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Stay Alive (2006)

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Average Rating: 3/10
Reviews Counted: 57
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 52

A by-the-numbers teen horror flick, Stay Alive fails to exploit its premise for any real scares.

Average Rating: 2.8/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 13

A by-the-numbers teen horror flick, Stay Alive fails to exploit its premise for any real scares.

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Movie Info

A group of teens discover that the next generation of survival horror games are more realistic than they thought when they begin dying in the same manner as their pixilated counterparts in director William Brent Bell's bloody tale of video games gone bad. 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"

PG-13, 1 hr. 26 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Directed By: William Brent Bell

Written By: William Brent Bell

In Theaters: Mar 24, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Sep 19, 2006

Box Office:$23.0M

Buena Vista Pictures

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Cast

Jon Foster
Hutch
Samaire Armstrong
Abigail
Frankie Muniz
Swink
Jimmi Simpson
Phineus
Wendell Pierce
Detective Thibodeaux
Milo Ventimiglia
Loomis Crowley
Sophia Bush
October
Adam Goldberg
Miller Banks
Billy Slaughter
Rex
Nicole Oppermann
Sarah
April Wood
Loretta
Monica Monica
Mrs Crowley
Rio Hackford
Detective King
Billy Louviere
Fidget
J. Richey Nash
Young Rookie
Maria Kalinina
Countess Elizabeth Bath...
Lauren Lorbeck
Emma
Veronica Mosgrove
News Reporter
Rick Green
Stay Alive Game Voice-O...

Critic Reviews for Stay Alive

All Critics (61) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (58) | DVD (15)

There's a gothic backstory to all this, which makes no sense but looks pretty cool.

March 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

Videogames are no longer brainless, so why are videogame movies so slow to evolve?

March 29, 2006 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Gregory Kirschling

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

An anemic attempt to update the horror genre's imperiled-teens-meet-bloodletting-uber-fiend substratum.

March 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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John Anderson

Variety

Top Critic

It's unlikely that Stay Alive could ever have been a good movie in the traditional sense, but it might have been better if Bell and co-writer Matthew Peterman had done more to exploit their gaming premise.

March 28, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Neva Chonin

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

Perhaps the worst horror film to not have Uwe Boll's name in the credits.

March 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

The star of Stay Alive is a cutting-edge video game, but the film still has hackneyed horror at its heart.

March 28, 2006 Comment

Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Top Critic

One of those movies that thinks loud sounds and shaky cameras account for scares, and reminding of us of truly scary gaming experiences only amplifies its weaknesses.

March 24, 2007 Full Review Source: UGO

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

If Stay Alive teaches us anything, it's that videogames and horror films do not mix...at least in the same movie.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Ethan Alter

Film Journal International

Might find its biggest fans with the huge gamer crowd.The extras are a little thin, although the interactive menus are intriguing but ultimately pointless.

December 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Calgary Movies

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Ryan Cracknell

Calgary Movies

...a little needless brutality would've almost certainly elevated the proceedings, albeit temporarily...

October 17, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Yeah, the plot sounds like utter nonsense, but it's fun.

October 17, 2006 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

click to read full review [Greek]

October 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

One thing I can say in the movie's favor is that it's so bad it's good. It's never boring - not because it's at all scary, but because you just can't believe what you're seeing.

September 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Horror.com

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Staci Layne Wilson

Horror.com

- Aspirante a Terror em Silent Hill (jogo e filme) que, repleto de clich�s e personagens caricaturais, revela-se apenas cansativo e previs�vel.

September 17, 2006 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

If you hated the theatrical version of Stay Alive, you're not going to be very impressed by what was added.

September 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Dread Central

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Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton

Dread Central

...if the filmmakers had stuck to an entirely animated feature about just the game, they'd have been better off. (Unrated Director's Cut)

September 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...if the filmmakers could have dispensed with the actors and plot altogether, they might have had a better movie.

September 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Of interest to geeks are the interactive bonus menus, but this is still one of the worst looking discs we've seen from a major video distributor in years.

September 11, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

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It's so bad it's good. Really entertaining. Frankie Muniz!Grade: B-

January 30, 2011

Matt Goodman

Super Reviewer

Creepy :O

June 8, 2010

Dead Angel

Super Reviewer

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1. Swink: Bitch! That's cheating!
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