In the days following the mysterious death of an old friend, a young group of gaming enthusiasts comes into possession of a chillingly realistic game based on the exploits of a 17th century noblewoman who earned the name "The Blood Countess" for her murderous exploits. Their curiosity piqued by the fact that they were obviously not supposed to come into possession of the grisly game, the teens soon give in to temptation and begin doing battle for high score. When the chilling events of the game begin to bleed over into the real world and the real-life deaths of the players begin to mirror the deaths of their in-game characters, the race is on to defeat the murderous Blood Countess and ensure that other curious gamers don't fall into the same deadly trap that they did.
The premise of this film was very original - events that transpire in a video game start happening in real life. The fact that is was eerie and creepy made it an even better plot. However, it got old pretty quick and the believability factor wasn't there, so it should have been even more over the top with more blood, gore and better special effects. Instead, it got a little corny and predictable toward the end. There are definitely better horror films out there, but I'll give this one credit for putting a different spin on things.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Frankie Muniz, Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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