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Desperate Souls

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
2.3/10
305
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Desperate Souls (2005)
B-HorrorActionHorror

A group of teenagers unleashes an evil power from an ancient Druidic book.A group of teenagers unleashes an evil power from an ancient Druidic book.A group of teenagers unleashes an evil power from an ancient Druidic book.

  • Directors
    • Chad Archibald
    • Gabriel Carrer
  • Writers
    • Chad Archibald
    • Gabriel Carrer
    • Ry Barrett
  • Stars
    • R. Patrick Williams
    • Karen Boshart
    • Buchanan Elliott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.3/10
    305
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Chad Archibald
      • Gabriel Carrer
    • Writers
      • Chad Archibald
      • Gabriel Carrer
      • Ry Barrett
    • Stars
      • R. Patrick Williams
      • Karen Boshart
      • Buchanan Elliott
    • 17User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    R. Patrick Williams
    • Brent Sherwood
    Karen Boshart
    • Marissa Season
    Buchanan Elliott
    • Brandon Lawson
    Matt Kowall
    • Lex Anderson
    Pete Soltesz
    • Kevin Ricker
    • (as Peter Soltesz)
    Breanne TeBoekhorst
    • Christy Howlett
    Ry Barrett
    Ry Barrett
    • Nick Randeen
    • (as Ryan Barrett)
    Brian Ancliffe
    • Fred Darlin
    Lisa Biffis
    • Lucy Gates
    Nick Boshart
    • Edward Long
    Adam DeBuck
    • Chris Lanson
    Colin Harrington
    • The Druid
    Kevin Haughey
    • Detective
    Chris McDonald
    • Duct Tape Man
    Mike Medaglia
    • Calvin Sprice
    • (as Mike Madaglia)
    Carter Murphy
    • Nick Randeen (young)
    Julia Perry
    • Shower Girl
    Tara Rice
    • Reporter #2
    • Directors
      • Chad Archibald
      • Gabriel Carrer
    • Writers
      • Chad Archibald
      • Gabriel Carrer
      • Ry Barrett
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    omni_impetus

    really

    This movie was created by two young lads who are HUGE fans of cheesy horror films, who had the balls and the will to pursue their dream of making such a movie. With no money, a few credit cards, and the help of friends, they managed to put it all together. And it was picked up and distributed all around north America. So, for all of the people who had nothing but bad things to say about it, rent it again, and watch it in this light. (and maybe, get off your couch and try to create something.) To those who liked it, good for you.

    if anybody watched this movie, and liked either the score or the song at the start of the black screened credit roll, then please check out that artist's (colin harringtons) band page on myspace and listen to his new work.

    http://www.myspace.com/adverteyes

    its good
    1majikmarkerz

    This DVD makes a Great Drink Coaster ! Do Not Waste Your Time Or Money With This Movie

    If you bought/rented this movie, then I have some swamp land to sell you. This movie was a horrible mix of every terrible B-movie made in the last 10 years and the Blair Witch Project.

    After watching a trailer, I decided that this movie might be funny horror in the tradition of Evil Dead or Army of Darkness.... how wrong I was.

    This movie has SERIOUS holes in the plots. After the first 10 minutes, this movie becomes very difficult to continue watching because of the serious plot flaws. The Anti-hero is basically a bum that lives in a tin shack, yet has a fur coat (wtf!). It makes no sense what-so- ever. Then the Anti-hero meets the other hero character (they don't know each other) Then the next scene they are running around like childhood friends. That is just the beginning of the long trail of inconstancies that will make you want to scratch your eyes out.

    I would recommend this movie for film Teachers to use as a tool to show what you don't want to do in a movie.

    Desperate Souls is a great example of these sub-par home-made horror movies that the studios buy for dirt cheap, then they like to roll them out around Halloween. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY WITH THIS MOVIE! ! ! ! !

    I predict the only people watching this movie are the folks that starred in it.

    If IMDb would let me rate it a (-) negative number I would.
    1disdressed12

    laughable

    this is one truly awful--i hesitate to use the word--movie.it's very low budget,which isn't always a bad thing.the real problem with this movie is the abysmal acting,which overshadows everything.the story is stupid also.i have seen better high school plays,i kid you not.i didn't make it any where near the end of this movie.it just got to the point where i couldn't take it anymore.i felt sure my head would explode if i watched another microsecond.just because you have a camera and some friends to appear in in front of said camera,doesn't mean you are making a movie.i don't know what this was,but movie doesn't describe it.this is just my opinion,and some people may have fun with how awful it is,but i thought it was beyond that point.this turkey gets a very well deserved 0/10
    1pocketmike

    Bad...Bad....Bad

    Considering that my wife and I have a 15 month old daughter...we don't get to spend too much time watching movies, so in this case I guess it was a good thing we picked this movie....we turned it off 15 minutes into it. The cover of the movie and first 3-5 minutes had me thinking this could turn into an alright B movie, boy was I wrong. The actors (if you can call them that) who were in this should have been in an over the top drama class not a "horror flick" and the dialog...wow, that was by far the worst I think I have ever watched. By the way...it doesn't take a lot of money to write well. Good thing Blockbuster sent us a free pass or else I would have requested my money back!
    8eliza_christian

    Good Movie -Very Entertaining

    The title "DESPERATE SOULS",is what drew me to watch this movie.I had some difficulty following the story line but the movie flowed well and kept my interest going right till the end.Guess that could be a bonus.If you understand the plot too well it could make for a boring movie. This movie is anything but boring. With the dry humor to the fight scenes, it was GOOD! I thought the filming, the direction, the angle shots were way above average for a film with a low budget. These guys knew what they were doing and did achieve it. If this movie had top name actors it could have made it to the big screen. Very professional and high end quality. I scored this movie on the high end because the overall product is better than some movies i've scene in this genre....and yes, 100% better than the Blair Witch in my opinion.I liked it!

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Almas Desesperadas
    • Filming locations
      • Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Elnino Cinema
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    • Budget
      • CA$25,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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