I'll be honest, I've been a big Jackass/CKY/Viva La Bam etc. fan forever, and I originally viewed this for Chris Raab. But soon after the story lines started playing out, I was hooked. The acting got a little bit cheesy at times, but overall, to me, the concept and different story lines were great.
The three story lines go in chronological order, all taking place in the same house, (that is, in current times, being sold), all in the basement. The first one occurs in 1969, the next in 1986, and the last in 2005.
The first storyline is done in a Hitchcock-type, black & white manner. It follows a family of a father, two children (teens), and an awful mother to round it out. Violence is off-screen in this one, but I like the flashbacks and the sort of plot twist (at least for me - I thought something else was going on between father & daughter).
The second one is my favorite. It follows a psychotic man who keeps two cages in his basement: one for each victim whom he kills, and one for a girl who he's had locked up for five years, who he claims to be his "audience". I love Jonathan Tiersten and Holly Greene playing off each other, they did awesome, as did the captive male. Some really disturbing stuff in this and awesome gore. This scene had the best acting, in my opinion. Very believable and well done.
Now the third, and final, storyline. We get a sneak peek of this way at the beginning as well. A crazy man, who's neighbor needs to give back his weed trimmer, takes that whole family hostage. Some crazy stuff plays out here, including throwing a girl with many stab wounds into a bath full of salt water, and making two young children fight to the death to save their mother. Depressing storyline, but very intriguing.
The movie's plot also follows the house being sold in present-time. All potential buyers have been scared away because of the creepy basement... all except one. Enter Chris Raab. Oddly, I didn't mind when I saw him that he didn't have much screen time. The movie interested me overall. Anyway, there's a small dialogue between him and another character, and we see a teaser of the sequel, in which Raab's character, Steve, will undoubtedly play a large part. Awesome! Great setup, really looking forward to the next one.
I definitely recommend paying at least the $3 on Facebook that it takes to rent the film on your computer for 3 days. Very, very worth it. I'll be purchasing the DVD.
The three story lines go in chronological order, all taking place in the same house, (that is, in current times, being sold), all in the basement. The first one occurs in 1969, the next in 1986, and the last in 2005.
The first storyline is done in a Hitchcock-type, black & white manner. It follows a family of a father, two children (teens), and an awful mother to round it out. Violence is off-screen in this one, but I like the flashbacks and the sort of plot twist (at least for me - I thought something else was going on between father & daughter).
The second one is my favorite. It follows a psychotic man who keeps two cages in his basement: one for each victim whom he kills, and one for a girl who he's had locked up for five years, who he claims to be his "audience". I love Jonathan Tiersten and Holly Greene playing off each other, they did awesome, as did the captive male. Some really disturbing stuff in this and awesome gore. This scene had the best acting, in my opinion. Very believable and well done.
Now the third, and final, storyline. We get a sneak peek of this way at the beginning as well. A crazy man, who's neighbor needs to give back his weed trimmer, takes that whole family hostage. Some crazy stuff plays out here, including throwing a girl with many stab wounds into a bath full of salt water, and making two young children fight to the death to save their mother. Depressing storyline, but very intriguing.
The movie's plot also follows the house being sold in present-time. All potential buyers have been scared away because of the creepy basement... all except one. Enter Chris Raab. Oddly, I didn't mind when I saw him that he didn't have much screen time. The movie interested me overall. Anyway, there's a small dialogue between him and another character, and we see a teaser of the sequel, in which Raab's character, Steve, will undoubtedly play a large part. Awesome! Great setup, really looking forward to the next one.
I definitely recommend paying at least the $3 on Facebook that it takes to rent the film on your computer for 3 days. Very, very worth it. I'll be purchasing the DVD.