Stay Alive Extended (2006) Explained

[@ZombieCleaner]

Bro I saw this is theaters with my buddy. We used Frankie's line "Bitch, I'm not dead yet!" In every day life for a while.

[@lindamasha3552]

How fucking old are you damn.

[@Felana1988]

Honestly Swink was the freaking MVP in that movie.

[@TheJurnalyst]

I don't know why I saw "Honestly Swink" as Hilary Swank when I first read it... Heh.

[@WheeledHamster]

@@TheJurnalyst God dammit I trying to figure where she was.

[@TheJurnalyst]

@@WheeledHamster 🤭😁😄😆😅😂🤣😭💀☠️ lmao...

[@TheJurnalyst]

​@@WheeledHamstermaybe Hollywood got too Hollyweird for her... 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Felana1988]

@@TheJurnalyst lol!

[@VampireNewl]

I always felt that Stay Alive was a bit of an average movie but I always appreciated how it was clearly made by people that love horror movies and video games

[@AA-ed6ek]

Agreed.

[@lucious890]

I still didnt even get it after watching it three times.

[@557deadpool]

How? ​@@lucious890

[@allisonhunter1063]

​@@lucious890What confused you about the movie? Maybe I can help.

[@lucious890]

@@allisonhunter1063 about how he made the so called game but then he says you'll have to go to the tower. So what did he manifest her or was she already at that tower and why didn't she kill him was it because he made the game based off her.

[@NeonPlanes]

Stay Alive, Darkness Falls, and Dead Silence are three early 2000's movies you loved as a kid, but now you see how bad they are, but they still hold a special place in your heart.

[@WheeledHamster]

They're always good.

[@_Emerald_Eye_]

Disagree they're good.

[@smolcreepercat851]

I would add Ghost Ship and 13 Ghosts to this list

[@Sheed96]

that's cap stay alive and dead silence were masterpieces

[@Morunic777]

Darkness falls is great but don't forget Black Christmas, that movie makes my stomach turn.

[@jlshel42]

“This is the most unnecessary jump scare ever” KZbin then cut to a Google Pixel ad for me

[@theronsmith3303]

Audible for me 😂

[@shewanttheducky495]

I have the Google pixel and i get so many ads for the phone i already have. 🤣

[@Grimm1334]

Football for me lol

[@Scully818]

I got a twofer something about bring the gospel to the Baltimore area and a horror/thriller trailer with Demi Moore. I’m scratching my head 😂

[@jlshel42]

@@Scully818 feel like the two can be combined: a giant Demi Moore attacks Baltimore

[@davidmoss9943]

"like the ice cream man from legion." I love that we all know exactly who you're referring to.

[@Getwright-]

Doug Jones appreciators unite.

[@permeus2nd]

Next to Anson Mount Doug is the best thing about ST discovery.

[@NeonPlanes]

Well if you regularly watch his videos, yeah you should know what he's talking about

[@557deadpool]

​@@NeonPlanes im new and i already knew because i watched Legion

[@travisvanalst4698]

Yes, because he literally said what he was referring to….

[@vamp614]

Wow. I didn't realize my copy was so rare to find. Good to know.

[@lilz2421]

Lucky you. Do you remember where you for it from? Long time ago?

[@vamp614]

@@lilz2421 probably like 10 or more years ago. Sorry

[@AnnaP-vw4yw]

Don't pay that game😂

[@vamp614]

@@AnnaP-vw4yw but it looks like so much fun!

[@Floratic]

I have a copy of the directors cut as well. I love that the menu let's you create your own character. I think it would let you connect to some website as well if you were watching from your computer. But I haven't watched it in years so I'm not sure.

[@mildlydazed9608]

I don't think I'd ever even heard of this movie but I'm impressed by how creative it is while still seeming like it's trying to be semi-grounded in an enhanced reality setting. Game objects appearing in the real world and the two reflecting and overlapping is so clever and idk if I've ever seen that in a movie.

[@Sam-pg9sr]

I LOVE this movie. So comfy, so bad that it’s good. Type of movie you’d watch on the xyfi channel when you’re staying home from school because you’re sick.

[@brandontrammel4581]

Facts

[@Arashi257]

I loved this movie, the vibrating controller signifying that the horror is nearby made me afraid of just the loud vibrating noise in general, for like a few days😅.

[@rachelst.hilaire5159]

To this day I keep my phone on silent cause im still afraid of the vibrating noise 🤣

[@AlexLaLobos]

Oh man, I always LOVED this movie. So much. I remember that I made my friends watch it and we joked about dying in video games and the controller vibrating for YEARS after. Man, I still love the movie.

[@noahkline4263]

Bruh, imagine working an office job and your boss calls you into his office to ask how to beat a fucking PS2 game 🤣🤣🤣

[@floridasavannah]

Living the dream right there.

[@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702]

My bosses are avid COD & BF gamers (respectively) and are both well informed of Pokemon(Gen 1-4) & WoW. Both are also into WH40K and they're both in their 40s

[@ArtistChibi]

@@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702 Best bosses ever.

[@travisvanalst4698]

I like how you’re young enough to haven’t had a PS2 to know that hard games existed before the PS4. DMC3 had to be re-released with a different difficulty because it was so hard.

[@DeadLikeMe-ir9ix]

Game over man! Game over...

[@michealwillingham9014]

As both a gamer and horror movie fan I love it

[@coreyboyd28]

one of my all time favorite movies. so underrated. It's nightmare on elm street but a video game. It's really fun. Thanks for doing the TRUE version of this movie and not the theatrical version

[@jasonworlock5113]

My theory as to why Swink survived in the real world and died in the game was that in the game were his character was chased there weren't any rose bushes, but they were there in reality. The part that always confused me was that October, the one who knew the most about the Countess, went after her knowing that she had to hammer three nails into her body. However, she also said how the Countess was locked up in her tower so the Countess that she saw in the un-finished house was not the real one and so hammering the nails would have meant nothing.

[@assassinstormie3273]

I think it shows how frazzled her brother's death made her. She was no longer thinking clearly or rationally, she went into the house to begin with knowing none of them were safe; she knew Elizabeth's body wouldn't be in there. She probably was also hoping to be reunited with him, she was already screwed at that moment; her leg was trapped, she couldn't hear the others coming for her, might as well go kicking, screaming and throwing nails at a ghost.

[@jasonworlock5113]

@@assassinstormie3273 I would say your first statement is what likely happened. That Phenas' death messed her up she wasn't thinking correctly, because she grabbed the nails and later nail gun before she was trapped.

[@Sombriage]

Swink survived because the Countess was further melding the game to the real world so when his character dies while he is protected by roses in the real world the link between him and the game is broken. I think it's also how he broke the door because he wasn't limited by the video game rules that the main character was at that time. October I think was just consumed with rage and believed she was fighting the physical form of the Countess when it was just her spirit. Could've also been pride was a factor since she believed she could handle it herself since she knew about a lot of the lore. Like most horror movies - running off alone or splitting up isn't a good idea. Another good reason why you shouldn't smoke beyond cancer.

[@jasonworlock5113]

@@Sombriage I 100% agree on October. With Swick, I don't think the van door was magical beyond the Countess shutting and locking the doors. She could affect the real world to a degree, but she couldn't make the window unbreakable because Swink hadn't been killed in the game at the time. Once a character was killed in the game or about to be killed in, they fair game for the Countess to kill them how she wanted. Otherwise wise she had to use what was available.

[@Sombriage]

@@jasonworlock5113 I am talking about the very end when Swink breaks open the door while Hutch can't get out after setting the Countess on fire. At that point Swink is "out of the game" and can bend the rules that the Countess would otherwise set when it comes to locking doors and whatnot. If it wasn't for Swink I think Hutch would've died because he was still in a way linked to the Countess since his character didn't die unlike Swink. The game also makes some nods to "cheating" where Swink figures out a cheat code and they mention the concept of the Countess cheating a few times so it makes a bit of sense that Swink accidently "cheats the system" by falling in real roses yet lives while his character doesn't and thus dies. At that point and on Swink is outside the rules of the game so possessed locked doors aren't going to stop him unlike with Hutch. In any case, underrated movie for sure.

[@scionixx9568]

Dude, I’m so glad you chose to cover this movie! I remember seeing it in theaters with my friends and thinking it was OK but then I saw the unrated version and loved it! Such a great concept!

[@FallingBun]

So many horror Easter eggs in this. The silver shears definitely seem to be a clock tower reference. The Red Countess being the historical inspiration for Bram Stocker Dracula. The detective Tibbet could be from Book of Tibbet.

[@5quareson]

I always enjoyed that movie and didn’t know about the Unrated Version, now the hunt begins for finding a copy

[@chiefbologna5719]

Sounds like there’s no physical, just the internet archive version. Maybe in the distant distant future when it gets a blu ray release or maybe a steelbook

[@TheNathanEverest]

Yarrrrr matey head to the bay of pirates and ye find the buried treasure 🤣

[@garethmorgan8326]

It is the only version I have found - it is worth having

[@5quareson]

I’m Jelly

[@Merlaina]

I never even knew there was a theatrical version. I lucked out as a teen when a small shop in a town I visited had a "we don't card for R-rated movies or games sign" and so 14yr old me ended up with an un-cut Stay Alive DVD!

[@brianbrooks5366]

This movies is a guilty pleasure of mine. I’d always watch it when it would come on tv or I saw it on a streaming site. This version is even better with the added context

[@squidney672]

Pretty sure it’s on Netflix right now

[@jedodedo]

Malleus Maleficarum is Hammer of Witches, so Malleus Daemonium should be Hammer of Demons

[@mjslack3073]

Ooooooo I love this movie got me obsessed with Elizabeth Bathory. I actually have the Unrated copy! That’s amazing

[@alexsheperd2060]

I genuinely thought this movie was a fever dream of mine. I didn’t remember anything but the murderous haunted video game and dropping roses, but my mom never remembered the name and I didn’t think to search it online while I was young. Glad to know I’m not crazy

[@Ujabzaktok]

Absolutely loved this movie growing up, thank you for reminding me of it.

[@vickymachin4282]

They should do a remake. I LOVE this movie.

[@travisvanalst4698]

No. This doesn’t need a remake or reboot or a requel. This needs to be left alone because it’s a masterpiece the way it is.

[@jayheart553]

Never knew about the unrated version, but this make this movie go from OK to a decent flim that I might watch from time to time.

[@michellemontgomery5612]

I remember an earlier movie with this theme called The Arcade, also worth a look

[@Suko44]

This movie absolutely terrified me as a child,every once and a while my brother and I revisit it and it’s absolutely horrible and looks horrible,I’ll never forget how many nightmares I use to have about this movie tho it’ll always be all love 😂

[@PandaMan21086]

As a child? Haha, good lord, I'm old, but I agree at the time it was a unique idea.

[@Arashi257]

Seeing this movie as a child made it extra scary for me since I loved video games. Especially at the end when it revealed that the evil was preserved, and the game got released on a PS2, which was the console I owned when I saw this movie.

[@travit666]

0:24 I've never clicked on a video faster

[@attackboss6]

These 7:08 names sound like early era usernames

[@BlissfulRonin]

Homie needs to tag your comment

[@shawndashno6022]

Wow! I hadn't thought about this movie in forever! I actually bought it way back when it came out. Decided to go take a look and realized I have the extended version!! I always wondered why some people said it was confusing, I got to see all the cut content! 😂 Guess it's time to throw that bad boy in and have a nostalgic movie night! 😂😂 Thanks for the reminder mate! 😂

[@Floratic]

I have a copy of the directors cut. I love that the main menu lets you create your own character. I think it would let you connect to some website as well if you were watching from your computer. But I haven't watched the dvd in years, so I'm not really sure. Also, if the rose turns black, it means Bathari(sp?) is near.

[@ominous900]

Malcom in the Middle & Liam McPoyle instant banger

[@AndrewAung1992]

Yes more of these please Cogan, your horror movie analysis are awesome.

[@John_McDonnell_76]

Laughed my ass off when you called the Pontiac Fiero GT a Ferrari😂

[@Superabound2]

I remember when people would buy Fieros and put full body replacements on them to make them look like Ferraris. I actually helped a friend's dad do it once back in the 90s

[@dex6147]

I was looking for this comment, thanks lol

[@DaFlatulant]

I think it's funny Swink says that voice activation isn't an available technology in games, but if you look carefully, the white Stay Alive cover was put over the case of SOCOM Navy Seals. This was a game in which you could give voice commands to your AI controlled team.

[@kinghoenn3478]

Also by the time of the movie's release their have been verbal controls in games for years. The earliest I can think of is Hey you pikachu which released in 2000.

[@sarahminch7144]

Got ahold of the uncut version when our local Hollywood Video was going out of business. The uncut is so much better than the theatrical version.

[@averybaumann]

Just found your channel, far above the normal effort these movie recaps get.

[@assassinstormie3273]

This is my favourite horror movie. My life partner found the unrated directors cut for me recently actually because I remembered a specific scene from it that I couldn't find anywhere else.

[@chumberger]

The way you recapped this movie was more thrilling and entertaining that the movie itself lol You earned a follow my friend

[@Bennigans004]

So happy you covered this i absolutely loved this movie. I have wanted a coop horror game ever since.

[@PandaMan21086]

I've seen this movie a dozen times, but your reading and summary of this movie was worth my 40 minutes, sir. Keep up the good content. You should do a video of the movie Cool World awesome movie and cast.

[@MastarNinja]

I still find it hilarious that I watched this movie for the first time at a school event.

[@PandaMan21086]

Your school system was cool then, haha. We had to get slips signed to watch Romeo and Juliet in my school.

[@MastarNinja]

@@PandaMan21086 To be fair, it was an all night event before starting the last day in middle school, so the goal was NOT to sleep for 24h (although there was also a resting area in case you couldn't last the whole night). None of the teacher were also aware of what type of movie this was before it started, as the students were in charge of the movies. Then again, I don't think I've ever had my parents signed something for watching movies at school. That was a long time ago, though, so I wouldn't be surprised if things had changed since.

[@majesticallyawkward6690]

Was one of my faves when I was younger. Thanks for this memory gem💜

[@maria.whiddon]

New Orleans. I love here. Thibodaux is not a weird name. 😂

[@chrisb4131]

Sounds like this dude is from Canada, so to him, it is probably weird. Lol

[@garydupree1339]

I came to say the same thing.

[@maria.whiddon]

@chrisb4131 fun? Fact. New Orleans/ Louisiana got most population, language etc from French people who left France, moved to Canada and then came down here. My husband is a descendant of that movement.

[@chrisb4131]

@maria.whiddon the French found in Louisiana are nowhere near the the same as the French found in Canada. Southerners were influenced by the African slaves, now it's called Creole? I think? So who knows how much actual French Canadian is left.

[@travisvanalst4698]

@@maria.whiddonthat has nothing to do with the creole people who left France and mixed with African peoples and then found their way to Louisiana.

[@gaelicsmurf8742]

I really hope you cover The Faculty at some point. Your videos are really good and I love that you cover these older films.

[@scottieman2]

Man. I haven't seen it in years. My friend and I used to watch all the time. I should watch it again.

[@sarasunshinemt4444]

I rented this back in the day from Netflix, when they mailed you the DVD lol

[@scottieman2]

@@sarasunshinemt4444 lol wow

[@horrorvictim]

In case no had answered yet, the hat Frankie Muniz is wearing is called a Visor, its a type of hat made just to block out the sun, but leave everything else airy.

[@ganjanguitar2918]

Love your videos. Never seen this movie but this is a great video. Love the length too! Keep it up please, appreciate what you do.

[@The_Time_Change]

I used to own it on DVD. Saw it on TV. Scared the shit out of me as a kid. Still love it.

[@PrayWithoutCreasing]

I love this movie since I first saw it. It’s good. Thank you for sharing. Take Care and Stay Safe you/everyone!🙏🏻🌸

[@E1evenDegrees]

I loved this movie. Watched it a countless amount of times & never knew about the unrated version

[@Dre9Mega]

I'm @8:44 and I gotta say, you always crack me up Cogan 😂

[@jsullivan649]

i really enjoyed that movie, nice to see it pop up again over a decade later

[@asherritz7548]

Great video as usual! I actually quite like this movie. I didn't know an unrated version existed but definitely want to see it now that I do. I guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow lol

[@_.Lucifer_Lightfall._]

Countess: "Welcome to the salty spatoon. How tough are ya?" Gamer: "I played every Dark Souls game..." Countess: "Yeah, and?" Gamer: "And never died---not even once... on my first try." Countess: *dies on spot*

[@ShonoKhar]

Your editing is becoming better and better good job 👍

[@tezhancalhoun-massey8180]

The movie holds a special place in my childhood memory

[@seang2012]

Pretty obvious that Cogan is an actual real vampire.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

Plot twist: he’s Beckett, masquerading as a human who’s just really enthusiastic about vampires as “a fad guys don’t worry😅”

[@cometzz_c1rcuzz]

I don't know how many times I watched this back in the day

[@velvetvonblack5707]

This movie helped seal my daughters first name, along with my love of bathory and halloween ❤

[@Superabound2]

Why did you name your daughter Swink?

[@TheDreadiSBlack]

This movie scared tf outta me when I was a kid & I only watched the theatrical version apparently. I never even knew there was an unrated version. I might have to go watch it.

[@Fehorder]

What's really crazy is as a history buff, I was looking into fun fact around that time period, and then this video pops up in my recommendations, evil world

[@austinmonroe5551]

Hey Cogan! There actually is a movie about the red countess!!! I can't think of the name of it though. Maybe it's something you could do an explanation on or something! I haven't seen it but it looks good! ♡

[@austinmonroe5551]

Pretty sure its It's called The Countess!

[@AllisonWonderland626]

Omg, I just now realized that Phineas' shirt says "Who farted?" 🤣🤣🤣. I never knew that from the few times I've watched this movie in the past because I was so immersed in the story and the legend of Elizabeth Bathory.

[@gabriellethompson501]

I can't believe this! I love this movie and can't believe more people aren't talking about it

[@cheezybandito8953]

i always enjoy your videos your basically roanoke games but for vamps and stuff

[@takiabrown4775]

I still have this movie on DVD; the unrated version.

[@j.o.t.b3017]

He didn’t drive a Ferrari. He drove a Pontiac fiero

[@Yasmachina]

I’m so happy to see this movie getting some credit. It terrified me as a teenager and is a guilty pleasure as an adult.

[@Morgothslackey]

Loved this movie. Will still watch it when it occasionally comes on.

[@kirakira1212]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE. I didnt know it has an extended version!

[@tatersmcmashtermind]

...And so it came to pass that the Countess, who once bathed in the rejuvenating blood of a hundred virgins, was buried alive... And her castle in which so many cruel deeds took place fell rapidly into ruin. Rising over the buried dungeons in that god-forsaken wilderness, a solitary tower, like some monument to Evil, is all that remains. The Countess' fortune was believed to be divided among the clergy, although some say that more remains unfound, still buried alongside the rotting skulls that bear mute witness to the inhumanity of the human creature.

[@ilikeRUNE]

Every movie should have an unrated version

[@andrewgonzalez8324]

Yes thank you! I love this movie i just bought another copy last month

[@shanenewton1257]

BRO. i saw cogan doing a video on fucking stay alive AND its 44 mins long?! LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@smolcreepercat851]

This is one of my guilty pleasure movies.

[@AlucardNoir]

That's not Frankie Muniz, that's Malcolm. EDIT. How does this guy afford a Ferrari? He's played by Jimmi Simpson, the man has looked the same for the past 20-30 years and you're wondering how a character he plays can afford sport cars?

[@steak-enjoyer]

Its a pontiac Fiero

[@attackboss6]

In the middle?

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

Straight popcorn flick.. and a lot of fun!

[@EricaTheTrippyHippy]

Still one of my favorite horror movies,positive energy.🌻

[@xenonenigma8314]

Thank you. I've been on this topic for soon many years!

[@Jalbesbe]

I think the reason of the rose decaying in the tomb right away was because it was used up right away with all of the ghosts that are there. They can't release the spirit again, the body has been fully removed and burned so the game is now just a scary game with no other implications.

[@kristentaylor5359]

Agreed, I really like this movie and it's so hard to find unless you want to rent it.

[@mrfacephone]

Man, I haven't thought about this movie in a long time but I knew I had a copy somewhere so I went through my DVD collection and sure enough I've got a copy of that unrated directors cut!

[@xiangrey1981]

An answer to how the boss can play with them.back in high-school in the 90's I played command an conquer over modem even though I didn't own the physical copy

[@Superabound2]

Yeah but it's a Playstation game

[@nathancarabajal8271]

This is a great movie. Definitely worth a watch especially when nothing is going on and you're bored.

[@Samaelx.]

Im glad someone is covering this masterpiece! When i watched this way back in the day i thought it was the best thing ever , to have an horro movie about a video game. Why isnt there more like this ?

[@Superabound2]

There's so many of them and they all suck

[@Aedra101]

I've never wanted to watch a disney movie more then I do right now! This looks and sounds like an incredible movie! Plus I love anything related to Elizabeth Bathory, so that's an awesome touch!

[@tribeval]

I still have this tucked away on dvd

[@gamereditor59ner22]

I remember this movie, and this movie got me scared when I was a kid!

[@HunterofMadness]

I had no idea it was so rare, I have a copy of the uncut version on dvd sitting in the next room. might not be the greatest movie but I always enjoyed it anyway.

[@notaperson916]

Those shears just remind me of Hot Fuzz. "Tripped an' fell on 'er own shears!"

[@VincentKiserGaming]

Wish I'd gotten to see the unrated version, it makes so much more sense. I always wondered how a dead spirit made the game.

[@ghostly_number]

This movie was both one of my favorites and scariess one to see

[@devinstevko3500]

I watched this movie but havent been able to find it till now thanks man

[@Voltia21]

I remember seeing the trailers for this movie on tv when I was in middle school and I always wanted to see it. Still haven’t 😞

[@lemoncandy2707]

I completely forgot this movie even existed. I think I recall seeing a small part of it when I was a little kid.

[@drakelacoste1168]

Favorite horror/gaming movie ever! Been gaming since 96... Watched it with a bunch of my gaming buddies in theaters, and we loved how they captured the feel of system linking with a bunch of buddy's... ps it's filmed and takes place in New Orleans Louisiana so that's also a plus for me. Wish they would have made a game.

[@drakelacoste1168]

Ps Those names aren't weird for South Louisiana, especially Thibodaux

[@bbthebeee]

Oh my gosh I LOVED THIS FILM!!!!! I wish there was more and an actual game.

[@josephinegalvez69]

Loved this movie as a kid 🖤

[@rocketzombiekiller]

I thought this movie was a fever dream lol