<坟墓舞者>美国恐怖在线看

　　坟墓舞者, 美国今年的 8 Films to Die (让你为之而死之八部恐怖片) 之一<BR><BR>After Films (天黑黑电影公司)在全美35个城市的500家影院推出恐怖电影周末, 放映8部全新的恐怖片. 这8部电影, 因为太过恐怖, 太过刺激, 将不会在美国影院正式公映. 这个恐怖周末, 是在电影院看到8部影片的唯一机会.<BR><BR>三个朋友参加完葬礼后, 借酒消愁, 深夜去朋友的墓地做最后道别. 他们捡到一张卡片, 上面是一首歌词. 明月几时有, 把酒问青天. 他们且歌且舞, 放浪形骸. 但是从第二天开始, 三个人的家里都开始出现神秘的超自然现象. 是谁想牵动他的手?是谁想砍掉她的头?火光是温暖还是炽烈? 谁才能生存下来....
There can be no surer sign that a horror movie is hitting its mark when your friend whispers that the films going to give him a heart attack. Such was the case during the screening of Mike Mendezs The Gravedancers at the 2006 edition of Montreals Fantasia Film Festival.

Starring Prison Breaks Dominic Purcell and Clare Kramer (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) the story revolves around the couple whose lives, along with those of their friends, are invaded by a trio of hostile ghosts after they engage in a drunken bout of gravedancing during a wake for an old chum.
The movie is chalk full of horror delights which, while blatant clichés, work wonderfully under Director Mendezs remarkably talented hand.

Drawing on influences such as The Entity, The Haunting of Hell House, and Poltergeist, The Gravedancers hits the pavement running with a gripping opening scene. Mendez quickly slows things down enough to build plot and characters, only to have the film pick up steam in the second act and never look back.

Mendez doesnt take long to ratchet up the atmospheric tension as things literally start to go bump in the night. Doors creek open by unseen hands. Pianos begin playing by themselves, disembodied voices are heard, shadows flit by, all to great effect. As explained by a pair of paranormal investigators (French actor Tchéky Karyo and Dawson Creeks Megahn Perry), the malevolent ghosts have one lunar cycle to extract their revenge for being pulled back to this dimension, and will grow stronger and more violent with each passing night.

I was particularly impressed by the films makeup effects, which are some of the most horrific Ive seen in decades. Mendez deployed an old-school approach by eschewing CGI (with the exception of one scene) in favor of makeup, prosthetics, and green screen matting effects, all of which render an impressively scary result.

Sure the movie isnt without its flaws. For one thing, I found the ending a bit over the top and in need of restraint. However Mendez did such a great job getting me to that point that I can easily forgive him. Its hard to make a perfect movie, and in comparison to others, the flaws in The Gravedancers are comparably minor.

If youre a horror fan, keep an eye out for this title. Its too early to tell if the studio will give it a cinematic release, or if it will go directly to DVD, but either way, you wont go wrong plunking your butt down for this one. Just make sure youre wearing clean undies