A crew of coal miners becomes trapped 600 feet below ground after a disastrous collapse. It stars scarlett johansson as an otherworldly woman who preys on men in scotland. And incidental music early in the movie is missing only generic pop vocals to fit right into a mall shopping montage on an episode of degrassi. You can sum up this entire movie with are you serious. Maybe not a full four stars, but better than a mere three. The creature in this movie looked great, unfortunately the movie has nothing else going for it, the whole movie takes place around a group of teenagers stranded on a small boat. She begins to believe that john and vanessas nurse, claire wells conspired to kill vanessa. Five high school graduates venture to a secluded lake for a weekend celebration, but get stranded in the water when a flesheating creature emerges from the depts. Six high school seniors head out to a secluded lake for a last day together. The comic, also titled beneath, explores the backstory behind the catfish and details another group that the giant fish attacked in the 1960s. Beneath stars daniel zovatto, bonnie dennison, and chris conroy as teenagers who must fight for their lives against a maneating catfish a digital comic based upon the movie was released in july 20. Give it a watch i had fun with the unlikable characters and the fish effects and violence all looked good to me. They make incredibly bad and unbelievable decisions that just make you mad and just over half way through i couldnt wait for this movie to end. A man punches a man in the face, some blood on his nose.
Jul 25, 2014 ben ketais beneath, not to be confused with the larry fessenden film of the same name from last year, is the kind of mediocrity one finds on the movie channel on a saturday night and pretty easily dismisses. Beneath comic showcases the movies black lake monster. High schools kids decide to see what he is hiding and they are paying the price. May 04, 2016 a crew of coal miners becomes trapped 600 feet below ground after a disastrous collapse. Ben ketais sophomore feature costars jeff fahey, joey kern, kelly noonan and brent briscoe when movies like beneath claim that theyre inspired by actual events, a fairly broad range. Released by milan records in 20 containing music from beneath 20. The movie was well played out, and youll be questioning whether or not anyone makes it out alive and whats around the corner the whole time, but in the end, the biggest disappointment is the predictability and formulaic ending. Produced by fessenden and peter phok for glass eye pix stake land, the. Lastly, i can be lenient towards ambiguous endings but when the ending comes along and leaves you with more questions than answers, we have a problem. Feb 28, 2014 check out this theatrical trailer for beneath, the new film from larry fessenden the last winter, windigo. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Why not just go outside and film yourself burning ants with a magnifying glass the plot on rails linearity and sadistic outcome would be the same. Watch what lies beneath online stream full movie directv. May 03, 20 beneath is written by tony daniel and brian d. A group of dimwitted horny teenagers celebrate the end of high school with a canoe trip, but are attacked by a giant maneating catfish. If youve ever seen jaws, or friday the th, you are already familiar with the films plot. What lies beneath is a 2000 american supernatural horror film directed by robert zemeckis and starring harrison ford and michelle pfeiffer as a couple who experience a strange haunting of their home. Christy zehetner returns to her hometown years after a car accident that disfigured her older sister.
When environmental lawyer samantha kelly noonan returns to her childhood home to celebrate her coalmining father georges jeff. What lies beneath nevertheless feels more planned than passionate, scary at points but unconvincing overall. Beneath is a 20 horror film directed by larry fessenden. The cast delivers believable performances throughout, anchoring a film that relies on them in particular because. The movie starts really brutally, and ends brutally with the same person. Beneath trailer teaser 20 screamfest 20 opening movie. Smith, and directed by horror icon larry fessenden the. The film is loosely based on the 2000 novel by michel faber. Lacking a smarter screenplay, it milks the genuine skills of its actors and director for more than it deserves, and then runs off the rails in an ending more laughable than scary.
The film concerns christy, a sweetnatured and openfaced young girl who hearkens back to. Beneath soundtrack list movie 20 tracklist ost list listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, song list of all of the songs played in the movie playlist, who sings them, including end credits. Posts about beneath 20 film there are no stories available. Jul 16, 20 beneath, a not at all scary creature feature by larry fessenden, strands six recent high school graduates in a rowboat on a lake so small that it would take only a minor gust of wind to.
Its a stupid movie, maybe watch it once but i cant imagine anyone wanting this kind of outcome in a movie. I was immediately drawn into the suspenseful buildup of the plot by her reactions as someone. Beneath is similar to piranha 3d in that its creators encourage viewers to roll their eyes at the movies distressingly callow meat puppet protagonists. Smith, and directed by horror icon larry fessenden the last winter, habit. Dec 01, 2016 the real meaning behind these confusing movie endings. With brent briscoe, kurt caceres, eric etebari, jeff fahey. Nora zehetner, gabrielle rose, and matthew settle costar in the directtovideo horror picture beneath. A digital comic based on director larry fessendens film beneath comes out this week and delves into the history of the mysterious. Norman spencer harrison ford betrayed his beautiful wife claire michelle pfeiffer. The film had its world premiere at the stanley film festival on may 3, 20 and later aired on the chiller channel.
Beneath 20 cast and crew teenage boaters daniel zovatto, bonnie dennison, chris conroy become fish food for a giant underwater predator. A number of films make this mistake of seeing fit to begin on an epilogue that gives away the ending unnecessarily and beneath is one of them. The real meaning behind these confusing movie endings. Behind the candelabra is a brilliant drama from master director steven sodenbergh about gay pianist liberace, but where the film truly finds its greatness is the performancds from michael douglas. Check out this theatrical trailer for beneath, the new film from larry fessenden the last winter, windigo. Beneath has its tone meter calibrated a little too far into serious territory when it would have benefitted from a slier wink of black comedy. With nora zehetner, brenna obrien, carly pope, don s. Ending spoiler for what lies beneath 2000, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. As the air grows more toxic and time runs out, they slowly descend into madness and begin to turn on one. He is very pleasant and very social when other people are around but weird when he is alone. As a horror spoof, beneath is and isnt what it looks like. The cast delivers believable performances throughout, anchoring a film that relies on them in particular because of its villainous entitiesif they existare invisible. There are a few decent performances, some but not enough moments of claustrophobia and it seems harmless enough. Jon orsini in beneath 20 griffin newman in beneath 20 chris conroy in beneath 20 bonnie dennison in beneath 20 beneath 20 beneath.
In fact, theres something in the movie that unsettled me more than any. Jul 16, 20 beneath soundtrack from 20, composed by fall on your sword. The films protagonists are usually more insufferable. And the teens keep making stupid mistakes, wanting to argue among themselves more than trying to get themselves out of the situation. Not all filmmakers like their movies to end on cutanddry finishes. Beneath is one of those movies that doesnt do any one thing particularly well, but is just solid all around. The film is directed by the newcomer dagen merrill, who cowrote the script with kevin burke, and the list of producers include sean covel and chris wyatt napoleon dynamite. Yes, this movie is cliche and predictable in close to every single way, but unlike every other made for scyfi movie wherein the beast is some computer generated threeheaded shark or swarm of piranhas, the creature in this movie actually appears to be in the water rather than edited into it. John insists that christy leave town or face being arrested by her police friend, jeff. It was the first film by zemeckis production company imagemovers. Dec 27, 20 and incidental music early in the movie is missing only generic pop vocals to fit right into a mall shopping montage on an episode of degrassi. The ending of no country for old men finally explained. This is a pretty clean movie with only slightly disturbing images. A cheesy horror movie where the aquatic predator is not brought to you by the magic of cgi.
It simply turns into another slashanddice horror flick, replete with enough screams for three more installments of the nightmare on elm street franchise. The ending was rather predictable and somewhat sad, but ultimately for the best, i think. Ben ketais beneath, not to be confused with the larry fessenden film of the same name from last year, is the kind of mediocrity one finds on the movie channel on a saturday night and pretty easily dismisses. This movie is made competently, but thats about it. Beneath soundtrack from 20, composed by fall on your sword. Every five minutes something happens that makes you doubt the vision of director and screen writter alike. He is later thrown off a boat and a giant fish eats him.
Beneath is similar to piranha 3d in that its creators encourage viewers to roll their eyes at the movie s distressingly callow meat puppet protagonists. In beneath, young partiers end up stranded in a rowboat. What fails to make beneath a top notch horror film is the following. Beneath is a skillfully made, intelligent, witty, beautifully photographed horror film that should not be passed up because a bunch of idiots just simply didnt get it. If youve ever seen jaws, or friday the th, you are already familiar with the film s plot. Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you. The film had its world premiere at the stanley film festival. Whenever they vote somebody off the boat to distract the creature and the ending edit.
Under the skin is a 20 science fiction film directed by jonathan glazer with a screenplay by glazer and walter campbell. A digital comic based upon the movie was released in july 20. What lies beneath 2000 ending spoiler movie mistakes. Lastly, i can be lenient towards ambiguous endings but when the ending comes. Making a movie about two people trapped underground without the ability to portray a realistic cavern equals dead on arrival atmosphere. This movie did not deserve the criticism it has received and not it was complete over kill too. Still worth renting, for a movie night with snacks. When rowing with oars to get back to shore should be prime, naturally they use them to try and fight off the fish, and in the process lose the oars. Im okay with a your own interpretationtype ending but not. Beneath, a not at all scary creature feature by larry fessenden, strands six recent high school graduates in a rowboat on a lake so small that it would take only a minor gust of wind to. Jul 07, 20 beneath comic showcases the movie s black lake monster. The movie comes close to competing on a level with the descent. A digital comic based on director larry fessendens film beneath comes out this week and. Haunted by the accident in which she was the driver, she learns that her worst nightmares have either come true.