Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!
ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
GL84 Journeying to a secluded house, a group of friends head into the desert as part of a sorority initiation activity but awaken the murderous spirit of an ancestor that is seeking out a way of revenge against her treatment and tries to stop their rampage before they're all killed off.On the whole this one wasn't that bad at all. One of it's better features here is the film's rather nice and enjoyable plot as once it gets going, it has a ton of good stuff to it. This one starts off rather nicely here with the group heading out into the desert and arriving at the house which features the start of the action as those early haunting scenes with the ghost appearing along the highway being quite creepy leading into the scenes of them around the house. As this leads nicely into exploring the house as well as their initiation tactics there's quite some fun times here which leads nicely into the later half which has some fantastic scenes here when the ghost really starts getting involved in the action with some solid stalking and haunting scenes. The first time it appears in the bedroom is quite a nice stalking scene, the surprise attack on the one friend in the middle of the basement and the big surprise ambush on them at the house which is where this one becomes really enjoyable with the build-up to the creature coming out of the darkness even though they don't realize the ghost is the cause and the fun chaos that results from the discovery of the bodies and the race to get out which is all classic slasher film fun. Filled with some fun supernatural-themed action to come from the big battle at the end and some great work tying in the legend of the ghost's ancestors to the whole revenge plot involved here, that becomes quite enjoyable as well detailing all the nice action to come from this part of the film. Along with the nice gore effects and plentiful nudity there's some fun to be had here, though it does have some some minor issues with it. The biggest one is that the film is still highly watchable but is rather uneven in the pacing as in order to deal with such a flimsy plot, more time than what is usually the case is spent on the setup of the group at the house and how they're interacting with each other, so this one has a long time without a whole lot of ghostly dealings. Despite how much fun they are watching the group there, this one is quite uneven in how it details it's ghostly actions with so much of it occurring in the last half that there's a rather uneven split here and it can feel quite plodding at times. As well, some of that here is due to the obvious stunt- casting of the ranch-hand with them who has no business being there, offers nothing during the film and serves no purpose other than to get the name into the credits so taking his time out would've probably made the film run along a little faster. Overall there's some good stuff here, but it does take awhile to get there.Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence and Full Nudity.
suite92 The protagonists are in their late teens or early twenties and in some college somewhere in New Mexico, USA. The characters are Rene, who seems to have a lot of bad dreams; Zane (Rene's cousin), who's looking for a lost fortune from his family's history; Phil, the nerd who's helping Zane; Danny, who's cool for some unseen reason; Julie (dressed as cow) and Laura (dressed as dog), two sorority pledges who try to make Rene happy.The six of them head out to the desert to find the 'treasure.' In parallel, Lester has been digging for gold out in the sticks, and seems to find some early on.Zane starts seeing things. He does a panic stop at freeway speed to avoid running over someone; no one else sees anything. Oi. The group meets Lester, who is the caretaker for Zane's family's deserted house. There is friction there from the beginning.Rene makes Phil tell the rest of the group about Zane's request for research on the family history. This is a bit troubled, but also seems a bit hard to have documented. The common great grandfather of Rene and Zane had two wives. When Phil goes outside for a better signal, someone kills him.The group gets into a discussion of ancient totems and symbols. They find pictures of the great-grandfather's two wives; both of them wore the necklace which Rene currently wears. Laura has the symbol on the necklace tattooed on the back of her neck.Rene sends Laura (dressed in boots) to bring back something from Lester's trailer. She gets there, selects a stuffed rabbit, and returns. Julie (dressed in jeans, poor choice; her feet suffer) makes the run to Lester's next. Zane carries Julie back after the ankle injury.Still, no one checks on Phil, who is dead, but propped up in the car. After so many hours one might think they would notice something.Looks like an elimination derby. How many of the remaining five will survive? Do Rene and Zane figure out the knot in their ancestors' history in time for it to do anyone any good? -----Scores------Cinematography: 10/10 Well done, no complaints.Sound: 5/10 Leveling problems, conversation versus 'music.' The music during the credits was really hideous.Acting: 4/10 Germaine Scott Grimes, Steve Sandvoss: useless. Lindsey Scott, Leah Rachel, Erin Reese: not that good. Terence Jay: almost OK. Tobin Bell: rather good in an extended cameo.Screenplay: 2/10 The central threat, the motivation for the revenge, and the ending did not make a lick of sense. What was the point of the Danny character, except to supply drugs? What was the point of the Phil character, except to slam people with computer skills? What was the point of the Julie character except her pneumatic figure? The characters Rene, Zane, and Laura were not interesting enough to make up for the general lack of story.
TdSmth5 5 college kids go to a country house belonging to the relatives of some of them. There's the nerd, 2 cousins Zane and Rene, Rene's boyfriend and 2 sorority pledges who for the weekend have to obey whatever the Rene says. Zane though has found out that there might be gold on the property which would come in handy since he's a good-for-nothing on academic probation.They party on the way there in a spectacular Cadillac. But Zane starts having visions of some lady that looks like a witch. Once they get there, the caretaker is the obligatory creepy guy. Soon the nerd is killed brutally. The witch seeks other victims but is allergic to Indian talismans which one of the pledges has tattooed on her.The kids find a box that tells them the family secrets. Some forefather married an Indian girl but buried her alive to marry a second lady. Rene inherited the talisman from her Indian ancestor who's come back to seek revenge. As the kids fool around more of them start dying until Zane and Rene confront the ghost.Buried Alive is a high quality B horror movie- small cast, few locations, CGI gore effects. But it's a great looking movie, has a very likable and attractive cast, and a decent story. Lindsey Scott is particularly lovely. The relationships among the teenagers is well portrayed and the dialog is natural. No bickering teens screaming at each other for hours, thankfully. These are normal kids, not wanna-be actors in a reality show casting. Sure, the story could have used a bit more of an edge, it could have been scarier, and the CGI gore could have been replaced by real effects. Still, I enjoyed this movie a great deal. When you think B horror movie, this is the kind of movie you want to see- with pretty girls, some nudity, gory death scenes. The ending is not what you expect in horror movies or movies in general, it's surprising and courageous, but the final scene is a bit too sudden and gives the movie an unfinished note. I'm surprised the director and writer aren't doing more work. They are good at what they do and together make a good team.
Michael O'Keefe BURIED ALIVE is directed by Robert Kurtzman and went straight-to-DVD and exclusively to your local Blockbuster store. No doubt a copy ended in a bargain bin when Blockbuster went belly-up and dismantled a lot of their stores. The troubled Zane(Terence Jay)has flunked out of school and is so down took himself off of his meds. Cousin Rene(Leah Rachel)is wanting to extend a sorority hazing by accepting Zane's offer of taking a road trip to an abandoned family home complete with old gold mine. Rene's boyfriend Danny(Steve Sandvoss)is ed by two sorority girls(Erin Reese and Lindsey Scott)and a nerdy friend(Germaine De Leon)of Zane's as the group heads out to be frightened and violated and more. Adding to the atmosphere is the grounds keeper Lester(Tobin Bell), a bit quirky and a true touch of scary. There is the rumor of a an ancient curse being guarded and carried out by a vengeful spirit. Some gruesome images as well as some nudity. Wonder why it went straight to video?
