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Blu-ray Review: ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Fails to Transcend Offensive Premise
25 October 2012 6:49 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – There’s something very wrong with Bradley Parker’s “Chernobyl Dairies,” and the problem is right there in its title. The very notion of setting a knee-jerk horror film at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is so offensive that it’s bound to halt many moviegoers from judging the picture on its own terms. It’s the cinematic equivalent of an obscenely tasteless haunted house.
After directing the best found footage thriller since 1999’s “Blair Witch Project,” producer Oren Peli has floundered in the years following his spectacular success with 2007’s “Paranormal Activity.” It’s hard to see what Peli found appealing about the derivative subject matter in “Chernobyl Diaries,” causing him to serve as both a co-producer and co-writer. The film is no different from the vast majority of generic horror trash available on FearNet, where Parker’s picture is undoubtedly destined to become available.
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Chernobyl Diaries - Blu-ray Review
25 October 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Not exactly covering any new ground and reeking of other films, Chernobyl Diaries is a film about a creepy Russian city near the infamous meltdown. It is not exactly irradiating and certainly no surprises. Chris (Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Taylor Dudley), and their mutual friend Amanda (Devin Kelley), are traveling across Europe. They stop in Kiev to visit Chris's brother, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), before heading on to Moscow. Paul suggests that they go on an extreme tour with Uri (Dimitri Diatchenko) and his other customers Zoe (Ingrid Bolso Berdal) and Australian Michael (Nathan Phillips) to the abandoned village of Prypiat, a town near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown that was evacuated overnight. They discover »
- Jeff Swindoll
Blu-ray Review: Chernobyl Diaries
17 October 2012 2:01 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Devin Kelley | Written by Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke | Directed by Bradley Parker
Being a big fan of Paranormal Activity and having an interest in nuclear disasters, I was rather looking forward to Chernobyl Diaries, which is written and produced by Oren Peli, the man behind the horror franchise (for the record, I have yet to subject myself to the far less warmly received sequels). Chernobyl Diaries follows a group of twenty-somethings who, in the name of ‘extreme tourism’, sign up for a guided tour of Prypiat, the city which was home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and their families, which was abandoned in 1986 after the disaster. Unluckily, the group’s tour bus is damaged, leaving them stuck in the deserted city whereupon they are attacked by unknown entities. »
- Jack Kirby
Chernobyl Diaries DVD Review
12 October 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: Bradley Parker
Starring: Olivia Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sardowski, Devin Kelley, Dimitri Diatchenko, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Nathan Phillips
Running Time: 85 minutes
Certificate: 15
Extras: Alternate Ending, Deleted Scenes, Trailer, Uri’s Extreme Tours Promotional Video, Chernobyl’s Conspiracy Viral Video
If Hollywood chooses to take a human disaster – like Chernobyl – and use it as a setting, and spectacle for horror is it disrespectful? Bradley Parker’s directorial debut Chernobyl Diaries asks this question and very little else during its 85 minute running time.
Three friends: Amanda (Kelley), Natalie (Dudley), and Natalie’s boyfriend Chris (McCartney) are travelling the world. Handheld camera footage shows us what a great time they are having until we land in Kiev meeting Chris’ brother Paul (Sadowski) who has a treat for them, a trip to Pripyat the nearest town to Chernobyl. Of course the tour is unauthorised but Uri (Diatchenko) is a nice guy, so »
- Sam Carey
Searching the Rubble of the Chernobyl Diaries for More Special Features: A Blu-Ray Review
8 October 2012 11:14 AM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
*full disclosure: a Blu-Ray copy of this film was provided by Warner Bros. Director: Bradley Parker. Writers: Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke. Cast: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips, and Jonathan Sadowski. The Chernobyl Diaries originally released in May, 2012 within theatres (Canadian Release). The film was helmed by first time director Bradley Parker and partially written by Paranormal Activity writer and director Oren Peli. The film is set in the city of Pripyat. Here, six extreme tourists find an abandoned city near the Chernobyl reactor is not quite uninhabited. This title will release through home video formats October 16th and the special features on the release are, unfortunately, sparse. This film was enjoyed by this viewer and those looking for an expansion on the story can visit an already posted review for the Chernobyl Diaries here (28Dla Review of Chernobyl Diaries) . This. »
- noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Chernobyl Diaries
14 August 2012 3:48 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 13, 2012
Price: DVD $28.98, Blu-ray $35.99
Studio: Warner Home Video
Horror movie Chernobyl Diaries has only one thing going for it: It’s written by Oren Peli, the creator of the theatrical sensation series Paranormal Activity. That gets it through Disc Dish‘s requirement that a movie is “notable” to be included here. But other than the Peli connection, this film has little to write home about.
(I was one of the few who saw it in theaters, and trust me, it’s not worth the time investment unless you really love cheesy horror flicks and are desperate for some entertainment.)
Peli’s script has a decent premise; a vacation tour around a nuclear burned out town sounds plenty spooky. But that’s the film’s main talking point.
The cast is made up of relative unknowns. The tourists are played by Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley »
- Sam
Chernobyl Diaries: Blu-ray/DVD Release Details and Cover Art
10 August 2012 4:37 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Warner Bros. has announced an October 16th release date for Chernobyl Diaries on Blu-ray and DVD. The DVD version will only have a single bonus feature, which is referred to as the Chernobyl Conspiracy Viral Video. The Blu-ray version will be a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital combo pack that includes an alternate ending and a Uri’s Extreme Tours Infomercial bonus feature.
“Chernobyl Diaries is an original story from Oren Peli, who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, ‘Paranormal Activity’. The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an ‘extreme tour’ guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only »
- Jonathan James
This week's new films
22 June 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Silent Souls (15)
(Aleksei Fedorchenko, 2010, Rus) Igor Sergeev, Yuriy Tsurilo, Yuliya Aug. 78 mins
Even by Russian standards, this lyrical road movie is a strange world of its own. It's a journey back in time, as much as across a remote landscape, with a friend helping his boss to give his deceased wife her last rites, according to their ancient tribal ways. Along the drive, we're steeped in strange folklore involving vodka, rivers, small birds and ornamental pubic hair. Is it for real? Or an elaborate joke told with a very straight face? Does it matter?
The Five Year Engagement (15)
(Nicholas Stoller, 2012, Us) Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Chris Pratt. 124 mins
The obstacle to true love is built into the title of this romcom, but it's at least smartly handled, as high-flyer Blunt keeps her fiance in perpetual limbo.
Where Do We Go Now? (12A)
(Nadine Labaki, 2011, Fra/Leb/Egy/Ita) Claude Baz Moussawbaa, »
- Steve Rose
Movie Review - Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
20 June 2012 7:34 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Chernobyl Diaries, 2012.
Directed by Bradley Parker.
Starring Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, and Dimitri Diatchenko.
Synopsis:
Six 'extreme' tourists discover they are not alone during an illegal visit to the abandoned city of Prypiat in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
I’ll be honest; I went to see Chernobyl Diaries, from first-time director Bradley Parker and writer / producer Oren Peli (mastermind behind the Paranormal Activity series), with a few preconceptions and biases. I’d heard about the controversy it had created, and was expecting a dumb, tasteless, cheap and insulting movie, and was preparing a snarky, scathing review in my head. Yet, watching the movie, while it was dumb, tasteless, cheap and insulting, I cannot deny that I enjoyed it.
So, the plot has a relatively standard set-up. Three Americans backpacking across Europe meet a boisterous and impetuous acquaintance in Kiev, Paul »
- flickeringmyth
Chernobyl Diaries Review: Promising But Clichéd Horror
19 June 2012 5:15 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
The found footage sub-genre of horror films has been well and truly done to death, and so the question begins – what will be the next trick up filmmakers’ sleeves? Though produced by Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli, Chernobyl Diaries in fact dispenses with the gimmicky necessities of found footage, even if it peculiarly retains the same handheld aesthetic throughout. Thus, confusing it is early on when one character tells another to put their camera away, and of course, our shot doesn’t budge an inch. However, that’s really the least of the complaints in a film that so expertly squanders its solid premise and eerie locale.
When tourists Chris (Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Taylor Dudley), and their friend Amanda (Devin Kelley) stop off to visit Chris’s brother, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), he convinces them to go on an “extreme tour” of Prypiat, the »
- Shaun Munro
Review: Chernobyl Diaries
17 June 2012 9:44 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Devin Kelley | Written by Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke | Directed by Bradley Parker
Being a big fan of Paranormal Activity and having an interest in nuclear disasters, I was rather looking forward to Chernobyl Diaries, which is written and produced by Oren Peli, the man behind the horror franchise (for the record, I have yet to subject myself to the far less warmly received sequels). Chernobyl Diaries follows a group of twenty-somethings who, in the name of ‘extreme tourism’, sign up for a guided tour of Prypiat, the city which was home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and their families, which was abandoned in 1986 after the disaster. Unluckily, the group’s tour bus is damaged, leaving them stuck in the deserted city whereupon they are attacked by unknown entities. »
- Jack Kirby
Three new images from ‘Chernobyl Diaries’
6 June 2012 1:32 PM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Due for a UK release on June 22nd, Chernobyl Diaries, directed by Brad Parker and co-produced/co-written by Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity), is set in the city of Prypiat, which once housed the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and follows a group of friends who find themselves stranded in the abandoned city only to discover that they are not alone.
Chernobyl Diaries is an original story from Oren Peli, who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, Paranormal Activity. The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an “extreme tour” guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only »
- Phil
Chronicling Your Last Moments with the Chernobyl Diaries: A Movie Review
3 June 2012 4:36 PM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
Director: Bradley Parker. Writers: Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke. Cast: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, and Nathan Phillips. Tagline: "Experience the fallout." Common sense would say: "stay away from irradiated landscapes." But for Zoe (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal), Michael (Nathan Phillips), Natalie (Olivia Dudley), Amanda (Devin Kelley), Chris (Jesse McCartney) and Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), this is an adventure! Or perhaps, this is a tragedy as the town of Pripyat, Ukraine now hosts an assortment of human oddities. They only show their hideous faces at night and the Chernobyl Diaries slowly begins to create scares. Then, the horrors on screen along with the isolated location create for true terror! The story begins simply enough with Chris visiting his brother, Paul, in Kiev. Yet, Paul is an adrenalin junkie and he wants to set out on "an extreme adventure." Their destination is Pripyat which borders the. »
- noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
2 June 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | Planet Fury | See recent Planet Fury news »
Directed by: Bradley Parker
Written by: Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke
Featuring: Jesse McCartney, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Dimitri Diatchenko
Lately, it's hard to walk into the horror section of your local movie store and spit without hitting a found-footage film; they were slowly increasing in number after The Blair Witch Project and hit epidemic proportions in the wake of the Paranormal Activity franchise. While some of them are decent (Cloverfield, Rec), others are abysmal attempts to hide a low budget with "edgy" Pov shots and cheap jump scares.
That said, I am a fan of the first Paranormal Activity film, and when I saw that its director was coming out with a new feature, Chernobyl Diaries, I was on board. The trailers actually looked pretty damned good and the premise was original enough: The ill-fated, radiation-soaked Chernobyl site is being opened to tourists for »
- Amanda Rebholz
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Movie Vouchers to ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Plus Grand-Prize Packs
1 June 2012 2:15 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – In our latest found-footage horror edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two movie vouchers plus 3 grand-prize packs up for grabs to the new horror film “Chernobyl Diaries” from “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli!
Pick your own showing using Hollywood Movie Money! Each grand-prize pack winner will score a “Chernobyl Diaries” T-shirt and screen cleaner!
“Chernobyl Diaries,” which opened on May 24, 2012, stars Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Milos Timotijevic, Milutin Milosevic, Ivan Djordjevic, Ivan Jovic, Zinaida Dedakin, Alex Feldman and Kristof Konrad from director Bradley Parker and writers Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke.
These movie vouchers are valid for the “Chernobyl Diaries” showing of your choice during the film’s run at participating theaters, which includes most theater chains except for AMC. Winners can go here to enter a zip code and find a nearby participating theater. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
New Chernobyl Diaries Movie Delivered Lots Of Thrills,Suspense & Wicked Storyline
26 May 2012 9:00 PM, PDT | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »
New Chernobyl Diaries movie delivered lots of thrills,suspense & wicked storyline. Warner Bros. Pictures released their new,crazy thriller flick "Chernobyl Diaries" into theaters this weekend. I just checked it out,and I thought it really served up a ton thrills,action,suspense,and more. The storyline turned out to be quite sad and wicked. I mean, you could just tell these kids making a horrible mistake right from the start ,and it seemed so innocent at first. It stars: Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Philips,and Dimitri Diatchenko. In the new flick, a group of six young tourists come up with a zany idea to take a little tour into the city of Pripyat, which is the former home of the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor,but it was thought to have been deserted for 25 years. They hire an extreme »
- Andre
Box Office: Chernobyl Diaries Implodes, Exotic Marigold Hotel Expands
26 May 2012 5:14 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Judi Dench, Celia Imrie At no. 2 on Friday, The Avengers took in $9.68m at 3,918 locations. The Marvel actioner is expected to earn $45m over the four-day weekend. Directed by Joss Whedon, The Avengers stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. Massacred by critics, Chernobyl Diaries opened with about $3.54m (including $525k from Thursday midnight screenings) at 2,433 sites. That’s a weak beginning for the horror flick co-written and produced by Oren Peli, best known for the Paranormal Activity sleeper hit. Chernobyl Diaries is expected to reach only $10m-11m by Monday evening. [See also: Box Office: Will Smith / Tommy Lee Jones' Men In Black 3 Way Behind Men In Black, MIB2.] Directed by former visual-effects artist Bradley Parker (Let Me In, Peter Pan, The Time Machine), Chernobyl Diaries features Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked voice actor Jesse McCartney, Live Free or Die Hard‘s Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. »
- Zac Gille
Box Office: Chernobyl Diaries Bombs
26 May 2012 3:22 AM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Chernobyl Diaries: Devin Kelley, Olivia Dudley, Jesse McCartney Massacred by critics, Chernobyl Diaries opened with about $3m at the North American box office on Friday (including $525k from Thursday midnight screenings) at 2,433 sites. That’s a weak beginning for the horror flick co-written and produced by Oren Peli, best known for the first Paranormal Activity movie. Chernobyl Diaries is expected to reach only $11m by Monday evening. [See also: Will Smith / Tommy Lee Jones' Men In Black 3 Disappoints: Box Office.] Directed by former visual-effects artist Bradley Parker (Let Me In, Peter Pan, The Time Machine), Chernobyl Diaries features Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked voice actor Jesse McCartney, Live Free or Die Hard‘s Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke were Oren Peli’s Chernobyl Diaries co-screenwriters. Chernobyl Diaries has an 18% approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes‘ top critics, and a 4/10 average. Also worth noting is that the horror flick had a “low budget, »
- Zac Gille
Chernobyl Diaries Movie Review
25 May 2012 4:44 PM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Title: Chernobyl Diaries Directed By: Bradley Parker Starring: Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Jesse McCartney, Olivia Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko Thanks to the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, with Oren Peli’s name, comes high expectations. Bumps in the night, innovative concepts, fun scares and perhaps more importantly than anything, situations that feel real are all elements that are now expected from a Peli film and while each and every one is present and accounted for in Chernobyl Diaries, they’re all achieved on a subpar level. While on an overseas trip, Chris (Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Dudley) and their friend Amanda (Devin Kelley) make a pit [ Read More ] »
- Perri Nemiroff
In Theaters: 'Men In Black III' & 'Moonrise Kingdom' Hope To Be 'The Intouchables' This Weekend
25 May 2012 2:01 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Fill up the cooler, slather on the sunscreen, and find all your white clothes that have been moldering in the back of the closet since Labor Day: it’s Memorial Day Weekend! This year, film studios are celebrating the armed forces and the unofficial start of summer with aliens, nuclear holocaust, drug addicts, and puppy love. So whether you’re on your way to the beach, to the plains, to the city, to the country, or just staying home to enjoy three-to-four days of freedom and fireworks, we wish you lots of happy movie watching!
Well-suited dudes in Ray-Bans are back to protect humans from “the scum of the universe” in “Men in Black III,” the third installment of the franchise, once again from director Barry Sonnenfeld. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return as Agents J and K, respectively, government agents that police alien activity throughout the universe. »
- Emma Bernstein
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