Release Date: 9/19/2006 Original Release: 2006 Format: DVD Length: 86 minutes Rating:Unrated Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 786936709384 Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Horror/Suspense, Friends, Death, Live-Action, Killer, Theatrical Release, Horror Movies
Description
This pop culture-laden fright-fest takes the legend of Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary and relocates it in the inherently creepy locale of New Orleans. The usual cast of motley and none-too-bright teenagers is assembled and attached to quirky names--smartass Phineas (Jimmi Simpson) and his Goth-girl sister, October (Sophia Bush), hunky protagonist Hutch (Jon Foster), and tech-head Swink (Frankie Muniz), to name a few--and they all have one thing in common: the love of gaming. When Hutch's best friend Loomis (Milo Ventimiglia) is a victim in a violent massacre, Hutch ends up with the game he was playing just before he died. Called "Stay Alive," the game is technically illegal and Hutch and his friends can't resist booting it up. The game resurrects the Countess, who centuries ago was walled up in her tower when her crimes were discovered (she is said to have brutally murdered 650 servant girls and bathed in their blood). Now, she is fulfilling her vow to return to reassume her reign of terror. This time, however, her victims are gamers who will die in the same way in life as they do in the game.
The video game itself becomes a character in the film, showing off excellent 3-D, cinematic effects, and creating an effectively spooky atmosphere with a memorable, if derivative, aesthetic. The gore never escalates past PG-13 levels but the scare tactics are adept, while the Countess herself, with pasty skin and high-necked red dress, is a movie monster worthy of canonization.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Extended Unrated Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary: Filmmaker Audio Commentary Featurette: Visual Effects Reel - Key effects sequences from artists' drawings to final scenes, cut together music video style Interactive Features: Disc: BUILD YOUR CHARACTER AND SEE WHERE IT TAKES YOU
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