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After Dark Horrorfest Films to Die For (Unrest / Reincarnation / The Gravedancers / The Hamiltons / Wicked Little Things / Dark Ride / Penny Dreadful) (2007)

Dominic Purcell , Clare Kramer , Craig Singer , J.S. Cardone  |  R |  DVD
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  • Actors: Dominic Purcell, Clare Kramer, Josie Maran, Yűka, Karina
  • Directors: Craig Singer, J.S. Cardone, Jason Todd Ipson, Mike Mendez, Mitchell Altieri
  • Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 7
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Lionsgate
  • DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
  • Run Time: 846 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000NA6C1I
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Includes: Unrest Alison, a first-year medical students, discovers that the spirit of the of the cadaver she is to dissect is responsible for murder. Reincarnation From the director of The Grudge and The Grudge 2 comes this eerie tale of a young horror-mov

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160 of 166 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good selection for horror fans March 27, 2007
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After reading several of the reviews posted for this product, I noticed that many people rate it simply because of the price, and fewer for the actual films contained in the set. Since my wife manages the local Blockbuster, we were fortunate enough to be able to watch all seven of these films for free before they were released to the public.

And I have to say, even though I have already seen them for free, I still forked over the 100+ dollars to own the set. Why?

Every fan of horror films knows the unfathomable despair one sinks into when they bring home the latest direct-to-video flick, slide it into their DVD player, curl up on the sofa with some popcorn and beer, only to be subjected to the worst piece of filth ever to call itself a film. And Lion's Gate is guilty of producing such garbage on many occasions.

Not this time, however. I thoroughly enjoyed each of the films in the set -- ranging from creepy ghost stories, to unique twists on the vampire and zombie genres, to a classic slasher/body-count flick. All of the films exhibted a quality of filmmaking that is definitely a cut above the average low-budget fair. Not one film, in my opinion, was plagued with unbelievable actors and horrible plot structures -- something that is all too common in the genre. In fact, the only criticism I could muster about any of these is that most of them are a little too slow-paced for my liking. They all have massive story build-ups that make you wonder how, exactly, there's going to be room for actual scares.

But eventually, each of the films delivers, in its own way.

"Unrest" is the story of a med student who learns that the body her student group is supposed to dissect may actually be cursed. The highlight of this one, according to the trailer, is that it is the first horror film ever to use real dead bodies. Maybe this is where the "too shocking for general audiences" comes in? I didn't know this when I first watched the film, and was in awe at how realistic the bodies actually were.

"Penny Dreadful" is the tale of a young girl who has a phobia of cars. Throw in a lunatic who learns this, and you have a film that takes place almost entirely in a car, where Penny is trapped by said loony and is subjected to his horrific games. This film is higher on tension than scares, and fans of Hitchcock should get into it (if they can handle the blood, that is).

"The Hamiltons" takes us into the home of a group of young adults who are trying to make it after the deaths of both parents. Think of the old TV show "Party of Five". Only, added to the five are the young girls these people have chained up under the house. I don't know what else to say without giving the story away -- but the internal conflict with the one Hamilton son as he grapples with the twisted nature of his siblings makes for some refreshing drama that horror rarely explores.

"The Gravedancers" follows along the same theme as "Unrest": that is, don't disrespect the dead. When a group of old friends get together at the funeral of one of their departed comrades, they engage in a little drunken grave dancing -- which, of course, upsets the souls beneath. Truly frightening ghosts and some neat special effects highlight this tale -- but, as I said before, it is a little slow-moving, and the main male character is oddly cast. He's like an ex-body builder/deadpan surfer -- and we're supposed to believe he's an attorney?

"Wicked Little Things" has us follow a family of three who, after the father passes away, inherits a house in the mountainous backwoods. Unfortunately, the area is haunted by a group of flesh-eating kids whose deaths in a mining accident in the early 1900's were never resolved. The setting is definitely creepy (old house in the woods near an older, abondoned haunted mansion? Who could ask for more?), and the kids, with their blood-stained lips and beady, black eyes are -- well -- if you think kids are kind of spooky anyway, these will really mess with your head.

The slasher fare comes in with "Dark Ride". It centers around an old horror ride, one where you get in the cart and ride along the tracks to see all the creepy attractions. Only, this particular ride delivers what everyone secretly fears when getting on one of these things: the ride stops, and you are hunted by some crazy killer. Throw in a group of brainless college students, a killer whose face is actually quite disturbing, and let the good times roll. There are some truly memorable scenes here, and the film is quite gory. But, slashers aren't really my thing. Even so, this is one of the better ones.

Finally, "Reincarnation" is another installment by Takashi Shimizu (creator of "The Grudge" series). This film was my least favorite of the bunch. I'm not really a fan of "The Grudge", basically because the plot jumps around so much and the story does little to help the viewer easily follow along. "Reincarnation" is more of the same here. Fans of J-Horror will find little that is new, and may actually be bored at how repetitive it is. But, it has a neat ending -- one that actually makes up for how boring the beginning is. I don't want to do a plot synopsis out of fear of giving something away (and revealing that I know very little about what actually happened in the movie!) Basically, if you like J-Horror, you'll probably like this one.

Okay, that's it! Hope this was helpful to some. The 4-stars have nothing to do with the price. I think you get a variety of decent films that are entertaining and unique enough to satisfy almost anyone.
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29 of 34 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Cliched yes, but still entertaining. March 29, 2007
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Since there is a plot description already on the page I'm gonna skip the rehash and get into my thoughts on the movie.

Reincarnation is the 3rd part of the J-Horror Series, which follows Infection and Premonition. Each movie though is standalone with nothing to do with the previous.

But Reincarnation was released as part of the After Dark Horror Fest as one of the 8 films to die for.

Takashi Shimizu is at it again with another ghost movie. While the movie differs from his Ju-on movies they do have a similar tone. For fans of Asian horror you should know what to expect by now.

After seeing the South Korean flick The Red Shoes I decided to take a long break from these movies. While none of them have been terrible movies, my only thought was I already saw this. So after months of avoiding these types of movies I figured it was time to check them out again.

Reincarnation isn't a perfect movie and can be slow at times, but Director Shimizu does a good job at keeping the movie interesting. While not as suspenseful as Ju-on: The Grudge, Shimizu manages to get the best out of every scene, even if it lacks the atmosphere Ju-on had.

That's not to say Reincarnation doesn't have atmosphere, it does, but just plays out as little slower. Bottom line is you aren't getting anything you haven't seen before.

The style is your typical Asian horror movie; but where some of the other films failed with too many clichés, Director Shimizu is able to take all of them and still make an entertaining movie.

There may not be a lot of creativity left, but with the right filmmaker they can still take it and make it something enjoyable. The highlight of the movie is Yuka who plays Nagisa Sugiura.

Not only is she really cute, but she plays her role to near perfection. When she supposed to be afraid Yuka looks absolutely terrified. And without a doubt she has one of the best screams in recent memory.

Some scenes that by right really shouldn't have worked play out creepy due to Yuka looking so terrified. While Director Shimizu crafted some excellent scenes with a lesser actress I don't think they would have worked as well.

Reincarnation has restored by faith in the Asian ghost flick, while no doubt we have seen this movie done a number of times and I have to say that scenes that would have worked well a couple of years ago don't work quite as well, but one thing showed is that an enjoyable and some what creepy movie can still be done even with the clichés.

The pacing though can be slow; while Ju-on wasn't exactly fast paced it did have a lot of haunting and a lot of dread. Reincarnation while does have some of that can run a bit slower.

You'll either be intrigued like I was or you might find yourself a little bored, it really can go either way. The final act can be a bit confusing, but if you pay attention you can and will make sense out what just happened.

Fans of Asian horror might wanna check this out; assuming you liked Takashi Shimizu's Japanese horror you might like this one then as well.

In closing Reincarnation features the clichés that have brought down these Asian flicks the past couple of years, but it's about how you handle it.

Director Shimizu handles it right and like I said makes an enjoyable and some what creepy movie despite the clichés. And along with Yuka a lot of scenes really play out better than they might have with another actress.

Reincarnation doesn't reinvent the ghost sub-genre and doesn't really offer us anything we haven't seen, but when all is said and done it's a well crafted horror flick with some good atmosphere and a good scare or 2.
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Although it is not part of this set, with "The Abandoned" finally being released all of the "8 Films 2 Die 4" from last year's initial After Dark Horrorfest are now out on DVD. I watched all of them in the theater back in November and now I have watched them all again on DVD and figured it was time to reconsider the whole experience. Here are the eight films in the order I first saw them:

"Reincarnation" is a Japanese ghost story from the director of "Ju-On" having to do with a film being made about a sensation mass murder at a hotel that took place a couple of decades earlier. I really like the ending(s) of this film as past and present merge with film and reality. I am so often disappointed by the way most horror films end that the artistry of this one stands out for me (Ranked #1, 4.5 stars).

"Unrest - After Dark Horror Fest" reminds me why I never wanted to go to medical school, and that is without the joys of stripping down to my underwear to jump into a tank of formaldehyde filled with dissected corpses. The back story gets a bit complicated and the plot requires a certain amount of stupidity on behalf of the characters, but a film that swears it has "real dead bodies" will have its moments (Ranked #6, 3.5 stars).

"Dark Ride - After Dark Horror Fest" is the median for the Horrorfest because it is a solid example of a 1970s splatter flick. There are a couple of familiar faces here and it sure looks a lot better than "Fun House," its obvious cinematic ancestor. It also has a memorable example of sex getting your killed in a horror film (Ranked #5, 3.8 stars).

"The Gravedancers" is the film that most relies on special effects for the ghosts raised by the titular crime. It has the most familiar faces with Dominic Purcell, Clare Kramer, and Tchéky Karyo and some of the best looking sequences. But things get a bit out of hand at the end because usually in the end it is not the unbelievers who get really stupid (Ranked #4, 3.9).

"The Abandoned" is a ghost story that takes place in Russia and has a 40-year-old woman as the lead, so there are a couple of interesting differences from most horror films right there. I suppose this film earned its release because it has the most disturbing images of any of these movies. (Ranked #3, 4.1).

"Penny Dreadful" is the film that I thought was the most ingenious simply because I did not think they could get as much out of trapping a terrified girl in a car wedged between two trees, so I was more impressed than most people. It also does not end the way you would think it has to, although the victims lose points for refusing to drive to safety on one rim (Ranked #2, 4.2).

"Wicked Little Things" takes place in an abandoned coal mine is the mountains of Pennsylvania where a widow and her two daughters contend with a pack of children zombies killed in a mine explosion long ago. That is right: this movie has minor miner zombies and Ben Cross wondering what happened to his film career. At least the people in this movie are willing to drive on the rims (Ranked #7, 3.2).

"The Hamiltons" is a low-budget film about a twisted little "Party of Five"-type family with more than their share of dark secrets. This film has the worst acting but the highest "sicko" factor of any of the films, even though we are talking a third-rate "Hostel"-type film (Ranked #8, 3.1).

That means what I have ended up thinking was the best film of the bunch was actually the first one we saw on Friday afternoon. But the big question is whether Horrorfest was a good deal and with six of the eight ending up with 4 star ratings (rounding up is a wonderful thing) and nothing below 3 stars, I would contend that qualifies as being pretty good. Yes, the trailer for Horrorfest was cooler than any of the actual movies. Yes, I could put together a better octet of horror films culled from that same period, and I am sure you could too, even without including the well-known flicks like "The Hills Have Eyes" and "The Descent." Heck, there are lots of horror films that might be even better choices, such as "Blood and Cuts, "Dark Nigh" and "Desert of Blood," that might be better candidates, but they are not even available on DVD, so who knows? But these films are out on DVD and are definitely above average rentals, ergo the 4-star rating.

These were all horror films that were going to go the direct-to-video route and were reprieved by Horrorfest. So I decided to compare these eight films to the last eight horror films I checked out on DVD that were either direct-to-video or at least never showed up on a movie screen in my neck of the woods (we only have 20 screens at two theaters in the Zenith City and you can subtract from that title because "big" films end up at both theaters and sometimes on multiple screens). Anyhow, the idea is that these are films that were out there at roughly the same time, although some might be a bit older. Of the eight, six of them I rated three stars: "Room 6," "Dead Silence," "In a Dark Place," "Chicago Massacre: The Richard Speck Story," "The Hunt," and "The Tooth Faerie." I rated "Wes Craven Presents The Breed" 2-stars and was so offended by "The Tomb" purporting to be a H.P. Lovecraft story that I gave it one star, which rounds out to 2.6. Consequently, I have no problem saying the Horrorfest films are at least a whole star better than those eight since they average 3.7.
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the first after dark horror fest films. box set only contains seven (7) of the original 8 horror films. it is still a great collection. Read more
Published 2 months ago by tony
5.0 out of 5 stars A Slow-Burning, Hauntingly Creepy Film... (4.5/5)
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4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
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Published 5 months ago by Retronatrix
5.0 out of 5 stars quick
The movie had no damage at all on it (considering I bought it used), and I got it 3 days early. Can't beat that.
Published 6 months ago by ab1234
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Why would you want to spend $33.00 for all 8 of these films for a used version of them when some of them are availbale as individual films for as little as 68 cents per film, the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars We'll Stay Together Forever
I don't really like subtitled movies but this one was really good. i was so into it that i didn't care about the subtitles. this movie was pretty creepy espicialy the walking doll. Read more
Published 10 months ago by David A. Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars I Hated this Movie so much.......I Bought It!
SPOILERS ALERT! (I'm adding some light Spoilers in my review....but not the ending)

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Published 12 months ago by Petite Fleur
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! Scary! A must see for Japanese horror junkies
I am a junkie for a good scare. Im not a freddy or Jason gal. Im "whats lurking in the back ground" kinda gal. This movie so awesome. It actually scared me for a few days. Read more
Published 12 months ago by teeliner
4.0 out of 5 stars better luck in the next life
some of these after dark filmfest things turn out pretty good, some not so much. it's still a craps-shoot. but this film is worth a look. Read more
Published 20 months ago by D. Gorman "Crystalline Structure Moon"
1.0 out of 5 stars Yawn....
Thinking maybe I should of played this one backwards since the best parts were at the end. This movie was pretty much as boring as they come. Read more
Published 24 months ago by maskedgamer
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True Horror/Film Fans Will Enjoy this set
Oddly, I don't recall seeing any of that in any of the movies I watched, other than the embalming tank scene, which I agree was gross due to it being people in a tank of embalming fluid full of corpses. I'll have to re-watch them. To be fair, I probably got impatient with the slow pace of some... Read more
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8 Films To Die For? Then why is there only 7 of them?
It's supposed to be "The Abandoned." It was the most popular of the 8 so they re-released recently in theatres. Expect another set in a few months.
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