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Anxious to explore the mysterious hidden world under metropolitan Berlin, an international group of four urban explorers hires a local guide, Kris, who leads them into the maze of escape tunnels and subterranean fortifications under the city. When their guide has a bad fall, two of the girls in the group frantically set off to seek help while Denis, the young American, stays behind. Armin, a former East German border guard suddenly appears from nowhere. Out of sheer desperation, Denis allows Armin to lead them and their unconscious guide to safety and it is at this moment that Denis realizes he has just made the biggest mistake of his life!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have to say I was quite impressed with this film. I'm not exactly a horror fan and I wasn't expecting it to be very good - but by the end of it, my guts were in knots!
The build up to the main events are tense and have you on the edge of your seat and the setting, the vaults and catacombs beneath Berlin lend a suitably eerie feel to proceedings. They really look the part and also look pretty spectacular in the first half of the film.
That's because no only is the film scary its beautifully lit, making the most of the adamndoned tunnels the story revolves around. I have to say its quite nicely directed too.
Also worth a mention is the acting which is good throughout by all involved with one or two performances standing out as excellent. Best of all though is the casting, which is inspired, as the killer genuinely has one if the most amazing and freaky faces I've seen in cinema.
This gets quite gory in places and fans of horror should love it. I should probably really only give this 4 stars but I really enjoyed it, and so I'm going to give it 5. If you fancy freaking yourself out - you could do a lot worse than explore this title one night.
The build up to the main events are tense and have you on the edge of your seat and the setting, the vaults and catacombs beneath Berlin lend a suitably eerie feel to proceedings. They really look the part and also look pretty spectacular in the first half of the film.
That's because no only is the film scary its beautifully lit, making the most of the adamndoned tunnels the story revolves around. I have to say its quite nicely directed too.
Also worth a mention is the acting which is good throughout by all involved with one or two performances standing out as excellent. Best of all though is the casting, which is inspired, as the killer genuinely has one if the most amazing and freaky faces I've seen in cinema.
This gets quite gory in places and fans of horror should love it. I should probably really only give this 4 stars but I really enjoyed it, and so I'm going to give it 5. If you fancy freaking yourself out - you could do a lot worse than explore this title one night.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Overly familiar horror, but still strong enough to stick in the memory
11 July 2012
By Benminx
Format:Blu-ray
In a thoroughly familiar plot, four teens decide to go somewhere they shouldn't for kicks (with the help of a fifth) and end up being hunted one by one.
In this case, they're being led under Berlin to go 'Urban Exploring' into old abandoned tunnels and buildings rumoured to contain deserted and forbidden Nazi bunkers.
Much is made of the difficulty of getting there, and after a long time (and a daft campfire tale) we get a brief and relatively unimpressive glimpse round the bunkers that wasn't worth the build up. It's on the way back out that some excitement starts happening, and 'Armin', a very direct and shabby ex-border guard comes to the group's aid following an accident.
However, Armin isn't as benevolent as he seems, and the characters find themselves in a fight for survival.
So far, so familiar, right?
Well it's not all bad. The actors are good, and have a more interesting and diverse look than usual. Max Riemlet is good as their local guide Kris, and Klaus Stiglmeier is very good as nutter Armin, who torments his victims in some quite inventive ways, including one scene packed with delicious dramatic irony on the subway.
The gore is sparse, but there's an especially nasty and memorable maiming that's quite unusual, and the characters are well-enough portrayed for you to give a damn about them.
As a result, it's a film that feels at once over-familiar and a little fresh, leading to the odd sensation of having seen it all before but also seen a few nice touches thrown in. Not a classic, but worth it for dedicated horror-hounds.
In this case, they're being led under Berlin to go 'Urban Exploring' into old abandoned tunnels and buildings rumoured to contain deserted and forbidden Nazi bunkers.
Much is made of the difficulty of getting there, and after a long time (and a daft campfire tale) we get a brief and relatively unimpressive glimpse round the bunkers that wasn't worth the build up. It's on the way back out that some excitement starts happening, and 'Armin', a very direct and shabby ex-border guard comes to the group's aid following an accident.
However, Armin isn't as benevolent as he seems, and the characters find themselves in a fight for survival.
So far, so familiar, right?
Well it's not all bad. The actors are good, and have a more interesting and diverse look than usual. Max Riemlet is good as their local guide Kris, and Klaus Stiglmeier is very good as nutter Armin, who torments his victims in some quite inventive ways, including one scene packed with delicious dramatic irony on the subway.
The gore is sparse, but there's an especially nasty and memorable maiming that's quite unusual, and the characters are well-enough portrayed for you to give a damn about them.
As a result, it's a film that feels at once over-familiar and a little fresh, leading to the odd sensation of having seen it all before but also seen a few nice touches thrown in. Not a classic, but worth it for dedicated horror-hounds.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Urban Explorers - Exploring the horror genre but not finding anything new
28 Mar 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Vine™ Review
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Ho hum. Another day, another `teenagers lost/trapped through their own stupidity in caves/tunnels/old warehouse and being bumped off by maniac in various gory ways' flick. Sometimes it can work well, either through dint of imaginative direction and good acting, or by playing around with the genre, but all too often we are served up derivative stuff like this. There's nothing really new here. The acting is a bit wooden and the fake blood is used liberally along with lots of screaming, its all a bit same old same old. The direction is flat and uninspiring. OK, so it's not as bad as an Uwe Boll movie, but it's a close run thing.
The cover is the most imaginative thing about it, the one I got has a card slipcase with a nice 3D picture that changes depending on the angle of view. It gave me hope that the rest of the film would be as good, but sadly the cover really is the best thing about this disc. 2 stars.
The cover is the most imaginative thing about it, the one I got has a card slipcase with a nice 3D picture that changes depending on the angle of view. It gave me hope that the rest of the film would be as good, but sadly the cover really is the best thing about this disc. 2 stars.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
The underground lair of a subhuman predator
I bought this chiefly to see what Max Riemelt was up to, since he one of the best of the younger generation of German actors, and it transpired that he is the tour guide, as it... Read more
Published 1 month ago by joholin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite worth the money, much less on Blu-ray
I bought this movie to take advantage from a promotion of get 3 Blu-ray disks almost for the price of one. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Raquel H
3.0 out of 5 stars
there are more terrifying things in the sewers than alligators and...
Urban explorers is in the survival true life horror vein of the genre. This sick and twisted horror is one of the latest scarefest that make you wish that you never go down an... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Great White
3.0 out of 5 stars
Routine shocker
Ok its a bit better than some - the film work is generally smooth and the lighting is good considering it is set in tunnels, but there is little different about this than I would... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kevin McIlroy
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Dark Side of Berlin
Given a torch and some batteries, a bunch of tourists were shown a hidden entrance to a labyrinth of underground tunnels which lie hidden beneath the streets of Berlin. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. T. Newton
3.0 out of 5 stars
Another mediocre gore horror
Urban explorers is the story of four tourists who meet up one night with a German guide who will take them on a journey under Berlin city where there are abandoned rooms and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. L. Moreland
3.0 out of 5 stars
Derivative Urban Horror
Starts well with the usual group of bright young adventurous things heading into the dark architectual underbelly of Berlin, or more exactly, the old communist East Berlin, a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Paul Pinn
2.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T BOTHER
This looked to be a good film but wasn't it is a cross between CREEP & WOLF CREEK but failed miserably to live up to either of these great films. Read more
Published 11 months ago by PASH
5.0 out of 5 stars
Atmospheric Gem
No,i have not been paid to write this review. No,i am not involved in the production. Yes, it has all been seen before. Read more
Published 12 months ago by JONESY
2.0 out of 5 stars
standard horror film
Let me start by saying I`ve seen far worse films in this genre. It's not a bad film, just not very good. And it's a case of almost everything here has been done before. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Evan
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