FeardotCom (2002)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

William Malone

Writers:

Moshe Diamant (story)
Josephine Coyle (written by)

Release Date:

30 August 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Want to see a really killer website? It's the last site you'll ever see.

Plot:

Four bodies are found in New York City. Why, why, why? The coincidence? They all died 48 hours after logging on to a site named feardotcom.com...

Plot Keywords:

Bondage Gear | Serial Killer | Bound And Gagged | Location Scout | Naked Dead Woman

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Stephen Dorff	...	Detective Mike Reilly
Natascha McElhone	...	Terry Huston, Dept. of Health
Stephen Rea	...	Alistair Pratt, 'The Doctor'
Udo Kier	...	Polidori
Amelia Curtis	...	Denise Stone
Jeffrey Combs	...	Sykes
Nigel Terry	...	Turnbull
Gesine Cukrowski	...	Jeannine
Michael Sarrazin	...	Frank Bryant
Jana Güttgemanns	...	Little Girl
Anna Thalbach	...	Kate
Siobhan Flynn	...	Thana Brinkman
Evie Garratt	...	Albino Woman
Lex Kreps	...	Tenant
Joan McBride	...	Mrs. Richardson

Also Known As:

Fear Dot Com (Germany) (USA) (promotional title)
Fear.com (USA) (alternative spelling)
Parallax (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence including grisly images of torture, nudity and language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK | Germany | Luxembourg | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Indonesia:Dewasa | New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #39006) | Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:18SG | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:R | France:-16 | Germany:16 (nf) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Norway:11 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Dommeldange, Luxembourg

Company:

MDP Worldwide

Trivia:

The basis of the movie is a woman who has hemophilia. Although this is generally a condition which affects men, there are documented cases of female hemophiliacs.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the interview with Turnbull's wife, the cigarette ash becomes shorter, without her knocking any ash off.

Quotes:

[Terry sneaks up behind Mike]
Mike: Jesus!
Terry: Actually, Terry Houston. Department of Health.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Sonne

The 'Ringu' of Internet – A Ghost Story

After some mysterious deaths showing the same symptoms in the victims, Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone), from the Department of Health, investigates the possibility of a virus in the city with Homicide Detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff). However, they realize that all the victims have visited an Internet site called 'www.fear.com' forty-eight hours before dying. A further investigation shows that there is a ghost on the web killing its users. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Reilly is also investigating a murderer called Alistair Pratt, 'The Doctor' (Stephen Rea). This movie has good and bad points. The story is plagiarized from the excellent and original Japanese 'Ringu', but the American 'The Ring' was a copy and became a success. There are some flaws along the confused plot. But there are also interesting points. For example, the dark and rainy atmosphere recalls 'Seven'. There is a sort of contrast between the modern (computer, Internet, cars) and life in the 30's or 40's (old buildings, classic costumes and furniture), recalling a film-noir, with a beautiful photography and style. There are also some reasonable special effects. The cast is slightly above average, with Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea and Stephen Dorff. Therefore I dare to say that it is a watchable movie and I do not agree with the User Rating. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): 'MedoPontoCombr' ('FearDotCom')