Grave Encounters

Name: Grave Encounters
Genre: Horror
Released: September 9, 2011
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 33

2011

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Tribeca Film | Release Date: September 9, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Lance Preston and the crew of "Grave Encounters", a ghost-hunting reality television show, are shooting an episode inside the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where unexplained phenomena has been reported for years. On the quest to expose the truth, and scare their viewers, the "Grave Encounters" crew conduct backgroundLance Preston and the crew of "Grave Encounters", a ghost-hunting reality television show, are shooting an episode inside the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where unexplained phenomena has been reported for years. On the quest to expose the truth, and scare their viewers, the "Grave Encounters" crew conduct background interviews with current psychologists, as well as provide disturbing archival footage of patients in the earlier half of the century. All in the name of good television, they voluntarily lock themselves inside the building for the night and begin a paranormal investigation, capturing everything on camera. They quickly realize that the building is more than just haunted - it is alive - and it has no intention of ever letting them leave. They find themselves lost in a labyrinth maze of endless hallways and corridors, terrorized by the ghosts of the former patients. They soon begin to question their own sanity, slipping deeper and deeper into the depths of madness, ultimately discovering the truth behind the hospital's dark past…and taping what turns out to be their final episode. (Tribeca Film)… Expand

Director: The Vicious Brothers

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Dennis Harvey

Sep 6, 2011

The picture's creepiness factor is sufficient to rate this a notch above genre average. Read full review

Nick Schager

Sep 6, 2011

Twelve long years after "The Blair Witch Project" pushed the first-person-POV subgenre to horror's forefront, and four years after [Rec] expertly refined the formula, Grave Encounters can't even pretend to be anything other than hopelessly derivative. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Sep 6, 2011

True terror needs at least some authenticity. That's perhaps too much to ask of a faked movie about a faked reality show that still can't scare up a fresh idea. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 8, 2011

As the uniformly annoying characters stumble around, screaming and cursing, we don't give a hoot for their survival. Quite the reverse: we're counting the minutes until the asylum's ghostly inhabitants silence them for good. Read full review

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oivalfselat

Dec 19, 2011

I guess nobody noticed an interesting side of the film. Ghost hunters are fake.
I liked seeing the criticism about the lie that involves the production of the kind of "reality show".
The part where the hospital begins to become a ghost train... it was ok, for the low cost that the filmI guess nobody noticed an interesting side of the film. Ghost hunters are fake.
I liked seeing the criticism about the lie that involves the production of the kind of "reality show".
The part where the hospital begins to become a ghost train... it was ok, for the low cost that the film shows. The important thing is see the warning "do not believe in the kind of nonsense." Not bad.… Expand

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shell

May 20, 2012

Amazing film, this film gave me all the scares i want in a ghost movie! There is only one criticism i have and that the hands coming out of the wall was just too un-believable. Other than that it was perfect. I esspecially like the idea that the crew start to go a bit insane and love thatAmazing film, this film gave me all the scares i want in a ghost movie! There is only one criticism i have and that the hands coming out of the wall was just too un-believable. Other than that it was perfect. I esspecially like the idea that the crew start to go a bit insane and love that they become 'in-patients. Brilliant!!!… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

mijxero

Jul 6, 2015

This was a movie that I stumbled across when I was in the mood for any horror movie, cheezy or scary. What I got was a very interesting mix of the two. This movie had a lot of great elements and twists that aren't in most standard haunted house movies. It really took a turn for SilentThis was a movie that I stumbled across when I was in the mood for any horror movie, cheezy or scary. What I got was a very interesting mix of the two. This movie had a lot of great elements and twists that aren't in most standard haunted house movies. It really took a turn for Silent Hill and it instantly sucked me in. It also didn't take itself too seriously and had fun. This is one I looked forward to watching again with friends.… Expand

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qbase

Apr 21, 2019

Αν δεν υπήρχαν κάποιες ‘γκάφες’ στις ερμηνείες και αν ήταν λίγο πιο καλογραμμένοι οι χαρακτήρες, το Grave Encounters θα ήταν ένα σπουδαίο φιλμ τρόμου.

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mishabridun

Jan 10, 2014

Surprisingly good for a low budget horror flick. The scares are intense, but the story is kind of weak. Overall the movie is very entertaining if you're looking for a scare without too much deep thought.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Nobod3

Feb 17, 2012

I just watched this and I don't agree with any of the reviews currently on here. This movie was not a complete disaster, but it wasn't the best thing I've ever seen before. However, if you are a fan of those ghost hunting TV shows and some of the mansion/asylum horror movies that came out inI just watched this and I don't agree with any of the reviews currently on here. This movie was not a complete disaster, but it wasn't the best thing I've ever seen before. However, if you are a fan of those ghost hunting TV shows and some of the mansion/asylum horror movies that came out in the last 10 years (House on Haunted Hill comes to mind), then watch this movie. Its actually a really good combination of the two with some problems. Below are my lists of positives and negatives for the film.

PLEASE NOTE: POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!

Positives:
+The set-up was perfect, the way they tour the asylum and mention spots was just spot on
+Its resembles the TV Show Ghost Hunters, which really gives it that reality kick
+The characters are a wide range and make it interesting
+The location (Insane Asylum) was perfect for this type of movie

Neutral
=I would have liked to have seen some more characters, its just not a big enough cast to really get there
=I'm disappointed that this was made with no view of a sequel in mind with a common character
=I would have liked to have seen a bigger play on the asylum aspect, like at this time of day they'd unlock all doors or a dinner bell rings at this time. Something to really make the environment come more alive.
=This one I almost considered a negative, but I would have LOVED to have seen the crew find files from the doctor showing what he did and his patients, again really playing up that this is a mental asylum. Kind of play on the Session 9 deal where this was once a working asylum. I would have loved to also have seen this type of stuff found throughout the film, like we start with a patient and a really nice sounding doctor and then as it goes on, we learn what he's doing to the patient and makes him seem sinister. The fact that this is totally skipped sort of loses the thrill of what could have been.

Negatives
-The ending is beyond predictable (though some of the steps along the way aren't so easily predictable)
-It goes too far into the paranormal instead of trying to tie the line between reality and paranormal (IE crazy bloody patients, I would have preferred more subtle scare tactics)
-Less cheap scares (the hands on the walls in the one scene, the constant "its a bad patient" thing, and what not.
-Sometimes they just skip explaining, which kills the mood
-The movie projects over too big of an area to actually get all of the original things just right
-The ending fails to show how the cameras were picked up, kind of like a well-needed wrap-up instead of the "Just expect they were found" that we got.
-No characters survive, so they've basically kills all good sequel plots since we'd have to get a new crew

Conclusion
Just to rehash what I said, this isn't a terrible film and it isn't a great one, but it does have moments that are worth seeing and it was a good concept that just went a little too far out of hand. I gave it a 5/10, though for a while I was balancing on a 6/10… Expand

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LaMagiadeVirue

Aug 11, 2013

A cada minuto que pasaba, decía: "para que hacen este tipo de cosas, ensucian la historia del cine". Y no cambié de opinión durante los 90 minutos que dura la película. No asusta, no propone nada nuevo, es un completo desastre.

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