Beautiful, moving film.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The first must-see film of the year.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Why Lin Shaye, why? Complete waste of time. This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Moving into a new house, a couple finds the locked room in their basement houses a dangerous demonic being trapped within that turns him into a ravenous, lust-desiring maniac to feed the spirit and forces her to look at the occult measures that originally stopped it to do so again.This one here was quite the enjoyable haunted house effort. One of the best aspects of this one is how it manages to rein in plenty of sleazy elements alongside plenty of traditional horror elements. From the beginning where the demon is shown sexually stimulating the daughter in her bedroom, this one lets on the idea of utilizing both effectively which carries on nicely here with the remaining parts of the film. That includes the scenes of the separated duo being pleased by what they assume is the other one only to find out otherwise later on, the sensual scene in the laundry room being molested by the demon unknowingly as well as the intimidation tactics in the restaurant that offer some really enjoyable elements to tie into its central theme. Even the flashback to the hippie party in the past that unleashes the main demon comes off well with its solid mixture of combining the erotic elements featured in the nudity with the scenes of the creature running wild on the remaining guests which has some great action featured. There's also some fun to be had with more traditional horror elements including such strong and intense tie-ins for the occult used throughout the different history's within the house and how the connection with the released demon works into the storyline all comes together nicely which is what makes the horror scenes so much fun. The attacks on the different guests to the house as well as the final reveal of the different creatures within the sealed room that is full of pulpy wombs, blood-splattered walls and tentacles that really create quite a visual impression as well as giving this the kind of sleazy feel that makes for quite an enjoyable finale. The fine action that results in the aftermath of the creatures' release stalking them through the house also manages to work incredibly well here in giving this a truly enjoyable style that works hand-in-hand with the stellar work throughout the rest of the film. As well as the stellar use of practical props with minimal CGI involved here, these elements really give this one a ton to like to hold out over it's minor and barely detrimental flaws. The main issue here is in why they don't recognize the behavior changes earlier and done more to stop it, as it's plain the changes made to him and it really should've done more to play up that something's wrong with that than what's done here. Even some of the other incidents in the house don't raise the kind of questions that should've been brought up as their amorous antics that no one else really claims could've been given more weight here. Beyond this, though, there's not much else wrong here.Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Full Nudity, Graphic Violence and sexual situations.

A young couple (Natasha Henstridge and Lukas Hassle) moves into the house of their dreams which quickly becomes a living nightmare when they discover a dark secret awaiting them in the cellar.This film is getting some awful reviews. And yes, indeed, it is not a great movie. But look at it for what it is. I think Rolfe Kanefsky succeeds in what he set out to do -- get together a large handful of genre stars and get them to make a somewhat scandalous horror film.Honestly, there are far, far worse films out there, especially in the horror genre. This one at least redeems itself by having a sense of humor. And yes, it is more smutty than I typically appreciate in a film, but that is exactly what it set out to be. So I can understand mixed feelings, but the overly negative responses seem harsh.

"The Black Room" starts out at a very good pace and puts the audience into the action from the very beginning. Personally I do like that, especially since sitting for close to an hour whilst the movie is Building up atmosphere and setting the scene can be somewhat tedious. So being through right into the action is always a refreshing change of pace for a horror movie.The intro sequence, I must take a moment to address that, because it was so out of place with the rest of the movie. Especially because it felt more like a 1970s psychedelic hallucinatory dream high on drugs, and topped off with some odd disco-inspired upbeat music. But about 45 minutes or so into the movie, then that intro actually makes sense.The effects in "The Black Room" were rather impressive, and visually they were quite convincing. So the special effects and CGI effects team really did a good job in bringing the effects to life on the screen. But the scene where Paul was getting electrocuted in the basement was not the most convincing of scenes due to the questionable effects.Personally I don't really get the whole thing with hands reaching out from the back for the characters in the movie repeatedly. It was okay the first and second time, but kind of got a bit too repetitive after that.There is a focus on sexual tones in "The Black Room", which was done adequately enough without crossing the threshold and slipping into being sleazy. But taking into consideration that the movie does deal with a demonic incubus entity, the sexual undertones of the movie do make good enough sense."The Black Room" actually has some pretty good names to the cast ensemble. Sure, this is not Oscar winning material, but if you have watched horror movies before, then you should be more than familiar with the likes of Lin Shaye, Dominique Swain and Natasha Henstridge. Lin Shaye had a very small role to play in "The Black Room", which was a shame, because she usually brings a lot to a movie with her mere presence. Natasha Henstridge actually carried the movie quite well, and it was nice to see her back in the horror genre. It was also quite a hoot to see James Duval making an appearance in this movie, despite also only being in a minor role.Once the movie takes on a possession aspect, there is also an element of comedy added to the movie, which actually sat quite well with the other aspects of the movie. Especially since the comedy was subtle and quite well used.While this is listed as a horror movie, it is not the type of horror movie that will leave the audience trembling with dread and fear. It is an entertaining enough movie for what it was, but there are better choices if you prefer to be scared witless. "The Black Room" is, however, a rather different kind of horror movie and one that actually was entertaining enough for what it turned out to be.