Bad and good

Rating: Null/10 (21 October 2004)

OK, this is a bad movie. The dialogue is laughable at times, and that's not good when it's supposed to be scary (this ship is f***'d). The plot is predictable, like most horror movies. Some of the characters seemed to be from a different movie.
And yet . . . they did some things extremely well. Visually and mood wise this movie was highly effective. (Spoilers) The theme they picked for the evil presence on the ship, that it came from some sort of hell dimension was really well done. Using Latin is always good when you want to be scary. THIS MOVIE WAS SCARY, and that's despite all the stupid cheezy stuff. Sam Neil is freaky.
My friends and I saw it when it came out in the theaters, and we were all freaked out for days afterward. And we were all in high school! (And not wimps). Movies with theological-type pure evil can be really effective when done well (Exorcist I and III, but not II or the new prequel)