Lady of the Lake (1998) User Reviews

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[Maciste_Brother · 1/10 · 27 August 2003]

I wanted to like LADY OF THE LAKE but, boy, the movie never gave me a chance from the get go. It's awful from beginning to end. Everything about it feels amateurish: acting, script, direction, etc. The whole thing is inexplicably awful: the dream sequences with the fire made me gag; the execution of the whole concept of hauntings and people going into mirrors, etc. The worst part were the flashback scenes. Now when and where exactly were those flashback supposed to take place? They tried to make it look like medieval England (on the cheap) but the story, or the lake to be more precise, is in Canada. Huh?!?!

I regretted watching this.

Horrible, horrible, & oh yes, did I mention, its horrible!!

[hammer_pants · 16 August 2000]

This has to be one of the worst movies that has ever been made in the history of film, even worse than "Motel Hell". The acting is horrible, the dialogue is horrible, and the special effects are horrible (actually, the cheesiness of the special effects is the only good thing about this movie.) Do not rent this movie, do not watch it on PPV, wait for it to come on regular cable some late, late Saturday night when your having trouble sleeping. I guarantee you that this movie will knock you into that deep sleep that you will be wishing for while watching it. Oh yes, and please pray that there aren't sequels to this movie, cause if there is, you'll know that it's the end of the world.

I was lucky it was free

[sprydle · 2/10 · 12 October 2005]

This movie's only saving grace is at least you get to see a hot redhead naked and the excessive way beyond the call of duty overacting by Christopher Piggins is actually comical even when he's being serious.

The plot is very simplistic as it borrows from Ghost Story (a much better film) with a Rennissance fair made real to boot.The script is just well plain and boring.

The special effects show off the budget. If not for the nudity you might see this on MST3K or as a Sci-Fi channel late night movie .I was lucky in a sense because i worked as an assistant manager in a video rental store when this came out and got to see this for free but somehow i still feel like i paid.

A Surprisingly Not-Garbage Film

[Prospero2000US · 6/10 · 12 March 2002]

Rented on a whim.

Expected very low budget, bad, but hopefully amusing horror film.

Got very low budget fantasy film, with an unusual and interesting plot, a few surprising performances, an extremely nice looking lead actress, and some underwater shots that will stick in my mind for a long time.

The lead villain has a classic sneer. He could make a career out of that sneer.

A catchy main theme song as well.

The film has some continuity problems, but after seeing the "making of" on the DVD (which is a lot of fun to watch by the way) I totally understand.

I do wish they had not edited in some gore effects into the movie after all the shooting was done. Fortunately though, the most blatant cases of that seem to be at the very beginning and end of the movie - so they don't interrupt the story and general low-key feel of the film constantly.

The plot is so interesting, that I assume it was taken from an actual legend somewhere in Canada. If the film-maker came up with it on his own, he needs to be doing something besides slasher films.

Pretty cool.

magic...

[Rakhir · 10/10 · 28 November 1998]

The director of this movie spent 10 years trying to bring this project to life. His mission was a success. For all the people that enjoy fantasy this is the movie to see. It is as close to a film version of a true fairy tale as you can get.

Chapeau...

Good movie although the end is a little predictable

[fourway · 7/10 · 17 October 1999]

Good movie. You're very curious in the beginning about what's going on. The end is a bit predictable and I got confused because of the quick change of scenery and the special effects could have been better, but it was a nice movie to see.

Cheesy but entertaining

[idontneedhave · 6/10 · 19 May 2017]

I remember this movie from when I was younger and have actively sought it out. I only recently managed to get ahold of it again. It has a rather unique and memorable storyline that is a good mixture of romance, fantasy and horror. It has some lovely aesthetics and some unsavory ones. All in all though it still held my attention and I loved it just as much now as I did then. Its definitely a take it or leave it kind of film though. You'll either love it or hate it and it is rather low budget so you aren't going to get anything spectacular in that department.

GREAT MOVIE

[marcicw · 10/10 · 8 July 2003]

This is a great movie. I didn't know what to expect when I first rented it but, I was not disappointed! More suspense & drama than horror to me but, it was a great movie that kept your attention. Of course a beautiful staying naked will always keep my attention. But, it was seriously a good movie!

Another good film from Fangoria. Good, not great.

[Movieman-157 · 30 October 1999]

A good film with quite a bit of pointless sex in the first half, and not enough action. The end, however, picks up with some blood, including a decapitation, a sword through the eye, etc. The effects are good considering someone probably paid for them with a credit card (and the limit on the card seemed to be $20). Available pretty much only at Blockbuster. Be sure to also check out Fangoria's other film release, I, ZOMBIE.

Better than "Blair Witch Project"

[=DS= · 6/10 · 10 March 2000]

I may be not too objective in my comments about this movie since I know the Director personally, but I can assure you that I've seen lots of much more expensive productions with no plot or acting at all, and (compare to them) "Lady" is a really interesting horror with excellent soundtrack, where action really flows smooth for most of the time. If it only would have so much hype created on the net as that dumbest-quasihorror-ever had (you know what title I mean)...