Stay Alive is one of those slasher flicks – yes, one of 'those'. The idea is that a game can haunt reality by killing off the gamers that play the game in the same fashion that they died in the game. The game is simply a beta, and due to it being based off of an urban legend, those that play it unwittingly unleash a spiritual force that vowed revenge. Sound simple enough, and it is a simple enough premise – the character have definite personalities – the fact they are portrayed as gamers and the fact the movie is surrounding a game, is a unique premise which makes it a very enjoyable watch. The deaths are hardly anything out of the ordinary, but the movie seems to play more with plot than anything else. Does the movie have a twist at the end? Not really, it is a slow buildup from start to finish and everything gets wrapped up as usual. Don't expect there to be a sequel.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=4829).

Stay Alive is a horror film in where the main gimmick is that there is a video game where if you die in, you die in real life. That seems like it would've been a remake of some obscure Japanese horror flick....well it's not. I feel like this movie got a bad rep because it came out during a time when Hollywood attempted to cash in on PG-13 Horror films. If anyone saw the theatrical version, and the uncut version side by side, you'd know your missing out on a lot. A. Lot. Let me warn everyone first off all. Though this may be a horror film, it's not terrifying at all. There is a sense of dread during the whole film, but no real sense of terror. All in all, this movie is a very fun movie. It's one the most cheesiest horror films I've seen for a while. All the actors play their stereotypical characters perfectly. All the kills are very bloody, though there is a bit of CGI (IF you watched the Uncut version.) The video game scenes are amazing. I kind of wished at times that there would be a few more video games scenes since they were made so well. This movie is a great B-movie. If you like B-movies, then yeah...watch it.

This ambitiously current, light thriller inserts computer game virtual reality into horror. And...does it quite well.A group of young 20 some things are playing a survival horror computer game. However, when one dies later identically how he died in the game, the remaining group of friends decide to play on. The game puts the player into it as a resembling character and they have to work as a team to fight off zombies and ghosts, to survive and unravel the secrets of the haunted house. Even in 2011 it looks good visually and a small cast of C-listers help it along. It feels in the vein of Final Destination and other modern US teen horror thrillers. The game either drives the teens mad, creating hallucinations etc or the fact they get totally immersed and become their character, and thus create their fates.It stars small roles for Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle), Jon Foster (Brotherhood) and Wendell Pierce (The Wire).

The premise for this movie really isn't too different from other horror movies. Something normal that you wouldn't think could kill you...can. The same basics have been used with movies, the internet, phones, etc, and well now with video games. So then why did I give this movie the rating I did? Well maybe I just really like B horror movies, or being different and liking something that's normally hated. Either way I actually thought this movie was pretty good.There was a time that I liked playing a lot of video games, so maybe this movie kind of brings that side back to me. Granted I think the visuals they used for the game and just really the game they made up in general are better then most of this movie. It seemed to me that they really worked harder on making the game look cool than making the movie better then it was.It's time to be nice though. It did what it was suppose to. It kept me entertained and didn't leave me in a bad or confused mood at the end. Sure the acting really wasn't all that great but I did enjoy the death scenes for the most part. The plot while kind of old I'll admit was pretty interesting.The only thing I really don't get is why use Elizabeth Bathory? They could have just as easily put a random made up ghost in that place. Why put someone from history that really didn't fit too well in that role? Well at least I can say they did pick a creepy person. Although Elizabeth Bathory in life was more scary than this movie will every be and for that matter probably scarier than any horror movie I've ever seen. That's just my opinion on it.Getting back on track. I don't see how this movie is God awful, not saying it's great by any means. Just saying it might be worth a quick watch if you're a horror fan. I enjoyed it for the most part and I'm sure I can't be the only one.