Dead of Night Reviews: Could have been better... 2008-11-01 - The story line in the movie is good, solid. The sets used were very good. The acting was mediocre, even for a slasher film!
But the sound! That was absolutely horrible! It would get very faint and then loud. It kept drifting in and out during the entire movie. When it got loud it got very loud. And when it was faint it was extremely faint.
The disc I got was production line so I expected more from it. The price was good for this hard to find movie.
Had I known about the sound I would have waited to purchase it.
dead of night 2008-10-26 - very good condition almost like new. strap yourself in for a rollercoaster ride terror with good jump scenes.
Worth the $$ 2006-09-14 - Yes, this one has been around for a few years....I remember viewing it as a promo a few years back and thought it to be an odd, exciting horror pic. It has suspence like no other of this type a film. Everyone mentions the bathroom scene...and yes...it is nerve racking. The other scene I found testing my nerves was with the 2 convicts chained together running from the killer and they fall in to a ditch knocking the larger of the two out cold. This was heart wrenching.
Very well acted and directed...this will have you squirming in fear.
I knocked a star off because even though the end was exciting...it was a little contrived. The female star is being held in mid air by her hair...and you hear her scalp tearing...but at the end...she's fine. I guess she pre-applied Rogaine.
Not For The Feint Of Heart or Weak Of Bladder 2003-06-06 - Dead Of Night(Also known as Lighthouse) is one of the best thrillers I've ever seen. The story and cinematography are top notch. Leo Rook (Christopher Adamson) is one mean killing machine with a face that would stop a clock. The climax is as hard hitting as any I've seen and very original. Don't pass this one up! You won't be disappointed.
5+ stars for epic horror movie 2 stars for dvd treatment 2002-04-14 - When purchasing this movie I was not expecting more than your typical stalk and slash movie with 80's cliches in it. Boy was I totally wrong!!!! This movie is up there with all the other classic serial killer movies like Phsycho, Silence of the Lambs, and Maniac, but I thought was the real winner with this movie was the two edge of your seat scenes (the bathroom and ending that you will have to watch to find out). Leo Rook totally up there in the top ten serial killers IMO. You must get this sleeper of a classic horror before it is no longer available and is OOP.
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