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Stay Alive? More like Stay Awake! I’m serious, this movie blows. I knew this movie was going to be bad as soon as it started. I mean, come on now! This guy just finishes a spooky video game and then he’s all paranoid walking through the house he’s in. I thought to myself, “Come on man! WTF is your problem? You just finished a video game. What are you all freaked out by?” I’ve played Fatal Frame, Silent Hill, and a bunch of other spooky games, and you don’t see me running through the house freaking out and screaming,”WHO’S THERE??!! IS THERE ANYBODY THERE??!!” This movie tried to hard and insulted the intelligence of the viewer.

After the brutal death of a friend, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called ‘Stay-Alive’, a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as ‘The Blood Countess’. However, after playing the game when they know they shouldn’t, the friends realize that once they die in the game – they die for real. As their numbers begin dropping and as they begin dying in the ways they died in the game, the remaining friends realize they must defeat the Blood Countess or accept their fates…

I think this whole movie was nothing but a marketing scheme. I must admit though, they sold me on the actual game. I’d play it when it comes out. And no, I won’t go running through town freaking out because my character died in the game.
There was also a shit-load of marketing plugs and commercial product placements that were slammed in your face. If you watch, you’ll know what I mean, like the Alien Ware PC’s and Frankie Muniz’s line, “Man, I’m missing an awsome episode of G4Tech TV for this!?”

Then there’s that big ass question that’ll be on your mind. “Why the hell don’t they just turn the games off, instead of pausing them?”, and “Why the hell won’t they show the actual killing scenes?” Seriously, when it comes time to see somebody get theirs, they cut the scene! At least in Final Destination 3 they showed the idiots buy the farm.

The only thing I’ll do with this title is rent the game if it does come to the shelves, but as far as the movie goes, what a complete waste of time. Sucks Balls folks, save your money. I don’t recommend this movie at all.
But that’s my opinion, and you’re entitled to it.

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