Product Details

• Actors: Christian Slater, Ambyr Childers, Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar
• Directors: Michael A. Nickles
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: May 8, 2012
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0079ZWUU2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,614 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Playback" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Julian (Johnny Pacar) enlists his friends to film a reenactment of the town's gruesome Harlan Diehl family murders for a school project. He asks social outcast Quinn (Toby Hemingway), an employee at the local news station, to assist with video equipment and research. During Quinn's examination of raw video footage of the Diehl family farm, an evil spirit is unleashed with a menacing agenda. As Julian s friends start disappearing, local police officer, Frank Lyons (Christian Slater), receives the order to investigate. As the secrets of the past are unveiled, the dark entity threatens to consume everyone in its way.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Yiiiiiii-i-i-i-i-i-kes...!! May 9, 2012

By DJ Joe Sixpack HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:DVD

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This is a creepy, genuinely disturbing, graphically violent slasher/horror movie about a kind of demon that passes from person to person via videotape and film, sort of a cross between "Damien" and "The Ring." Although the violence can be a bit nauseating, the script is deliberate and multilayered, moving calmly from one unexpected turn of events to another. If you don't like scary movies, avoid this... But if you do, you'll dig it. It's creepy. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue film reviews)

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the most surprising and entertaining B-rate horror movies that I have seen recently. I recommend this. I give it a B+ March 22, 2012

By Tony Heck

Format:DVD

"Now I know the reason he killed his whole family. He was possessed." While a group of high school students are making a movie for a class they begin to uncover a dark secret involving the town's past. When one student watches a tape of the event he goes through a change that affects everyone he knows. I have to start by saying that I was surprised with how much I enjoyed and was entertained by this. That said this is just above a B movie. The acting is actually not that bad and the effects are pretty good. The plot of the movie is a cross between "Mirrors" and "The Ring" and is as entertaining as those were. I really am surprised by how much I enjoyed this, but I had no idea what to expect going in. I know I'm rambling on this one but I really can't explain why I liked this so much but I did and I recommend this. Overall, a surprising movie that is actually one of the better B grade horror movies I have seen lately. I give it a B+

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars It's not exactly a B flick! March 21, 2013

By Darrel Poppino

Format:Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Verified Purchase

I found it interesting from the start. It held your attention and it was sort of complex (everything makes sense at the end). I don't believe in giving spoilers, so I won't - but, you should give this a watch. I gave it four stars as a B flick, but I lean more towards A rated. You have murder, perversion and possession all wrapped up in this film. It's going in my collection of DVD's!