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2002

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In the chaos of the Great War a small group of British soldiers get lost in a fog on the battlefields of Europe, before coming across a network of German trenches. With one German soldier prisoner and the rest dead they decide to secure the trenches in case they've crossed enemy lines. But something far more terrifying than the .. Read more

Starring	Jamie Bell, Hugo Speer, Matthew Rhys, Andy Serkis
Director	Michael J. Bassett
Genres	Thriller

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- The haunted house structure - unseen forces and trapped folk picked off in baroque ways - is transposed to a trench on... read more on Time Out
- 45703
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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- - 9
  - 0
  Evil presence in WW1 trench
  
  Soldiers in the Great War get lost in mustard gas and find themselves in a German trench. They display aggressive behaviour and it's not clear whether it&#... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Teri Ward
  - Porthcawl, South Wales
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 20:43
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- - 0
  - 0
  Deathly stupid
  
  What a load of utter drivel and tripe this was! Please don't watch this rubbish...oh dear, how on earth could some good actors debase themselves by being in... read more »
  
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- - Rosster
  - 39 reviews
  - Airdrie
  - 26 Nov 2011 at 09:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Its just not very good
  
  Im afraid to say, this film just isnt very good. It should be, its got a decent plot and some decent (ish) actors, but its just slow and ponderous and you wait ... read more »
  
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- 948596
- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 22 Dec 2010 at 21:59
- - 1
  - 0
  A bit silly but scary in places
  
  Film started off quite eery and spooky but then got silly and by the end I didn't really care who died and who survived.
  
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- 947225
- - a customer
  - Reading
  - 16 Dec 2010 at 10:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Propoganda
  
  Enjoyed it as a tale.. though was left a little confused .as other says reminds you of dog soldiers, but more gritty and much slower and less comedy, a bit ... read more »
  
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- 837508
- - Milarky
  - 6 reviews
  - Heywood
  - 06 Dec 2009 at 08:00
- - 0
  - 0
  No trench foot here!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I saw this film when it first came out on DVD and it's always stuck with me, so I thought I'd rent it and re-watch it.
  
  I remember it being a ... read more »
  
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- 831322
- - Sherelle
  - 33 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 15 Nov 2009 at 15:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Not bad
  
  When first put film on, I thought we had seen it before but no. Then you understand that it follows the same plot as many other horror films. Acting is average ... read more »
  
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- 647731
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  - Weymouth
  - 22 Oct 2008 at 11:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  This film is absolutely fantastic. It's set during the 1st world war and really captures the atmosphere with the added twist of a horror theme mixed in for ... read more »
  
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- 595205
- - a customer
  - bedfordshire, england
  - 09 Jul 2008 at 13:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Bog standard
  
  Pretty standard war horror, much in the ilk of Michael Mann's The Keep. Watchable but little more.
  
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- 587639
- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 24 Jun 2008 at 23:46
- - 0
  - 0
  A Reasonable Horror Film
  
  Hmm this was a interesting film which we managed to catch on TV not so long ago. The acting was quite good although I felt Andy Serkis was a little over the top... read more »
  
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- 471827
- - Crookshanks
  - 318 reviews
  - Newport, Shropshire
  - 04 Sep 2007 at 12:05
- - 0
  - 0
  People who say its rubbish didn't understand it.
  
  I think everyone who says this is rubbish didn't understand it. Try watching it again maybe it will dawn on you what the films about. Try putting some new ... read more »
  
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- - Whyme
  - 2 reviews
  - Pudsey
  - 10 Apr 2007 at 21:56
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- - 9
  - 0
  Evil presence in WW1 trench
  
  Soldiers in the Great War get lost in mustard gas and find themselves in a German trench. They display aggressive behaviour and it's not clear whether it&#... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 163895
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Teri Ward
  - Porthcawl, South Wales
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 20:43
- - 5
  - 3
  An empty box
  
  You've probably seen the tags, "best British horror film" etc etc, and after the rave reviews and previous brit horror Dog Soldiers I had some ... read more »
  
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- - JJBlue
  - Vale of Glamorgan
  - 14 Oct 2003 at 18:37
- - 3
  - 0
  Could have been better
  
  Set in WW1, a group of Brit soldiers go over the top (no pun intended..), somehow survive, end up lost and discover a trench system apparently held by Germans. ... read more »
  
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- 10969
- - a customer
  - hampshire, england
  - 16 Jul 2004 at 16:01
- - 3
  - 0
  Must see
  
  Absolutely fantastic. I’ve never had this kind of feeling before. Anyone who likes horror / thriller must see it. Suspense from beginning to the end
  
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- 298564
- - litalio
  - uk
  - 28 Jan 2004 at 18:28
- - 3
  - 1
  Nasty stuff, but fright free
  
  Pretty grim and unnerving war horror flick, unfortunately though, its also shock free. Much better than the very dull Bunker though.
  
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- - Rich666rd
  - Bristol
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 12:22
- - 3
  - 1
  nice nurvey, brit horror.
  
  WW1 lost platoon discovers german trench and a horror worse than the war.
  
  Not a bad Brit flick opening sequence shows the horror of WW1 and the ... read more »
  
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- - Graham Williams
  - Merseyside
  - 31 Aug 2004 at 15:37
- - 3
  - 1
  An interesting premise...
  
  An interesting premise, a horror based in the mud-ridden trenches of World War One. The film revolves around a group of British soldiers who come across and ... read more »
  
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- 30218
- - amit#2
  - BRISTOL
  - 12 Mar 2004 at 02:49
- - 3
  - 1
  Great
  
  Scary movie. Very real. One to watch, say no more, nudge, nudge wink wink...
  
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- 124365
- - Stephen Hannon
  - Huddersfield
  - 17 Jul 2005 at 05:02
- - 2
  - 0
  This film suffers from...
  
  This film suffers from one major flaw and that is that the genuine horror of being at war and living in a trench is far more frightening than any ghosts or ... read more »
  
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- - HD
  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 08 Apr 2004 at 07:49
- - 2
  - 1
  Passable but Not Star Making....
  
  Jamie Bell leads an ensemble cast in a reasonable British Horror/Thriller that never quite escapes its simple settings.
  
  The cast all throw themselves... read more »
  
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- 294864
- - 247365
  - Herts
  - 10 Nov 2003 at 14:02

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Critics' reviews
- The haunted house structure - unseen forces and trapped folk picked off in baroque ways - is transposed to a trench on... read more on Time Out
- 45703
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- Atmospheric low-budget horror that gets bogged down in its muddy location and fails to develop satisfactorily.
- 32408
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  In the chaos of the Great War a small group of British soldiers get lost in a fog on the battlefields of Europe, before coming across a network of German trenches. With one German soldier prisoner and the rest dead they decide to secure the trenches in case they've crossed enemy lines. But ...