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This is your standard, move to new location, terror starts horror movie. It's really very predictable and at times very stupid (what the characters do), but I guess it all helps keeping the tension high. And in that it succeeds. The movie looks and sounds the part, even if there are bigger plot holes than it should be allowed to have.

The performances are OK, considering what sort of movie we have here. Although I reckon some might have issues seeing the main actress in a "weak" role like that, especially after having seen "The Woman". It's not that she is not able to carry that role, it's just that the role itself is weak. Script-wise that is. Whatever the case, this is bog standard fare, you might even like it

This is a run of the mill type of home invasion type thriller. It isn't bad, just same ol stuff. The one thing that really caught my attention with this film was the lead actress. I'm not sure of her name but I know that she was in "The Woman." I thought that she did a fantastic job in that film. I'm not sure of which film came first but I like that she was able to show a great deal of versatility between these two roles.

The Blood Lands for the worst movie on any streaming service. What was the point of this? Who were the bad guys? Why? This movie has no point. Are we to believe the Scotts are still mad about a 400 year old war? Don't even waste your time watching the preview . I could go on and on about the utter nonsense of this movie but I've already wasted enough of my life on this garbage.

Due to the low ratings I didn't expect much from White Settlers but then I read a couple reviews and so I thought I'll give it a go because most of the time the low ratings for horror movies on IMDb are an absolute farce. I saw so many good movies that were rated below five stars that I don't believe anything anymore on here. And for this movie it's again completely underrated. The movie starts slow but once the creepy things happen you are in for an old school suspense thriller/horror. The actors might not be well known but they certainly did their job good. For a low budget movie it has certainly nothing to envy from big budget movies. I'm glad I didn't believe the ratings again here on IMDb because I truly enjoyed this movie. Certainly worth a watch if you like creepy masks and suspense.

Well , I thought I would give this film a chance as its a brit flick and I am British.

You can tell straight away that the locations are not in Scotland.

So anyway I waited and waited for the film to unfold and hope that some kind of story would unravel.

Instead I just lost 70 odd minutes of my life that I will never get back.

My advice is give this film a miss.

Im only writing more lines to finish the ten lines needed to post.

The film only deserves my review so maybe I can save others the time I wasted watching it.

Except for the ending this is pretty much a well-made by-the-book home invasion horror tale. It looked good and the performances sold it. I was annoyed early on by the main characters... they're just the sort of rich city folk who move out to the country because it's 'charming' and proceed to ruin everything for the locals. The husband in particular seems like a self-centered jerk. Then bad stuff starts happening to them... and, though I never really found myself caring what happens to them, I did find myself rooting for the woman to at least make a good show of defending herself against the anonymous threat.

The real clincher is going to be how viewers take the ending. It's what sets the movie apart, it's the most interesting element... but it's also likely to rub many 'horror fans' the wrong way. For me it made sense and lifted the entirety of the movie to a higher level than if it had just... gone where I thought it was going.

If you need to launder a lot of cash in a hurry one of the best ways to do it is to make a movie and that is the only sensible reason I can think of for this particular farce to have been brought to our screens. As soon as it starts you will know you have seen the same film with different characters hundreds of times before. There is no plot here that a 5 year old could not figure out in just a few minutes. It's a complete bore fest from start to finish....oh wait...there is no finish. The writers obviously figured why waste time on it. Best thing you can do is watch the first five minutes then scroll to the end. You will have missed absolutely nothing and saved yourself an hour and twenty minutes.

White Settlers or The Blood Lands (I personally think the second title is more appropriate) is really a case of too much, too soon.

The atmosphere of isolation and creepiness set up so beautifully early on in this film is extinguished prematurely. Its a case of too much, too soon, with restraint inexplicably giving way to what can best to described as "impatient", rather clumsy storytelling.

Its a shame too, as this title had considerable potential.The characterization is good, the overall premise is sound, the cinematography is excellent and the lead actors do a fine job. Five out of ten from me.

White Settlers is a cracking British horror/thriller. At under 80 minutes it's a tense set piece of a film that takes just enough time to set up the characters before ripping apart their idyllic world and plunging them (and you) into a night of terror. White Settlers has a simple plot and no pretensions to be anything more than a thrill ride and is all the more effective for that (though the ending is certainly thought provoking but no spoilers).

Pollyanna McIntosh gives an excellent performance in another physically demanding role and is well on the way to establishing herself as a star of the horror genre. If you haven't seen The Woman or Let Us Prey you should definitely add them to your Must Watch List.

White Settlers is beautifully lit and shot throughout so it's no wonder the film won the coveted Best Cinematography award at the prestigious Screamfest Horror festival in the US. Much of the film is set at night and it is gorgeously atmospheric.

White Settlers director Simeon Halligan heads the team behind Manchester's annual Grimmfest horror film festival and the eagle eyed will spot a hat tip to the festival during White Settlers. Both White Settlers and Halligan's first feature Splintered (also well worth a watch!) were made by Manchester-based Not A Number Productions. It's great to see the British horror scene so healthy, long may it continue.

White Settlers - definitely recommended for your next night of horror films :-)

This has got to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen, it is completely pointless and the ending is abysmal.

The whole context of the story makes absolutely no sense and there is no explanation of why any of it is happening.

If I could I would have given this movie 0 out of 10, nothing redeeming about it and I'd strong suggest stating away from this xenophobic nonsense.

Nothing and I mean nothing is good about this film. From start to finish this is bad just awful. The acting is atrocious, the action or fight scenes are less believable then wwf fighting. And to put the cherry on the crap pie. The ending makes absolutely no sense. They bought the house do the kidnappers think they're just gonna go oh well they don't want us there let's just abandon are 100k+ home and pretend we didn't buy it. And we'll never tell any police at all, within one day these capters would be arrested and put in prison easily. Do not waste your time.

nooooooooooooooooooo, waste of time, can not stress that enough, some reviews state it is good but i think they were by the writer, either that or we were not watching the same movie, it assumes too much, i found excitement in watching my coffee brew afterwards, apparently i need 10 lines to tell how bad it was,um? this sucks, the scrip for the movie was not even ten lines, i think they should have shot it with a poleroid to save on film, some things you can do with your time (and god forbid money) are roll in jam and sit on an ant hill, eat ground glass, visit the Alabama culture museum, burn your money, burn your TV, learn to play the piano, buy legos and step on them, cover your gentiles in bees, stick golf balls up your rectum, or just watch something else, the only 2 hours i wont waste the time to fight to get back, 1.5 for the movie and .5 to write this review

This had the makings of a brilliant film, unfortunately it is failed by a resolution that is no resolution at all. Mr and Mrs City Slick decide to relocate to a remote area of Scotland, well, she does. The property they buy has a history, and the viewer is led to believe there may be a supernatural connection. When it materialises, very soon, the menace turns out to be terrestrial in the extreme.

The countryside is not a quiet place, even if no one is around, and on their first night there alone, without electricity thanks to a mishap by her, she hears noises, first outside the house, which turns out to be a pig, then by what appears to be a noise from within. By this time he has had enough, being thoroughly exhausted after a day of heavy DIY, and more than a little nookie, but he goes to investigate, reluctantly, and does not return. Then we see another pig, one on two legs. Actually there are several of them, invaders wearing pig masks. What do they want? It isn't what they want so much, as what they have to offer, a night of sheer terror. Alas, as stated, there is no proper resolution, and the ending is very weak, though nowhere near as tragic as it could have been.

Yet another predictable, been done a thousand times, no story, no depth pile of rubbish. I am so sick of these films, like I say, been done a thousand times before already and soooooo much better. Utterly pointless film, you'll figure it out in the first five minutes and don't sit there hoping for any 'surprises' there aren't any. Ridiculous ending, actually, the film is just full of holes. I endured it to the end and it was then I decided to write this review, I want to save others from the pain!!!!!

Don't waste your time watching it, watching paint dry is more entertaining.

I attending the final showing of White Settlers at the Plaza Cinema in Liverpool last week. The movie was a great little indie movie. All the boxes ticked for me. Good acting, great location, tightly executed story. You can feel the heart and soul poured into this movie, from the tight direction from Simeon Halligan to the pounding sound design, which nearly blew me off my seat at times. White Settlers shows some quality acting on display here, starring the wonderful Pollyanna McIntosh, last seen in the Lucky Mckee's brutal indie horror flick, The Woman. All I can say about this movie, without telling you exactly what's in store, which is just boring in my eyes, is if you want a no nonsense, tense, fear inducing night at the flicks. This is a must see for all horror and thriller fans. Go see it now and show your appreciation for British indie horror.

It's a good watch, I get the annoyance of many of the Scottish reviewers, but at the end of the day it's a film, designed to shocj and entertain.

InitilalIits nice and jolly, it's fun, then comes the switch. It's that switch that kicks the film into life, and is ultimately the high point of the film. As the terror switch is flicked the film is tense, gripping and intensely watchable, it's very realistic. Sadly as it develops past that it loses its way a little, becoming a little pedestrian, which is a shame.

The acting is very good, the production values are strong. It's a good film, it just falls flat after a high peak.

The creepiness starts out almost right at the beginning but quickly devolves into your basic chase movie. The characters and masks are spooky enough but if you hang in until the end to find out what happens-don't. Nothing ends up making sense. It seems the end should be about the middle of the movie and have I just missed something? I had no idea the Scots hated the English so much. What they do just because they bought a house in the Scottish countryside puts hate higher on the list of English/Scottish relationships than I thought existed.At the end why are the people at the house? Who was the kid and is he like an "Omen" kid or what? Where does the couple end up? Do they go back? And on and on and on....What a waste and incredibly frustrating if you do get to the end.