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Found this disappointing, out of the 5 segments, only two are good, and only one is truly great.

The other 3 I found extremely sub-par, lazy writing and just generally uninspired. One is slasher bit with a twist, one is about religion, another is about death and afterlife....none of these 3 were very good.

I did very much like the one where the woman goes to get her facial scar removed - this was the second short film and was a really cool sort of old school 'body horror' piece.

And I absolutely LOVED the black and white fourth segment, it was actually superb and very like something you would see in Black Mirror. It's dark, unsettling, creepy, compelling, with superb acting.

That segment is completely in a league of its own and I would almost say is kinda too good considering the rest of the movie isn't of similar quality. I would have easily watched an hour or even feature length of it.

Overall this collection is worth a watch considering 2 out of the 5 segments are quite good.

It's not too shabby of a comedy horror flick but all the blood and guts rely on CGI and it really takes away from it. I have more fake blood than this movie does. And what bloood it does have it looks like watered down paint. Maybe I'm just too old school. But if there was no CGI it would have been 8/10 easy.

A satisfying low-budget movie that does many things right with unexpected twists and clean choreography. There's a clear understanding of technique and an entertaining experience. The pace slows in segments, but I've seen movies with bigger budgets that tell more cliched stories.

It is a kind of horror movie. Five different persons connect in a lonely cinema hall where they can see their own secrets and sins in different way. All five stories having a lot of blood sequences rather than interesting story plots. Only one story of plastic surgery of a woman to look good for his fiancée is interesting and we can feel real horror with anxiety. Rest four looks wastages. So my recommendation is that it is not much suggestive. If you want to kill time with some meaningless horror then go for it. But you want real value of your time then avoid.

Very good movie. I was surprised. Their choice of cover art is horrible and makes it look cheap but it's not. Give it a watch. If you like horror at all you'll enjoy this.

Disjointed, fright-free, head-scratching experience. With so many talented people involved, it's hard to figure how this turned out so bad. A mess IMO. If you liked it, happy for you. Me, not so much.

Aw, yeah! This is a pretty good anthology for a Saturday night watch. Garris and company know how to bring the fun to the horror, which is what got me into horror films in the first place. My favorite horror films all have a sense of fun: Waxwork, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors, Lost Boys, etc. It's gotta be scary AND fun to get me hooked and coming back. Mick Garris is well aware of these dynamics, and they show in Nightmare Cinema.

While not as precise and crafty as Garris's Masters of Horror (which remains his defining work as a director and producer), this feels in the same vein, and in the same universe. If you're a fan of the masters, of 80s horror, Nightmare Cinema delivers the goods. I'll always get excited for anything that has Mick's name attached. He's a legend in the genre, and it's great to see something new from him.

I used to enjoy old movies with Mickey Rourke, but after all the plastic surgeries it look like his face is actually melting, and his acting is average at best. All the high score is as usual from friends of cast and crew.

Mick Garris (known for his adaptations of Stephen King's stories n the creator of Masters of Horror) directs the sequences of the theatre where characters from all the segments eventually turn up.

The first seg - The Thing in the Woods is directed by Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead) n is a homage to the slashers n alien/creature films of the 80s filled with solid gore, comedy n the scream of the final girl.

The second seg - Mirare is directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins, Howling, Piranha) n it deals with cosmetic surgery. The segment's conclusion is ridiculous and unpleasantly sarcastic. Mayb Dante feels bad for Mickey Rourke's hard luck.

The 3rd seg - Masht is directed by Ryûhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train) n it takes place in a Boarding School where staff and pupils are possessed by Demons. It has sex without nudity (the sex mayb offensive to some including myslef), weird demonic seizures (hyperextension of joints). I dont know y these demons r obsessed with creating deformities in the joints. Some scenes r spooky n the demonic face is creepy. It has lots of impalings n decapitations. Some like me may b offended with kiddies' deaths.

The 4th seg - This Way to Egress is directed by David Slade (30 days of Night). It is about a woman who loses touch with reality n is slipping into parallel universe. This one is very surrealistic n frightening at times.

The 5th seg - Dead is directed by Mick Garris n is set in a hospital where a boy fights evil spirits and a real life murderer. The acting of the boy is awesome.

This is my first review after having watched several horror movies based on IMDb reviews.

I do give the movie a chance if the beginning is boring / cliched until I have watched the end. But this movie is really bad. I wouldn't recommend since all the short horror stories are meaningless and lack a storyline.

And it's neither scary. My final advice save yourselves some time. Or watch evil dead once again. That would really be a good option.

I liked the first story, the rest were okay. The premise is old school and silly, but not bad. Mickey Rourke, in old age, is the perfect conveyor of nightmares!

It has some strange choices, for instance the first movie looks cheap but funny, but only later we see some good actors.

Most of the ideas are good. The problem lies in the execution of each of those ideas.

4 out of 5 segments are pretty good, Which is usually how it goes in these types of films, the middle one is usually the weakest.

Overall recommended, worth a watch.

This film turned out okay mainly because of the different short films, which made all the difference. It wasn't fantastic but certainly not horrible either. Mickey Rourke looks blimming awful but at least the horror that he is adds to the films overall tone.

The film certainly could have been put together a bit better which scores it a straight 5 out of 10 stars.

A very bad adaption of the British movie Dr. terror's house of horrors(1965).

If you liked Masters of Horror, then you're in for a fun ride with Nightmare Cinema. Its always a good time when directors don't have producers constantly trying to ruin their movie. Don't miss if you're a fan.

It's hard to rate any anthology movie because it's a format that is bound to be uneven, with some good and some not so good entries. This is no exception with some stories being better than others, both in story and execution. But there are things that are common to all of them, like the obvious low budget, the bad CGI and the good make up effects. The first story is a rehash of the cabin in the woods slasher genre, directed by Alejandro Brugués of Juan of the Dead fame. It's a fun entry where the low budget really shows as its story is a bit too much for the budget they had. The second one is a bit of a dark comedy with social commentary by director Joe Dante. It is also fun if a bit predictable but it's always a joy to see something with Dante behind the camera. The third one is a take on the exorcist, directed by Ryûhei Kitamura of Midnight Meat Train fame. For me it is the worst directed and scripted one with an ending so over the top that was kind of funny how bad it is. The fourth one is by far the best one for me. It's a surrealistic look at madness that is very hard to describe. Directed by David Slade it was by far the slickest and the only one where the budget didn't show. Very well done. The last one is a terrible ghost story a la Sixth Sense, with a terrible screenplay directed by Mick Garris. It is a total let down especially after the highlight of the previous entry. All in all it was an ok experience that is meant to be shown in a midnight screening of any horror fest, where the audience is much more forgiving than in any mainstream cinema or tv screen.

Yet another disappointing horror anthology.

Unfortunately 4 out of the 5 short stories here were super disappointing. During the first segment, the acting was so awful I nearly bailed out then.

The only segment that held any weight at all was the second-to-last, titled 'This Way to Egress'. It was really experimental, unique, and interesting. The direction and cinematography was very David Lynch-esque, which I really appreciated. I'd be interested in seeing a feature with a similar concept.

Unfortunately, this was a let down when talking generally. If you can find the second to last segment on YouTube or somewhere, definitely give it a watch; but I'd skip the rest.

I though the segments individually were pretty good. Some good twists, and good variety in styles. Not amazing, but better than a lot I've seen. (Better than the new twilight zone 2019 episodes.)

However the overarching story of "the projectionist" was it's biggest flaw. It started very intriguingly, and you really want to see this is all wrap up together. But it's never fleshed out. It's tied together in such a vague and inept manner that it comes across (and probably was) just a means to an end. Something to tie the story together without much effort or any real payoff. It was a shame, really.

(1) 8/10 - zalama. awesome and really funny. i'm pretty sure it was intentionally. not like a parody but more satirical maybe? and the action was surprisingly awesome. so unexpected. even the story was good (1 viewing 10/26/19)

(2) 5/10 - chooses to be unsettling rather than scary (1 viewing 10/26/19)

(3) 5/10 - great music. bad action. somewhat scary (1 viewing 10/26/19)

(4) 6/10 - creepy. well directed. intriguing. left me wanting. (1 viewing 10/26/19)

(5) 3/10 - wasn't feeling it. not scary. maybe it was just played out by that point (1 viewing 10/26/19)