road trip, messed up incest family tries to murder and rape them, American success story. In fact Lake dead has many plot twists that will leave you wanting more grandma-son heated make out scenes. One thing I did not like about the movie was the underling promotion of the Gieco caveman throughout this gripping horror film. From the RV breaking down to the raping of innocent teenage girls, Gieco clearly wanted another way to promote their insurance company.Lake Dead might not save you 15% on your car insurance but is worthy of a Syfy prime time showing.