Written and directed by Matthew Ninaber. Starring Jeremy Ninaber (Matthew’s brother), Ethan Mitchell, Kristen Kaster and Jacqueline Ninaber (Matthew’s wife).
Plot: some mercenaries are hired to rescue a bio-engineer from an underground bunker, but unknown to them, there’s also at least one monster in the bunker as well.
This mess of a movie starts with an underground facility being put on lock down after a monster starts acting them. One woman, Chloe (Kaster), gets trapped inside the facility with the disturbing monster and sends out a distress call. But she never mentions the monster that’s in there with her. So, James (Jeremy Ninaber) and Marshall (Mitchell), mercenaries with not much to lose, are hired to get her out. The monster isn’t the only problem though. There’s also a hostile militia looking for a way into the facility because they want whatever’s inside and they’ll kill to get it.
At first, James and Marshall have more company, but their fellow mercenaries are soon killed and only the two of them enter. They find Chloe pretty quickly, although they are soon attacked by a creature. After getting away, Chloe tells James and Marshall that they found something in ice and mixed it’s DNA with human DNA and behold, creature! And the creature doesn’t just kill people, it also infects some and those it infects get sicker and almost zombie-like until finally turning into creatures themselves.
Of course, me and DJ had ideas about the inevitable twist that was coming and it turns out that we were both right. I won’t spoil it for you completely, but keep your eyes on Chloe. After the secrets are revealed, they choose to give us an ending that doesn’t make any sense and is therefore shitty. The story has been done before, many times, and way better. The motive is horrible, the rules were all messed up, there was no real Freddy Claws and we were not really pleased by the acting except for Ethan Mitchell’s “Marshall”. Now, Marshall was cool and funny and just the best part of the movie.
The effects were okay as well, but if we scratch the surface there, you’ll find that the creature really looks a lot like a Resident Evil monster mixed with a Hellraiser cenobite. The Ninaber’s also had their hands in too much we think. Matthew and Jeremy both did stunts, set design and visual effects, while Jacqueline also worked as the script supervisor, location manager and even caterer. Wow. I mean, we basically hated this movie. There was too much bad that overpowered the few bright spots.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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