Simply A Masterpiece

Pretty Good

Good movie but grossly overrated

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

"Gates to Hell: Underground" is the German release of "Underground." The film opens with a failed "search and destroy lock and load" operation against mole men. Two years later a rave is being held on top of that underground facility. After a fight and a chase we find eight (?) young adults trapped in said facility with the expected meet up of the ugly guy with bad teeth on the cover.The production didn't shy away from overly impossible graphic scenes, some are mini plot spoilers on the German cover. The generator started up after sitting there for two years, a tribute to Woody Allen's VW scene in "Sleeper" no doubt. Our group of young adults were armed with sticks and knives, certainly superior weapons to the M-14's carried by the sissy army who couldn't kill them. However, our heroes had trouble subduing an octogenarian in a wheel chair with an IV and an eye patch.(Hint: Go in from his blind side.) The film is shot mostly in a dimly lit area with a greenish glow...like the cover.The production is a straight forward hunt and kill film. No twist. Even when they discovered what the creatures were, it felt like a Scooby-doo moment. Gee, who would ever have thought of that.Guide: F-word. Sex, No nudity

First of ...as a whole it kind of sucked but if you take it apart there are definitely some good examples were other directors could take notes and learn something from this movie.Yes it has clichés but for half the movie it also breaks them and for me that really adds value to this horror flick.Some things I really liked was that at a point they decided to stick together cause very often in other horrors they decide to split up to cover more ground and end up getting offed one by one.Also one more than one occasion they still go after there friends in an attempt to save them in stead of going"well he or she is done for so F 'm".Than there is also an explanation to how these creatures came to be and thats one of the scenes I will remember cause it looked really sick.The setting was really good and despite the low light it had a real creepy atmosphere and made me think of the hellish look in "hell raiser"some times.What bordered me most were the lot of inconsistencies this movie had and that were the parts that were kind of hard to swallow.Especially the fact that a whole squadron got offed so easy and than some kids that just came from a rave can put up a better fight seems very far-fetched and also the strengths of the creatures seems to vary thru out the picture.Thus I come to the conclusion that I made in the summary.Its not a waste of time but its good to be cautious.I hope this helps.

When I sat down to watch this movie I wasn't sure what to expect but about 10 minutes I realised what I had found. This is with out a doubt a must see, something that should passed to future generations and persevered in the cinematic history for all eternity. As for the ending well I wont spoil it for you. Please take the time to watch this amazing piece of art. You will experience the true definition of side splitting laughter. The actors do a fantastic job one in particular Sophia Pernas who is an incredible actress and Im sure that she has a long and lustrous career ahead of her. Although within saying that a shower/sex scene wouldn't have gone a miss.

Typical horror/survival movie, a bunch of young folk trapped in an underground army base, facing zombie like creatures, with super human powers. This "Sitting Duck " cast is an attractive lot. But they are void of any real acting skills and the script is no help what so ever. Of course they wander through darkness, argue with one another and no horror movie would be complete without the "Hey! Lets Split Up" routine, that never works in any fright film. Now the good news is, the movie is made very well and there are some interesting moments and very professional camera work. So Underground turns out to be a cut above ground, give it a watch. It reminded me a bit of "Descent" only not half as good.