stay alive
simplistic plot plus attractive female(s) plus gore minus plausibility multiplied by number of teen interests mentioned plus product placements divided by number of WB-esque actors equals PG13 horror film. it’s a great formula if you’re bored numb and need something to entertain a third of your brain for awhile.
this movie had it all. it was predictable, simplistic, irrational, full of holes, and littered with attractive just-barely-out-of-teens actors. you’ll recognize the two lead females from the mind-numbing ‘OC’ << armstrong >> and intellect vacuum ‘One Tree Hill’ << bush >>. foster is actually accomplished, but most won’t know him because his other flicks included door in the floor and live as a house. not that he was good in either, but at least he has some cred for doing them.
the story follows six gamers as they try a game their recently-murdered friend was testing. they end up dying just as they die in the game. they decide to be heroes and kill off the witch. good times all around.
character development in this one is pathetic. actually everything about this is pathetic except the money Dell and Ford put into their product placements. it even had the ridiculous gall to end with a cabin fever-esque ending. i’m glad i didn’t go through the trouble of renting this one. at least bush and armstrong looked good upside down.