Not a very good movie. Not scary. When they showed money it was 2020 currency not 1937. Avoid.
16 Reviews
Not good, slow.
daliscwbys-1569822 April 2020
a disgrace against history and the still well alive spirits of the prisoners
ops-525359 March 2020
That still haunts the cell blocks on alcatraz. the story are bad and without twists, the acting acceptable at times, but my all over impression is that its an ensemble of actors being inspired by several tv-series and films based on alcatraz. but without financial muscles it wont succed.
im grumpy and old enough to know, its a weak 2 at most, skip it,no recommend
Extreme low budget
ger55champ25 July 2020
The worst movie i have seen in years
dlipe9 March 2020
Why make such a film?
info-33728-300409 March 2020
WTF
alan_magdaleno25 August 2020
Utter rubbish
davidseager12 May 2021
Total pure unadulterated rubbish. Don't consider wasting your life watching it. The story is incredible dull and boring. The acting is probably bested by a group of toddlers. This is apparently set in 1937 yet the quality is so awful they didn't even hide modern fire alarm systems, emergency lighting and other modern technology.
Laughed more then I got scared
beautybeauking10 April 2020
Barely scary and it's extremely slow on getting To any actual scary parts. It seemed very fake and acting was absolutely ridiculous it actually made me laugh. If you're looking for a good horror don't watch this. Never watching it again.
I enjoyed reading the box more than watching the movie.
lojitsu12 October 2021
Oct. 10
Here's The 4K Lowedown on "The Haunting of Alcatraz" (NR - 2020 - Blu)
Genre: Horror/Paranormal My Score: 3.2
Cast=3 Acting=2 Plot=6 Ending=4 Story=3 Scare=1 Jump=3 F/X=2 Creep=4 Twist=4
Alcatraz. 1937. A young prison guard working the night shift experiences a string of chilling disturbances culminating in the bizarre death of an inmate at the most famous prison in the world.
"One thing's for sure...I won't step foot in cell 13." I read that this was a period piece set in 1937 about cell 13 in solitary. I have been in this cell and there is an entity there, so I bought this movie. Boy was this a steaming pile of crap. I can honestly say that I enjoyed reading the box more than watching the movie within. You might want to avoid this one.
Here's The 4K Lowedown on "The Haunting of Alcatraz" (NR - 2020 - Blu)
Genre: Horror/Paranormal My Score: 3.2
Cast=3 Acting=2 Plot=6 Ending=4 Story=3 Scare=1 Jump=3 F/X=2 Creep=4 Twist=4
Alcatraz. 1937. A young prison guard working the night shift experiences a string of chilling disturbances culminating in the bizarre death of an inmate at the most famous prison in the world.
"One thing's for sure...I won't step foot in cell 13." I read that this was a period piece set in 1937 about cell 13 in solitary. I have been in this cell and there is an entity there, so I bought this movie. Boy was this a steaming pile of crap. I can honestly say that I enjoyed reading the box more than watching the movie within. You might want to avoid this one.
I Really Enjoyed This One!
milligancharm13 September 2020
I'm giving it a 10 to adjust for the nonsensical 1-star reviews. This is definitely not a 1-star movie. I was surprised how good it was and I enjoyed it way more than I typically do with these haunting type films. This was almost like a 1930's style mystery with a horror bend, and it's cool because it takes place in the '30's and plays off of that in really clever ways. If you keep that in mind, this will be a really fun movie. If you expect a slasher movie in a prison, you will be disappointed because there is far more here and it is a character-driven story with an unfolding mystery that makes you question if there's a supernatural element or what is really going on. There were some cool metaphors and Shakespeare played a part. And I was also taken in by the side love story and found it to be cleverly written in that 1930's sensibility. It was just a really good movie with a satisfying ending and I'm going to watch it again. Recommended for those that like something a little different.
Horrible
sinterlog-8835629 April 2022
The haunting of alcatraz.
jeffreyc-325676 April 2020
Well just finished watching the haunting of alcatraz. So six reviews and four gave It less than three stars. Those people were quite right it was rubbish, no jump scares or anything. Paid seven pounds in Sainsbury a waste of money. You win some you loose some, so my mistake. I gave it three.
Ridiculous
carolhardman-0733018 August 2020
Characters were boring. Boring storyline. More like a campfire story. Laughing all the way through it. No ghostly haunting at all. So they say you can hear them up & down the hallway but Ed never leaves cell 13. More kid scary than adult.
Shakespeare once said...
HotHamlet31 August 2022
This movie is so very poor. I wanted to watch it as i thought by the title it would be your standard bad horror movie. It however ended up being far worse than that.
The story of this movie is so very poor. Basically a story of corruption and a haunting of a particular cell. The story wasn't all-over the place and/or confusing to a fault, it was simply just bad. Nothing interesting and/or enjoyable when it came to the story. I was slightly (but only ever so slightly) interested in the corruption element towards the beginning, however it turned out to be bad through and through.
The cast where fine i guess, but nobody stood out. The main character was fine in terms of acting and character but nothing special. Average down to a T. The other characters where in a similar position as well where i didn't find them particularly bad, just not good either. Although not always a bad thing, i should point out that there are very few characters in this movie.
A little talk about a pet-peeve of mine during my watching of this movie. The constant Shakespeare quotes between the Warden and Charlie where absolutely terrible. I despise cringe as it makes me feel so very uncomfortable. This was so very bad it actually made me feel horrible. The movie script in general seemed pretty poor. The film suffered (i believe) more from a poor script more than it did bad actors. The Shakespeare wasn't the only poor line but by far the worst. Constant and cringe.
Before i end this review i must say that this isn't at all horror. Not a single scare. Atmosphere was crappy and there are no jumpy moments.
Story - 2/10
Cast - 4.5/10
Horror - 0.5/10
Script - 2/10
Overall, this movie wasn't terrible, but it was just so unbelievably boring.
Don't recommend, 2/10.
The story of this movie is so very poor. Basically a story of corruption and a haunting of a particular cell. The story wasn't all-over the place and/or confusing to a fault, it was simply just bad. Nothing interesting and/or enjoyable when it came to the story. I was slightly (but only ever so slightly) interested in the corruption element towards the beginning, however it turned out to be bad through and through.
The cast where fine i guess, but nobody stood out. The main character was fine in terms of acting and character but nothing special. Average down to a T. The other characters where in a similar position as well where i didn't find them particularly bad, just not good either. Although not always a bad thing, i should point out that there are very few characters in this movie.
A little talk about a pet-peeve of mine during my watching of this movie. The constant Shakespeare quotes between the Warden and Charlie where absolutely terrible. I despise cringe as it makes me feel so very uncomfortable. This was so very bad it actually made me feel horrible. The movie script in general seemed pretty poor. The film suffered (i believe) more from a poor script more than it did bad actors. The Shakespeare wasn't the only poor line but by far the worst. Constant and cringe.
Before i end this review i must say that this isn't at all horror. Not a single scare. Atmosphere was crappy and there are no jumpy moments.
Story - 2/10
Cast - 4.5/10
Horror - 0.5/10
Script - 2/10
Overall, this movie wasn't terrible, but it was just so unbelievably boring.
Don't recommend, 2/10.
If you want a same old horror this isn't for you if you want something different and beyond the norm give it a try.
pacman-8120 March 2020
The low scores are from people who have seen the word "haunting" and want scares every 5 minutes. This film is more clever than that you have violence, mystery, haunting and corruption.
A young clerk is sent there to prove he can do a proper job and once he's satisfied the warden he will be given his trust fund by his rich father.
Maybe the slower pace put people off but I thought the whole film was a welcome change from the story, the lighting and the camera angles.
I enjoyed even if approximately 40 people before me didn't.
A young clerk is sent there to prove he can do a proper job and once he's satisfied the warden he will be given his trust fund by his rich father.
Maybe the slower pace put people off but I thought the whole film was a welcome change from the story, the lighting and the camera angles.
I enjoyed even if approximately 40 people before me didn't.
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