{"id":21037,"date":"2016-10-28T00:26:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T04:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=21037"},"modified":"2016-10-28T03:16:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T07:16:29","slug":"stay-alive-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/28\/stay-alive-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Alive (2006)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/stayalive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21038\" src=\"https:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/stayalive.jpg\" alt=\"stayalive\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a>This dry as a bone \u201chorror\u201d entry is part \u201cDream Warriors\u201d, part \u201cThe Ring\u201d, with neither of the characters is developed beyond your basic concepts upon which they\u2019re established. <strong><em>And<\/em><\/strong> there are also your usual under-developed back stories that Bell limps along with for no reason. Here\u2019s the hero who has a fear of fire. Why? Well\u2014who cares? Look! A ghost! How can we root for characters whom are basic morons? Perhaps it\u2019s Bell\u2019s allusion that gamers in general, are morons. Not that hard to believe, when you think about it. The characters that are supposed to die <strong><em>die<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But the main characters are never offed until it\u2019s convenient to the story. And they\u2019re killed in some rather stupid fashions. One of them is run over by a horse and carriage, another is hung upside down and has her throat slashed (sans the blood) thanks to a monster that is ridiculously fail safe. Elizabeth Bathory, Bloody Mary\u2014the same stock monster you always get with these low-tech horror films. Bell never gets a full grasp on his own concept, which reflects rather strongly on-screen. How can the demon control forces beyond the game\u2019s realm? What was the hinted connection between Hutch and the game all about? Bell is incredibly dependent on the dues ex machinas, which he throws at us at an almost rapid fire pace.<\/p>\n<p>Especially, the ridiculous plot twists involving a laptop, and an obvious product placement in the climax. I never expected a masterpiece from a film whose tagline is \u201cYou die in the game, you die for real\u201d. That limp ad-line doesn\u2019t particularly spark creativity to me. I wasn\u2019t expecting originality from a film about a game that&#8211;when played\u2014kills you a few days later. Hell, there\u2019s even the Asian looking mysterious female ghost hiding within the game to off the players. But, with \u201cStay Alive\u201d, I never really expected something so utterly lame-brained. Bell has the right mood and atmosphere, and the game is cool, but \u201cStay Alive\u201d is a completely missed golden opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This dry as a bone \u201chorror\u201d entry is part \u201cDream Warriors\u201d, part \u201cThe Ring\u201d, with neither of the characters is developed beyond your basic concepts upon which they\u2019re established. And there are also your usual under-developed back stories that Bell limps along with for no reason. Here\u2019s the hero who has a fear of fire. 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