icaptainchaos
**Spoilers** The first time I saw this I was a little bit underwhelmed due to the lack of script/dialogue (apart from the speech about a girl being the only remaining fertile female left), but then realised that once "Tank" was the only survivor and she was going from tunnel to tunnel with ever decreasing space, I realised that dialogue wasn't necessary and it became a total tension festival for her (and for the viewer).I don't think I have ever seen a film where the feeling of claustrophobia has been done so well (even The Descent didn't manage that) and when you think of the extremely limited budget, it is even more impressive. At times I was just begging for her to be able to get some air/space/anything to stop the nightmare!Nicole Alonso & Oklahoma Ward ought to be very proud of what they have created & I, for one, can't wait for the continuation of the story.My work colleagues all agreed that it was an incredibly tense film & very good.Watch it, stick with it & be impressed ..... I was!
Paige Chaplin (rickyslittlehorror)
I've seen a lot of good publicity for this movie, and when I saw it was on the horror channel a while ago, I decided to record it and give it a go. I mean, when all I've seen are really good reviews for it, what's the harm in giving it a go?I have to say - I regretted this decision.Now, don't get me wrong. I understood what the movie was trying to do, I understood, I really did. But after seeing Oklahoma Ward and Nicole Alonso publicising this moving up to a 10/10 (of course, I knew this was publicity – I assumed the movie would be a 6 or 7 out of 10), I was thoroughly disappointed.I felt the plot lagged on, and the whole movie was slow. The opening was exciting, of course, but it took so long for it to get through. The whole premise of the movie wasn't understandable, to me, anyway, and I had to find a synopsis online to actually discover what the movie was about.I appreciate the horror aspects in this movie, but, for me, I didn't find the movie that scary.A woman, crawling through pipes, again and again, is not scary to me. I understand that to some with claustrophobia, it will be scarier, but for me, this movie didn't do much. I ended up online, searching through my list of to-watch horror movies, which probably doesn't bode well. Then again, I'm sure a lot of people will enjoy this movie.It just wasn't for me. I won't be watching this movie again, and I definitely wouldn't recommend it.
amesmonde
The future... A team of soldiers try to make their way out of a maze of underground tunnels while being hunted down by a deadly creature. A relentless and grim indiefilm, reminiscent of The Decent, in terms of tight spaces, part homage to Alien with it's creature design. It's a dark film with tight metal shafts, torch lit, choking soil filled tunnels as Tank and company try to find there way out.Lead Nicole Alonso's performance as Tank and costume peaks interest, Torey Byrne and David Paul Baker are notable.The practical creature design deserve a mention being well hidden until the closing act. Given the nature of the film the dialogue is sparse and the sound design is effective. Director Oklahoma Ward's Crawl or Die (a.k,a Alien Crawl) is a slow burning low budget feature that will certainly disturb claustrophobics. It does a lot with its limited budget.Worth checking out if you like the likes of The Dark Lurking (2010),Hunter Prey (2009), Cargo (2009), Crawlspace (2012).
begob
Finally - a horror movie I couldn't watch.At 50 mins my claustrophobia kicked in and I skipped through the worm-tunnel sequence. Once arm movement is restricted or there's a coffin-lid feel I can't watch, can't listen. I had the same reaction watching As Above So Below, but that was just for a minute, whereas this sequence goes on for 28 mins. You're killing me! So I never found out what happened to the package.In the beginning I had mixed feelings. The lighting is very low, the dialogue begins after 5 mins of a cheesy action sequence, the location is disorienting, and the characters are pure action and reaction.Overall I liked the hero, but with clipped dialogue each word has to deliver. So for example her final choice to the package is, "it's going to be messy or painful" - bit lame.I missed the crucial part of the film so can't rate it.
AD
