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13 Hours in a Warehouse

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On an all-night watch over a robbery hostage in an abandoned warehouse of a former film studio, a group of thugs are terrorized by unknown forces. At the start, numbers randomly appear printed on the walls. Then, when the hostage makes her escape, the kidnappers begin to turn on another looking for a suspected rat. Eventually, amidst the fighting and fear, the gang discovers the terrible and sinister secret the film studio once held. . . and who the other residents of the warehouse might be. . .

Enticing cover art and an interesting synopsis have too often led me astray into the land of bad cinema. Before checking a single review or finding anything else about '13 Hours in a Warehouse,' I decided to give it a shot. After all, if they took the care and time to make a cover this desirable, I'd assume they did the same for their film (ignoring, you know, The Asylum productions and everything Ulli Lommel). And, when it comes down to it, I can't say I was disappointed in the least. While the film is inconsistent, constantly altering tone and mood to the point of seeming a bit muddled, the highest and lowest of the swings are the best parts of the film. The horror elements actually are scary and the comedy elements actually are funny. The writing's not too bad, though the dialogue between the thugs tries too hard to be Tarantino-ish (including a seemingly endless rant about Robin Williams for some reason), but it's entertaining enough where it isn't a completely put-off. The story is interesting and works pretty well. Also, the direction is above average from what is usually seen at this budget level. The acting, for the most part, is acceptable, but the actors do slip up and lose their flow every once in a while. There are some nuisance problems like the annoying lapses in realism that occur throughout. For example, why would what looks like thousands of dollars in expensive film equipment be left to collect dust in an abandoned warehouse? Also, if a man commits suicide in a place, wouldn't the police perhaps investigate as to why? Maybe watch some of the tapes that are sitting around to see if there was anything shady going on? It's stuff like that that can really ruin the enjoyment of a film, but I was able to suspend my disbelief enough to look past it for the most part. . . actually, that's how the entire film turned out for me: Suspended disbelief = Enjoyment, and this was an entertaining enough film.

Final Verdict: 6/10

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They try to be like Reservoir Dogs but fail miserably; they even rip off Mr Blond's line about the barking little doggy. They say "Are you gonna quack all day or do something about it" Give me a break.

The acting was rather wooden and the story drags. There is a scene where the men are sitting in the warehouse talking and they try to have clever dialogue like the opening of reservoir dogs. Their dialogue is pretty stupid and nothing like the cleverness of the Tarantino movie they are trying too hard to emulate.

There are a few good scenes with the ghosts and things but they tried too hard to make it all work.

The camera work is good and the quality of the camera they used was good and the fact that they went through the trouble to make it is commendable. The film, however, lacked many things including good dialogue, good acting and good characters. They tried too hard to be Reservoir Dogs with ghosts.

I bought this just because I know some of the people in it. I also wanted to see what local filmmakers with a budget are doing.

Professional thieves who resemble the ensemble cast from Jackass (minus the midget) hole up in an abandoned warehouse while awaiting a buyer for their stolen artwork. During the 13 hour wait, they discover and discuss the fact that the warehouse used to be a porn set; they debate the comedic talents of Robin Williams (he's not funny - never has been), one psycho discusses a technique that can debilitate a human into a rag-doll, and another proclaims to be the king of dead rat hockey.

While espousing their views to one another, an apparition - reminiscent of J-Horror ghosts - visits their only hostage. The ghost tells her that she is safe, and whispers the numbers "32369" - the same number spray painted on the wall. Soon enough the simple criminals must struggle to survive against static-covered ghosts that want no survivors. Much like Lost, the numbers may be a clue to survival, but will the criminals find out in time to save their own lives?

The ghosts, gore, and screams are above average; a few are even downright creepy. And while the majority of the movie feels like a Reservoir Dogs ripoff - a portion is also directly from the 8MM script - it's easy to overlook. Most of the characters are believable and fairly well acted. One guy reminded me of Brad Pitt's performance in 12 Monkeys, and another a poor man's Jason Statham. The strength of this movie, however, is the dialogue. Witty one-liners, pop culture references, f-bombs, and clever conversation rules the day. In fact, the interaction between the characters is good for a few laughs amidst the terror. The one major downside to the movie is the roller-coaster audio ride, at times an incoherent whisper and at others similar to the sound of a jackhammer waking someone up from a deep sleep.

The locale, plot, and horror are sure to keep a viewer's attention, and the remake of the night-vision scene from The Silence of the Lambs is superb. It's low-budget, but worth it for horror fans.

I WAS WANTED A SCARY MOVIE AND I DIDNT RECEIVE THAT WITH THIS ONE IT WAS AN OK MOVIE BAD CAMERA'S DVD QUALITY ISNT THERE ITS MORE LIKE VHS STORY WAS DECENT RENT THIS ONE NOT WORTHY OF UR MONEY!!

Rarely do I stop watching a movie in the middle, but I had to with this one. Poor audio, poor acting, poor writing, and poor directing in general were the undoing of this film.

If the previews on the DVD don't tip you off, the opening titles should....the logo looks......cheap. And the first shot appears CG.

The idea of the film isn't all bad, but the execution is where it all falls apart. A skilled production team could have pulled it off but it just didn't happen with these guys. It gets 1 star for at least not looking like it was shot on DV tape.

Suprisingly this film moves at a good pace and the acting is pretty good as well. Okay it is a ghost story - even that's okay. The real problem is the set. Here we have a warehouse that was abandoned more than 20 years ago yet the former manager's office looks untouched in all those years. Only a few cobwebs ; litle dust; the electricity still works ( who paid the bills?); the lights / fridge/ VCR/ tv all are in perfect working order after such a long time.Surely the family would have removed them.Even the safe was left behind-surely someone would have been curious as to what was in it. Whoever gave this film 5 stars must have been connected to the making of the film- a common practice on this site.

13 Hours in a Warehouse is one of the most original supernatural horror films I've seen in a while from both the independent and major studios systems. Writer/Director Dav Kaufman did a very good job with the directing and screenplay aspects of the film. He sets the tone early, when has main characters talking like characters found in a Quentin Tarantino film. Amazingly, these characters worked, for this type of film. The characters help get your interest level up so that you are interested in the film later on. Kaufman's direction of the actors was very good. Their performances come out very well, as the actors seemed energized. The effects were also very good. The ghost effects were creepy and static looking, which helped them look frightening on screen.

Kaufman's screenplay is very original for a supernatural film, like this. I liked how Dav Kaufman blends elements of films like Reservoir Dogs, Saw, Hostel, and Heist together here. The elements helps make this supernatural horror film original and keeps your attention through out. The story was very good, as his story also has a lot of twists and turns that keeps the film interesting. Kaufman makes the thieves likeable, in the same way Taratino does with his films. He also does the same with the ghosts, as you have to remember that the thieves were also bad guys in the film. The scares were very effective especially when the disturbing elements were added in midway through the film.

The acting makes this film even more enjoyable for me. The actors were very into their roles. The male leads were just great with each other. The chemistry with each other was very good. These five actors would fit right into a low-budget Quentin Tarantino film, if he'd make another low-budget film.

13 Hours in a Warehouse is a film that you should definitely check out on DVD, as the film delivers on the scares and character twists.

this movie was horribly lame and corny. the ghosts looked awful. the sound was not that great.
the storyline was basically good (thiefs in a warehouse, get murdered, girl walks off with their money) but they did a horrible job of making it into a movie.