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Fear(s) of the Dark (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 53
Fresh: 39
Rotten:14
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Consensus: This French animated horror portmanteau is monochrome and minimalist, visually stunning, but light on scares.
Theatrical Release: Oct 22, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: As a storyteller, H.P. Lovecraft might have felt a tad shortchanged by this film's relative lack of tentacled beasts. As a literary critic, he would've delighted in the superficially stark, effectively visceral topography of FEAR(S) OF... [More]
Reviews for Fear(s) of the Dark
Top Critic All except di Sciullo's are beautifully drawn, in a variety of distinct styles.
11/12/08
Although this is a commendable study in the future of animation it is not accessible enough to be entertaining. Undoubtedly better films are yet to come from this group.
11/10/08
Rarely goosebump-inducing and often rather dull...but you'll become entranced by the animation.
11/02/08
Maybe different things scare the French. But I'll give them this: Prattling monologues can be unsettling.
10/31/08
Fear(s) of the Dark is a feast for the eyes, even if it doesn't always get the pulse racing.
10/31/08
Top Critic This may not be everyone's idea of either scary or great animation, but it is a generally successful attempt to marry the two forms in a unique way.
10/31/08
Top Critic Like most anthologies, has its highs and lows, but is still original and inventive enough to recommend to horror fans looking for something different - a movie that's actually trying to be scary.
10/31/08
If its French origins seem too art-house for such a ghoulish season, think about the last time an American monster movie provided anything more than business as usual.
10/30/08
Top Critic Despite the title and the ads, this is not really a horror movie but more of a demonstration of the skills of the animators. The segments are like calling cards. Younger horror movie fans will not much identify with it.
10/30/08
Top Critic The fear described here is not visceral or familiar, but it is incisive. What if civilization is inexplicable?
10/27/08
Even though the film deserves props and is quite an achievement, it fails on the most important level - entertainment value. I understand most artists create the work for themselves, but when you're making a movie you have to have the audience in mind.
10/27/08
There isn't a dud in the 10 shorts, although some are more dud-ish than others.
10/24/08
Top Critic An arresting array of chilling images worthwhile for the scary visual effects alone.
10/24/08
It's probably not the most frightening film of the year, but that's because its monsters hit you in the head rather than the heart.
10/24/08
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October 24, 2008:
French animated feature explores everyday phobias. 
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October 19, 2008:
Most chilling is the voiceover by Guillaume Depardieu, who in a real life horror that casts a shadow of its own over this production, just died suddenly and tragically. He's a withdrawn young student, the plaything of a pet insect reborn as a horny coed.
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October 19, 2008:
Most chilling is the voiceover by Guillaume Depardieu, who in a real life horror that casts a shadow of its own over this production, just died suddenly and tragically. He's a withdrawn young student, the plaything of a pet insect reborn as a horny coed.
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October 03, 2008:
UK Critics Consensus: How To Lose Friends & Alienate People Does Just That; Whilst Brideshead Revisited Is Resisted
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