I liked this movie. I really did. It wasn't the best movie, certainly not the best horror movie I've ever seen. But given the whole story- a video game that can, essentially, kill you- it wasn't too bad. The acting wasn't spectacular, but it wasn't awful. Just expected.
The story goes, these "hardcore gamers" of sorts come across an unreleased video game called Stay Alive. Gamer #1 (Loomis, I believe) dies in the game and subsequently dies for real. Gamer #2 (Hutch?) gets the game at the funeral thanks to a family member. Apparently (and by that I mean "according to whoever wrote the script") gamers play homage to lost gamers by ...er....gaming. Ergo, the gaming posse gets together to play this game. Soon enough, they start dropping off and the gamers realize "Oh..shit. We in it now!" And thus they have to figure out how to stop the game- cause if you pause the game, the game will play you. Or something.
So what I didn't like about this movie is the lack of gore. Seriously, what is it with PG-13 rated horror movies this days? I know, it's all about the $ and reaching that market. (side note- if you have no tolerance for teenage shenanigans, see this movie either during "school hours" or after curfew.) I didn't like using Elizabeth Bathory as the crazy killer woman. (I was too familiar with the actual Bathory story).
I did like those creepy girl creature things. Those were fucked up. Actually all the ghosts/creepies were.
2 nanas. It may get more if they offer an uncut version of the DVD.