Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Such a frustrating disappointment

So much average

People are voting emotionally.

This is the worst movie i've ever seen. Worse than Anaconda, which previously held my title for worst movie. From the description of this movie on the back of the case, it sounded awesomely scary. Reminiscent of films like dawn of the dead. The cover image was also convincingly scary, although different from the one above- which is why I wasted my $8 on it. The whole thing looked like it was filmed during the day, then darkened in post production. There was also a fake looking mist effect layered over the whole film, which looked really bad. The Banchee, which had the potential to be scary in the beginning of the movie, ended up looking like a chick with face paint on. Disappointing.

Bless 'em for trying.Australian cinema doesn't have a history of producing decent horror films that dabble in the supernatural or unknown, in fact I can't think of one.This remake of the Evil Dead has changed that.Wait it wasn't a remake? It sure seemed like one! A young couple Paul and Claire head to Claire's former home on a remote farm in the country. The father Bill O'Neill is a bit rough and ready, the Nan is an invalid confined to bed and seemingly at death's door, and the younger sister is hot jailbait with a local lad hovering about the place.There is obviously a long-time bond between Claire and her Nan, who informs Claire that she is not afraid to die and that 'a screaming spirit' will come to collect her soon.Lo and behold that very night said screaming spirit shows up, screaming shrilly and loudly. It is a banshee, though things don't go according to Nan's plans and Claire unknowingly dispatches the banshee before it is able to complete it's task.As a result the Undead are p*ssed at this interference with what should have been a routine passage to the afterworld. Enter dodgy as hell CGI ghosts – that can be shot with guns and splat against car windscreens – and more banshees. The upshot of all this is that the spirits can only be appeased by tasting the blood of the last of the O'Neills.The set up only thankfully only takes 20 minutes and the last hour is Evil Dead lite all the way, with half glimpsed figures and shadows that suddenly appear next to, behind or in front of camera accompanied by the loud musical stab, and camera-work that should pay royalties to Sam Raimi and co.There is precisely one good gore scene that takes place when Paul 'returns from hiatus' involving an unexplained new orifice which oozes bugs, and the acting is fairly consistently awful.Again if you don't try to make a film you can never achieve anything. It also makes sense if you are making a low budget horror film you study the most notable, creative and successful example of all time… but replacing the possessed with banshees and ghosts and ripping off practically every element in the far better Evil Dead is perhaps not the right way to go.Final Rating – 4 / 10. Watch the Evil Dead again, it was the first and nearly 30 years later it is still streets ahead of this pale and obvious imitation.

i like to add that i was responsible for 98% of the 3D modeling and was technical adviser for Visual effects for Damned by Dawn. and i am glad to see some good reviews about my CGI workAs some of you may know I have had a few problems with the director of Damned by Dawn as to what work I did for the film, and has said he would have Removed any Record of me working on the Damned by Dawn Movie. 3D Models Made by me are as followed... ZOMBIES – 10 in total- the replica of the house, a Forest DIGITAL TREES and a CAVE with technical assistance with 3D programs – like 3D Studio MAX and Poser 7 which also included ENVIRONMENTS EFFECTS , VISUAL FOG, as well as TITLE EFFECTS. I would also like to add that I have done 3D work which included technical assistance over many years and a number of films that were done by various members of the Amazing Kypto Brothers with little or no recognition or thanks ….I am Presenting this LINK of my work done for Damned by Dawn as Proof of work done by me for the movie. Visit my Digital Horizons CG-FX on FacebookSearch = DIGITAL-HORIZONS-CG-FXJOHN WARNER Director of Digital Horizons: CG-FXadded footnote. I have yet to be payed for my work on this movie.

The first thing that came into my mind, when I was watching this was "Evil Dead". Don't get me wrong, this is more glossy and has for better or worse CGI effects in it (most seem to mind, because quite frankly, they are not really that good). But the overall feeling I got, was the same as with Evil Dead. I'm not sure if that was intended or if it was just some button that got pushed with me.I can tell you that I enjoyed most of the first half of it. It got really silly towards the end, which almost ruined it for me, but I still was entertained enough to like the movie overall. I am of course in the minority here and you probably should read another comment if you are not sure, if you should watch it. Don't mind the CGI though, because it will take you out of the movie.Not great, but a nice little spooky picture.