Banshee Chapter (2013) (DVD Review)
Directed By: Blair Erickson
Starring: Ted Levine, Katia Winter, Michael McMillian
Rated: R/Region: 1/Widescreen/Number of disc: 1
Available from Xlrator
BANSHEE CHAPTER follows investigative journalist, ANNA, researching a missing friend who ingested an undocumented research chemical once tested on civilians by CIA MK-Ultra experiments. The labyrinthine trail of evidence leads her into the disturbing world of black ops chemical tests, unexplained radio transmissions and disfigured entities in the blackness of night. Anna will do anything to uncover what lies behind her friend’s disappearance but to her horror the entities are coming after her.
This film will was once set for 3D, but it seems to DVD will be placing the film firmly in the 2D area alone. For the most part I think you will find The Banshee Chapter creatively solid. It packs some nice scary moments and tries its best to use CGI to make for some creepy shots of ghouls and whatnot. Can I say it really stands out a lot from the rest of what you get today? No, I can’t. That doesn’t mean that while on the surface it doesn’t have anything that stands out that it doesn’t have some neat stuff when you actually sit-down to watch it.
The movie have a nice plot that likes to not show its hand all up front. Dealing with the subject matter it deals with does make for a nice touch on an otherwise “been there and done that” topic. It is always nice to see someone take something and try to add something at least a little new to it. I don’t know if most of you will find it much more than just average at best, but it has a nice cast and some scary moments to it, so I will give it a vote of confidence overall.
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