Abandoned Dead (2015) Reviews

• a total Mishmash

  jonerogers2016-02-23

  Well what can i say? the score of two stars is generous, one star for the pizza delivery boy delivering a pizza to the victim was the best bit of acting and the other star to make it an even number. if you take the staff from a small local supermarket, two old radios, lots of cheesy music, a man resembling a modern day columbo and a woman obsessed with a large torch and throw them into a small space you have this film in a bag. the film is set in a medical centre that is empty and at night, a woman security guard is set the task of looking after it and fights demons of a sort, well two very small scenes lasting 10 seconds each. the rest of the film sees her brandishing a large torch, walking around looking for noises. with an old fashioned radio that keeps making whining noises. Loud clangs of bells. the most exciting part of this is when a pizza delivery boy knocks to deliver the pizza she's ordered and gives her some abuse for not tipping him more. meanwhile a policeman {columbo} is walking around the city and doing nothing but answer random phones on the street to hear a man groaning 'she's not safe' the end of the film has a twist but its not even worth a mention.. I hope that i save another from actually wasting time in their life for watching the worst acting and script writing i have ever seen, go watch some tom and jerry cartoons, far more entertaining then this.

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• Really good Suspense Thriller!

  media-871442017-01-20

  Directed by Mark Curran, Abandoned Dead is a pretty great suspense thriller. When first watched as a horror film, I would have rated this lower, but despite the name and couple of goryish scenes, it's more of an introspective look into the life of a security guard who is working an extra shift, and has to deal with some psychological mystery surrounding the place she is guarding. There is some nice camera-work and lighting, some good acting, and everyone involved did a great job from cast to crew. Sarah Nicklin does a great job as the main character Rachel, who plays the security guard the movie focuses on. The atmosphere was great for what they were trying to accomplish with this film. I would definitely give this a watch if you are into suspenseful thrillers, and keep an eye out for more films from Mark Curran and team.

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• Possibly the worst film I have ever watched

  stuartduncan-764172017-03-04

  I never ever write reviews on movies unless they are life changingly outstanding or painfully awful. This is the latter Abandoned dead - name, cover picture and description all give the ultimate impression that this is a paranormal scare fest which is full off, well, dead people. How very misleading the whole marketing of this film is. Firstly I wish I never ever wasted my time and please do not get drawn in by the marketing it is not what you think. Film breakdown: 1. Security guard woman gets sent to an addiction clinic as a last resort. The clinic is completely empty and no plausible reason for there needing to be an over night guard there 2. Static is heard on the radio, security guard gets scared and sees some sort of hospital equipment roll across the floor (wooooo spooky) 3. The first and only hint of anything paranormal happens with an exorcist type woman's face for about 3 seconds 4. Finds a skinned cat 5. Detective walking around randomly answering phone calls to a voice staring " she is not safe" 6. Detective narrates over the film his own thoughts (completely no justified reason to why he is even in the film) 7. Some doctor pops up and drugs the security guard followed by trying to perform surgery on her 8. She escapes and wakes up in a mental hospital. Turns out it's all in her imagination as she has been under hypnosis. 9. Plot twist is she killed her father for abusing her. 10. Finishes off with the totally un related detective sitting at his desk. Began to wonder if I got a dodgy copy and the detective was part of another film that got somehow mixed up and ended up dropping parts into this film. I hate the producer of this film for wasting my time and money. DO NOT WATCH

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• Not a 9 or 10, nor a 1 or 2; on an indie scale, it is overall a solid 7.

  drfallonlaw2017-01-23

  The flaws in this indie film are too obvious to belabor. Suffice to say that you should not expect to witness anything approaching Oscar winning or nominated acting, writing, directing, etc. But this, with rare exceptions, is what one should expect in what is obviously a low- budget production. It comes with the territory. So, if your central purpose in watching an indie film is to indulge a desire to carp and criticize, you easily will find faults in this film. However, if you are among those who subscribe to the standard of criticism enunciated long ago by none other than the undying Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allen Poe, you may discover redeeming signs of life in Abandoned Dead, which while not on the sublimely sinister level of any of Poe's classic creations, is in a consanguineous vein. The Procrustean 1,000 word limit for this present review precludes anything but a rough paraphrase of Poe's dictum: A creation should be judged on whether the creator accomplished what he set out to create. Judged by this standard, the film leaves a favorably impression of what Mark Curran, who happens to have produced a one-man "Poe" show presently on stage, while doing this other one man show as Producer/Writer/Director of Abandoned Dead, managed to squeeze out of a tight indie budget. His promising script explores dark, twisted psychological mine-shafts, and he wastes no precious production money on the gratuitous goo and gore that spray the sets of cheap thrillers. That he managed to cast (sans the services of a casting director) a few quite capable actors among the miscast misfits that somehow manage to make unseemly appearances in practically every indie film, is itself remarkable. Any indie film lover who has been thinking of having a go at production should first have a word with Mark Curran, who evidently knows how to do a lot with a little. In sum, while this film is by no stretch a nine or ten as some apparent partisans proclaim, neither is it a one or two as some slag-slingers say. All things considered in the indie genre, it is a solid six or even a seven.

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• One very Awesome Movie

  xavialynn2017-01-16

  The movie Abandoned Dead, Mark Curran,who Directed this awesome movie did a superb job not only directing this movie, the atmosphere was creepy and I love creepy he also cast the right people for their roles for his movie is one of my new awesome kick ass psychological horror movies now it will have you on the edge of your seat I know I was and I am a hardcore horror movie fanatic!!!! I recommend this movie to everyone who is looking for a good horror movie to watch!!!!! I can watch this movie over and over again! p.s. you don't want to turn your lights off it will send goosebumps and shivers and it will force you to look over your shoulders

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