One of my all time favorites.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

When I watched this upon its original release, I hated it. Literally, hated it. Though that could have been because there were better films of the same ilk out at the time. Now, however, with the influx of bad movies (and not in a good way) this looks as though it should win Oscars.What you have is a kidnapping gone wrong, this is largely due to the ineptitude of the gang. The only person who knows how to be rough and violent is David, who is nicely portrayed by Andy Serkis. Unfortunately, he cannot get like minded people to help so he wrangles his brother Peter, over-acted by Reece Sheersmith (way too much Shouty- Shouty), and Andrew (who is a pathetic sop), played well by Steven O'Donnell. They kidnap Andrew's step-sister Tracey, played woodenly by Jennifer Ellison, who likes to get violent and has a very blue vocabulary - you actually cheer when she gets taken out.Things go wrong when the ransom money turns out to be tissues and Andrew is followed to the cottage by contract killers, hired by his dad. Tracey gets free and takes Peter hostage after beating him to a pulp and stumble through the woods looking for a house with a phone. This is where they come across a farm... with a cellar... a cellar that has strange noises coming from it...The comedy comes from the script and the slapstick violence that is wrought upon Peter. And I did find myself laughing out load. There are also some nice tense moments when the people are walking through the woods. And a creepy but funny scene at the local village telephone.The story, though it differs from other psycho killer slasher movies by having a decent backstory, though overly long, is still directed in the run-of-the-mill fashion for this genre and offers nothing new, though it doesn't detract from the movie.The main drawback is the characters of Tracey, Peter, and Andrew. Which, after a short while, start to grind on every nerve I had. Like I said, you're happy when the killer ends Tracey's constant vocal spew of swear words. Peter is so high strung to be unbelievable, which is also Andrews problem, you cannot conceive of anybody being so useless. You wonder how these two actually make it through their lives.The other drawback is the gaping holes in the story, which if you stop to think about it are so obvious that they will annoy you... so leave your brain at the door and don't think - just enjoy!That said it is funny enough and has enough action and story to make it interesting and keep your attention for at least one viewing. Who knows, if I watch this again in another eight years time I may have to adjust my opinion of it once again.

When David and brother Peter kidnap the daughter of gangster, they bring her to the titular place.Peter calls her father and asks for a ransom of one hundred to be taken by her step-brother Andrew.When the bag is delivered, he is followed by two Chinese hit-men hired by the girls father.When the David discovers that the bag contains only paper, he drives to a nearby village to make a phone call to demand the money. When he returns,he finds the girl has reversed the situation and escaped with his brother as hostage......It starts off very promising, in a League of Gentleman sort of way, and up until the big reveal of the killer farmer, works really well as a dark sort of Ealing caper.But then it descends into banality. What should have been a classic B-movie, goes for the gore factor, and ruins the film.The directors first movie was London to Brighton was an amazing movie, and here, he's taken a step back, despite the brilliant cast and the grim setting.an entertaining misfire.

Two brothers kidnap a girl and travel to some country cottage. She's the daughter of some strip joint owner. Her brother is in on it and is supposed to deliver the cash to them. Instead they get a bag full of tissues. And the boss sends two Asian hit men after them.But everything that can go wrong does go wrong. She frees herself and kidnaps the dumb brother, and escape to a farm next door. Suddenly some crazy deformed guy shows up and starts killing everyone. It turns out that after an hour of seriously stupid "comedy" this movie remembered that it's supposed to be a horror movie.The first hour is insufferable, I ended up fast-forwarding a good part of it because it's just pointless and moronic. One of the brothers is supposed to be the smart one, the other is dumb, and the brother of the girl is an idiot. The two hit men are goofs who for no reason kidnapped also some guy and drove him out to the country. Problem is that none of the humor is remotely funny.The horror part at least is gory. The deformed farmer has killed a bunch of people, and has stored their heads and faces and limbs all over his house. At least the ending is alright and unexpected. But what a screw-up the whole idea of this movie is. The "comedy" might be funny to 7 year-olds but then it gets very gory. Who exactly did they think would like this movie? Not horror fans and I doubt people who want to laugh appreciate the brutality and gore. This movie gets a generous 3 for the cool gore.

This little gem is definitely not something you see all that often. I honestly have no idea what made me watch it years back, but I'm glad I did because it is a very good horror movie. It starts off slow and the horror portion of it does not begin until literally halfway through. However, it is not boring at all because they give you time to develop the characters and let you know who they are. There are also plenty of hilarious moments that will have you laughing out loud. One particularly hilarious scene is when a woman beats a man up while her hands are tied behind her back. She later goes on to call him obscenities which makes the moment all the more hilarious. I would consider this a dark comedy/horror slasher. You have some great-funny dialogue mixed in with some messed up death scenes and a few moments that might make you jump. There is also a cameo by none other than Pinhead himself. Okay, it's just the actor (Doug Bradley) who played him in all of the official Hellraiser movies, but it's still a memorable cameo.Two men hide out in a country-side cottage after a botched kidnapping while their hostage makes the situation more chaotic. To make things worse, they have a neighbor who is not someone you would want to run into… ever. Liked stated above, the horror does not really come into play until halfway through the movie. The first half is dark comedy with character introductions and plot building. The second half is a gory slasher with some humor mixed in. While many do not seem to care for the way the movie slowly turns into horror, I appreciate it for taking a different approach. I like to think of it as a story of people who are having a bad day and it gradually gets worse. What could possibly top their bad day? Stumbling onto a farm where a deranged being lives. It is definitely more about the main character introduced at the start than getting into any of the back-story introduced on the farm, so just remember that. The score is also surprisingly good, something not often seen in the lower budget horror films. It sort of sounds a bit like Danny Elfman's score from Beetlejuice along with a few others mixed in, but it's very enjoyable and adds to the movie.I really enjoyed this movie and if you are looking for a hilarious, well-made horror film then watch The Cottage.