Deathwatch (2002)

Not scary some moments of suspense but not a strong horror and certainly does not 'blow the horror genre to bits' but this movie has a strong storyline there are a lot of haters but if you follow the story line and stick to it you'll understand the true meaning it's a gory movie with some quality acting and I would recommend it if you can understand the storyline properly it's not your average horror movie in the trenches and the ending surprised me and was interesting. Many of the actors are not well known but act very well with some great acting from Jamie bell and Andy Serkis (the two most well know actors in the film) . I really enjoyed this movie there will always be different opinions on all movies but it's really not as bad as people have made it out to be.

World War II is the 20th-century event that has gotten probably more attention than any other, but World War I was also really important, especially since it created the conditions that led to WWII. Michael J. Bassett's "Deathwatch" uses WWI as the setting for the story of a British platoon that seizes a German trench, only to find that it is inhabited by a mysterious, sinister force.The movie is not about gore and special effects -- though there is some of each -- but more about the effect that the horrific experience has on the soldiers. It's almost a metaphor for the insane impact that war will have on any person. Much like how the soldiers are almost like different people by the end, a person who lives through war will almost certainly not be the same person as before.Anyway, the movie is worth seeing. Just be careful the next time that you find a trench. Starring Jamie Bell (the title character in "Billy Elliott", and soon to appear as Tintin), Andy Serkis (Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and soon to appear as Capt. Haddock) and Hugo Speer (Guy in "The Full Monty").

I've seen many bad movies but that one was way worst than getting a tooth plucked out... It was poorly made in so many ways in despise of the trenches being realistic and really well done the realization was bleh and the directing was inexistent I hope. The movie was slow paced, seemed to last for 10 hours and overall uninteresting, most of the ''horror'' scenes seemed like cheap rip offs from some other big horror movies (the barb wire scene (did someone see Silent hill once too many time?))... I had such high expectations for that one and I was deceived on all of them... bad bad bad movie. Please don't tell me I didn't get it I understood the movie and what it was about, the idea was great hence I wanted to see it so bad but the movie wasn't good it could have been a great movie but it is not!

During the I World War a group of English soldiers capture an enemy German dugout, while taking one of the opposing forces hostage. Surprisingly however the German wasn't even protecting the trench from outside forces with his focus set on something much closer. The soldiers (comprising amongst other of Jamie "Billy Elliott" Bell and Andy "Gollum" Serkis) quickly come to realise that evil has permeated the trench with barb-wired death around every corner. Madness and suspicion is released amongst the unit leaving in doubt anyone's survival...Masterfully acted from start to finish with some tremendous rain-drenched photography "Deathwatch" is a very promising experience showing the potential of the debutee director Michael J. Bassett. With a shoestring budget he manages to invoke realistic trenches and positionary warfare with the unseen enemy hiding amongst the mud, water and fog. Additionally we are serviced some quite brutal heart-stopping gore, which makes you double-check areas of your body to make sure you remain intact.Despite consistently conveying the dreary atmosphere the script however is unable to fulfil expectations, even though the open-ended unresolved-on-a-plate ending is a small triumph for the director. Nonetheless the whole movie is predictable and does not offer any freshness. Additionally the plot is severely underdeveloped and some key scenes seem missing or are just tremendously underplayed. Some of the direction tends to be a bit confusing - before the bodycount cuts down the number of soldiers it is hard to actually follow who is doing what or who is who for that matter. In the end it feels more like a well-done test-run created to prove a simple point: I know how to make movies. Essentially perfectly ordinary, but nonetheless sure to creep you out and hauntingly involve during the viewing pleasure.