In Attendance- Me, Eryn, The Vanilla Gorilla
Cast Members of Note- A bunch of great character actors like Nick Chilund, Bruce Greenwood, and Dexter Fletcher.
IMDB them, and I guarantee you'll say "Oh, him!"
A long, hard submarine full of
Seamen (oh come on, it's funny!) gets more than it bargained for when its crew breaks their all-male ranks, and pick up a stranded chick!
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| Batten down this hatch, bitch! |
The boys don't like this much (because chicks at sea are bad luck), and neither does the spirit that begins to haunt them all. A bunch of sweaty men and one woman, all stuck below the sea in a metal tube with an angry ghost... and they're running out of body butter to boot! If that isn't true
Horror, I don't know what is.
Can they make it to
Fire Island alive?
I won't ruin the ending for you here, but suffice it to say that the ghost wreaks some havoc, and wait until you see what happens to the
Captain!
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| The Cap'n is an old salt. |
All kidding aside, there isn't much about
Below that isn't good; it's not over-the-top gory, nor is it panic attack-inducing terrifying, but its atmosphere is creepy and palpable, and most important of all, it's effective as hell. The idea of a group of people being haunted is scary enough, but when those people are trapped far below the surface in a metal tube with nowhere to go, it's even more so.
The best part about
Below is that if you like submarine/war movies, this one is right up your alley. The depth charges and hook-dragging scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat.
David Twohy, the guy who brought us
Pitch Black &
Riddick, delivers a stylish, if an albeit subdued movie with
Below. This is psychological
Horror in its highest form.
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| Zach Galifianakis? |
They took too much guff off of that dame. I mean, can't you lock her up somewhere better than behind a curtain?!?
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| Put her ass in the brig! |
This.
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| Ahoy! |
Not much gore to be had here other than a little bit of blood, and a few charred bodies.
The ass of a sailor.
Never let a woman on a boat...
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| ...or this happens! |
Beautifully shot, directed and acted,
Below is tense and absorbing, and a movie that anyone who loves a good ghost story or war picture should own. See this underrated gem asap.
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Below is available now on
Blu-ray and
VOD.
Olivia Williams is in this.
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and Olivia Williams is great in this too, i re-watched it recently after seeing her in Dollhouse and it's a fine film.
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