Deathwatch |  | Director: Michael J. Bassett
Actors: Jamie Bell, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Mike Downey, Laurence Fox, Roman Horak
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LGED15697D
UPC: 031398156970
EAN: 0031398156970
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: June 22, 2004
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Product Description
1917. The western front. A handful of survivors from y-company are utterly lost in enemy territory. They find shelter in an abandoned enemy trench & wait to be rescued. But as night draws nobody comes. They begin to think someone or something is in the trench with them. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/06/2007 Starring: Jamie Bell Andy Serkis Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 38
 A BRILLIANT HORROR FILM 9.25 OUT OF 10 November 23, 2009
ACEMAN1 (Ripon, California)
I'd heard some things about the film Deathwatch, but I wasn't really sure what I was getting into. This is one of the most intriguing and unique horror films I've ever seen. It drips with atmosphere and style, and fills you with dread and terror.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: This film takes place in Europe on the Western Front in World War I in 1917. The film starts off with a battle scene in which most of Y-Company is wiped out by the Germans. So after the battle, the few remaining survivors find a German trench and capture it. They kill the few remaining German soldiers in the trench except for one who they keep as a prisoner. So Y-Company decides to wait for someone to come and rescue them. But the problem is, no one believes anyone from Y-Company is still alive and no one comes for them. Slowly, one by one, soldiers from Y-Company are being killed by someone or something in the trenches with them. Is it a monster? Or is it each other? Watch this excellent film and find out.
MUSIC: The music in this film is great and really sets the mood quite well. I have no gripes with it.
ACTION: I really have to give props to the people who built the sets, they are fantastic. Everything is designed down to the last detail in accuracy. The set designs also help with the frightening atmosphere. This film is more suspense and terror, than gore, but that's not to say that this film isn't violent and nasty. It's grimy and gritty, and it's not afraid to get under your skin. It's disturbing and it feels like a surreal nightmare, but that's why this film is so great.
ACTING: The acting for the most part is good, however there were moments in which some of the actors over-act. Despite that one issue, the actors do a great job in their performances.
OVERALL: Despite some acting issues and the fact this film can be a tad slow in certain parts, it's still a great film that any horror fanatic should see. Be warned though, this film does require patience to get through it, so if you're a person who expects lots of gore and action, you'll probably be disappointed. But if you have patience and an eye for the unknown horror gems, then this is the perfect film for you.
THE GOOD: Great atmosphere, fantastic set designs, great music, great sense of fear and dread, and some gruesome violence.
THE BAD: Some over-acting and the film can be a bit slow.
 Amazingly good for what it is... June 17, 2009
Nachtjager (Baton Rouge, LA)
I'm more of a military history geek than a horror movie fanatic, so I approached this movie from that angle. Actually, I was quite impressed with this film. It has some of the best trench warfare footage I've seen and the uniforms and equipment used are all dead-on perfect for 1917. It's not a gore-fest gruesome flick, more of a suspense thing, although there are some fairly gruesome scenes, so this isn't for kids. Given the budget they had to work with, this is an outstanding little movie, and I'd highly recommend it to any WWI history buff.
Deathwatch April 16, 2009
C. A. Luster (Burke, VA USA)
It is difficult to make a good horror movie these days as most the competition is so intent on having the highest gore factor it makes it difficult for directors to try to show more subtle ways to scare people and come up with an interesting story. Deathwatch is far better than many horrors I have seen recently. It may not be worth quite four stars, but I rounded up because although a bit gory in parts, I never felt it was trying to be gory for the sake of gore. War is gory and so here it is appropriate. A group of WWI soldiers find the trench they took over from three Germans has more than dead bodies in it. Why did they seem to have killed each other? What does the survivor mean when he says they must get away from it? If you enjoyed this, catch Below.
CA Luster
Thanks Amazon hard to find movie January 31, 2009
A. Weitz (Ohio,USA)
After seeing this overseas I could not find it anywhere but again Amazon delivered the goods..
Great war/horror movie...
The bunker from the twilight zone January 26, 2009
The Indigo (New York)
This British flick a pure success, excellent, excellent movie for those who appreciate a good thrill. This is not your typical horror movie where you have a toothless monster running around killing people. No, this movie is much better than that; it's set to have an unidentified villain, one with supernatural prowess, one that is pure evil. This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through. You are breaking your brain trying to decipher what is going on, is the unit dead? Have they crossed a parallel dimension? Are they in hell? Are they in some sort of purgatory? Was it the gas and they are all hallucinating??? Who is the German soldier? How did this bunker become so evil??? Whoa Nelly so many questions and little answers, this will lead to one's own interpretation, and that's what a good movie should do, it should make you think!!! Genius film, just genius
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