Death tunnel

Death tunnel documentary

Children are used to plant the dynamite; since they are small, they can fit into the tight places. However, an accident results in many deaths. We cut to modern day and the Tunny family: Karen, the mother, and her two kids, Sarah and Emma. After their husbandfather dies, they inherit a house in nearby Carlton, where the mine used to be. As they arrive in town, they learn there have been a lot of disappearances over the years, they see this weird guy walking in the woods and there appears to be blood smeared on their door. General creepiness. Emma starts hearing voices from a young kid named Mary. Then, Sarah hears from some of the local teens that there are zombies in the woods, but thats just kids talk, right? So basically this movie is a combination of Scary House in the Woods movie and Scary Kids movie. Unfortunately, it borrows too heavily from both genres and never does enough to stand out. Thats not to say its a bad movie, its just so very average for its genre. I do like some of the performances, and the film is well made, it just doesnt have many surprises. Extras include an audio commentary track with the director and the lead actress. On a side note, this is the second film Ive reviewed recently where Chloe Grace Moretz has an imaginary friend that turns out to be a member of the undead. Strange coincidence. She is good in these roles and reminds me of Jodelle Ferland in the way that they are both equally talented at portraying an innocent and in need of protection, as well as creepy and possibly evil. Clare Grant and Jillian Murray play sisters, Megan and Abby Graves. They are very close, which is distressing for Abby, as Meg is moving from Arizona to New York City. Meg has always been the alpha sister and protected Abby, which has resulted in Abby never really having had to grow up. They are on one last road trip together, traveling to the worlds largest thermometer. Its not the destination that matters, but being together. When they get lost, a waitress at a diner recommends they visit Skull City Mines, a ghost town thats haunted. But when they get there, they find that the town is run by a murderous cult, and they worship some evil entity they call the Savior. Now theyve got to find a way to blah, blah, This is the seventh horror film Ive watched in two days, and its taking its toll. At this point, Ive seen so many cliches that Ive lost the ability to describe the films in detail. Simply put, this movie is a Deranged Family movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre plus a Spooky Cult movie Children of the Corn. I did like the Graves sisters and how Megan started out as more than just a screaming victim, while Abby had some character development. Also, the performances by Tony Todd and Bill Moseley helped, although the two of them seemed to be coming from different movies. On the other hand, theres very little here thats truly scary, nor does it add anything to the genre. Finally, its climax is rather weak, even compared to the rest of the movie. The movie is loaded with extras including two audio commentary tracks, a making of featurette, auditions, behind-the-scenes, etc. Not all of the extras are in-depth, but it does add some value to the overall package. Taking place in 2003, the film is set in the small island town of Port Gamble, which like many small towns in political satires, its rather conservative. We meet a few characters before the plot begins, including Frida, an Iranian-American who has lived there all her life, but people still think shes Iraqi. Theres Tom and Lance, a gay couple from New York, who traveled to Port Gamble so Tom can tell his mother hes gay. Theres the conservative preacher worried that people are no longer interested in his message.