Sunday, June 20, 2010

House of the Dead (2003)

A group of college students miss the boat to the rave of the century and hire an old fishing boat to get them there. The Captain warns them not to go since it is on the Island of the Dead, but do they listen? Of course not. If someone invited me to the Island of the Dead, I'd damn well google it to find out how it had earned it's name.

When the group arrives, they find the huge rave - a few tents and a small stage - deserted and lots of blood on the ground. Instead of heading back to the mainland to report the potential murders, the group decides they can't leave without their friends. Oh except for the one couple who decide this would be a perfect time to get busy in the bloody tent on stage left. Man, these kids are stupid!

There is a house on the other side of the island where the group holes up after discovering that the island is aptly named. The rickety looking house doesn't seem very big from the outside, but it's massive inside. There they make a stand along with the Captain and a marine officer who was after the Captain for smuggling weapons. A nod to the video game on which this nightmare is based comes in the form of shots of what appears to be a video game and a gun scope.

There are so many stupid things that happen in this film that I can't even count them all. However the two best quotes are:
  1. Guys... check out this book. It looks pretty old. Maybe it'll help us.
  2. Rudy: You did all this to become immortal? Why?! Castillo: To live forever!

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