Deadgirl

Eine riesige Überraschung. Deadgirl ist ein mutiger Cocktail aus verschiedenen unzusammenhängenden Genres, der offensichtlich nicht jedem schmeckt, aber Liebhaber von "etwas seltsamen Filmen" werden sehr zufrieden sein. Das größte Plus sehe ich in der unberechenbaren Geschichte, die durch überwiegend negative Charaktere einen völlig unerwarteten Verlauf nimmt, also würde ich mich im Voraus bemühen, jeglichen Spoilern aus dem Weg zu gehen (zum Beispiel Flipnics Kommentar :)) Für einen Low-Budget-Horrorfilm ist dies definitiv ein Gewinn, denn dann kann man so einiges verzeihen - zum Beispiel das Fehlen der Brüste des zerbrechlichen Rothaarigen. Das Ende steigert sich glücklicherweise schön und wir bekommen auch etwas schärfere Gewaltdarstellungen. Also für mich eine große Zufriedenheit, sogar größer als bei dem verwandten und so hochgelobten Stück The Woman. (09.02.2012)

Deadgirl is a film that has a very good idea, and it's relatively original in that sense, but trying to cram a story into it that is ultimately very boring just doesn't work. This film is great in the way it shows how people can treat each other, and in how realistic and how unafraid it is. Yet it's still a step short of perfection. It’s definitely an above-average horror film though. (08.01.2018)

Very interesting. Though it has moments where it feels like a semi-professional attempt at filmmaking, the overall result is a quite original (watch out for spoilers) and untraditional approach to horror (the protagonists are quite douchebags) that I can recommend. The creators knew well that an ordinary slasher or exploitation didn’t have much of a chance of getting any attention today (at least not with such a low budget), and they conceived their film as a pretty perverted genre mix with a premise that, despite my initial scepticism, I have to admit is very unsettling and original. You can even find some social critique, but I’m not sure it is intentional. But I don’t want to give only praise, almost all the characters are very unlikeable (though, there is a reason for that…) and some of the dialogues are painful to listen to. Other than that, Deadgirl was a unexpected pleasant surprise, and a must see for horror fans who want to be in the know. (13.06.2009)

A very cheesy and naive psychological "quasi-horror" that, while interestingly applying themes of human depravity, inadvertently becomes a festival of human imbecility and behaviour so stupid that Homer Simpson would be like the Stephen Hawking in this world. A film that not only doesn't work as a narrative concept trying to gradually build up an oppressive atmosphere, but in my opinion also fails in its primary message – someone (whom I don't want to imagine) can take some beautiful inspiration from this. I regret the time I wasted on this. 15% (02.05.2017)