drfallonlaw The flaws in this indie film are too obvious to belabor. Suffice to say that you should not expect to witness anything approaching Oscar winning or nominated acting, writing, directing, etc. But this, with rare exceptions, is what one should expect in what is obviously a low- budget production. It comes with the territory. So, if your central purpose in watching an indie film is to indulge a desire to carp and criticize, you easily will find faults in this film. However, if you are among those who subscribe to the standard of criticism enunciated long ago by none other than the undying Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allen Poe, you may discover redeeming signs of life in Abandoned Dead, which while not on the sublimely sinister level of any of Poe's classic creations, is in a consanguineous vein. The Procrustean 1,000 word limit for this present review precludes anything but a rough paraphrase of Poe's dictum: A creation should be judged on whether the creator accomplished what he set out to create. Judged by this standard, the film leaves a favorably impression of what Mark Curran, who happens to have produced a one-man "Poe" show presently on stage, while doing this other one man show as Producer/Writer/Director of Abandoned Dead, managed to squeeze out of a tight indie budget. His promising script explores dark, twisted psychological mine-shafts, and he wastes no precious production money on the gratuitous goo and gore that spray the sets of cheap thrillers. That he managed to cast (sans the services of a casting director) a few quite capable actors among the miscast misfits that somehow manage to make unseemly appearances in practically every indie film, is itself remarkable. Any indie film lover who has been thinking of having a go at production should first have a word with Mark Curran, who evidently knows how to do a lot with a little. In sum, while this film is by no stretch a nine or ten as some apparent partisans proclaim, neither is it a one or two as some slag-slingers say. All things considered in the indie genre, it is a solid six or even a seven.

xavialynn The movie Abandoned Dead,Mark Curran,who Directed this awesome movie did a superb job not only directing this movie, the atmosphere was creepy and I love creepy he also cast the right people for their roles for his movie is one of my new awesome kick ass psychological horror movies now it will have you on the edge of your seat I know I was and I am a hardcore horror movie fanatic!!!! I recommend this movie to everyone who is looking for a good horror movie to watch!!!!! I can watch this movie over and over again! p.s. you don't want to turn your lights off it will send goosebumps and shivers and it will force you to look over your shoulders

foxxadam Abandoned Dead is a suspense thriller that revolves around the chilling incidents experienced by a female security guard Rachael Burke in Mayfield Addiction Clinic. Movie starts with Rachael talking to her girlfriend Sara on a phone call while driving home. At first Abandoned Dead seems like every other ordinary movie but things really start to speed up once Rachael reaches the Addiction clinic she is supposed to watch over for the night. The fact that Rachael suffers from the fear of night makes the movie even more interesting.Mayfield Addiction Clinic seems like every other average clinic but once Rachael is left alone in the place, the clinic turns into the spookiest place on the earth. The first heart-stopping moment arrives when Rachael is sitting in her car outside the clinic gazing at the clinic board and Anna suddenly knocks on her car window.Chilling and intense story twists will keep you hooked towards Abandoned Dead till the very end. Although the movie is extremely startling and terrifies audiences in the most unexpected way still there are various points that will keep you confused till the end. For instance, the fact that why Rachael dreaded nighttime unravels when the audiences get to know about the trauma she suffered in her childhood.Things start to get really mysterious once night gets deeper. Rachael encounters the hidden secrets of her childhood wrapped in the evil attacks of the supernatural forces. Every time Rachael opens the door of the clinic gives you a mild heart attack because of the horrifying environment surrounding the clinic. The most gut- wrenching scene in the movie is where Rachael finds a dead and skinned cat on the doorstep of the clinic.Her encounter with a mysterious and rough looking guard is also quite interesting. Amongst the entire thrill, Abandoned Dead also presents you with a drop of humor. Facial expressions delivered by Rachael during the scene where a pizza delivery guy proposes her to have sex with him are truly amusing. At first, all the scenes with the detective seem extremely boring but after the movie unravels, Detective Phillip Haggis starts to make sense.The movie flows at an extremely fast pace and keeps you hooked till the end. Due to its creepy story-line and heart-stopping sound effects, Abandoned Dead is definitely not fit for heart patients.

Jonathan Rogers Well what can i say? the score of two stars is generous, one star for the pizza delivery boy delivering a pizza to the victim was the best bit of acting and the other star to make it an even number. if you take the staff from a small local supermarket, two old radios, lots of cheesy music, a man resembling a modern day columbo and a woman obsessed with a large torch and throw them into a small space you have this film in a bag.the film is set in a medical centre that is empty and at night, a woman security guard is set the task of looking after it and fights demons of a sort, well two very small scenes lasting 10 seconds each. the rest of the film sees her brandishing a large torch, walking around looking for noises. with an old fashioned radio that keeps making whining noises. Loud clangs of bells. the most exciting part of this is when a pizza delivery boy knocks to deliver the pizza she's ordered and gives her some abuse for not tipping him more.meanwhile a policeman {columbo} is walking around the city and doing nothing but answer random phones on the street to hear a man groaning 'she's not safe' the end of the film has a twist but its not even worth a mention..I hope that i save another from actually wasting time in their life for watching the worst acting and script writing i have ever seen, go watch some tom and jerry cartoons, far more entertaining then this.