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Two 70s stars lead the cast of this tax write off, but are only on the screen for five minutes. The rest is a predictable gore fest with a couple of fun jump scares.

I have seen better, but I have seen worse. And at least it wasn't two hours of CGI.

The stairs in woods concept is so good because of the many ways you can spin it and build a mysterious atmosphere around it. This movie capitalizes on none of it. It's your stereotypical people being hunted in the forest movie, complete with stiff dialogue and cheesy writing. This one's just got a pretty set of stairs on screen for about two minutes of total screentime. In fact it's so unimaginative that they had to add a door to it.

Save yourself the time of this one, even if you're a fan of the NoSleep stories.

This movie is terribly made with alot of stuff that made no sense or just flat out wasnt even attempted to be explained. Dont waste your time.

They should have just stuck with a standard "monster chases people around in woods" story. It would have been worlds better. But no, they had to introduce huge plot lines about supernatural and sci-fi phenomena that were never resolved and had no explanation! There were not even hints or leads: they would just have something really supernatural happen, and then you never heard about it again and there was never an explanation! That is a dirty thing to do to your viewers. Terrible. Save your time and watch something else.

This movie was all over the place. The monster was quite comical though. Throwback to decades ago. Terrible acting, choppy plot. Didn't know if it was horror, sci-fi, supernatural or what. Save your money please.

For those who whine that the story made no sense, I ask, what about horror and the unexplained ever makes sense? It is, to be sure, your typical story about an encounter with the unknown, but it has a bit of a different approach. Give it a try. At least it is not one of the endless batch of "found footage" films that try to pass themselves off as an actual movie.

I just saw this, went into it expected nothing and was still disappointed. There are two scenes with the stairs and they are both irrelevant. You can literally cut the stairs out of The Stairs movie and it would be the same movie. The guys were cute though so 2/10.

Honestly I thought I would hate it with much passion since I only saw bad reviews but wow it was great, it had many tense moments and mystery about the things happening in the film, it also had a nice ending which I didn't expect I totally recommend it it's one of the 2021 gems.

I just don't care if people don't like this movie but for me, the plot is interesting, the storyline is original although it can still be developed. There's a lot of mystery unsolved but let it remain there, the movie just fill my time.

I was shocked to see Kathleen Q. And John S. In this movie. They're both excellent actors and to stoop to being in this is crazy. I'm watching it now and I'm halfway through it.

I haven't seen anything horror related to this film. There has been some funny parts though. That's the only reason I'm still watching it. I do not recommend this movie unless you're just completely bored and nothing else to do or watch.

To make this short: this "movie" once again proves that not everyone who thinks he has "the gift/talent/need" to write a script for a movie actually HAS the ability to do so. A waste of time, cheesy writing, bad acting - avoid if you value your time. There are at least a hundred better ways to waste your time. This is not one of them.

Everything looks fairly normal for a while ...... until they introduce the "scary" parts which all are so ridiculous they become funny. Not intentionally funny. Almost so bad it could become a cult classic. But only almost.

The beginning segment in 1997 was a fine start (even though they seemed set on making the character of One Good Actor, John Schneider, unlikeable), and I set to watch this rest. That good will was obliterated over the next 30 minutes by that bane of modern horror: the cast of unlikeable victim with unnatural behaviors. Unbearable in some cases. I wasn't able to last until the reappearance of The Stairs; perhaps you will and will get to see what horror befalls this unpleasant group. But for me it wasn't worth the horror of their continued presence.

A watered down supernatural horror movie and I have seen loads of these types in the past and most of them superior to this one.

This one seems to be directed by a novice. The actors are all bland - no one actually shines in the acting department.

The special-effects in this movie are below mediocre - don't expect any SFX wizardry. Indeed I find movies I that have seen twenty years before have better special effects. In this light I am saddened by the loss of the great SFX legend: Stan Winston(1946-2008) whose alien queen sequence is legendary.

The plot of this film concerns a young boy who is taken for a hunting trip by his grandfather. Soon deep into the woods, the boy discovers a mysterious stairway that leads nowhere and suddenly is attacked by an unknown creature and dragged away, his screams alert his grandpa who comes to his aid but is unable to rescue him.

Years go by and a new group of people come to this exact spot and once again the events of the past unfold.

Sloppy direction, mediocre camerawork and background sound-effects, backed by amateurish acting make this one a very dull and predictable movie to sit through.

Some better movies to see: Mutant 1984, C. H. U. D. 1984, Troll 1986, Pumpkinhead 1988, Leviathan 1989, Tremors 1990, Split Second 1992.

These are just a few movies, there are so many more that I can't write down all of them. Cheers!

While this film has an interesting premise, and a good marketing and licensing budget...

WHO thought the color grading was ready for release?

On an HDR UHD television this is completely washed out! If they had reduced the brightness and kept the contrast they would have a more visually interesting film! I don't understand the obsession some filmmakers have with either increased frame rates or washed out bright colors or both! I want movies to look like professionally produced movies on film, not cheap television video! Not cheaply produced daytime soaps!

This film had potential but it was totally washed out colorwise!

For an example of a digital low-budget film with REAL professional brightness, contrast, and creative cinematography, check out "Gaia" (2021).

Low budget or not, want to look like a real movie? Color grade your film to match Gaia, or go home!

Seriously!

I just saw the Fantom Works special theatrical release of this film. It was interesting and looked good on the big screen. It started slow but when it picked up some unexpected twists held my attention. Nothing amazing but not a bad film.

I should have turned it off 20 minutes in but didn't for some reason. Interesting premise but horribly executed. Terrible movie. Don't waste your time.

I felt the need to review because the few people that didn't like it seemed to think you have to choose 1 or 10. I liked that it appeared normal (people going hiking) but then adding a twist on what would first appear typical. The stairs while common in these types of movies were not where you would think nor does it serve as the same purpose as a movie of this kind. The enemy of this movie is a creature you would not normally see, nor does it react in a way you would imagine. I deducted a few stars because it appeared repetitious at times. Also it left a few things unexplained and wishing they played those parts out differently.

Not a great movie. Bad acting, storyline doesn't make sense. The colours are all messed up. Had potential, disappointing.

Sets up some interesting ideas in the first half, but then no payoff in the second half. Ultimately the story makes no real sense and the plot holes are gigantic. Very poor storytelling, but I guess the movie hopes you'll just go with it because it's horror. Wants to brag that Kathleen Quilan and John Schneider are the stars, but they have very little screen time.

This was actually better than I expected. At most it is original, which is a big thing nowadays. The acting is ok, as is the production. A decent enough horror film with a few issues.