Review of Gonger - Das Böse vergisst nie

"Gonger" or "Gonger - Das Böse vergisst nie" is a German horror film from 2008, so this one will have its 10th anniversary next year. It was directed by Christian Theede and he is also one of the writers who worked on this one. These 1.5 hours are perhaps the most known stuff from him and only those who saw his fairy tale films may disagree. The cast does not include any big names really, but German film buffs may have come across Ströbel, Zillmann, Glowna, Schroedter or Cortez already. And Die Ärzte singer Bela B. is on board too. Well German horror... what can you say, it is a genre where my country has tried many times and failed in over 90% of the attempts probably. This is just another example as this was honestly never a good watch. I guess it also wasn't a failure, but it comes relatively close. The thriller moments were sometimes fine in my opinion. And the non-supernatural explanation near the end with the revelation of the bad guy was tolerable too. But every time the film really focused on the Gonger, it was a bit of a mess as the concept and execution were never scary or realistic enough. And that comes from somebody who likes hidden danger horror films usually more than the gory stuff, so go figure. Another problem is that this is one of the movies that take itself seriously from start to finish without ever having the right to and that makes it pretty painful to watch as there are moments that just feel impossible to be taken seriously. This small screen production gets a thumbs-down from me and I think everybody who decided after this mess to not return for the sequel (including Theede) made the right decision. Don't watch.