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I only make lists of "Bests" but if I had a list of "Worsts", UNREST would somewhere way up there in the worst horror movies of the decade. The After Dark horror fest should be sued, shut down, and burned down.
Posted By: xXFacelessXx at 12:15am, October 16, 2009
I watched this movie because the cover intrigued me, and yes it was free OnDemand so I wanted to kill some time on a boring sunday afternoon. Unrest is one of those movies where everything seems good but always turns out to be boring and unrealistic. The plot makes a bit of sense but you never really find out what the purpose is. It's not very scary either, B rated gore and death scenes that they don't even show you! All you hear is some tribal drums and then a scream as everything fades to black. The idea of the movie is better than a lot of the movies at this season's fest, but it was still a bore because there was no actual climactic build up to the kills which means I didn't even jump, the only part that made me cringe (if only for a moment) was when the main guy that's follwing the girl around in all this decides to submerge himself under the vile, apparently freezing water where all the dead, decomposing bodies are stored. All in all though, it might be worth someone's time, but for me, it'll always be the cover that remains the only good thing about this movie.
Terrible ending with absolutely no real explanation for the plot. Not the worst movie ever, but it's still not worth a rental. I only watched it because it's free on Fearnet On Demand until Sept. 1.
Um... what the crap? How do you come up with such a cool idea and then just focus on sexy aspiring morticians? Don't get me wrong, it's decent throughout but the abrupt/convenient resolution was retarded. Really? That's all it took? Almost as bad as Drag Me To Hell's cop out ending.
There's some good gore though and a few scenes that will undoubtedly make some viewers squeamish. Overall, a mediocre mixed bag of nuts.
It was interesting that the ghost was never seen and that it had a perspective like you were there. But it was kind of weak at some points and it needed more "umph"
the whole movie I wanted to see the main actress naked and it never happened, it was watchable but boring, but it would have gotton an extra star from everyone including myself i think, if that sexy chick got naked
Poor Horror Film. Ive learned in recent years that usually the indy horror movies are better then the grabage released today. But this one is a let down. The plot barely makes sense. And the woman in the led role didnt show no T n a. Shes too hott and it would have seriously made me bump the score up to a 5.
One of the best movies out of the fest along with gravedancers, It had great pace to it and there was not a moment that I was bored waiting for the movie to end. There was some good blood splatter and body parts scrambled around, with a beautiful piece of eye candy in Corri English who kept the story moving with her talent. It was a different film compared to the remake generation and I for one liked this horror film about Gross anatomy!
whoever gave this movie over a 2 is out of their mind,all around bad,and there was even a fish in the furmeldihyde tank when the charecter dove in...ha! i wouldnt die for any of these movies only one a tear is even worth a glance.
Posted By: Necronatalusz at 10:19pm, February 23, 2009
Shitbuster.
Posted By: fantasmagora6 at 11:00am, January 15, 2009
well.........it was disgusting....but thats about all...it wasn't scary...it wasn't even funny....I guess if you want to see some cadaver diving then I recomend this movie...or become an underwater mortician.
It's a scary world in the realm of direct-to-DVD horror. Not because the films themselves are scary—few of them are—but because you never know what indie films are going to be good and which aren't. The After Dark Horrorfest tries to select the best of the bunch and help the viewers out, but, sadly, even those are rarely anything special. When I look at Unrest in that pitiful scene, it's not really that bad. It's certainly better than a lot of indie horror films I've seen. On the other hand, however, if I look at Unrest against the big names—not saying big names are better than indie; they often aren't—it truly earns the score I low give it.
I've always wondered something about indie horror films. Supposedly, they're the ones that are the risky decisions, often fueled by directors who say they hate Hollywood and its clichés. Sounds great coming from their mouths. But then you watch their movies and they're rarely more original than billion-dollar busters. Some people defend indie movies by saying that I, as a reviewer, should be easy because they didn't have a big budget. But that's what I never understood. If they don't have a big budget, why don't they ever hide it with a truly original plot like their director's promise? It's paradoxical. It's the norm. And it's exactly why Unrest sucks.
It's hard not to notice how good the actual directing in Unrest is for an indie film. It's even somewhat stylish. That lured me in from the opening, and held my attention until the near-ending when the plot started getting ridicules. The cast worked fairly well for the type of story this is. They're average collage kids, and they fit the roles and play their parts as well as any real collage kids would. Probably because they are. The use of real bodies, though a fun fact, really bears nothing on the overall experience. They look exactly like fake bodies would. Special effects are so advanced, I can't tell the difference either way. The gore was average at best.
So, with decent technical details, the main reason this film fails is because of the plot. At first it seemed to be taking old horror clichés and bringing them into new, modern light thus making them less cheesy. That's okay with me, I guess. I also would like to give credit to the lack of over-the-top cheesy scare scenes. But as the plot furthered to the end, it became just like all the other cheesy supernatural horror movies ever made, and completely left me frowning. I was having a fun time until I realized just how painfully unoriginal the overall vision was. By the end, it's hard not to realize the entire movie lacks any creativity whatsoever. Though it's not as pump-filled with cheese as other supernatural horror movies—Mirrors, for example—Unrest still laugh-worthy in the end.
Overall, I'm an unimpressed horror fan. I expected a fun movie with a bit of creativity, and Unrest couldn't even deliver that. I wish indie directors, like politicians, would follow their own promises. But they don't. As others have said, for a similar movie that is infinity better and more original, check out Pathology. And I think it's now safe to assume that indie horror has officially switched places with Hollywood as being the biggest source of cliché films out there. Saddening.
There are a few of unrealistic scenes/occurrences -but what horror movie doesn't- that may make you roll your eyes. Otherwise a very well made, dark and creepy movie.
Posted By: Protecious at 2:04pm, September 30, 2008
Although I respect the film for trying to use simplistic scares and the power of suggestion, the film lacks anything truly that interesting, including characters or the simplistic plot, if you want to watch a better movie along the lines of this, try Pathology.
Posted By: Lycurgus at 11:08pm, September 29, 2008
Are you people fucking HIGH? No wonder horror films suck nowadays. It's morons like you that validate this trash.
This movie was fucking filth.
Posted By: Craigc119 at 8:07pm, September 29, 2008
I did enjoy this movie. I watched alone in hose with the lights off and it was creepy. Special effects are good. The movie was really good 80% of the way through. The ending was kinda week. It seemed like they spent a long time on the building up of the story and didn't feel like spending quite as much time on the ending. But I would recommend it.
