Buried Alive (2007)

A college prank at an abandoned house accidentally awakens a frightening spirit.

Director:

Robert Kurtzman

Writer:

Art Monterastelli

Stars:

Terence Jay, Leah Rachel, Steve Sandvoss

Cast

Cast overview:
Terence Jay	...	Zane
Leah Rachel	...	Rene
Steve Sandvoss	...	Danny
Erin Reese	...	Laura (as Erin Michelle Lokitz)
Germaine Scott Grimes	...	Phil (as Germaine De Leon)
Lindsey Scott	...	Julie
Tobin Bell	...	Lester

Storyline

A college prank at an abandoned house accidentally awakens a frightening spirit.

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Plot Keywords:

prank | cousin cousin relationship | streaking | axe | axe in the head | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 2008 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Untitled Art Monterastelli Project

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Horror Two, OddLot Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 94 min (DVD) 60 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[screams]
Laura: Ok, don't go mad cow on me!

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Furthermore"
Written by Eric Skodis
Performed by Fantastic Black
Courtesy of Eric Skodis

User Reviews

Buried Asleep

'Buried Alive' seems too-good of a title to be placed on this piece of garbage. The cover art; though cheesy and unrealistic, actually looks half decent compared to the movie. The logo 'Dimension Extreme' is placed on top of the cover as if the film was somewhat 'too extreme or intense' to be shown in theaters.

I have lost a lot of interest in Dimension Extreme films mostly because they release films like this. 'Buried Alive' is a failed attempt to bring back a once promising genre (horror) and revive it into something new.

The main problem I had with this film is that it never truly finds itself a climax or a theme. It doesn't decide whether its a witchery film, a slasher flick, or a spiritual horror movie. I'm not saying that all horror films need to set one theme, but when the story gets so confusing and the plot gets all twisted up into nonsense, you kind of need a set theme to rely on. The movie tries to save itself by bringing up some foreign Indian voodoo symbolism story but by then, you realize that the movie just got too ridiculous to continue watching.

The poor acting did not help the movie either. The best performances were probably by Steve Sandvoss and Lindsey Scott. They both made their characters presentable and easy to understand, specifically Lindsey Scott's character who I found humorous and enjoyable. As for Tobin Bell, he played the dirty Lester character fairly well but my main issue with him is that we are so used to seeing him as the man behind Jigsaw that he ultimately fails in bringing a new character into life. All other actor's screwed up in some way or form. Their acting was really poor (mhmm...Leah Rachel) and it was hard for me to have any sympathy for them when they got butchered by the old ugly witch.

The gore and screams were minimum. I felt that the movie took way to long to explain the story that it waited till the very end to give us the blood-thirsty gore (which wasn't much to have been waiting for). The old witch that was killing everyone off was ridiculously stupid and did not even scare me one bit.

All in all, this is the typical stereotype horror film that doesn't offer anything new to the horror genre. It's a pathetic attempt and in the end, we're left with a horrible ending that does not resolve anything. I am being generous by giving it a 2 star rating, but thats only because of the two all-stars of the film.

Buried Alive: 2/10

Watch It or Miss It: MISS IT!