House of the Dead
Mill Creek Entertainment | Release Date: October 10, 2003
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Overwhelming dislike based on 144 Ratings
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mickelwickJan 5, 2013
uwe boll, what you just made, was one of the most insanely idiotic things i have ever seen, at no point in your rambling, incoherent film, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought, EVERYONE on this page isuwe boll, what you just made, was one of the most insanely idiotic things i have ever seen, at no point in your rambling, incoherent film, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought, EVERYONE on this page is now dumber for having seen it... i award you no points, and may whatever god exists have mercy on your soul.… Expand
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The3AcademySinsOct 15, 2019
Boring. Unfunny. Not scary. Ineptly made. Terribly written. Wooden acting. This movie is a waste of time. Uwe Boll really lives up to his reputation in this "action flick."
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ReReviewOct 27, 2010
A fantastically underwhelming sense of production values is present but if you wish to base a score on the question "does this film entertain?", then yes, it does. There are lots of unintentional laughs that elevate it above the standardA fantastically underwhelming sense of production values is present but if you wish to base a score on the question "does this film entertain?", then yes, it does. There are lots of unintentional laughs that elevate it above the standard "*Genre* Movie" and the editing of actual in-game footage has to be seen to be believed. Those familiar with the work of Uwe Boll will not be surprised and, moreover, disappointed.

*Best watched - with friends and possibly under the influence of alcohol*… Expand
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AlanB.Sep 27, 2006
You people are ridiculous. I can't believe you are taking the time to analyze this movie as if it were actually supposed to be a scary survival horror movie. Yea it was bad, it was an awful movie, but it was funnier than most of the You people are ridiculous. I can't believe you are taking the time to analyze this movie as if it were actually supposed to be a scary survival horror movie. Yea it was bad, it was an awful movie, but it was funnier than most of the comedies pumped out nowadays. I only watched the last hour and I laughed constantly. You really could not have expected a serious horror movie based on... a video game.… Expand
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ScreenagerMay 24, 2013
Maybe I missed something or just fell asleep, but was I supposed to find this "scary"? In fact, was I even supposed to be entertained by this at all? If you liked this because it was a "horror" then you are clearly uneducated; this is not aMaybe I missed something or just fell asleep, but was I supposed to find this "scary"? In fact, was I even supposed to be entertained by this at all? If you liked this because it was a "horror" then you are clearly uneducated; this is not a horror, its a dumb shoot-'em-up film based on a video game created for the stereotypical MTV teens that have no understanding of the artistic value of films this "film" lacks all artistic and creative value. Even when I watched this with the purpose of pointing out the many flaws I still found this film boring and found no humour in those flaws. Someone please stop Uwe Boll from making these shockingly awful films.… Expand
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MovieGoer14Apr 1, 2014
It is campy, goofy and cheesy. "House of the Dead" is pure awful, but it depends on how you see it, you're gonna treat it seriously, you are not pleased, you have fun with it with friends and NEVER take it seriously, you'll end up having fun,It is campy, goofy and cheesy. "House of the Dead" is pure awful, but it depends on how you see it, you're gonna treat it seriously, you are not pleased, you have fun with it with friends and NEVER take it seriously, you'll end up having fun, but in both way, it is a TERRA-BLE movie. To start off with, the acting is awful, it is never convincing, and forced. The whole plot doesn't make sense, he pays a thousand dollars just to get to that island, it is obviously awful. The only reason I wanted to review this film, I wanted to see if Uwe Boll movies are as bad as I heard they are, they are, he just tries to create a stupid, goofy and cheesy horror film that just works for me as a forgettable, funny and hilariously stupid film.… Expand
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thekingwatchesJul 20, 2013
House of the Dead is bad. Very bad. Uwe Boll has managed to make the whole series look bad. However this movie is so bad it's funny. Really cheesy. Not worth renting, Not worth watching, Not worth thinking about.
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MoviesForeverApr 1, 2014
"House of the Dead" is absolutely bad, it is a campy, goofy little horror film that is just so bad it is fun. The acting is truly awful, the screenplay does not exist and is not conventional, it is awful. The cinematography makes the action"House of the Dead" is absolutely bad, it is a campy, goofy little horror film that is just so bad it is fun. The acting is truly awful, the screenplay does not exist and is not conventional, it is awful. The cinematography makes the action sequences a bit conventional, intense. The whole film is crap if you are going to take it seriously, if you try and have stupid fun with it, it might turn out as not as bad as it is. But overall, it is not really fully recommended, but if you are feeling like a cheesy horror zombie film, with stupid characters, screenplay and direction. This is the one. The only reason i watched this film is because I felt like watching something bad after the 2014 Academy Awards, and I wanted to see if Uwe Boll lives to the awfulness I heard about him, he is just trying to make cheesy films, with cliches all over the place that turn out, despite outdated, funny and entertaining.… Expand
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FilmVirtueJan 11, 2015
The film is obviously awful and unintentionally funny. It is categorized as an "Action horror" film and I'll be honest---I did get a strong dose of action. This combined with It's unintended laughs made the film not a complete loss for me.The film is obviously awful and unintentionally funny. It is categorized as an "Action horror" film and I'll be honest---I did get a strong dose of action. This combined with It's unintended laughs made the film not a complete loss for me. Understand though, It is garbage. But one mans trash is another mans stupid nonsense comedy.… Expand
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MovieReviewsApr 1, 2014
"House of the Dead" is a goofy, campy and cheesy horror film directed by the new (as I heard) Ed Wood Uwe Boll. He is just isn't into new ideas, he is into slasher, goofy, cheesy and over the top horror movies that surprisingly work out as"House of the Dead" is a goofy, campy and cheesy horror film directed by the new (as I heard) Ed Wood Uwe Boll. He is just isn't into new ideas, he is into slasher, goofy, cheesy and over the top horror movies that surprisingly work out as entertaining and so bad they are fun. Despite, this film is really bad, nothing is good except for the technology magic, the cinematography is new and interesting, the music is like a video game, it is just so bad, the acting is awful and the screenplay is terrible. However, I can not ignore the fact that I enjoyed it till the end, amI gonna remember any of it in a day or two? NO. But it'll be something fun to laugh at with friends. Avoid it if you are going to take any of it seriously.… Expand
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jakedargie1298Jun 18, 2015
How can you not love a movie that is born of tax evasion? Easily. Uwe Boll should change his name to Uwe Bowel because everything he makes is complete crap. Clearly done with no heart of greatness, F U Uwe Boll
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EpicLadySpongeApr 26, 2016
Makes Sega's (They don't just do Sonic the Hedgehog, people) popular House of the Dead game look like a trashy dull experience that isn't worth playing again.
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sjwilkinSep 26, 2016
I spend most of my childhood playing House of the Dead in the arcades so you can imagine how excited I was when this movie was announced (I was 19 when it was released). Was my excitement and faith repaid? Er no. This was quite possibly theI spend most of my childhood playing House of the Dead in the arcades so you can imagine how excited I was when this movie was announced (I was 19 when it was released). Was my excitement and faith repaid? Er no. This was quite possibly the worst 'movie' I have ever ever seen. It makes no sense at all. The zombies know kung fu and there is no house. NO HOUSE! At some points during the movie there are snippets of the game spliced in!! Probably to remind you what you are watching. This of course was the introduction of Uwe Boll - the infamous director who would go on to achieve the title of 'worst movie director of all time'. Just why did he have to start with this movie? :(… Expand
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grandpajoe6191Oct 11, 2011
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uwe Boll's "House of the Dead" is simply the worst movie I've seen in my life. NOTHING makes sense. The film will literally pierce your heart for its terrible cinematography as well as giving you nightmares and shudders of how such film can be so terrible. I don't give a **** if this German director started filming at age 10; reality is, he shouldn't.… Expand
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ArkonBladeSep 15, 2010
ok house of the dead the movie . ok you really cant screw this up much if you played the games . they have the most cheesy and worst voice acting in video games . so uwe boll cant screw that part up atleast and he nailed that part alright.ok house of the dead the movie . ok you really cant screw this up much if you played the games . they have the most cheesy and worst voice acting in video games . so uwe boll cant screw that part up atleast and he nailed that part alright. but still manages to screw up a game to movie about people shooting zombies. mainly because he turned it into a teen slasher instead of the AMS agents fighting through the zombie horde . another complete disregaurd to the source material. to all game companys PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! STOP LETTING UWE BOLL MAKE MOVIES OUT OF YOUR GAMES!!!… Expand
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BrianFeb 15, 2006
Hliarously bad, Ona Grauers had a great performance though. Her breasts performed great.
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DominicR.Jan 20, 2008
an asian wearing a one-piece american flag swimsuit jumps(in slo-mo) 10 feet in the air, while a zombie frontflips, throwing an axe, while the asian fires a shotgun shell 50 feet away at said zombie. the axe misses, but the shell hit the an asian wearing a one-piece american flag swimsuit jumps(in slo-mo) 10 feet in the air, while a zombie frontflips, throwing an axe, while the asian fires a shotgun shell 50 feet away at said zombie. the axe misses, but the shell hit the zombie dead on in the head... CRAYZAY!!!!… Expand
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JesseM.Oct 23, 2005
Uwe Boll should never be allowed to touch another movie again, or he should kill himself.
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TheQuietGamerSep 1, 2011
A cheesy good time, if you actually expected this movie to be serious, then you really don't know how these things work, this is the perfect example of a B-rated Zombie movie, it's got it all bad acting, cheesy plot full of holes, gore, andA cheesy good time, if you actually expected this movie to be serious, then you really don't know how these things work, this is the perfect example of a B-rated Zombie movie, it's got it all bad acting, cheesy plot full of holes, gore, and nudity, and honestly it's just fun to watch, even if you want to watch it just to laugh at it.… Expand
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SpacemanGaryFeb 26, 2020
Still the best VG movie (slightly ahead of Doom and the first MK). It's a bit cheesy and low budget, but so much fun and really captures the feel of the games. I watched the rest of Uwe Boll's movies hoping for something like this, but theyStill the best VG movie (slightly ahead of Doom and the first MK). It's a bit cheesy and low budget, but so much fun and really captures the feel of the games. I watched the rest of Uwe Boll's movies hoping for something like this, but they were all ok at best. I wish he would come out of retirement to do a sequel to this (his best) movie.… Expand
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GerrickC.Jun 21, 2006
Quite possibly the most un-scary movie I have ever seen. I watched how they shot the undead and how the blood splattered and how numerous body parts were severed which, by the way, was annoyingly unrealistic. The sense of horror a Quite possibly the most un-scary movie I have ever seen. I watched how they shot the undead and how the blood splattered and how numerous body parts were severed which, by the way, was annoyingly unrealistic. The sense of horror a horror-survival movie should inflict on the viewer should be that of horror-survival. The survival element was there, but dilluted, and there was a very vague sense of horror in that the zombies acted like a bunch of mindless morons. An interesting thing that was incorporated into the movie were scenes from the actual House of the Dead video game. This novelty, though a good idea, failed to be the movie's saving grace. In the end we have a complete waste of time and money, and unless you are a die-hard (no pun intended) fan of House of the Dead, and I mean die-hard fan, you should stay as far away as you can from this movie.… Expand
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LateJun 22, 2006
Man, this movie was the worst i've ever seen. It wasn't even the tiniest bit scary. Whole movie was just shooting zombies and blowing them up with grenades and then shooting them some more. Don't waste your time here or you Man, this movie was the worst i've ever seen. It wasn't even the tiniest bit scary. Whole movie was just shooting zombies and blowing them up with grenades and then shooting them some more. Don't waste your time here or you will regret it.… Expand
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CTHFeb 26, 2008
Honestley. I have no idea why would anybody would want to see this movie. To me, it makes little sense and I'm still trying to figure out why did the happy campers turned into zombies. Sure, the gamelpay clips looked (kind of) cool, but Honestley. I have no idea why would anybody would want to see this movie. To me, it makes little sense and I'm still trying to figure out why did the happy campers turned into zombies. Sure, the gamelpay clips looked (kind of) cool, but even that can't save this crappy film. Bad indeed.… Expand
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KeenanSJun 15, 2009
This is certainly not as bad as I thought it was going to be. This is a film that's fun to watch just so you can make fun of it. It's loaded with cheesy moments, but I really enjoyed the shootout scenes between the survivors and This is certainly not as bad as I thought it was going to be. This is a film that's fun to watch just so you can make fun of it. It's loaded with cheesy moments, but I really enjoyed the shootout scenes between the survivors and zombies. The actors were bad except for maybe two or three. The story has absolutely nothing to do with the game outside of the name, a Sega logo, and a guy whose last name is Curien. It's a stupid, campy, B-movie adventure that gave me enough okay entertainment. I wouldn't recommend it to most people, but I found it to be a fun, campy zombie adventure.… Expand
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christiansAug 8, 2009
A horrendous disaster on video game flicks that makes even Bloodrayne more worth watching.I wholeheartedly agree with the new york post saying that this film "inspires the thoughts of less than zero stars". this film is so terrible that even A horrendous disaster on video game flicks that makes even Bloodrayne more worth watching.I wholeheartedly agree with the new york post saying that this film "inspires the thoughts of less than zero stars". this film is so terrible that even a 2 hour recording of a group of five year olds playing Call of Duty 4 (which is an amazing game) would make a far better movie.… Expand
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CoryC.Dec 30, 2005
This doesn't qualify as a film. Uwe Boll needs to stop and fall off a cliff. Umm.. let me name the Asian girl Liberty and break the stereotype of her being called Wang. I love how everyone knows martial arts and how Mr. Boll randomly This doesn't qualify as a film. Uwe Boll needs to stop and fall off a cliff. Umm.. let me name the Asian girl Liberty and break the stereotype of her being called Wang. I love how everyone knows martial arts and how Mr. Boll randomly puts scenes from the video game to reassure us that its a VIDEO GAME MOVIE! And he also has to reassure us that wanting to become immortal is to "live forever!" And dont get me started with the random rap music and awful techno. But I did enjoy laughing my ass off constantly at the one-liners and crappy special effects. Worst movie I have ever seen. Period.… Expand
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MarcusA.Nov 11, 2006
Uwe Boll got paid to spin the camera in a circle. I passed kidney stones with more enjoyment. I think I am going to go watch the grass grow. If Boll wants to fight everyone who hates his movies he'll have to Fight the World. After Uwe Boll got paid to spin the camera in a circle. I passed kidney stones with more enjoyment. I think I am going to go watch the grass grow. If Boll wants to fight everyone who hates his movies he'll have to Fight the World. After seeing Uwe Boll number three you should expect worse every time. Never hire him to direct again.… Expand
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ChrisK.May 31, 2006
Honestly, this is the worst movie that I have ever seen. The game I thought was rediculous enough without a good story, which had awesome and intense players wanting to just shoot something up. However, it all falls down to the game movie Honestly, this is the worst movie that I have ever seen. The game I thought was rediculous enough without a good story, which had awesome and intense players wanting to just shoot something up. However, it all falls down to the game movie trying to make something of itself. Being a gamer enough as it is, I was looking foward to the movie simply because of the title. No where in the genre that was said about the movie was meant for comedy. It's worth a nickel to see if you want, better for free. I may have enjoyed this movie if I was ever into pointless events, a crappy story, zombie killing mayhem without me doing the killing, and sex in the middle of all things. I give some points on how good looking the stars are... I take some points based on how their performance took place in the movie. Honestly, they were all pretty stupid.… Expand
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MikeK.Aug 25, 2006
i hated this movie from beginning to end. the only thing i found hilarious about it was before they met that cop on the cliff with all the guns the teens were all helpless nd jus trying to stay alive but as soon as they pick up a rifle and i hated this movie from beginning to end. the only thing i found hilarious about it was before they met that cop on the cliff with all the guns the teens were all helpless nd jus trying to stay alive but as soon as they pick up a rifle and some grenades they learn kung fu nd suddenly decide to fight.… Expand
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KevinY.Nov 14, 2005
This is an insult to zombie films. Wait, scatch that, this is an insult to films as a whole. This needs to be burried in a land fill next to the old E.T. games.
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WesE.Nov 17, 2005
I was so disappointed with this movie. I thought this would be at least a 1.
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LordNasebySep 27, 2011
The second you see the letters U W E B O L L arranged in the dreaded order that spells the name of the horrible German director (Lou Woll) in the opening credits, you know you are in a for a bad film. Wow...my opening joke here sucks.The second you see the letters U W E B O L L arranged in the dreaded order that spells the name of the horrible German director (Lou Woll) in the opening credits, you know you are in a for a bad film. Wow...my opening joke here sucks.


Acting/characters: Shallow, generic, and underdeveloped that's all I can say about them. I kept hoping that there would be someone in the whole film who I would think "maybe this one will be different and kinda likable" out of the whole cast, no one fit that bill. I can't even remember their names without looking them up with the exception of Kirk. Even as I write this, their names and faces slip from my mind. That is for the best I feel. I just do not care about them whatsoever. Who could? Maybe the 3 or 4 people out there who like this film say 'the characters are so incidental because this is a cheesy action flick and nothing more.' To those 3 or 4 people (including Uwe Boll) I say, if I want this many faceless characters, I'll go play the video game itself. It's a movie so it should have at least one character worth anything. This doesn't. Plus, the character who narrates the film is so dumb. Well, not just him, the whole concept of the character. A narrator is our protagonist. We are seeing the film from his or her eyes. This guy wasn't in the film for the first third of it. Once he was you never got to really know him at all. It's like he was just there and was narrating it in passing later. I dunno maybe the script did have a likable character, well if so, the actors killed it. They all absolutely sucked. I think one of them went on to do something worthwhile after this...how? They were monotonous, blank, and uninteresting. 0/10

Plot: I've read the plot to the original game. This one is supposed to be a prequel to that game in a sense...no matter what angle you look at it from the two are not connected plot-wise at all. This would be fine I suppose but Uwe Boll decided to use a plot that has been circulating on the Slasher Genre for decades: Teenagers at a party in an abandoned location are being killed off. So, not only did he not even try to tie it into the actual source material itself, he decided to use an old, over-used plot to do it. Way to go Uwe! You've sunk to a new low. At least I haven't seen the plot to Alone in the dark 50 times in 50 different movies like this one. You didn't even try. You didn't even try. 0/10

Screenplay: If I asked Uwe Boll what he thought about the script for this film he would give me a blank stare and say 'the what for my film?' an exaggeration to be sure, but not that much of one. Some lines in there just had my head ringing. Which ones?...all of them...yeah, all of them. I don't know who wrote this screenplay or why but they should be banned from ever making a screenplay again. This comes off like some kid wrote it. No offense to kids. Come on people this is a movie1 You get paid to do this! Now I'm not saying it has to be Casablanca but can you please not try to outdo Troll 2 in terms of stupidity? 0/10

Likableness: I add Uwe Boll to my list of directors who love slow-mo too much (move over Michael Bay and Zack Snyder). And he's just friggin' lazy too. There is one shot that he reuses 4 DIFFERENT TIMES!!! I mean come on! Twice is pushing it but 4!?!?! I highly disliked this film and I will probably never watch it again. I would advise everyone who has not seen this to go and watch something better. Like the Garfield movie (oh snap) and leave this alone. It was terrible. I give this one a solid 0/10.

Final Score: 0/40
Tomatometer rating: 4%
Tomatometer rating if my review was added: 4%



TRIVIA TIME: 1. The fisherman with the hook (gaff) at the beginning of the movie is a reference to the killer in I Know What You Did Last Summer.

2. At the beginning of the movie, Greg says, "Who's the U-boat captain?" when he sees Capt. Viktor Kirk. Prochnow was the captain in Das Boot.

3. Jonathan Cherry burned 30% of his hand on the second day of shooting. The scene on the bridge, where he hurts his hand, was shot later, to explain the bandage he had to wear.

4. Reviews were so bad that Danish cinemas refused to buy it.

5. House of the Dead is the last film to use the turn-table technique for 360° shots. The risk of actors being hurt or killed by the fast-moving camera was too much.… Expand
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moonman1994Aug 4, 2016
As to be expected from Uwe Boll it is not a good film. The worst thing is the fact that he edits in seconds from the video game every couple minutes for not particular reason. The acting is ok and unlike other Boll films it's not so bad thatAs to be expected from Uwe Boll it is not a good film. The worst thing is the fact that he edits in seconds from the video game every couple minutes for not particular reason. The acting is ok and unlike other Boll films it's not so bad that it's boring. Despite bad special effects, poor directing and a mediocre at best plot it is entertaining in a " how much more ridiculous can this get" kind of way.… Expand
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alexandreaNov 25, 2021
You all like to criticize the man so much but if you look at him better, you will see a man that made countless films and we have done nothing. At least he will be able to say " I made a lot movies that went to the cinema"
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clem666Feb 23, 2021
I never thought it was possible to achieve so many mistakes and bad choices in a row. This movie is a monument, no doubt of it. Where did it go wrong? Oh yes, adapting a rail-shooter game as a movie. Why did no one instantly react to thisI never thought it was possible to achieve so many mistakes and bad choices in a row. This movie is a monument, no doubt of it. Where did it go wrong? Oh yes, adapting a rail-shooter game as a movie. Why did no one instantly react to this idea? Anyway the worst is done. Now let's review it.

Overall acting is terrible. Dialogues are one of the dumbest of the whole history of cinema. Women (excepted the cop one) are all here to showcase their breasts (and their bodies in some extent). Scenario is dreadful, unoriginal and predictable. Jokes are unfunny, dull and vulgar. Some scenes are plagiarized from 'Jaws'. Special effects, costumes and make-up are horrible. Overall lighting is a mess. Characters are over-stereotyped. It is impossible to develop any empathy for any of them. Scenes are awfully shot, with way too many cuts and inappropriate flashes of the original game. Sega company takes its enormous bundles of bills in the beginning of the movie when they accepted to show their brand during that truly indecent party. Music and original score are agressive and also inappropriate. I found pace was quite good excepted during fights which all were way too long.

Don't get me wrong, despite the 2/10 it is clearly a movie that I will rewatch with pleasure because I certainly missed a lot of its flaw on the first view. I am quite fascinated by this.… Expand
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