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Swimming Pool (also known as Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit in Germany, and The Pool in the US and UK) [2] is a 2001 German slasher film directed by Boris von Sychowski and starring Kristen Miller, Elena Uhlig, Thorsten Grasshoff, John Hopkins, Isla Fisher, Jason Liggett, Cordelia Bugeja, and James McAvoy.
[1] Slasherpool, however, was "surprised by how decent it turned out to be," citing it as "idiotic" but "mildly entertaining," "as far as rip-offs go." [2] Steve Anderson of AcidLogic.com called it "a mixed bag of entertainment options" that adds a small amount of originality by including a reality show aspect with its influence from Saw. [3]
Marvick intended the film to be a throwback to 80s slasher films. He enlisted the film's shooting director prior to writing the script. The film had a shooting budget of $6,000. [2]
Slasherpool gave Silent Bloodnight one star out of five, and dubbed it "a homemade piece of shit" with a thin story, incompetent acting and lighting, terrible continuity, and cheesy music. [1] Vegan Voorhees (which awarded one and a half stars out of five) wrote that the film looked blurred and of poor quality, and suffered from ...
A score of two out of five was given by Slasherpool, which deemed it a mediocre slasher and dark horror drama, the website's main criticisms being the uninteresting story and poor acting of the supporting cast, and highlights being Aaron Gaffey's performance and Joe Castro's direction on a limited budget. [5]
A score of three stars out of five was awarded by Slasherpool, which stated The Remake is "a relatively well-crafted slasher flick" that despite its basic premise was worth a watch because "it takes a stand against horror remakes and I am very appreciative that someone took the time to make a movie like this". [2]
Slasherpool felt that the film had some decent scary moments and that the script was sound. They noted that first-time director Sopon Sukdapisit might not have had a lot of experience, with some obvious flaws, and "rookie" mistakes, and nothing very innovative, suggesting that he stick to writing.
Slasherpool gave Death Nurse a 2 out of 5, finding some entertainment in Priscilla Alden's performance, the death scenes, and the film's ineptness and absurdity, concluding "The premise isn't a bad one... in fact, in more capable hands, this would make a pretty good black comedy... but you get what you get".