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Trailer Bulletin: Stay Alive
by Scott Weinberg | February 07, 2006
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Who's in the mood for a horror movie about an evil video game that causes insanity and graphic death among those who play it? OK, I'll throw in Frankie Muniz, Adam Goldberg, Sophia Bush, and Samaire Armstrong, just for fun. Still not sure? Then head over to MTV.com, cross your fingers that the trailer works, and hold out hope that this thing gets released with a R rating. (It won't.)

"After the mysterious, brutal death of an old friend, a group of teenagers find themselves in possession of "Stay Alive," an ultra-realistic 3-D videogame based on the spine-chilling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as "The Blood Countess." The gamers don't know anything about the game other than they're not supposed to have it... and they're dying to play it. Not able to resist temptation, the group begins to play the grisly game and soon a chilling connection is made - they are each being murdered one-by-one in the same method as the character they played in the game. As the line between the game world and the real world disappears, the group must find a way to defeat the vicious and merciless Blood Countess, all the while trying to... Stay Alive." (Thanks to CS.net for the synopsis.)

Hollywood Pictures (aka Buena Vista aka Disney) has 3/24 penciled in for the "Stay Alive" release date. Alas, no word on an MPAA rating so far.

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insanemansam5
insanemansam5 writes:
on Feb 07 2006 08:46 AM

[b]Who's going to see these movies?[/b]
Seriously did anybody reading this see when a stranger calls. Apparently the people behind this never ending cycle of teen horror flicks must have really large families.


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Aoiboy
Aoiboy writes:
on Feb 07 2006 10:29 AM

Looks like it borrowed too much from "The Ring", "Pulse" and even "hack". And released by a subsidiary of Disney I don't hold much hopes for it to be but another insipid teen horror flick full of cheap scares :-(

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Ashron
Ashron writes:
on Feb 07 2006 11:42 AM

In reply to this comment (#830908)
that teenagers will flock to because there's nothing better to do on a Friday night and it has all the people they love in it. Face it, these movies aren't made for old fogies like us (and by old I mean anyone over 25). So might as well just accept it and hope that someone thinks about releasing something with quality again someday.

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Batke
Batke writes:
on Feb 07 2006 01:19 PM

In reply to this comment (#830909)
I'm 21 and I will NOT be seeing this movie...I think teenagers are from the ages 12 or 13 to 16 or 17. I have NOT seen When a Stranger Calls or Big Mommas House 2. :)

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wilkiedriver
wilkiedriver writes:
on Feb 07 2006 03:00 PM

"...and hold out hope that this thing gets released with a R rating. (It won't.)"

lol. Frankie Muniz in a R rated film...I don't think it will happen either!


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Spike1967
Spike1967 writes:
on Feb 07 2006 05:28 PM

Looks Awful

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bigcfk
bigcfk writes:
on Feb 07 2006 06:30 PM

They have to turn the game off soon!
The Xbox will overheat!!


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Moviecollector17
Moviecollector17 writes:
on Feb 08 2006 06:14 PM

This movie will hopefully bomb and hopefully movie makers will get that R rated is a horror hit these days, why can't they stick them in a room like Saw? Then force them to watch Agent Cody Banks hahaha.

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RocketPunch
RocketPunch writes:
on Feb 09 2006 10:03 AM

Looks like videogames and gamers need more bad rep and press. Yeah blame everything on gamers and videogames; cause all gamers eat babies in their closets.

I am sure Jack "off" Thompson had a hand in the script, and there is no effing way I am gonna even download the "screener".


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kubrickfan
kubrickfan writes:
on Feb 10 2006 10:11 AM

Anyone ever seen the movie Brainscan?

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AttackofClones18
AttackofClones18 writes:
on Feb 11 2006 04:28 PM

I think this movie will get released with an R. Because the story is somewhat original...and all filmmakers borrow ideas from different movies.I bet you this movie will probably get relased with an R becuase by the looks of the trailer, all it is a bunch of scary crap and death, and the death will be boring if its PG-13.

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