jlthornb51 Terrence Daw directs this highly original, pulse-pounding horror adventure film that features some exotic location shooting as well as a superb script. The characters are well developed and as the story progresses we come to actually care about the fate of these people. The plot concerns a film crew in the wilds of the Philippines whose members find themselves fighting for their very lives against ... no spoilers! Billy Zane gives one of his finest performances here in the role of Sebatian "Seb" Beazley and it gives him an opportunity to once again excel as an actor. High adventure, terrifying horror, and an engrossing human drama, Surviving Evil is sharply produced film that deserves to be seen by a wider audience.

BakuryuuTyranno Once again, various characters face a mystery the audience is already fully aware of the resolution of, prompting another movie that delivers little suspense or mystery.The monsters are shapeshifters, capable of transforming into any creature, which in a jungle setting like this would provide excellent paranoia fuel. This gets wasted entirely, however, as animals barely appear on screen with the characters. Incidentally, the monsters rarely use these abilities in attacking their victims anyways.Obviously it takes more than one actor to contribute anything worthwhile, and Billy Zane can only contribute slightly to a film with nothing else going for it. Even worse the monsters have almost no presence and aside from the times characters find evidence of their existence, it's as if nothing is happening.

doughnutboy20 What an excellent horror film!Surviving Evil was original, gory and most of all fun. The film has received some unjust negative response on some sites (including this one) and though I agree that Surviving Evil might not be the best horror film ever made, it didn't stop me enjoying it. Surviving Evil takes place entirely on a remote island in the Philippines, where after we see a tribe slaughtered by (at first) unknown creatures, we are introduced to a TV documentary crew who are there to film a wilderness survival special.The acting was pretty good, with Billy Zane and Christina Cole being perfectly cast as the unwitting lovers who are stalked by baby loving, shape shifting, winged demons. Filmed in South Africa with British and African money, Surviving Evil had no big production names working on it, very little publicity and was made with a rumoured small budget (not that you could tell from the end result).In conclusion, Surviving Evil is an enjoyable thrill ride, with some very old fashioned music and some cracking special effects (A bit like a reworking of a classic adventure movie, except with more blood).

Cruiz Dwyer A TV documentary crew, responsible for a wide selection of programmes on surviving in different terrains around the world, attempt their latest shoot on a remote jungle island in the Philippines. While filming, the crew come across some strange sightings unknown that the island is home to the bloodthirsty Aswang.From the opening credits it is evident that Surviving Evil was filmed on a low budget and very little is done to hide this fact, however the film does get slightly in quality after the first few minutes. The story itself is nothing new and is reminiscent of the Hills have Eyes 2 combined with Cannibal Holocaust, though it never gets near as gory as either. There are a couple of subplots, one of which helps the main plot along, but they have very little impact on the story as a whole and serve more to add depth to the characters and their relations with one another. Though even this is a lost cause with there not being enough screen time for true character interaction to occur. The plot is ultimately thin but with the workable pace and real intent on scaring the audience, it is never as glaring a problem as it could be.The acting side of things is fairly competent. While Billy Zane, Colin Moss and Natalie Mendoza take up the bulk of acting, the other actors persevere in making as much of the script as possible. Still this doesn't stop some weak acting at times but on a whole the cast are reasonable and definitely make up for the films other shortcomings.The biggest of which happens to be the cinematography. Director Terence Daw is unfortunately no professional having directed only television series many years ago. He attempts to do justice to the locales but to little effect with little effort going into wide or panning shots. Still he is able to gt the ferocity and quick tension of the violent attacks well enough without having to resort to full on bloody violence gore. His build up to the climax is fairly paced and the barrage attack with occurs to the crew makes for an exciting watch.There is no sex or nudity though violence and language are constant throughout. Violence is bloody but most gore is shown from corpses with the horrors sequences raining from quick cuts to darkened views on the action. Language variety is low though the F-word is muttered a good few times, mostly in bunches.There is a peculiar likability to Surviving Evil even when it is clearly far from being the best in its genre. And perhaps this is due to an acting ensemble that really try to make more of the film then there should be. When you factor in some fairly entertaining horror moments, even though they're mild by modern comparisons, you have a film that deserved a more experienced director and more money for production. It is a pity that the film is getting little in terms of publicity and this is most likely due to the film being half produced by a South African company. If the chance arises you should give Surviving Evil a chance: it's not great but you may be pleasantly surprised.