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The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
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Wikipedia article
'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' is a 2009 fantasy horror film directed by the Italo-American film maker Gabriel Bologna.[http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14316 Trailer: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond] It stars Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, and James Duval.[http://www.horrorbid.com/blog/blog1.php/2010/03/01/the-black-waters-of-echo-s-pond-gets-a-l 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets a Limited Theatrical Release]
Plot
A groups of friends vacation in a plush mansion, where they find a mysterious board game which draws out the nastiest qualities in all of its players.
Cast
Production
The film was shot in the United States in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Malibou Lake, Agoura, Topanga Canyon, California and finally in Turkey.[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19647 Theatrical Trailer for 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond'] On 20 March 2010, Parallel Media released the official six-minute theatrical TV advertisement.[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36628/tv-spots-and-epk-the-black-waters-echos-pond TV Spots and EPK: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond] The film is based on a screenplay by Sean Clark (the author of 'Bloody Disgusting'), Michael Berenson and the director himself.[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19356 Theatrical One Sheet for 'Black Waters of Echo's Pond'] In the lead roles, Bologna cast Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, James Duval,[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36174/the-black-waters-echos-pond-roll-a-limited-theatrical-release The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Roll into a Limited Theatrical Release] Nick Mennell, Electra and Elise Avellan.[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19298 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets Limited Release, New Trailer!]
Release
It was premiered on October 11, 2009, as part of the Freak Show Horror Film Festival at the yearly Spooky Empire horror convention.[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36248/new-one-sheet-the-black-waters-echos-pond-theatrical-screening-info New One-Sheet: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond / Theatrical Screening Info] and the limited theatrical release was on April 9, 2010.[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36694/full-theatrical-trailer-the-black-waters-echos-pond Full Theatrical Trailer - The Black Waters of Echo's Pond]
Reception
On 'Rotten Tomatoes', the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on , with a weighted average rating of 3.5/10. On 'Metacritic', which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Marc Savlov from the 'Austin Chronicle' awarded the film three out of a possible five stars, writing, "Far better (and, freakishly, more subtle) at recalling the tone and spirit of Eighties teen moviegoing than the faux-dopey slapstick of Hot Tub Time Machine, Bologna's homage to exsanguinations past is a bloody good updating of past arterial spurters." Dennis Harvey from 'Variety' gave the film a negative review, writing, "Silly, scareless 'The Black Waters of Echos Pond' finds yet another group of disposable youths unleashing yet another ancient evil something or other, to their inevitable detriment. Though this generic horror meller would be most at home debuting on Syfy perhaps double-billed with 'Pinata: Survival Island'".
Soundtrack
The score was composed by the Italo-American jazz-soloist and film composer Harry Manfredini.[http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2010/03/black-waters-of-echos-pond-sound.html The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Sounds Strangely Familiar]
References
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