Berkshire County (2014)

Sorry, this movie sucks

hyped garbage

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

A remote mansion in the woods is stalked by men wearing animal masks. Sounds kinda familiar ? Yes, the surprise hit "You're Next" but that isn't the only movie "Berkshire County" shamelessly rips off. "Halloween", "When a stranger Calls", "The Stranger" etc..The only difference is that this has to be the dullest home invasion thriller in a long time. Unconvincing characters, the only one who really shows some acting ability is the leading woman aka the obvious survivor. But she's way too old to pass for a young student. Her character is badly written and also the mayor problem for this movie: how are we supposed to care for her if she's portrayed as a brainless sl*t in the beginning ? That scene has little to do with the rest of the story except when the boy in question suddenly pops up for no reason at all halfway the story (in a remote area he just happens to drive by, really ?).But the intelligence of the viewer is questioned numerous times, for example: when in peril she finds a baseball bat but looses it instantly when she walks outside. But there's help: 2 police officers come to the rescue. But you can't put much faith in an officer who's frightened by an ordinary bear rug on the floor in a well lit room.. Needless to say, they are both killed quickly in a rather dumb way. Hardly any explanation is given to the motives of the killers. The writers must have thought: hey, that also worked for "The Strangers" ! You have to wait for almost an hour to see any blood but it's mostly bad CGI due to it's limited budget.The masks were not bad, I give you that. But the killers aren't cunning or smart and their actions are plain stupid.Once again, I was tricked by the story and the BluRay cover. And after recently having seen this and the even worse "President's Day" and "Pin-up Dolls on Ice" it's obvious there are more bad than good films in the slasher genre these days. Beware..

The movie was pretty average. The story was pretty predictable there were some twists through out the movie but everyone could have guessed those. the beginning was unnecessary and didn't add anything to the story.The setting was classic but was pretty well done and scary , a big mansion with lots of rooms and hiding places inside of the woods isolated from the city.The bad guys looked scary but there is no info given about who they really are and what their motives are to kill. In a movie like the Wrong turn you know the bad guys are inbred, live in a small house in the woods and kill people to eat them because they are cannibals. in this movie you just have to guess all these things about the bad guys.I really enjoyed there was no over the top gore. people just got killed and that's it just some blood but no whole waves of blood coming out of someone The ending was really over the top and didn't make sense to me, it's just like they were too lazy to make a proper ending like I said the beginning was unnecessary , the story is predictable but the movie doesn't fail at being thrilling and scary and is not too bad I recommend to watch it but don't expect a masterpiece

My quick rating - 5,2/10. A slightly above average home invasion movie that delivers on the scares. After a girl agrees to babysit on Halloween, a trick or treater shows up to turn her night into a living nightmare. The cat and mouse game between the woman(Alysa King) and the killers is well drawn out and leads to a bit more plot then the usual. A decent attempt at trying something a little different in a genre that is stale and really doesn't give a whole lot of wiggle room for creativity. I guess the message so far in these movies is "Dont answer the door for trick or treaters" since they may end up being there to distract you for someone else to slaughter you. That should make you feel better in 18 days from now...(depending on what day your community allows trick or treating)

This is a rather conventional home invasion horror story that fans of the genre will find familiar.As horror goes, this has some thrills. The villains are scary, as is their pursuit of the inhabitants. And the house itself is a star, with rooms that are very visual and a plethora of corridors and hiding places. The lead character evolves from mousy and helpless to develop the grit to fight back.The story follows a well-trodden path with a facade of originality. It gives no motivation to the villains, who take tremendous risks for little benefit. Law enforcement is laughably incompetent. Parents are predictably clueless. The kills aren't very gruesome and lack intensity and catharsis. Twists are predictable and unimpactful.The story finishes predictably and satisfyingly enough--it's a journey, not a destination. But then, as if the filmmakers decided they wished they made the movie very differently, a whole separate scene is tacked onto the end that is completely over the top. Apparently the film found itself with an overabundance of casting extras and gory makeup to use up. Maybe the filmmakers are auditioning for a sequel.