The Cursed Video Game Movie Time Forgot

[@RyanHollinger]

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[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

My consistent Found Footage offerings to you: As Above, So Below (2014) and Mr. Jones (2013). The other non-FF recommends: Underworld series (2003-2017) Soulmate (2013) Spike (2008) Bernard Rose's Frankenstein (2015) Dracula 2000

[@Arcananine77]

I'd love to see a video about the Fear Street trilogy that's on Netflix. I would't call it a classic, but the way it combines different types of horror into an overall satisfying viewing experience is interesting.

[@AngryCanadianBacon]

Hey could you cover this movie: Saint Martyrs of the Damned (2005).

[@187alan]

A film called Necromentia. It's a film I don't think is covered enough. It's not a great film but it's definitely not a bad film.

[@neverclosetoperfect]

Angel Heart pleeeeeeeease

[@TicTacPilgrim]

The line, "Bitch, thats cheating!" Has been stuck in my head for years after catching this movie when flipping through channels.

[@TicTacPilgrim]

Thanks Ryan. My curse feels validated.

[@Claymann71]

Easily the best character & best line from said-character. I still have the Unrated DvD but I haven't seen it in years. Still remember the plot line & important MCs tho. Also: Ryan & other people! If you enjoy this Aesthetic, check out Darkwood (Xbox1 tho), Hunt: Showdown, & Weird West! All are 'Dark Cowboy Western' Games that really 'Highlight' the genre!

[@NordicVigilante]

Haha

[@Slayerthecrow]

Probably, the most emblematic line of the movie. Like "Good News Is Your Dates Are Here. Bad News Is They're Dead" from Night of the Creeps but not as memorable.

[@nolancho]

Don't care! 😌

[@TonySamedi]

Fun, or perhaps not fun, fact: This was the last movie to finish shooting in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina. Some of the cast actually did come back to help in cleanup and rebuilding after the storm. I know Sophia Bush did for sure. That said, as a New Orleanian this movie did do something that massively annoyed me in particular. WHY INCLUDE BATHORY? We in New Orleans have our own actual historical madwoman who tortured people. Madame LaLaurie. Woman who tortured her slaves so badly that it actually outraged everyone and had a multiracial mob try to lynch her. She escaped, and no one is quite sure what happened to her. THAT is absolutely horror movie villain worthy and somehow we gotta import Liz Bathory?

[@UncommonDabfish]

Yeah I thought the same thing

[@brandonheurich1530]

This is such a good point

[@pipticken]

That annoyed me, too. Why take a real person from a different country and drop her in America? They should've either set it in her home country or used a historical figure from New Orleans instead

[@cooperminion825]

I think part of their reasoning was "we don't want someone who tortured her slaves in ways that would make audiences squirm. Let's go with the vampire lady. She's less likely to get us sued"

[@darkservantofheaven]

yea, I had to comment something about her to. She was played by Kathy Bates on American Horror Story 3: THe Coven...

[@brandonmeeker7742]

The fact that they reference Fatal Frame, which to this day I say is one of the most underrated horror games of all time was a nice touch.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

I disagree-it's like making a terrible horror student film and calling your protagonist something like "Jason Fredrick Carpenter". It's arrogant and naïve to reference something way better than what you've made, and will only make your audience wish they were watching/playing/reading the other thing instead of yours.

[@brandonmeeker7742]

@DistractedGlobeGuy Oh don't get me wrong it doesn't make the film any less trash than what it is, I'm just saying it's nice that Fatal Frame was acknowledged at the time when the juggernaut that is Silent Hill 2 was out around the same time and was in the spotlight way more than Fatal Frame was.

[@zaydagoat6952]

Most definitely underrated

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

I kind of have trouble thinking of Fatal Frame as underrated, but that's a matter of context. When it came out, most of my friends were really into J-horror, and so we were on top of it right away, and *knew* it was the scariest game ever made at that time. There wasn't a more mainstream game around that could compare.

[@DrFrogglePhD]

They searched "horror game" on Yahoo.

[@alexiszimmer]

This movie is a guilty pleasure for me. This movie walked so video game creepy pastas could run. You should cover Cursed. Studio interference completely watered down what could have been an interesting film.

[@devonmunn5728]

Yeah Jane Mulcahy recently did a video about that film

[@HeatherHolt]

Same! ❤

[@denisemerat548]

YES! Cursed is another popcorn movie that I love to watch every Halloween.

[@Mcgowanlol]

Same I always think about it now and again but never could recall the exact name of the film, funnily enough cropped up into my mind a couple of days before this video was released.

[@SanguinaryBlade]

Bit weird to say Elizabeth Bathory is an obscure historical figure. Basically every vampiric woman in movies or shows traces some or most of their inspiration back to her legend. It's kinda like saying Count Orlok is an obscure cinematic figure.

[@sanna9062]

I thought the exact same thing. She is also pretty famous in true crime circles

[@TrevorZero]

I will forever be grateful to this movie for giving us the line "you die in the game, you die for real."

[@ghostshrimp5006]

This is where it came from? I thought it was one of those universally accepted memes

[@gloomygloomstalker3878]

“Wut!?” “Sometimes things are born. They live. And then they stop. Forever…”

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Having seen Stay Alive for myself way back when, I was surprised yet pleased to learn that tagline had garnered meme status. 😆

[@faeb.9618]

@@ghostshrimp5006 you die in the game you die in real life as we know it and use it definitely originated from sword art online

[@26th_Primarch]

If Stay Alive wasn't made, the entire Sword Art Online type isekai genre wouldn't exist...

[@Ndrake89]

I unironically love the unrated cut of this film. It's a better version of the film. It's cheesey fun trash.

[@PotatoKing86]

Same

[@HipsterIdiot]

its so much better than the theatrical

[@Claymann71]

It really pushes it from a 7.0 to 7.5! 😂🤌 Look, I love Evil Dead & Tremors. I know B+ Schlock when I see it! _*Overdoses on off-brand Halloween candy_

[@Kayjee17]

I love it, too. Somehow, I got to see the unrated cut in theaters on opening day, because I remember whispering to my best friend that the game developer was played by Angelina Jolie's brother, and how ironic it was because she was in Laura Croft:Tomb Raider, and that was a video game movie too. Don't ask me how that happened, but I remember wondering where he went when I saw it on tv later. I think with a little bit of script doctoring, this could have been a very cool movie because, even though I love it as is, I recognize how much better it could have been done. So why doesn't someone fix this up some and do a remake of it vs the endless Friday the 13th reboots?

[@AmaryInkawult]

The right amount of cheese

[@komi-sanmustbeprotected5665]

What happens if you die from clipping through the map? Do you just glitch out of reality and into the Nth dimension and die? Or does the ghost come out like "Oh sorry about that, we'll be realising a patch for this soon, would you like to send a crash report?"

[@WillTheGreatest]

IF YOU GLITCH IN THE GAME YOU GLITCH IN REAL LIFE

[@shadowofthfalln]

You just end up in the backrooms. GG!

[@WarPoodle-pc5wu]

This tho! Had they had any actual gamers on the production and writing team, I feel like things like this would come up lol. This movie feels like it was written by someone who's never played a game but has overheard people talking about games

[@Never_heart]

Bug report yelled into the void: "Hey god. At the intersection of Jacob Avenue and 2nd Street, if you stand too close to the Starbucks sign pole you will begin to slide between the world geometry, then begin t-posing then infinitely falling into the skybox."

[@bloodyneptune]

@WarPoodle-pc5wu That's probably why I enjoyed the movie. All my video game knowledge comes from what Ive overheard

[@LittleBasementKitten]

the countess' backstory in the game, from the bloody deeds to being in New Orleans, is almost the exact same as the horrifying actions of Delphine LaLaurie (be careful googling her, it's pretty awful). i wonder why they decided to merge the hungarian countess with her?

[@bloodyneptune]

Probably because she's more well known. Its literally why I watched it lol

[@TheAsylumCat]

If I recall correctly, didn't her story create the American version of baba yaga?

[@ashleys9397]

The fiendish deeds of Delphine LaLaurie formed the basis for the fourth season of FX's "American Horror Story" sub-titled "Coven".

[@LittleBasementKitten]

@@bloodyneptune I'd previously heard of LaLaurie but not the countess 🤔different history classes, maybe? it also seems very lopsided to me to take 99% of LaLaurie's history but then put the countess' name on it. oh, well, probably overthinking the thought that went into this terrible movie lol

[@HeatherHolt]

@@ashleys9397wonder if she was really buried under the street tho 😂 did she really stick a bull head on some poor slaves head tho? Never wanted to find out If that was true, assumed it was just AHS being AHS over the top.

[@tofermartinez4114]

The reason for his standoff behavior to the death in the beginning is because that was his childhood best friend, not his brother. He lived with him and his family after the fire happened, but it was shown in the opening that they don’t really see each other all that often.

[@denisemerat548]

That's what I thought.

[@LuCet21]

It was his friend, not brother. I think it's mentioned that, they didn't see each other in a long time. So, that's why he wasn't really grieving.

[@Twilight9278]

Right, and October was not Hutch's girlfriend. I understand that they cut out a lot from the UK version, but was some basic info cut out too? And how much attention was paid to the unrated US version?

[@Spudgonzo]

@@Twilight9278October was Hutch’s girlfriend.

[@DisfattBedge]

It didn’t seem like October was Hutch’s girl. They seemed kinda platonic, like best friends. Not mention, later in the movie, he kisses Abi and they had be showing feelings since they first met, which was chronically in the movie, was before October even appeared on screen. He and Abi’s connection was shown almost from the start. He wouldn’t have invited her to play the game with them for nothing. He wanted to be with Abi. October was just there for a more femalistic aspect, just like a best friend. I should know. I have a girl best friend too.

[@philingrouille7198]

The game developer scene does leave questions unanswered, but it's better than not including it; the version I saw makes it come off like Elizabeth Bathory's spirit knew how to code.

[@charcoaldreams5203]

That would be a fun horror comedy premise though. A bunch of old ghosts, monsters and curses trying to adapt to the modern world by learning how to develop apps and games. Taking an evening class in coding or something. xD

[@MistyDusker]

I remember that controller vibrating noise in the movie creeping the hell out of me as a kid. I think the video game concept was interesting enough to make me rewatch the movie multiple times. I wonder why so many 2000s movies had such convoluted plots and ambitious ideas like Butterfly Effect or the Number 23. Somehow people thought complicated was a replacement for good storytelling. I wonder why it was such a trend.

[@RoseKoneko]

Saw this in the theater and it was the first time I saw people actively despise a film. We laughed and had more fun by someone shouting “ffs just go kill the witch moron!” (During the time killing part where the male lead and his love interest shared the most flaccid of sentimental words between a closed door.)

[@denisemerat548]

I hated Abigail's character.

[@RoseKoneko]

@@denisemerat548 Saaaaame. I don’t think there was a likable character among them, which sadly was a huge trend back then that persists today.

[@Slayerthecrow]

This movie is a fun concept that deserves a remake to fix the parts that didn't work very well or erase them and focus in the elements that work better.

[@alwaysxnever]

Making the rumbling of the controller an ominous sound was well done. I'll give the movie that for sure.

[@danielgadomski5129]

Elisabeth Bathory being an "obscure part of history"? Ryan, please. She's been referenced in countless games/movies/books, there's even a band named Bathory.

[@kurosakikun96]

I would argue she's in the same vein as Vlad Tepes, with more people in the modern era knowing of her "vampire" persona of Carmilla over her actual name, and even then she's overshadowed by Dracula in pretty much every regard

[@Claymann71]

Bathory is *METAL AFH!* 🤘 Big fan of Heathen Foray so ofc I had to look up their 'Idols'!

[@Claymann71]

​@@kurosakikun96Bathory was a Serial Killer. Vlad was too, but he was a successful military general. His most lasting legacy was his 'persona' of being bloodthirsty, having won a majority of battles & enjoying watching executions while eating. He would even _allegedly,_ 'dip his bread in human blood & eat it infront of guests & bodyguards'. Bram Stoker apparently thought Vlad the Impaler was *metal af* & named his OC that. 🤘

[@TMMReznor]

@@kurosakikun96I've been aware of who E. Bathory was since I was a kid and first read Dracula round about the same age. Literally the first time I've ever heard of Carmilla or seen the name referenced anywhere.

[@martincann5052]

There's even a fucking Hammer film from the 70s about her called 'Countess Dracula'!

[@judddobson4941]

I always had fun with this movie. They knew what they were making. “Bitch, that’s cheatin, I’m not dead yet!” Is still my favorite line.

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[@MovieMan1710]

Most unrealistic part of this movie is that they didn't spend a full hour in the character creator mode

[@coltonsteck9154]

Fr lmao!!!

[@Freddie7191]

I'd like to see a sequel where Elizabeth gets revived by speedrunners and forced to live in perpetual torment as people abuse glitches to kill her over and over again.

[@TyPrager]

CarnEvil is one of my best nostalgic memories. They had this at the hotel we used to stay at when we would go on vacation. The game room was attached to the pool, and I remember the smell of chlorine when having my young mind warped by that game

[@Marstic666]

SAME! Mine was at a Great Wolf Lodge. One of only 2 arcade shooters I've ever beaten. I still get a nostalgia high thinking about it

[@nolancho]

Don't care! 😊

[@daryaspace]

Stay Alive is one of my fav guilty pleasures, it’s one of those cases where I can forgive every dumb decision , every plot hole just because the movie is entertaining to watch . Also I find it hilarious that they hired a “gamer specialist” just to mention some bluster in Silent Hill that never existed 👏

[@DankrumStar]

Nice someone shared my opinion! I love this movie!

[@r.babylon2885]

The roses are an old piece of vampire thatfor some reason never got popular. A loved one pacing a rose on a vampires coffin will keep that trapped inside.

[@ZeroStako]

I loved Stay Alive as a kid. It was a hit with a lot of my friends and I fondly remember us talking loads about it. We would often wonder if such a game truly exist or dream about someone actually making one based on the film. Better yet: theorizing about games that we know of, that could be cursed in the same way. This film, in a way, sparked us to make our own creepypastas before those were a thing and it was wonderful. There was truly nothing like an October rainy day, having home made cake and tea, watching Stay Alive and then spending the afternoon playing American McGhee's Alice. Those were the days. And I am so happy that I got to experience them. Thanks for bringing these memories back, if only for a bit.

[@hwelsh201]

Feels like setting the 'game" in New Orleans is also connecting it to Delphine LaLaurie

[@wstine79]

I like how happy and lively you've been in your recent videos. Keep up the good HOYEVER work.

[@MamaMOB]

4:57 no. Hutch and Loomis are not brothers. When Hutch goes to Loomis's funeral Loomis's sister gives Hutch his games. If they were brothers Loomis's sister would also be Hutch's sister. They're friends.

[@MistyWarden]

The fire his dad caused because of the alleged affair would make zero sense if they were brothers since then Loomis’ mom would have been having an affair… with her own husband…😂

[@BrielleHobbit]

also October is just his good friend, not his girlfriend! Him flirting with Abigail in front of her would be very messed up lol

[@milkman2266]

@@BrielleHobbitno she is actually his girlfriend. Which makes it even weirder.

[@BrielleHobbit]

I have watched this movie like 100 times, and they never say they are in a relationship. October is a little flirty, but that's about it! When they are all picking out tv sizes and she says "you know I like the big ones" hutch says "as usual that is too much information " unless the theatrical cut says something different?

[@noifordaadaa]

@@BrielleHobbit He introduces her as his girlfriend. Maybe you saw a version that cut that scene out.

[@WarPoodle-pc5wu]

To me this movie felt like it was written by people who have one or two gamer friends but have never actually played a game themselves. Like they have maybe overheard convos about games with no real context to understand what was being talked about.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Not even "has a gamer friend"-this is "read a couple _Ctrl-Alt-Del_ strips a few years ago" level writing.

[@W0lfenstrike]

Using the reflection from the back of an Alienware laptop to stunlock Elizabeth is so fucking stupid I kinda love it.

[@thomasm1041]

It's the best product placement ever

[@AspelShuyin]

This feels like the kind of idea that really needs to get a second pass. Also, fun fact about The Ring: That series actually does go into video game territory with the third novel, Loop, which reveals that the previous two books took place in a simulated reality. There's also a video game

[@rateater1857]

Haha, I absolutely adore how you talk about Elizabeth Batory like she's some obscure footnote and not the most famous historical person to be turned into a pop-culture vampire after Vlad Dracula. ;)

[@thehorriblebright]

As a person who got into black metal in the mid 90s, it's mind blowing that the name Bathory isn't as common knowledge as it feels to me. Always disconcerting to stumble upon the edges of the bubble you exist in.

[@manuelvelez7777]

I heard that there was a deleted subplot where Abigail was a human avatar for Elizabeth to do things in the real world. She was even supposed to have a wig in the video game style.😅😅

[@wstine79]

When you're trying to survive a HOYEVER video game that tries to kill you, it's best to take some AG1.

[@corvidae_s]

I didn't forget, the trailer still knocks around the back of my brain. Every once in a while it resurfaces and I go "Oh yeah!" Before it scuttles back to the depths.

[@justacrystal567]

I’m really glad this movie is finally getting more attention. This movie seemed to always be on late night or middle day sci-fi/chiller channels for several years. It definitely has a soft spot in my heart

[@stephensmith7327]

11:24 there's also a Slave Owning Woman in American History who evidently was so Sadistic even the pro slavery American South was disgusted by her actions. I think Nicholas Cage owned a recreation of her Mansion before the bankruptcy. Evidently when the town found out they spent 2 days straight destroying, destroying and not stealing from, the mansion and its contents. Edit: It was Madam LaLaurie

[@MistyDusker]

Apparently the slaves were taken to a jail for public viewing. So much for the pro slavery Southerners having the moral high ground.

[@estevanemc14]

7:26 Referring to Jimmi Simpsom as Liam McPoyel haha GOLD 🤣

[@hayvok64]

Yeah I was waiting for it

[@bluemusic039]

They actually hammered dead people with three nails to their coffin in Europe and buried the coffin at a cross road if people where afraid of the dead coming back as revenants. So kinda cool they tried to include this fact.

[@jtm-inc2912]

Man, I remember seeing an article on this in Game Informer back in the day... I'm still surprised they made a cameo in the flick with a special cover and everything!

[@FurubaGirl08]

What made me still remember about this movie the most to this day, beside Frankie Muniz's performance, was the Steamboy poster 🙂

[@TheMerryMagpie]

I'm glad you got to cover this! A friend of a friend would reference it whenever he came over, but didn't have a copy to pass around. Having my curiosity answered was nice. I know what you mean about the videogame graphics being nostalgic, they reminded me of stuff like Parasite Eve or Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. Shame about the acting and plot's identity crisis.

[@billy_little]

This came out while I was in high school. And as someone who grew up playing video games, loving movies and horror, it felt like it was made for me. But, the admittedly shallow performance, concept and overall execution left me disappointed. It did not stop me from owning it on DVD and rewatching it every Halloween, however. Glad you finally got to do this one!!!

[@TheCandymusiclover]

Honestly, I love the story and all the scares worked on me when I was younger. Losing Phineas and October hurt so bad, and Swink dropping game items was so cool!

[@erikzetterberg8856]

Another blast from the past! I remember being a middle schooler and too scared to watch horror movies, I read the Stay Alive plot on Wikipedia and thought it sounded like the coolest movie ever.

[@manthamay61]

honestly so surprised nobody has made a short indie game "replica" yet. this has always been one of my favorite movies. yes, it is a bit ridiculous but i love the concept so much i overlook the cringe every time.

[@AllG98]

I love how you keep reminding us that it’s the “Unrated” version lol. This was such a big dvd gimmick back then for horror and raunchy sex comedies

[@gregzebra7324]

They honestly should’ve made an actual co-operative multiplayer game for this movie. It looked so much like Fatal Frame and I’d have loved to play it. The writers lack of game knowledge kills me however. A UFO ending in Silent Hill 4? Doesn’t exist.

[@MitchellFace]

I don’t understand why everyone thinks October is his girlfriend she’s just a childhood friend of his. Also, Loomis and Hutch aren’t siblings. He’s like his adopted brother if anything.

[@milkman2266]

Haven’t seen the movie in a little bit but I have watched it dozens of times. And don’t they say that she is his girlfriend and kiss on the lips at some point? The Wikipedia summary says she is his girlfriend but thats obviously still fan-made so I don’t wanna give it too much credit

[@MitchellFace]

@@milkman2266 i don’t think they ever explicitly say it. I think it’s just a common misconception. Abigail is set up as a kinda love interest clearly and October doesn’t seem to care so I think she’s just his affectionate friend.

[@NikkiLove9022]

I thought I had remembered it wrong when he called them brothers. I knew they were just really good friends.

[@MitchellFace]

@@NikkiLove9022 yeah, i think Hutch lived with them after the whole thing with his dad, but they aren’t related.

[@slevingarganera8375]

Years of cheesy rom-coms, wether you like it or not, has socially conditioned us to think that boy and girl cannot be just friends, only kissy-kissies.

[@RightsForZombies]

As a SH fan I was so excited when this movie released and discussed Silent Hill 4… only the strat to beat the boss is a mixture of SH gibberish. You CAN ammo dump to win, but that’s in SH1. None if the weapons or strats pertain to 4, but sort of pertain to 1. In SH4 you collect 7 spears to damage a giant monster before the actual boss is vulnerable to damage and you try to do it fast enough to stop a female character from walking into a death trap. I thought maybe since SH4 was the newest SH game at the time they deliberately didn’t give away the strat. Clearly the writers played SH1 though. This was just before the SH movie back when it was pretty unknown with a small fan community so seeing a movie mention it made me fangirl so hard.

[@Phantasmlovecraft]

Omg I love this movie, even bought the director cut

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Us too! (As in, me and my mom way back when).

[@Kayjee17]

Me, too. I terrorize my kids a little by showing it to them before they play their first really scary video game, mwahaha.

[@denisemerat548]

me too!

[@brandon4117]

This is one of those movies that I love so much even though the quality is incredibly lackluster - a case of being both over AND undercooked. I'd honestly love to see this idea redone now, in more capable hands. Also I seriously wish this WAS a real game in some capacity, because the concept they showed looked like a fucking blast to play. Online AND couch co-op, really old and creepy sprawling areas, the rose mechanic for protection, the possibility for getting split up and doing a solo horror level on your own... I'd be on a game like that every day.

[@darksoulofman]

Nice Bloodborne tattoo

[@RyanHollinger]

Thanks!

[@niallreid7664]

I have this game but never played it. I really should, everyone seems to love it.

[@Claymann71]

​@@niallreid7664Probably the best 'Lovecraft Inspired' game since Soul Reaver! 🤘

[@niallreid7664]

@Claymann71 Soul Reaver? And cool, I love cosmic horror.

[@paultapping9510]

​@niallreid7664 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - one of the best ps1 games, and a sadly missed ip.

[@JoeGrizz1y]

This film I saw at my grandmas house when I was a kid. It absolutely confused me, yet entertained me. Especially when I just got done binge watching Malcom in the Middle at that time. It wasn’t until years later that I went to the goodwill “thrift store” and found a DVD copy of the movie. I keep it out of nostalgia and the random rewatches I do every handful of years. It’s baffling, uncanny, entertaining, got a an atmosphere, and lives in the very weird state of the 2000s. It’s very off beat and I think I respect it more for that, than anything the film actually does. I honestly wouldn’t mind a comedic horror remake of this title. Just to see what kind of modern effects would be applied to bring it to life and if the script could be better. As the dialogue in the film is not the best, even for its time.

[@VoltasP]

Elizabeth Bathory and the Hammer of Witches is, like, level 2 in the iceberg of "Scary shit that actually happened or at least have been taught as 100% verifiable history for so long that hardly anyone questions it anymore and the fact that we just accepted this narrative as totally normal and understandable might be just as horrifying as the horrible history itself". I'm almost jealous of you and the expanse of horrifying history tales that lays before you, apparently totally unexplored.

[@kurikong2379]

THANK YOU! This movie was like my fever dream, I vaguely remember watching this movie during early youtube as a child but I was not sure if it really happened or this movie even really exists. I just remember the phrase "if you die in the game, you die for real" but I can't remember the title or even a copy of this movie, that's why I thought I was just hallucinating from playing too much video games

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

I miss watching this movie a underrated horror gem.

[@Dielawn69]

Ive been a huge survival horror fan ever since RE2 came out when i was 6. So the idea of this movie was so awesome to me (Even back then I knew it wasnt executed amazingly well). So while this movie is just a cheesy romp. I still think it has a very cool premise especially for horror video game fans.

[@Bosef88]

I loved the older author ladies' monologue. It's supposed to be scary, but "She vowed to be wessewwected", just hurts my ribs with laughter.

[@drhacknslashzombietimelord6768]

STAY ALIVE is the first from 2,000- that actually gave me the creeps. The vibrating controller sound right before each kill is what got to me

[@gabiayala2495]

Loomis was Hutch's childhood best friend whose family took Hutch in after his mother's death. & on a side note: I've always enjoyed this movie, but I do have a few gripes about it. 1. Hutch is an extremely boring and bland character & Abigail is weird, intrusive, a compulsive LIAR, & annoying. (I love the part where Phineas points out that the group just met her 5 minutes ago or something along those lines). 2. It is unclear as to whether October & Hutch are dating. It seems like they were, but then he was flirting with Abigail right in front of October & when October passed away, he barely even mourned her and quickly ended up getting with Abigail like the same day. 3. The line Phineas says about Abigail "The girl has got body karate going on" was funny, but in no way a fitting description.

[@Atmatan]

KZbin put this at the top of my feed because it knows for a gosh dang fact that this movie will NEVER leave my mind. I have no idea why after all this time this movie has stuck with me more than just about everything else I've ever watched in my life. Maybe it was Frankie, maybe it was the concept. I dunno, man. I want to rewatch it now, again.

[@leafia133]

I died when hutch told everyone how he thinks the game is killing them and then October brings up it might be a ghost and he shuts her down and calls her crazy 😂

[@loveaffect]

This is one of my all time favorite horror movies , I watched it on cable when I was 8 years old when my mom wasn’t home late at night , and was scared shitless . All I ever remembered was the plot so I searched it up when I was 14 and haven’t forgot about it since

[@CodeNameX001]

Their use of Erzebet Bathori makes it obvious that the studio was trying to ape off the early 00s vampire trend, with Underworld coming out only 3 years earlier. That said, I'd argue with the Southern Gothic layer was there first, the original intention might've been to reference Delphine LaLaurie, an infamous 19th century serial killer from New Orleans, who tortured and killed slaves before one of them (who was a cook chained to a stove) set fire to the house. When the fire was put out, they found the slave who directed them to her torture chamber attic. LaLaurie's death has been contested by scholars, with many believing she died while hiding in France in exile. That could also explain writing in our protagonist's fear of fire, and how it could've directly played into the story. The video game thing leaves me scratching my head though.

[@sophiebongos]

Lol, I didn't forget this. Stay Alive always played on cable when I was growing up. It tying in with video games and the ghost aspect really appealed to me. Nostalgia for sure.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

13:33-13:39 Ryan's fake-shock shouting at the first "dying in real life to that of the game" reveal was highly amusing. 💀

[@OtaPotato]

i always thought the reason bathory freaks out when seeing her reflection was due to her vanity, and how ugly she viewed herself as (been a hot minute since she got a bath of any kind, blood or not after all) happy to see this covered; it's legit one of my favorite movies, and when i just started getting into horror movies, i latched onto it hard. it's a comfort film for me nowadays, like Saw 2

[@Kovitlac]

Aww I remember seriously enjoying this movie :D I flashed back to it when watching the similarly themed Black Mirror episode. With both, I thought "damn, if it wouldn't kill me, I'd totally play this game..." Holding onto this DVD forever, lol.

[@hailenvy]

I actually feel like Bathory cheating would have been a great ironic twist if one of the main characters had a habit of playing games with cheat codes, something quite common in the ps2 era.

[@WillTheGreatest]

This movie always randomly stuck with me but i can credit this movie with educating me in the tale of elizabeth bathory. Color my surprise when this information was useful when watching Castlevania: Nocturne. That said i wouldnt mind a remake of this by modern contexts i think the tech is better for this to make a fun, "let me in" type movie

[@thesapodcast]

I used to love this flick back in the day! Going to have to rewatch it after this review! If you tackle a found footage next, why not something like “The Last Broadcast” or “Lake Mungo” something more obscure you don’t hear much about anymore.

[@milkman2266]

He’s done both of those

[@cerisewolfeah]

He's already done Lake Mungo - it's actually one of his most viewed videos.

[@thesapodcast]

@@cerisewolfeah oh man nice I’ll have to check em out!

[@nightblader1]

1:30 to skip ad

[@Bemwidood]

I’m so happy you covered this one! My father enjoyed scary movies and my siblings and I ended up catching his interest in them. He took my fearless little brother to watch this movie in theatres and they walked out because it finally scared my brother. Eventually we rented it on dvd and my cousin made fun of my brother. Near the end of the movie I looked over and my brother was leaning in me to hide from the movie and I looked further to see that same cousin leaning into my brother hiding themself from the movie 🤘🏽 This makes me want to revisit it even more

[@red8056]

Dad has always had bad taste in movies, i remember him thinking this was one was brilliant.

[@damntravis6056]

Do you not see all the people in the comments who love this movie? Maybe you are the one with bad taste

[@red8056]

@@damntravis6056 No. I'm pretty damn confident in saying this movie sucked more than a gas station meth head looking for a quick fix.

[@RainbowRenegade]

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[@Big_Goddo]

That movie scared tf out of me as a kid, i remember in the dvd menu it had a playable mode with your remote and i happen to be home alone, and even in the daytime i got jump scared so bad that i ran outside of my house and looked at the tv... though the window... from the sidewalk 😂 i was shook

[@jeremybake2761]

Ryan... How dare you 4:53 'Boomer' quality?? As a very firm Gen-X, my parent grew up on 'being outside' and at the best Pong... don't try to take this away from us... this is Gen-X 100%

[@JackCupcake]

Good to have you back! Here's to the return of our favourite movie reviews!

[@SamuraiMujuru]

On the vampire/Dracula note, allegedly Bram Stoker was originally basing his novel on Bathory before finding out about Vlad Tepes during his research. On the scripture note, the Malleus Maleficarum/Hammer of Witches was very much a real book. It includes such hits as "Believing in witches is heresy because you are believing in a being that can thwart the will of God, but NOT believing in witches is ALSO heresy because you are denying God's ability to create such a being."

[@nessarolla]

I unironically LOVE this movie because of how weird it was in concept and execution. It's how I found out about Elizabeth Bathory and all her craziness. A good turn off your brain movie and it was made by Disney of all people! Good stuff.

[@foxhound9780]

I have very vivid memories of seeing the second half of this on TV thinking I imagined it only to find out it was a real film years later. Gotta give the movie credit for Elizabeth Báthory lore more things should use that.

[@_crane_7475]

I saw this movie with dad as a kid. I was so excited to watch it since I was a huge gaming nerd, but he was not really into it. I still remember the cinema we went to see it in. I love this movie and had completely forgotten about it until I saw you video. So thanks for that Ryan. Love the vids, keep 'em comin'.

[@TJF588]

Being told about Elizabeth Bathory, as if my interest in the Castlevania series hadn't already brushed me up against the historical figure numerous times. I get the impression she's kinda on the B-list of gothic horror inspirations.

[@ILoveLamp_1995]

I'm genuinely happy for Frankie Muniz for where he has gone in life. He seems truly happy with his family, and his race car driving career. It's nice to hear about someone escaping Hollywood.

[@pinkishman]

Holy hell. I thought this movie was a dream when i was a kid

[@niallreid7664]

You seem much happier. Glad to see it, hope everything is going well for you.

[@travisrees6237]

I watched this on TV as a teen. I could never remember the name but had such a vivid memory of the movie. I am so glad you covered this, now I can re-watch this knowing the name. Also thanks for using his real name, Liam McPoyle

[@jojikyre5470]

Love the movie and the commentary. An idea/theory i had that is sorta half confirmed/showed in the movie is that the reason the game is able to cheat so much is because the developer not only made it so the game is cursed but also linked an already active spirit and influence of Elizabeth to the game and giving her even more abilities but also at some points meaning she is somewhat trapped by the game as well. Its clear that something must have been going on with her in the first place as her body was in the tower. And through out the film we see Game ghosts and then real ghosts. So to some degree she is bound by the rules of the game but because she is also real she can use her abilities in the real world to cheat in the game. Also a lot of the inconstant shots of the game where at some points it has a HUD and everything then sometimes it doesn't is because those shots were unfinished other than the cutscene moments ingame.

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[@BigBZ41]

I am so pumped for this review! I recommended it months ago! I can’t believe you actually did it!

[@belzorahollow3888]

I really wish they’d remake this… and put out an ACTUAL video game for it like they originally meant to do, but ended up not having the budget for

[@chanelhenderson8460]

Couple corrections. Loomis wasn't hutch brother they were childhood friends. October wasn't hutch girlfriend either.

[@ciprianoms]

Still remember seeing this in theater. It was packed and the audience was having fun. "October!" "November"

[@Albinojackrussel]

Moving Elizabeth Bathy from Medieval Eastern Europe to an American Plantation is such a weird choice. Madame LaLaurie is right there if you want a serial killer from a plantation.

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[@lordhokage9548]

“BITCH, THAT’S CHEATING! I’m not dead yet!!!” And That prayer have lived rent free in my head for years! I still have the DVD. Screw Hollywood for not giving us a sequel. 😂

[@sarahw8202]

Thank you! Been asking for this one for a while 😁 This is SUCH a guilty pleasure film...I know some of the plotlines and characters make zero sense/leave a lot to be desired, but godammit if I don't have just a really fun time on every re-watch ❤

[@LiirThropp2687]

Such a fun film. It doesn't get talked about nearly enough. Loved the idea and I loved that they used a real life historical figure as the villain. Made it creepier.

[@AnthonyRusso93]

The break did you good it seems. When you are in real passion mode everything comes out as really engaging to listen to.

[@LeoFieTv]

In the novel Dracula (very worth reading btw) it is stated that when you lay a wild rosebush on Dracula's sleeping box during the day, he can't leave it at night. So there is actual lore with the wild rose thing.

[@neotheresa]

YOU may have forgotten Stay Alive, but I sure never did. One of my all time favorite cheesy films