It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I have seen a lot of movie like this one. A a lot of them were better.I can not believe it got a 5.8 is this so awful. The story line is awful. The ending is awful. There are some good actors in this movie but they wasted there talent. Ken Russell was an awful writer and an awful director. Peter Capaldi is a great actor. Amanda Donohe is a great actress. It is to bad they ended up in this crap. It not porn because of few nude scenes. But is not good. It is not scary at all. Do not see this movie. It is a wast of time. It is also a waste of money. It is very stinky. Ken Russell has not talent. Bram Stoker had talent the book is probably better. Do not see this movie. Pooh pooh that is what this movie is I tell you pooh pooh.

The Lair of the White Worm is principally geared for those between the ages of 13 and 40. It is a horror movie with the worm being the monster. If you don't like snake movies, don't watch. If you don't like British movies, don't watch. The film is best enjoyed either on rainy afternoons or late at night -- other films are better for prime time. The film moves along at an okay pace, a little slow. Hugh Grant is less than amazing in this film, however, the acting in this film is truly atrocious. The storyline is okay. It is a decent horror film. There is no real blood and guts, at least not much at all. But, the movie is entertaining and provides a good movie to watch with friends if you would like or a perfect movie for teen get-togethers. Enjoy.

After seeing Ken's The Devils again after many year's gap and of course, his passing from this world to the next (what WILL he make of that, whichever direction he goes - the jury are still out on that one!) I'm making a real point of seeing all this work, as finances and availability allows. Divisive and forthright film critic Mark Kermode always cited Russell as being Britain's greatest living Director - he may need to amend the phrasing of that one...now.From beautifully crafted period romps (Women In Love, The Boyfriend, Valentino), Rock Opera (Tommy) to possibly his finest works, his biographical tributes to the great composers (Mahler, The Music Lovers - forget Lizstomania, truly awful), one spirals downwards into the deep recesses of Ken's imagination. Altered States, The Devils of course and now, this, only available it seems imported from Germany, The Lair....Starting out quite typically as a 1970's Hammer-style shock-flick, with an array of UK actors who've, shall we say, moved onto other projects, we have the innocuous archaeologist (Scot Peter Capaldi) unearthing the skull of the said beast, the film seems innocent and restrained enough.Within half an hour though, an extremely well-toned and lithe Amanda Donahue who has a boy scout in her bathtub, pushing his head under with a devilishly high-heeled black stiletto, whilst dressed in the slinkiest of black satin underwear. Here, we have both temptress and preying mantis and one, as male, red-blooded viewer feels total satisfaction already for the £11 spent on the DVD.Hugh Grant, is of course, the local landowner and jolly toff, with squiffy hair and clipped voice and Lady Marsh's (Donahue) neighbour, so he pops in.To be honest, I'm not in it for the story and don't care too much if there isn't one. That said, there's a fair stab at one, which I might follow more closely when I get to watch the film again, in a year or two. With reviews ranging from dire to poor and back again, I was almost dreading watching it at all. But, it is very well made, the DVD transfer bright and crisp and has plenty of Ken's hallucinatory sequences, which are often more akin to choreographed theatre (check out the Concorde flight stewardess sequence) than some of his more phallic grotesque 'creations' in some other films.Some of the deeper nightmare sequences are Dali-esque, with moving montages, that these days look a bit rubbish, but Ken didn't have digital manipulation software to stitch them neatly together. So, overall, if you've travelled down the road that is Ken Russell and like me, got this far, this IS a worthy addition.

Ken Russell is an acquired taste at best, but here his patented over- the-top religious hysteria finds an appropriate muse with Amanda Donohoe as the last member of a snake cult who kills passers-by to feed her pet Reptile God. Hugh Grant and Catherine Oxenberg co-star as a young couple caught up in her web. Hugh is charming and atypically serious, with none of the stammering, gibbering silliness that later became his trademark, and Amanda Donohoe shifts gears beautifully from evil seductress to seemingly innocent neighbor, creating great comic moments when accidentally caught between gears. The movie has a great dreary look thanks to its setting in rural northern England, which creates a wonderful visual contrast to Amanda's exotic, white marble vampire's nest. The movie deftly mixes scary visuals and winking silliness as the movie's twin horror plots start to entwine one another (like snakes in a caduceus) - locals go on the hunt for the monster snake, while victims of Donohoe's bite start turning into undead zombies! Kooky fun; this is a very unusual movie that can be watched again and again and still enjoyed.