[Densino]

Anyone looking forward to this?
Looks pretty scary..
It's released next weekend in the states,
I'm not sure when its out here though

[Scubamonkey]

Not sure it will be scary (looks like every other generic handheld footage film) but looks an interesting concept and I am looking forward to watching it...

[Densino]

Originally Posted by Scubamonkey

Not sure it will be scary (looks like every other generic handheld footage film) but looks an interesting concept and I am looking forward to watching it...

I actually read somewhere that it wasn't a full Found Footage film... but that is was integrated into the story

[Wulfster]

They actually had quite an extensive trailer and promoted it quite heavily at my local Vue when I visited last week.

It surprised me, as I'd heard of it but assumed it was going to be a low-key straight-to-dvd affair.

Looks interesting, but I'd have to see some good reviews before I show them the money ....

[CJClarke]

Watched the trailer for this last night, just looked like another in the long line of shaky cam horrors that overly relies on "jump" moments. The setting is interesting, but it seems like there's going to be massive gaps in logic (one scene in the trailer supposedly has them inside the reactor room, and given the amount of radiation still contained in there it would result in death quite quickly...yet they're seemingly being shown around it by a tour guide...).

[Densino]

Originally Posted by Wulfster

They actually had quite an extensive trailer and promoted it quite heavily at my local Vue when I visited last week.

It surprised me, as I'd heard of it but assumed it was going to be a low-key straight-to-dvd affair.

Looks interesting, but I'd have to see some good reviews before I show them the money ....

To be honest, Its not the type of film that will get good reviews on Rotten tomatoes, metacritic etc.

I will see it if sites like Shocktillyoudrop etc give it good reviews

[Gazinuk]

Only reason I want to see it is because it's in pripryat, film looks pants otherwise

[CJClarke]

Originally Posted by Densino

I will see it if sites like Shocktillyoudrop etc give it good reviews

Well as predicted it's taking a bit of a hammering on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, but it seems that even Shocktillyoudrop weren't that impressed with it, giving it 6/10 and saying:

Originally Posted by Shocktillyoudrop Review

"Chernobyl Diaries is by no means a bad film - it's competently made, but mediocre in comparison to movies of this ilk that have come before it"

They also say that it's a bit of a rip off of 'The Hills Have Eyes' (which i could have told you just by looking at the trailer...).

Bloody Disgusting seemed to like it though, giving it 3/5:

http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews...miliar-tropes/

Got to admit, the above BD review kind of makes me want to see it.

[Densino]

Originally Posted by CJClarke

Well as predicted it's taking a bit of a hammering on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, but it seems that even Shocktillyoudrop weren't that impressed with it, giving it 6/10 and saying:



They also say that it's a bit of a rip off of 'The Hills Have Eyes' (which i could have told you just by looking at the trailer...).

Bloody Disgusting seemed to like it though, giving it 3/5:

http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews...miliar-tropes/

Got to admit, the above BD review kind of makes me want to see it.

Ya I had seen them....Its getting some positive reviews at least... I'll probably still see it just because even though it has been done countless times, I've ever seen a horror film set in Chernobyl.

and the reviews are at least better then some other recent horror flix like The Devil Inside and Apollo 18

[Densino]

finally seen it.



DON'T.......WASTE.......YOUR.......TIME

[Tremse]

I went to see this last night and I really enjoyed it! It was fast paced and entertaining. The characters did stupid things but that's to be expected - when you go to see a film like this, you know what you're getting.

Two things that would've made this film even better.

Spoiler

When Yuri takes the group to see the abandoned apartment, I wanted him to say it was his, that it was where he lived as a boy

and at the end,

Spoiler

when Paul was shot, it would've made more sense for Amanda to be shot too and in the final scene we just see the soldiers burying the bodies in a lead-lined grave.

oh and did anyone think

Spoiler

the mutants were supposed to previous 'extreme tourists' to Pripyat/ChernobyL or were they supposed to be contaminated locals?

8.5/10

[sarahj1986]

I saw the trailer for this afew weeks ago, looks quite good but I'm fascinated by abandoned places so I may end up watching simply because of where it's based (although I don't think they did film on real location...?)

[MrKingfisher]

Quite enjoyed it...if you like Grave Encounters you'll love it...very atmospheric.

[Straker]

Originally Posted by sarahj1986

I saw the trailer for this afew weeks ago, looks quite good but I'm fascinated by abandoned places.....

You should check out the book “Left London”.


...


This got annihilated in the review in Time Out and Nigel Floyd, who reviewed it, is a genre afficianado (although having said that he did select the abysmal The Craft for a festival of new horror films back in the day at the NFT AND defended his decision for picking it so what does he know!! )

[chris1978]

Originally Posted by sarahj1986

I saw the trailer for this afew weeks ago, looks quite good but I'm fascinated by abandoned places so I may end up watching simply because of where it's based (although I don't think they did film on real location...?)

Same here! Just not too keen on these "camcorder footage" flms, never enjoyed a single one I've seen.

[Straker]

Originally Posted by chris1978

Same here! Just not too keen on these "camcorder footage" flms, never enjoyed a single one I've seen.

How could you not like Cloverfield?!? A minor masterpiece IMO.

[Cade Foster]

Originally Posted by chris1978

Same here! Just not too keen on these "camcorder footage" flms, never enjoyed a single one I've seen.

Chernobyl Diaries is not a camcorder type footage film at all.

[NWcub77]

Originally Posted by chris1978

Same here! Just not too keen on these "camcorder footage" flms, never enjoyed a single one I've seen.

Have you seen [REC] ?

[Tremse]

Originally Posted by sarahj1986

I saw the trailer for this afew weeks ago, looks quite good but I'm fascinated by abandoned places so I may end up watching simply because of where it's based (although I don't think they did film on real location...?)

No, they didn't film in the actual location (according to IMDb it was Serbia & Hungary) but they re-created the look of Pripyat almost exactly.

I recommend you watch the episode of 'Destination Truth' (Season 3, Ep.4) called "Ghosts of Chernobyl" where Josh Gates and his intrepid band of investigators really do go to Pripyat to investigate rumours of strange phenomena. It's not running in the UK at the moment but usually gets shown on Syfy.

[duckeee]

I saw it yesterday. Not as good as I thought it would be

Spoiler

Started great, but at the end, they were just running everywhere and you could hardly see anything.
The ending left a lot of questions, but I wouldn't be bothered if they made a sequel.

Not a good film and glad we did the Orange Wednesday 241

[CJClarke]

I saw this the other day and was actually pleasantly surprised. I don't know whether my low expectations helped, but i quite enjoyed it. It doesn't break new ground or anything and it really is just 'The Hills Have Eyes' in Chernobyl, but it was entertaining enough. I'd probably say 7/10 from me.

[Lee Briskett]

Looks real scary indeed! Looking forward to it though.

[potatolegs]

Going to see this tonight... I hope it is good

[Georged123]

Was decent enough but didn't really take full of advantage of the interesting premise.

[spaniel-lover]

I hope to see it this Saturday.