Not too bad
Added 10/18/2009
It was kind of scarey and kind of funny at the same time. I have watched worse. The ending is interesting.
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Completely surprised at how good this was. Plot was really good and I never guessed who the killer was. For a low budget movie, it was good.
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Shameless watered-down version of SAW, but...
Added 4/26/2009
I actually kinda sorta liked this one.
Of course STEEL TRAP is no new classic or anything.
It's SAW, without the gore and shoddy directing.
It makes a bit of a mockery
with statements like
I want to play a game...
or
Your mission, if you choose to accept it...
It's a slasher/scavenger hunt for teens
(and immature adults who love horror).
A group of party-goers receive text message invites to an after-hours party. Not being the most pragmatic of folks, these idiots stroll on down to an abandoned floor in the building. Let the games begin...
They have to solve stupid puzzles, decipher riddles, etc...
The characters are all pretty annoying.
There is sex talk with no sex.
Sarcasm without any intellect.
Plus a lame killer as menacing looking as an S&M version of Pee Wee Herman.
FINAL GRADE--2.5 STARS
A step down for Dimension Extreme.
A step up from most After Dark Horror Fest.
Better than the latest cruddy SAW sequels it's imitating too.
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Tries to be Too Clever for Its Own Good
Added 3/9/2009
Maybe they should have called this thing "Drywall Trap" or "Office Space Trap", because there really isn't a whole lot of "Steel" visible during the flick...maybe the elevator doors??
I really did like the premise of this film. You get nine almost-strangers trapped on the 27th floor of a deserted high rise being hunted down one-by-one by a masked killer. As a huge fan of slasher flicks, that is all I needed to give this one a shot. Unfortunately, there are quite a few things missing that would have made the film enjoyable:
1. - Likable Characters. Okay, so when you make a slasher flick, you always need someone to play the jerk, just so you can enjoy watching them get hacked to pieces. Well, with "Steel Trap" all you have are unlikable idiots that no one could possibly relate too. With so many unlikable characters, you truly don't care who wins, loses, lives or dies. You just want it over with.
2. - A Menacing Killer. The photos on the DVD of the masked killer look pretty creepy...and that is as close to scary as it gets with the movie. In action this masked dork doesn't really inspire fright so much as bemusement.
3. - Creepy Setting. If all else fails, put your protagonists in a creepy environment that can be fun to look at. Watching someone run past the copier room in what looks like an insurance agency office is just plain dull.
4. - Have some Gore. For a DVD from "Dimension Extreme" you would hope a little red stuff would spill from time to time. Even a low-grade horror flick can at least pump out some grue to enliven things, but any red stuff spilled here is strictly in the "Rated PG" range.
The cover of the DVD looks awesome, the story sounds compelling, but trust me, the only thing resembling a "trap" is the marketing done for this film. I sprung it, and was trapped into wasting 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Avoid this one big time.
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Ok horror film and very entertaining
Added 2/1/2009
I thought the movie was entertaining. I went into the movie not looking for much, I was aware of the B- horror film camp I was getting myself into. And the film brought just that to the table. It was mindless fun, and the ending was fun too. Root to the killer, and everything makes sense. I don't like to give spoilers, so sorry for the vague review. But it is worth a rental or to pick up at a cheap price.
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