recycled B movies
Added 8/30/2009
Its unbelieable that scenes in this piece of trash is still being recycled. The plot as well as the film footage must have been swept up from the film editing floor by the janitor and spliced together.
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Not great, but it could have been a lot worse
Added 4/14/2009
Former government agent Edward Carnby (Christian Slater) must solve the mystery behind events that happened when he was a child in order to save the planet from being destroyed by monsters from another dimension.
OK, I'll admit, "Alone in the Dark" is not on my best films of all time list, but it's not on my worst films list, either. It may be directed by Uwe Boll, who is considered by many to be the worst director of all time, but if all of Boll's other films are like this, then Boll has been grossly underestimated, because I have seen a lot of films that are far worse than this one (for example, "The Stepford Wives" remake).
The script is based on a video game, which gives it that "video game", moving from level to level, feel that you get with a lot of films of this type (such as "Resident Evil" or "Doom"), but that didn't so much put me off the film as make me want to go out and play the game. Not being a gamer, this was my first encounter with "Alone in the Dark", and I found the story to be interesting enough to maintain my interest for the duration of the film. The acting is uneven in quality. Christian Slater and Stephen Dorff (as another government agent) both turn in decent performances, but Tara Reid is so unconvincing as a scientist that she actually adds to the entertainment value of the film. My main criticism is that some of the battle scenes are just too long. There is a fight scene at about the 1 hour mark that comprises about 15 minutes of people shooting at monsters with very little dialogue, which became tedious after a while. In spite of that, I still liked the film and would be prepared to watch it again.
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Not that bad...I liked it!!
Added 2/22/2009
Well, I seem to be only the second poster that cared for the Movie..Alone IN the Dark..First is only cost me 52¢+S/H and it is in 6.1 DTS Surround Sound...that makes worth a couple of dollars anyway..but I really like the movie...as another poster said, I watched it to be entertained and I was, very much so. Really don't watch movie's to find fault with them...but if they are bad..I don't have any trouble noticing..altho I am sure many here will find that funny. I received it in short order..and I have alway's had a great experience with the seller's at Amazon..thank you all for that...so I say buy the movie...you may find it to be a good movie to the contray of some here.<>Lon<>
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Great!!!! for the trash movie selection in my abandoned cabinet
Added 1/1/2009
Wow, I didn't think it would be that bad. Anyways I picked this movie along with the collector's edition of hannibal and platoon in a super market. All three of them are 5 bucks each. (not bootleg) By the price, I was happy. Ofcourse hannibal and platoon are great and when I decided to watch this movie, I read the reviews. My reaction to this movie before watching it was the same as punisher warzone; but that movie owns. Anyways, this movie is horrible, in many degrees.
Gun fire: unrealistic.
Acting: The actress (forgot her name)that performed as the main character's girlfriend sucks. She sucks more than my highschool drama club.
Story: Confusing, I had no idea what that was about.
This movie is basically a failed attempt to mix alien, i am legend, and doom all together. It's just not COOL enough. The monsters are lame.....
5 stars for adding this trashy movie to my collection
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I honestly don't think I've ever seen a movie, read a book, or heard a song this bad. Poor execution in plot, acting, dialogue, and action all add up to one mess of a movie. It's a bit sad when you get more entertainment from the song in the end credits than the whole rest of the movie. Seriously....don't waste the money or the time on this movie. I honestly can't think of a single good thing to say about it.
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Campy, but a fun ride
Added 7/8/2009
This is one of those films you secretly watch, time after time, but wouldn't let anybody know you do. It's badly acted in most spots and the "monsters" are generic, but the story gets you and draws you in. I like Christian Slater and can't really stand Tara Reid, but the story draws you in and you get a fun ride. Had to have it for late night scare-fests.
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A DREADFUL, APPALLING, HACKNEYED PIECE OF HORROR FILM CINEMA 1.5 OUT OF 10
Added 3/2/2009
Have you ever wondered why most horror films are so awful these days? Let's take a look back into 2005, one of the worst years in the history of cinema. A year in which the majority of the films that came out were really bad. This was one of them and went down as one of the worst horror films of all time (A score of 9 out of 100 on Metacritic), which is ironic because in the same year we saw one of the best horror films ever made, The Descent. Since 2005, Hollywood has not recovered and continues to deliver a lot of awful films. Uwe Boll, I'm willing to defend the House of the Dead film you made, but only because it was so bad it was hilarious. Alone in the Dark on the other hand is one of the worst horror films ever created. This film makes House of the Dead look like a glorious George A. Romero zombie film. Here's what the film is; take Alien, take Resident Evil, and take AVP, butcher the hell out of them, stitch them together and call it Alone in the Dark. It doesn't even have the "so bad it's good" vibe going for it. This film easily lands itself a spot in my top five worst films I've ever seen list. Now let's review this horrendous film.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: You know the film from the beginning is going to be an atrocious mess when you have to read a long line of text that is narrated to you because test audiences complained they didn't understand the plot (Though I'm pretty sure that wasn't their only complaint). 10,000 years ago, the Abkani people were an advanced race of people who mysteriously disappeared overnight after letting an evil force of mysterious creatures loose. The film's main focus is on Edward Carnby, played by washed up and long-forgotten actor Christian Slater. Edward Carnby had a rough childhood, he grew up in an orphanage and was experimented on by a mysterious organization. Fast forward years later into adulthood, and Edward Carnby is a paranormal investigator who searches for remnants of the lost civilization. The story is also focuses on an archaeologist named Aline Cedrac; played by Tara Reid (The worst actress I've ever seen) who just so happens to be Carnby's ex-girlfriend. When a mysterious artifact is salvaged from the bottom of the ocean and opened the creatures once again roam the Earth. Now all the children (Who are now adults) who were experimented on at Carnby's orphanage are going missing because they are infected and are becoming the creatures. Now Carnby and Cedrac, with the help of Carnby's rival government agent Richard Burke; played by Stephen Dorff must stop these creatures by means of shooting them in a bunch of lame action scenes and investigate the remnants and artifacts. A series of horribly scripted plot twists occur from then on.
MUSIC: This was one of the only redeeming qualities of such a horrendous horror flick. It actually has a nice score to it.
ACTING: Oh my God. This film contains some of the worst acting in the history of cinema. Christian Slater's performance is utterly atrocious to watch and plagued by horrifically bad dialogue. Tara Reid's acting is even more appalling. The only thing worse than her acting is her cottage cheese thighs and a$$. Stephen Dorff's acting is slightly better, but that's not exactly saying anything. Most ironic of all, is the fact that two actors from House of the Dead appear in this film despite the overwhelmingly negative reception of the film. That right there seems to suggest that these actors sold their souls to Uwe Boll, there for never earning another role in anything again. If you play in a Uwe Boll film, you're lucky to get a role in a crappy sitcom that won't even last two months on the air. These actors had their careers officially destroyed by this film, and now they will never get a respectable role in anything ever again. No part of the acting is believable and it seemed as if the actors had to improvise at times. It makes the House of the Dead actors worthy of Oscars compared to this.
ACTION: If you thought the Matrix-style/martial arts action in House of the Dead was bad, this film makes it look like a brilliantly choreographed action flick. The gore is the only good part of the badly scripted action scenes. The film is loaded with bad camera angles and they obscure the action scenes. Not to mention, most of the action scenes don't even make much sense like the car chase at the beginning of the film. Worst of all, the shooting scenes in the film are boring to watch (How the hell do you accomplish this?). This film also runs into the problem of being too dark to see (Think about the awful AVP: Requiem film, but much worse!). The creature designs look like reject alien creatures from the Alien films. The CGI in this film isn't the worst, but it certainly is bad and poorly done. For an action-horror flick it's really boring and utterly atrocious. Oh, this film is also the 23rd zombie film I've watched because it does feature the zombies, and it's earned the nomination as worst zombie film I've ever seen, on top of being one of the worst films I've ever seen.
OVERALL: Don't even think about it. This film is an abomination of man who's only home should be in landfills or your garbage can. This film will die in the bargain bin.
THE GOOD: The music and the gore.
THE BAD: Everything else.
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Alone in the Dark
Added 10/30/2008
Saw this movie on the sci fi channel and thought I would like to have it. It came fast in good shape
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