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1. Traditional narrative tells us any story needs a beginning, a middle and an end. This script disposes of the beginning. By the 3:00 mark you are in the middle. Daring. Ballsy. Cool.

2. "This is like a bad trip man." (dialog). Do people still say that? I know I once said that but I am way old. Haven't young people evolved since then?

3. Speaking of evolution, I prefer the new horror meme to the old one. The old one was that young people went to summer camp and as punishment for being young, healthy (and under-appreciative of those qualities) they were killed one by one. The new meme is is that young people try to tamper with the space-time continuum and also get punished. I like it.

4. Despite such promising ideas, at the end of the day this is still a low-budget film with pretensions of not looking like what it is. Typical of its class, by the 3/4 mark the budget seems to run out and the director relies on closeups in dark rooms. Not to extend the dramatic impact. But because they are cheaper to do.

Its is a T.V movie, so perhaps i had a too higher opinion going in, but it is what it is.. Some Good points - Sets were good, premise and story line were very intriguing, some of the costumes and characters were great as well..... unfortunately 'the actors'...who they were i do not know? and weather I should blame them or the script i am not entirely sure. But the Acting was clichéd and cringe worthy to say the least. Had they had better direction and dialogue this may have been something to be enjoyed. However like so many horror movies I have seen lately, there is no sense of realism, no sense of real fear. I would not recommend this.

I enjoy cliché over the top movies and I enjoy well written well directed movies. Casting can be hit or miss but with a good script and direction can be hidden well.

Unfortunately the writing isn't quite cliché but uncomfortable. They use historical references without actually giving any real or fun bits from mythology.

I tried very hard to like this movie but the motivations of the characters, the cheap hooks that fail to hook let me cringing for most of the film.

It is a shame because this movie could have been great if there was more planning and time spent working on the nuances that get the view to care about the plot and characters.

Tried to watch this film, the utter stupidity of the characters was too frustrating. You will scream at your tv even if were in a great mood prior to viewing this mental atrocity. Oh and their mythical "hell" is just an abandoned factory with a couple flames here and there. Yes, really.

"Oh my God" "Help me!"

Must drink every time you here these words!

Released to TV for Halloween, 2015, and directed by Nick Lyon, the unimaginatively titled "They Found Hell" concerns several American college students who inadvertently open up a portal to the underworld and find themselves trapped in the damnable dimension, desperately trying to find a way out.

This TV-horror flick has several things in its favor, such as a grave ambiance, well-done infernal sets and a decent cast of no-names who take the material seriously, including three quality females (Mirela Burke, Katy Reece & Kabby Borders). Unfortunately, the hottest one buys the farm prematurely, which I predicted in the first few minutes.

Another problem is that the movie is decidedly one-note from beginning to end. In the first 10 minutes the youths are thrust into the netherworld and the entire story consists of them seeking escape. Thankfully, there are a few creative elements, like Charon and the River Styx, but that doesn't make up for the one-dimensional nature of the proceedings.

Instead of establishing the characters and building suspense, the movie opts for horror right out of the gate, which continues to the climax. This is reminiscent of 2005's "Death Tunnel," but that pic worked (at least in my opinion) because it combined the one-note approach with mesmerizing visual style and kinetic editing work (which, to be fair, some people found needlessly confusing). "They Found Hell" is pedestrian by comparison.

There are also similarities to 2008's "Flu Bird Horror," but it lacks that movie's compelling story and fascinating subtext (I'm not kidding, see my review for details). Still, there's enough good here to give it a watch if you can handle Grade B horror flicks. Best of all, it has Mirela Burke for about 35 minutes and you can't beat what the costuming department dreamed up for her.

The film runs 87 minutes and was shot in Sofia, Bulgaria. The screenplay was written by Neil Elman & Nicole Jones-Dion.

GRADE: C+

There were a couple imaginative moments, but the remaining is largely predictable. The soundtrack is horribly irritating, and the girls' screaming - without anything happening but yelling at each other and freaking out, gets tremendously annoying. Since the music does nothing to help, it is only because of one good twist in the middle of the movie that I watched it untill the end. Because of it, it deserves to be labeled "horror movies". But I would still recommend to watch something else if you are looking for some Thrill...

Initially I had expected a little bit more from the 2015 movie "They Found Hell" from director Nick Lyon.

That being said, don't get me wrong, because "They Found Hell" is not a bad movie, it was actually entertaining enough for what it turned out to be. However, the other side of the movie turned out that the movie was exceptionally generic and predictable.

The storyline in the movie, while it wasn't particularly innovative, was actually fair enough. Sure, it was predictable and generic, but it was also interesting enough in an odd way. Now, you will not see anything in "They Found Hell" that will revolutionize the horror genre, far from it.

Now, the interpretations of Hell was a little bit weird for me. But I guess individually we all have definitions of what Hell would be like. While it was interesting to see some of the interpretations of Hell in the movie, there were other aspects that just didn't really make much sense, was too comical, and also was just downright boring. So there is a lot of diversity here at least.

The acting in "They Found Hell" was actually good, taking into consideration the nature of the movie and the budget of the movie. Sure, it is not Shakespearian performances here, granted, but they get the job done.

As for the special effects. Well, this was a mixed bag of nuts essentially. Some of the special effects - both practical and CGI - were good, while others looked like something taken out of a 1990s computer game. So this movie comes with both ends of the scale.

All in all, "They Found Hell" turned out to be a generic foray into the horror genre for a seasoned horror veteran such as myself.

Conducting an experiment in the desert, a group of college students are thrust into a different dimension that is the literal personification of Hell and must find a way of navigating through the treacherous demons and creatures in order to get back to the surface.

Despite some minor problems, this was quite an enjoyable and thrilling effort with a lot to like. The biggest thing to this one is the fact that it manages to get this one started off and going almost immediately with the opening dimensional rift found even before finishing the credits and then managing to get them down into the demonic levels not far afterward that manages to mean the pace here is truly frenetic and breakneck. That it means a lot of time here exploring this creepy location and encountering the creepy-looking creatures and demons throughout here is what really tends to drive this one, managing to further place a lot of action here as their continuous need to escape from the creatures really drives this one nicely. There's more action in here than expected because of this, with people being forced to run through thick overgrown forests to get away from the creatures lurking within the forest, a series of rooms designed for the dismemberment and disposal of bodies, a gloriously deceptive Gothic church that should've been a grand giveaway about the purposes of the scene, out into the woods to be chased by the dogs and down into the pit with the giant pendulum above them that serves as quite a nasty surprise throughout here, and with all these different locations and encounters throughout here there's just a frantic and never-ending assault of confrontations here. These are dark, chilling and take advantage of literature and history quite nicely by offering plenty of call-backs and nods to how Hell has been played up throughout the ages from the demons gathering bodies into fire pits, holding souls prisoner until the time to collect them and move them to torture pits guarded over by ravenous zombies and other demented ghouls which makes for a thrilling time throughout here. Combined with the strong make-up work on the creatures and the bloody deaths from the numerous kills here, there's a lot to like here without a whole lot of flaws. The only real flaw present in this one is the film's continuous flipping back to the adventures of the student and professor back on campus attempting to fix the ramifications of the experiment, which don't really seem all that vital or contribute much of anything to the film beyond simply taking time away from the group down in Hell by mainly spilling scientific psychobabble that doesn't make any sense. While it's necessary to show how they're attempting to get them back to the surface, the whole kidnapping and holding hostage angle mixed alongside these overly nonsensical scientific discussions aren't the way it should happen. Likewise, the CGI is a little troubling, following the same patterns as many of these Sci-Fi Channel originals but that's to be expected here and doesn't really hurt it the way the other one does.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.

Considering this is a SyFy channel movie, I wasn't expecting a great deal. Not to say they haven't made good movies in the past, but within the constraints of made for TV movies. However I was very pleasantly surprised. Basically in the first 10 minutes you find out a group of students have been experimenting with teleportation, and after something goes wrong, they are sent to what is possibly either an alternate dimension, or hell, or both! It is somewhat of a Sci-Fi/Horror crossover (although the only real Sci-Fi component is the teleportation) that doesn't take itself too seriously, and is all the more enjoyable for that. Imagine Supernatural meets Grimm if it was written by Clive Barker (Hellraiser). There are some quite gruesome (for TV) scenes, although the special effects budget doesn't always do them justice. The scenery and settings were atmospheric suitably hellish, and the action doesn't let up throughout. In all this was a thoroughly enjoyable experience!

"Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here."

"They found hell" isn't a cryptic or symbolic movie title. It's just literally where a group of students ended up in this 80's feeling Science Fiction horror. After ten minutes you realize that this isn't a spectacular release for major cinemas. It's a film suitable for the SyFy channel. Not only because it contains some absurdities or because of the somewhat dated special effects, but also due to the poor acting as well. But despite these shortcomings, I still managed to sit out the entire film.

The most striking feature of this movie is the ridiculous short intro. After some craters appear in Russia (no idea how they turned up there and don't expect any explanation) a group of young people hurry back to their lab to resume a kind of experiment with a teleporter. Before they know it, another flaming crater appears again (pitifully bad effects by the way) and almost the entire gang is drawn into this devilish hole. The lack of any explanation about the nature and purpose of this experiment caused the first irritation. Apparently the absence of all this is necessary to get the teenagers as fast as possibly there where they should be. And that's hell.

A devilish intro, so to speak. And that it's hell where they ended up, is emphasized in the dialogue between the group members. The second irritation moment. It was a bit too much for me after hearing these ambiguous statements for the umpteenth time: "What the hell?", "Where the hell are we?", "What the hell happened?" and "It's hot as hell down here". And hearing for the thousandth time someone calling for help (meanwhile they surely realized it wasn't really clever to yell loudly in this place) began to get on my nerves as well. And believe me, I lost count of how many times "Oh my God" was used. Were they hoping for help from a divine, heavenly person? It was obvious they were in hell. This was as clear as daylight after they deciphered a Latin phrase that was written above a wooden gate: "Omens relinquite spes, o vos intrantes". A quote from Dante which was eventually spelled wrong as well.

And yet there were also some positive points in this mediocre movie. I thought the decors were very successful at times. A chaotic and terrifying place where the victims were confronted with their own fears. They ended up in different places, which resulted in different angles of incidence. I got a real "Dungeon Keeper" feeling when watching this. Especially the demonic and repulsive-looking "collector", pulling a rickety cart full of rotting corpses, was magnificent. The ferryman who could provide a possible way out (after paying of course) looked rather spooky. Some scenes were similar to those of other famous movies such as "Evil Dead" and "Saw". Expect also some gore fragments (which were mostly a bit exaggerated).

As befits a true B-movie, the performances were simply mediocre and at times really annoying. Most of them were unknown actors. And the final climax lay in the line of the entire film. Also incomprehensible and unexplained. Maybe it wasn't the best SF/Horror, but I've seen worse. That's for sure.

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In my opinion it is no movie that is a must have. The "hooks" weren't very catchy and I did not enjoyed watching it. The idea was good but the movie wasn't.

This movie was like watching really bad video game players move through a horror game. Every new room they stumble into had a new monster. It looked like they were trying to beat level bosses in a bad video game. Acting was crappy at best and there really wasn't a point to the movie. But laughably I've seen worse movies. From SYFY alone...lol

Okay, the premise (some science-students mess around with experiments in tele-transportation and unintentionally open a portal to some hell-like other dimension) is okay, but that's about the only positive thing I can say. The set-design tried to evoke all the horrors of hell, but to me it looked as if they could hire some vacant, dilapidated factory and/or municipal building at a bargain price, in which they just added a lot of rubble and debris and then lighted as many fires as possible.

The characters never stop at being in shock ("this can't be true!" - "this must be a nightmare!" - "I can't believe this!" - "tell me that this is just a dream!", - etcetera, etcetera!), they do nothing else but run around from hall to hall, all the time screaming for help (at many times to no-one in particular), and especially the girls are permanently on the brink of hysteria. There's occasionally some gore, but too low-key to save the day. The few monsters are done with reasonable CGI, but the big explosions that caused the enormous crater (aka the portal to hell) looked totally fake. And to conclude, the acting of pretty much all concerned was at best amateurish, only the small part of the teacher was acceptable.

I loved it, but what were those (de) mega special effects, it must have been a tribute to the 80's, adorable, and the little monsters, the cutest thing, and well made... I liked it because I love trash, normal people won't like it... excellent "The Cave-2017" for the dubious effects, but the context is not so good, nor so well explored and with "shading" of Greek mythology ...

They Found Hell got its moments, even if they are rare. We sniff some gore here and there and the teleportation into some domains of hell provides us some delicious moments (the rescue mission including a reopening of a portal with the help of a car battery! Which is in my humble view somekind of proof that I was onto something with my own preeschool experiments - maybe I was very close to get some success with my device for timetravelling - who knows what would have happened if I had just dug a little deeper in that direction in those long gone times...). Well, the kingdom of Satan is not so phantastic and cruel and gory as those in the Hellraiser movies but still this flick got its merits. Production and acting is okay and so is the overall experience watching this movie. Solid, if you want some "horrific" fun and if you are a great devourer of the many horrors and you need an endless stream of supplies.

If you're looking for a movie that makes sense, don't bother watching this. If you're looking for a movie thats really creepy don't miss it. So these 6 or 7 college kids are up to no good experimenting with other dimensions besides the one we're in. And guys the girls are cute. They don't waste any time getting to another dimension so things get creepy pretty darn fast. They make it to hell or someplace really like it. I guess that's not a spoiler, it's in the title. there's plenty of creepy beings, you don't want to mess with. There's a lot of running in hell and they keep getting lost. Like I said in my title, when you're in another dimension (or hell) you can have things happen that absolutely make no sense so don't try to figure anything out. I actually fast forwarded about the middle 45 minutes of it and I don't really think I missed anything but Creepy stuff. So the ending finally came and none to soon! I think I enjoyed it but then I could have been taking a nap and probably had been better off. In conclusion, if you like creepy looking things and watching the stars of the movie, along with many extras, outright suffer, then don't miss this movie! Oh, one more thing, if hell is anything like in this movie, I suggest you go straight to the nearest church and start praying and making amends!!!!!!

Visionary director Nick Lyon creates one of the most satisfying science fiction films of the last year with this low-budget masterpiece. With an intelligent script and excellent production values, Lyon manages to start building the suspense and thrills from virtually the opening sequence. As a group of young, adventurous students open a dimension unknown, they are confronted with a horror that may well be Hell and must fight for their very lives as well as a way out. The challenges that face them are as immense as they are terrifying and the creatures they are met by are some of the most horrible ever filmed. Spectacular make-up makes for some deeply disturbing imagery, with the denizens of this hellish landscape truly beyond any imagination. The characters are almost immediately put in this situation and their is little time for character development. But director Lyon, working with a cast of some very exciting young actors, allows the skills of his stars to work some real magic and before long, these are people the audience has come to care about very much. Kabby Borders as Ava is stunning and Hunter Canedy in the role of Ward is particularly good, bringing depth and substance to their characters. The rest of the cast is equally extraordinary and one of the pleasures of this film are the breathtaking characterizations and strong acting. These are actors we are sure to see much more of in the near future. With a script that transcends clichés and gives the audience something important to consider, this is science fiction that's a cut above the usual SyFy production. A pleasant surprise indeed for the discriminating viewer and a film that may haunt you with its power for some time to come!