Alone in the Dark (Director's Cut)
Evil Awakens
Edward Carnby (Christian Slater) is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced. With the help of his ex-girlfriend, archaeologist Aline Cedrac (Tara Reid), and his bitter rival, government agent Richard Burke (Stephen Dorff), Edward is about to learn that just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean it cannot kill you!
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Uwe Boll + Horror = Not Scary - HelexraAscianti
(This is a 1-star movie that I gave 3 stars because I like scary movies that aren't scary)
Christian Slater plays private investigator who gets caught up in the search for artifacts from a dead civilization, wiped out 10,000 years ago at a technological peak after opening a dark portal to another world. Add in a secret government agency and you have a boring plot. It could have been scary, but it wasn't.
In the directors cut Tara Reed had many of her scenes cut out, having not seen the theatrical release, I do not know if her performance improved things, but if she was mostly cut, I doubt it. Tara is not known for Oscar winning performances.
The special effects were decent, the cinematography was pretty good, the directing was decent. The editing was like all Uwe Boll films, awful. Uwe like usual got some fairly stilted performances from some of the bit actors, and characters when playing the 'bad guy' were given awful, awful lines to say.
Bottom line, as a movie that was supposed to be a horror, it was not scary. That fault I lay at the editors and screenwriters feet.
Pros:
- Dark and menacing
Cons:
- Not scary
- bad editing
- bad soundtrack
Bottom line:
- Worth watching if you like non-scary scary movies.
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Uwe Boll + Horror = Not Scary - HelexraAscianti
(This is a 1-star movie that I gave 3 stars because I like scary movies that aren't scary)
Christian Slater plays private investigator who gets caught up in the search for artifacts from a dead civilization, wiped out 10,000 years ago at a technological ...