The Gravedancers – Ruhe nicht in Frieden (2006)

The Gravedancers – Ruhe nicht in Frieden: Directed by Mike Mendez. With Dominic Purcell, Josie Maran, Clare Kramer, Marcus Thomas. After a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.

“Well, this film is often regarded as one of the better entries in the u0026#39;Eight Films to Die Foru0026#39; sets; but I wasnu0026#39;t very impressed with it. Sure, it has a handful of good points; but unfortunately the film is not particularly original or interesting and that ultimately condemns it. The film does feature a starring role for Dominic Purcell; who apparently is a star of a TV program called Prison Break, which Iu0026#39;ve never watched. So I guess that a lot of Prison Break fans have given this film a high rating. Anyway, the plot focuses on three people that used to be friends and have reunited for the funeral of another friend, who died (obviously). Anyway, the three of them go out and get drunk and then decide (as you do) to go to a graveyard, where they read an incantation from one of the gravestones and then proceed to dance on the graves. This might not have been such a bad idea if it wasnu0026#39;t for the fact that they were in the u0026#39;psycho sectionu0026#39;. Anyway, it turns out that the dead donu0026#39;t appreciate having their graves danced on; and the three are terrorised by vengeful spirits.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCredit where credit is due; and itu0026#39;s due in the case of whoever designed the ghosts. Like most people, Iu0026#39;m tired of the Japanese style watery black haired ghosts, and the common smoke-like spectres that have featured all too often. For this film, the ghosts look more like something out of The Evil Dead (and possibly took some influence from the final chapter of the Mario Bava masterpiece Black Sabbath) and they really do look horrific. Theyu0026#39;re mostly well used too, and while the film goes way over the top on many occasions; it does feature a few jump scares that work well. However, the simple fact is that the story and characters just arenu0026#39;t interesting enough and the reason behind what is happening to the central characters lacks imagination. I have to admit that I didnu0026#39;t really care about anything that went on with the plot of this film and things only got less interesting when the whole ghost hunter plot was introduced. It all boils down to a silly ending and overall, while I really did like the special effects, this is a disappointing horror film and I do not recommend it.”