** out of **** I really hate movies that make you feel as if you're only watching half-and-half of one. "The Abandoned", a 2006 horror offering from Spain, is one such movie that feels half good and half bad, and all-together, half-finished. It's not a bad horror movie, and it's not impossible to live through as an experience, but given the praise it has gotten from some horror fans, I expected something better. Love and dedication went … more
THE ABANDONED This film is the one that was the last released from the first group of The After Dark Horrorfest, in fact this one had a limited theatrical release. Yes indeed this is from the first set that is at about three sets now, so I am sure you remember this one. When the first set was released there was a lot of hype behind these 8 Films to Die For, this one in particular. So how did this one fair in the series, well this may be the best … more
Things aren't perfect though like some times the film seems a little less interesting if that is believable because this is actually good. Still the twists that this film takes while not hard to figure out really for the most part will keep you interested.