The Keep

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" They were all drawn to the keep. The soldiers who brought death. The father and daughter fighting for life. The people who have always feared it. And the one man who knows its secret...the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil. The Keep is a 1983 horror film directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow, Alberta Watson and Ian McKellen. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The story is based on the F. Paul Wilson novel of the same name, originall"

Aprakadabra's Movie Diary - 2023 (191 movies items)

"Katsottu: 24.8.2023. "

Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (570 movies items)

"If it’s meant to contain an evil presence... Don’t let it out!"

A Complete Review of Michael Mann's work (12 movies items)

" Cast : Scott Glenn, Jürgen Prochnow, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McKellen What was it about? Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison. My two cents: This is another movie that I had been chasing for so many years. Well, I wish I could say it had been worth waiting for so long but, unfortunately, the damned thing turned out to be quite terrible, even borderline unwatchable. Of course, since this movie had a "

An average movie

“This is another movie that I had been chasing for so many years. Well, I wish I could say it had been worth waiting for so long but, unfortunately, the damned thing turned out to be quite terrible, even borderline unwatchable. Of course, since this movie had a really bad reputation, I can’t say I was really surprised though. Basically, imagine if Lovecraft was born 100 years later and wrote some horror story with some Nazis, add up a really esoteric soundtrack by Tangerine Dream and, surprisingly, it might actually seem appealing. However, Michael Mann had apparently no clue what the hell he was doing and it seems that he had actually regressed as a director after ‘Thief’ which had been a really promising directorial debut. Of course, you could argue that the movie had been butcher” read more

Movies Viewed in 2020 (354 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: February 20th Via: DVD Plot: Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison. Rating: 6.9/10"

Actors Who Played Nazi in Movies (48 movies items)

" Gabriel Byrne as Kaempffer"

“Notoriously parred down in length due to studio interference and infamously plagued with production troubles, Michael Mann's only foray into horror remains an amazing, phantasmagoric, and strikingly unique blend of period piece, horror, and fantasy. Allegorical elements mirroring the battle between good an evil as portrayed in Christian mythology, a disorienting feeling reminiscent of 80's era Italian horror, and a smashing soundtrack by Tangerine Dream all serve to create a thick, palpable atmosphere that sucks you in even further. And though some of the cuts are abrupt and storylines visibly stunted, they end up contributing to the vague and mysterious air of the whole affair and alleviate what would normally destroy any other film.

The story centers around a Nazi occupied Carp” read more

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1982-1983 (32 movies items)

" Directed by: Michael Mann Produced by: Gene Kirkwood and Howard Koch, Jr. Written by: Michael Mann Based on the novel by: F. Paul Wilson Cinematography: Alex Thomson Edited by: Dov Hoenig and Chris Kelley Music by: Tangerine Dream Distributed by: Paramount Pictures"

BAMF's October 2017 Horrorthon!! (64 movies items)

" Familiar Actors: Scott Glenn Jürgen Prochnow Gabriel Byrne Ian McKellen William Morgan Sheppard Michael Carter and Bruce Payne True Rating: 5.6/10 Body Count- 22+ (A lot of bodies are seen and hard to make out quite how many)"

Favorite Horror Films: 1983 (16 movies items)

" Directed by: Michael Mann Produced by: Gene Kirkwood and Howard Koch, Jr. Written by: Michael Mann Based on the novel by: F. Paul Wilson Cinematography: Alex Thomson Edited by: Dov Hoenig and Chris Kelley Music by: Tangerine Dream Distributed by: Paramount Pictures"