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| After Dark Horrorfest Films to Die For (Unrest / Reincarnation / The Gravedancers / The Hamiltons / Wicked Little Things / Dark Ride / Penny Dreadful) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Craig Singer, J.s. Cardone, Jason Todd Ipson, Mike Mendez, Mitchell Altieri
Actors: Corri English, Scot Davis, Joshua Alba, Dominic Purcell, Clare Kramer
Studio: Lionsgate
Category: DVD
List Price: $104.86
Buy New: $53.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 28870
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 846 minutes
Number Of Items: 7
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 6.6 x 5.4
MPN: 21327
UPC: 031398213277
EAN: 0031398213277
ASIN: B000NA6C1I
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: January 2007
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 they suck December 26, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I will be honest i could not wait for these movies. Ive been a horror movie fan sense i was a kid & i can get into some pretty weird movies but these really suck . I mean i didnt think any were good not even the one that took so long to come out. Please do not waste money or time dont even rent. In fact if i ever run arcoss the people who came up with this idea i would love to jump kick them in the throat. thanks and beware!
 Some good, some bad, one GREAT... August 25, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
These films were recently available for viewing on FearNet and other cable outlets (with the exception of "Dark Ride," which I had to rent)...so it was easy--and free--to check them out prior to buying. I've seen all seven of the films featured in this set, and I'm actually somewhat impressed (with notable exceptions).
"Dark Ride" is a throwback to the wonderful slasher films of the 70's and 80's, and is virtually a remake of Tobe Hooper's 1981 film "Funhouse." I say these films were "wonderful" because, at the time, they were not only frightening but also fresh and, in some instances, groundbreaking. There is nothing fresh about this entry in the series, though "Dark Ride" does feature some really gnarly scenes of gore and a great opening sequence. There are no real surprises here, however, and I'd recommend this as more of an homage to the aforementioned slasher pics, and mainly for fans of those films only.
"Gravedancers" caught my attention immediately and never let go--even managing to actually creep me out a few times--I liked it a lot. The lead actor is completely miscast, but otherwise this is certainly one of the better efforts in this collection.
"The Hamiltons" is the obligatory tip-of-the-hat to the torture porn genre, generally awful films which are more sickening than actually frightening, managing to both revolt AND bore in equal measure. This flips that sub-genre and manages to come up with thematic material which seems both classic and fresh. Though not my favorite, it's still much better than so much of the junk actually getting released theatrically these days.
"Penny Dreadful" is simply one of the most nasty, gripping films I've seen in a very long time, on or off the big screen. Though there's plenty of blood in this one, it somehow rises above the genre to (as someone else mentioned here) achieve an almost Hitchcockian tone...much more suspense and tension than actual on-screen violence (though again, there's plenty of that here too). Easily the best film in this collection, it manages to be claustrophic, sweat-inducing and seriously scary too. This should have been released theatrically.
"Reincarnation" is the J-horror entry which bored me to screaming tears. There are only so many times I can be absolutely terrified by waiflike children with bad complexions and stringy, wet hair, and horrified by the ever so frightening and mysterious "bouncing ball." *yawn*
"Unrest" is a featherheaded but not entirely unwatchable tale having something to do with medical students, a possessed cadaver and Aztec human sacrifice. The mythology underpinning the story is somewhat muddled, though ultimately it just doesn't seem to matter as the film isn't frightening in the least. Set in and around a hospital anatomy lab, expect a very high queasiness quotient which will test your ability to hold onto your dinner. Buried in this strange brew is a rather sweet and sexy love story which is virtually lost in this diverting but vapid, and ultimately silly, effort.
Finally, "Wicked Little Things" starts out promisingly: a widowed woman and her daughters take up residence in an undeniably spooky house in the mountains left to her by her deceased husband. Everything else that happens seems a bit overly familiar, and no real surprises (or scares) result from the ensuing, somewhat flabby ghost story. This one involves the cannibalistic ghosts (though they're referred to as 'zombies') of children killed 100 years earlier in a mining disaster; their motivations seem a bit murky and the film just kind of trudges toward a predictable ending. This one scores somewhere in the lower middle as far as this group of films is concerned, and is hampered mostly by a sense of deja vu ("Village of the Damned" with cannibalism) and the issue of using children for the primary scare factor--which rarely, if ever, works for me.
So there are definitely a bad apple or two in this bunch, but several other films mentioned above definitely help make up for the duds.
 Only If You're Are Really Into Horror August 23, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
They are presented as something special, but I think they are just a way for Lionsgate to get rid of castoffs. They are basically 1 step above an amateur effort. This is not to say they are all bad, I found 1 good and 2 okay. This may be because I've been watching horror for 50 years and it takes a lot to impress me now. I did find many of the commentaries interesting though and they may be useful for budding filmmakers.
 Horrorfest 7 pack August 23, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I enjoyed all these movies but I am not sure what all the hub-bub was about. They do not seem to me to be any scarier than any of the horror out there now.
I purchased these because I thought they were done well with some serious BOO factor. I will admit that I rented them before actually buying them.
Having seen so many horror movies in my time I found these refreshing. I was a little disappointed that the newest one I've seen, "The Abandoned" was not part of the seven.
If you love horror you will enjoy these.
KD
Excelente pack pero... August 13, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
El contenido del pack es excelente pero lamentablemente no incluye las 8 peliculas del Horror Fest, The Abandoned debe comprarse por separado (quien entiendo esto?). Otro punto en contra es el precio, consegui comprarlo en una super oferta de Amazon pero su precio normal es exagerado.
Por otro lado el contenido de los discos es muy bueno, incluye obviamente las peliculas y una buena coleccion de extras para cada una de ellas.
Recomendada para los amantes del horror.
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