When the Lights Went Out
- 2012
- 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
5.4K
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Poltergeists attack a family in Yorkshire during the 1974 nationwide blackouts.Poltergeists attack a family in Yorkshire during the 1974 nationwide blackouts.Poltergeists attack a family in Yorkshire during the 1974 nationwide blackouts.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Karl Haynes
- Ron
- (as Karl Hayes)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThe name of the family in the film is the Maynards. The family the 'true' story is loosely based upon were called the Pritchards.
- GoofsIn the opening scene when the men are unloading the vehicle, in the background you can clearly see one house has a satellite dish and later on another house is seen in the background with a UPVC extension, both not available at the time the film was set
- ConnectionsVersion of Most Haunted: 30 East Drive - Part 1 (2015)
- SoundtracksGirls It Aint Easy
Written by Dunbar & Wayne
Published by Universal / MCA Music Ltd
Performed by Tracey Gee
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Good film (nothing new though)
Okay, take Poltergeist and The Exorcist then move them to seventies Yorkshire and you basically have When the Lights Went Out. It's supposedly based on a true story (but aren't they always?) about a family who encounter a particularly nasty spook in their house.
This is a film where I can find many positives and only one negative. The good things are the setting (if you ignore the occasional Sky Digital dish in the background). They do a good job of portraying seventies England. The actors are also all believable. The film centres quite a bit on two young girls. Kids in films (and especially horror films) tend to be either highly annoying, or just totally unlikeable. However, I found these two girls quite endearing and hopefully they will have a long acting career ahead of them. Also, it's quite creepy. The scares are sometimes predictable, but they're there nonetheless.
About the only thing that's negative is that - as far as story-telling goes - is that there's nothing new here. Hollywood has been churning out these sorts of films for years and all you have here is a British (period) version of one of those types.
If you're in the mood for an easy-going British horror flick, definitely give this one a go. Just don't expect anything revolutionary.
This is a film where I can find many positives and only one negative. The good things are the setting (if you ignore the occasional Sky Digital dish in the background). They do a good job of portraying seventies England. The actors are also all believable. The film centres quite a bit on two young girls. Kids in films (and especially horror films) tend to be either highly annoying, or just totally unlikeable. However, I found these two girls quite endearing and hopefully they will have a long acting career ahead of them. Also, it's quite creepy. The scares are sometimes predictable, but they're there nonetheless.
About the only thing that's negative is that - as far as story-telling goes - is that there's nothing new here. Hollywood has been churning out these sorts of films for years and all you have here is a British (period) version of one of those types.
If you're in the mood for an easy-going British horror flick, definitely give this one a go. Just don't expect anything revolutionary.
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- Khi Ánh Đèn Vụt Tắt
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- $1,181,929
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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