Cert: 15 cert
Director: Grégory Levasseur
Screen writer: Daniel Meersand, Nick Simon
Starring: Ashley Hinshaw , Denis O'Hare , James Buckley , Christa Nicola , Amir K , Faycal Attougui, Philip Shelley , Ait Hamou Amine , Omar Benbrahim , Joseph Beddelem , Chakir El Faaiz , Garsha Arristos , Prince Shah
Running time: 89 min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: 2 minor kissing scenes.
A girl undresses, and a man records a close up of her breasts which are completely exposed from the sides, but no nipples are shown as she removes her bra. The entire upper body is bare. Then she puts on a tank top and the man zooms into her nipples which are clearly seen poking through the shirt. The man also zooms onto her legs and underwear while she is wearing an underwear and a tank top
Violence & Gore: A man is snapped in half and dragged away.
A man has his leg crushed by falling debris. Later is shown dragged away with blood trails.
A woman is scratched by a creature and falls down a hole but does not die.
A woman is accidentally shoved into a spike-filled pit where she is attacked by sphynx cats. She later is lifted off the spikes, only to be dropped back onto them and die.
A man has his heart ripped out but does not die. He later is judged by Anubis and his heart is eaten causing him to die.
A man and woman are attacked while climbing a ladder. The man has his head squished by Anubis.
The woman slits the throat of Anubis with a blade she had taken earlier, and escapes to the surface. She is approached by a little boy and both are shown to be attacked by Anubis.
Profanity: A few throughout the film.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: None.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: A few jolts of Anubis and other cat like creatures running around but overall pretty tame for a horror film.
Story: A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid's depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become desperate to seek daylight again. They come to realize they aren't just trapped, they are being hunted.
Likes : I'm actual in pressed with this film, im not normal in to the hand held camera type films because the filming always 8 out of 10 has this stupid shaky camera effect to make the film look good but comes off really bad on screen , but with this filming they've manged to keep the camera steady so you can actually see whats going.
Ive always like this type of concept in film as it give's a mysterious element to what actual what lye in a pyramid as you go deeper this dosent disappoint, through out the film it keep the story flowing perfect with some pretty intense moments with some pretty dark atmospheric tone which adds to the character being trapped inside as they get themselves lost in the labyrinth of tunnels, corridors & room's the added touch of strange creatures add the danger concept in the film.
I'm glad that they didn't bring the mummy element in to this film because it would have made it another mummy B-movie which has been done so many time before i think it would have made the film a little to cheesy & it would have lost its intense feel as the story is unfolding.
The acting is very convincing from all the actors one actor you will know from the comedy series inbetweeners James Buckley done a great job although not the main characters like Ashley Hinshaw & Denis O'Hare who kept the element of fear in the film going shows good acting performances through out the film along with Christa Nicola who play the news reporter they all keep the flow going making this a very believable concept film.
As i have said this is not a Hollywood high budget film this is a B-movie so i wouldn't expect to much in frightening moments although there was a few moments your thrown back thinking W.T.H was that as the film goes in to the third act of the film. It very clever at keep the main horror in the film away from the audience until the very end which kept the dark horror atmospheric tone & intensely mood of being trap in the film which other horror film fail at because they show the creature or killer to early in the film which ruin the flow you lose intense.
By them not doing this in this film it keep you watching until the very end to find out what the hell this thing is as it cleverly dosent show what it is but only shows something grabbing someone out of eye sight which i loved about this film because it leaves you in shock & thinking how big this thing is or where it is in the mass labyrinth of the pyramid, although this wasn't a bad film there was a few moments i notice that was stupidly put in made some scene kind of unbelievable which leaves this film with a few flaws. It a film i recommend for fan of the B-movies or creature feature films, some other may like it depends on your taste of film's.
Dislikes : Flaw's in this film are only a few not over the top flaws but noticeable flaws which this this film could have been better done. I notice in one scene as they are deep in the pyramid when they left a room there was a light source coming from the room which kind of a movie mistake because their shouldn't of been any light apart from the torches they were carrying being that deep underground. (SPOILER ALERT) The other thing is the animation on Anubis i felt this could have had a bit more budget to make it look a bit more real, menacing & frighting because the C.G.I looked really bad at curtain points felt cheaply made like a syfy channel creature, coming from a 20th century fox film this could of had more budget put in to it because you could actually see this was a Computer generated creature that just didn't look good on screen which kind of ruined the film slightly which is a shame as the film as the rest of the film was perfectly shot.
Overall : Intense moment, dark atmospheric tone, great mysterious horror, just a bit of a let down ending.
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.2 out of 10 for concept.
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