Long Time Dead (2002)

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Looking for some fun, a group of Londoners play with a Ouija Board and soon afterward find themselves being and stalked and killed by a malevolent spirit and must try to find a way of stopping the rampage before they all are killed.This here was quite an enjoyable effort. Among the better aspects here are the absolutely tense and thrilling stalking scenes here, which give this one a really great atmosphere in some tense scenes. The beginning séance here is pretty chilling as the growling realization of something in the room with them resulting in the surreal stalking on the roof and kill above the club, the tense stalking in the boar wondering who's around them and a rather exciting sequence where the y break into a neighbors' loft only to come across the connection to previous incidents throughout here that they have to successfully avoid the tenant to make it out safely are all rather exciting, while the bathroom stall attack as well gives this some rather exciting times. Even more fun is the final half here, as there's a really enjoyable attack in their flat where the two witnessing their tapes are convinced someone's there and must try to get out without being discovered, another thrilling Ouija board sequence that leads into the chase around the warehouse that's fun and quite creepy y and bringing up the really exciting finale where the reveal of the possessed individual brawling through the area while offering the blazing resolution that's full of action here and plays off some nice gags that make for a great time overall here. There's also the rather enjoyable way in which this one goes along with the mangled bodies around with the burn marks on their bodies that's quite gruesome and brutal, giving this some great points here over its flaws. The biggest issues here is that like most of that vintage-era United Kingdom efforts there's such a dreary pace here, even on the suspense or action scenes, to stretch this out quite far than it really should. The summoning and its aftermath take forever to get through, and there's quite a long period of time here where they go over the fates of everyone involved which really gets this on a rather bland, overall boring pace within this. The only other factor here against this one is the really easy way of the group towards the explanations offered, buying into this one pretty easily done with absolutely lame research which makes how they would know quite problematic and just a little silly. Beyond these issues, there's a lot to like here.Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Language and drug use.

This movie seems to owe a huge debt to Final Destination, in that the film is primarily about horrible fate hunting down a group of teens one-by-one.I found the characters even more cardboard-cutout than those in F.D. Main difference is that here the threat is personified, but the boogity stays so undeveloped that this is a weakness. The father should have been developed quite a bit more, and the landlord could have been a very interesting pivot point for the story, instead of serving merely as a red herring or distraction.The fact that the ending was actually an ending, rather than a Hollywood sequel-tease was nice, however.Watchable, but only just. If, however, you go all weak-kneed over mush-moufed British accents, you might like it more than I did.

A group of disaffectionate youths play with a Ouija board, and unleash a murderous Djinn. The plot is used often, but there are plenty of thrills and chills, and the darkness adds to the terror.Many posters enjoy this film because it is a European horror, but there is absolutely nothing distinguishing this from American horrors, albeit the accents.There aren't any clever twists, unless you want to count the ending, but still, that was all too obvious. Lukas Haas, of Witness fame, and Alec Newman(who guest starred on an episode of Tru Calling) where the only recognizable faces in this film.What irks me the most about this film, was that the most attractive cast member, and also one of the more talented, was the first to die. In movies like this, you have to keep the eye candy around for awhile.For a superior European horror film, check out Lighthouse with James Purefoy and Rachel Shelley.

I recently saw this movie on cable TV. As I was reading the synopsis, I thought maybe this will be interesting but probably it will be a Class B or C horror flick. After the first 15 min. I almost changed the station. After 20 min. it began to pick up. Then, after about 30 min. it took off and turned out to be one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. After an hour I was on the edge of my seat to the end. Lukas Haas is the only name actor in a mostly British cast - however, the acting was superb! I have watched other horror films with well know actors who did not display the talent and skills of this group. There is a great story line about friends who stick together mixed in with the supernatural, blood, and gore. Long Time Dead was suspenseful, scary, and the ending will catch you off guard. If you are a fan of good horror flicks - this is a keeper!!