Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.
- Awards
- 9 wins & 8 nominations
Eliza Elkington
- Child in Classroom
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaShaun Dooley, who played Jon in this movie, has some experience with disruptive teens. He starred as Greg, an ASBO in the British Channel 4 drama Episode #3.8 (2011)
- GoofsWhen Bonnie the Rottweiler sneezes over Jenny (during the beach scene), Brett the animal's owner, shouts "come here girl". Either he's thicker than thick or the Rottweiler has an identity crisis because it is clearly a boy dog.
- Alternate versionsIn order to get the "Not under 18" rating from the FSK, the German video releases were cut approx. by 2 minutes. An uncut version was later made available in Germany with SPIO/JK approval. Only in 2022 was the uncut version granted a "Not under 18" rating following its deletion from the SPIO/JK index list.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Christmas Special: While She Was Out (2010)
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The true horrors of the UK: teenagers.
Eden Lake (2008) follows a couple who's romantic getaway is ruined by a gang of blood-thirsty youths. This movie is a very tense and horrifying thriller with some good acting. It is highly engaging although it follows a fairly basic structure and feels a bit safe at times.
The film really doesn't have many notable shots and the cinematography is quite lacklustre. There's no outstanding colour schemes and the camerawork is basic too. The lighting is ok, however it could've been improved as there are some scenes where I couldn't see what was happening.
The sound design is quite good, it's very subtle and manages to be fairly effective. The score itself really adds to the tension and builds up a thrilling atmosphere.
The film introduces us to our two lead characters well, they don't have much on-screen chemistry but this isn't a major issue. I cannot praise all the young actors who played the villains enough, they are genuinely horrifying and I despised their characters, this shows how brilliantly they did in their roles!
This movie is surprisingly disturbing, and packed full of very hard to watch scenes. I think the main thing that makes Eden Lake (2008) so terrifying is that it feels brutally realistic, and things like this genuinely do happen in the UK often!
Lastly, the film is consistently engaging and gripping to watch, building up the tension perfectly to a harrowing and shocking climax. It's fast paced and has a pretty basic structure, but pulls it off well.
The film really doesn't have many notable shots and the cinematography is quite lacklustre. There's no outstanding colour schemes and the camerawork is basic too. The lighting is ok, however it could've been improved as there are some scenes where I couldn't see what was happening.
The sound design is quite good, it's very subtle and manages to be fairly effective. The score itself really adds to the tension and builds up a thrilling atmosphere.
The film introduces us to our two lead characters well, they don't have much on-screen chemistry but this isn't a major issue. I cannot praise all the young actors who played the villains enough, they are genuinely horrifying and I despised their characters, this shows how brilliantly they did in their roles!
This movie is surprisingly disturbing, and packed full of very hard to watch scenes. I think the main thing that makes Eden Lake (2008) so terrifying is that it feels brutally realistic, and things like this genuinely do happen in the UK often!
Lastly, the film is consistently engaging and gripping to watch, building up the tension perfectly to a harrowing and shocking climax. It's fast paced and has a pretty basic structure, but pulls it off well.
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- Also known as
- Little Terrors
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- Gross US & Canada
- $7,321
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,824
- Nov 2, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $3,984,669
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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