An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.
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Christa Nicola
- Sunni
- (as Christa-Marie Nicola)
Andreas Arristos
- Egyptian Worker
- (uncredited)
Prince Shah
- Egyptian Worker
- (uncredited)
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I won't give any spoilers so I will make this simple and spot on. The movie has very good promise and tons of jump scares. That's why I gave it a 6. Plain and simple negative though. the ending is dumb with horrible graphics. Not sure if they ran out of brains and money but wow. Shocking how a movie that was on it's way to an 8 went and dropped 3 stars in the final 15 minutes of the movie. Totally worth watching though. It will cause claustrophobia and anxiety and make you jump several times before you get to the dumb ending. Shame on the directors for ruining a great movie that people would be talking about for years. What were the two writers thinking. Kudos to you for keeping me and my 20 year old daughter entertained. Thanks for reading my review!
I never saw Ashley Hinshaw as the star of a movie, but she was very good. She looked terrified throughout the film. Everyone else was good, too.
The storyline wasn't especially original, since it's about a group of people going into a place that has already shown it's deadly. Then, they're given a very small amount of time in which they need to withdraw. No surprise that they got lost. Still, it was well acted, directed and executed.
My only real problem with the movie was Anubis. The special effects for him were good in the night vision. However, when they had close ups when Nora was captured, it looked like Anubis was made of clay.
I gave this a 6-star rating. I saw some reviewers really hated this movie. Because of that, I almost didn't watch. I thought it was fun for what it was. It'll never be a runner up in a contest against Lord of the Rings, but you have to accept movies for what they are. This wasn't a great movie, and it wasn't a great horror film. However, it was fun and entertaining. And for a horror film, it was pretty good. There are so many in that genre that just suck out loud. This was not one of them. To all horror fans, you should give it a try.
The storyline wasn't especially original, since it's about a group of people going into a place that has already shown it's deadly. Then, they're given a very small amount of time in which they need to withdraw. No surprise that they got lost. Still, it was well acted, directed and executed.
My only real problem with the movie was Anubis. The special effects for him were good in the night vision. However, when they had close ups when Nora was captured, it looked like Anubis was made of clay.
I gave this a 6-star rating. I saw some reviewers really hated this movie. Because of that, I almost didn't watch. I thought it was fun for what it was. It'll never be a runner up in a contest against Lord of the Rings, but you have to accept movies for what they are. This wasn't a great movie, and it wasn't a great horror film. However, it was fun and entertaining. And for a horror film, it was pretty good. There are so many in that genre that just suck out loud. This was not one of them. To all horror fans, you should give it a try.
I watched this movie despite its bad reviews because I liked the fact that it is a horror movie in a pyramid and I also quite like movies that have to do with Egyptian history. So after having watched it, I have to say that the one and a half hour I spend doing that was worth it. The pyramid might not be a masterpiece but it is definitely a horror movie worth watching.
Firstly, I have to say that the settings were well made as well as the monsters. The actors did a good job too. I can't say that they were amazing but their acting seemed quite natural and they were well directed. Another fact I liked about this movie is that it was decently scary(enough to scare the average watcher) and intense. I quite enjoyed most killing scenes too. In that aspect I think it was better than most horror movies I've seen lately . It could have been more intense though.
Coming to the bad points now, as you can probably can guess already the plot is not something new or groundbreaking. You won't see something entirely new here. The only thing that's somewhat "new" is that the killings happen in a pyramid. In addition, the movie is not evenly good for its entirety. It starts well, shows promise and is pretty good for a big part but the last part of the movie ruins that feeling. Some scenes of the last part of the movie are not that well-though. Add to that the fact that they probably overdid it a bit with the selection of the "monster" and you can understand why it has bad critics. They involved Egyptian mythology a bit too much I guess but I won't spoil further.
To sum it up, The pyramid is a horror movie worth watching despite its flaws. They did a good job for a low budget movie like this and an average horror movie fan will surely have a nice time watching it.
Firstly, I have to say that the settings were well made as well as the monsters. The actors did a good job too. I can't say that they were amazing but their acting seemed quite natural and they were well directed. Another fact I liked about this movie is that it was decently scary(enough to scare the average watcher) and intense. I quite enjoyed most killing scenes too. In that aspect I think it was better than most horror movies I've seen lately . It could have been more intense though.
Coming to the bad points now, as you can probably can guess already the plot is not something new or groundbreaking. You won't see something entirely new here. The only thing that's somewhat "new" is that the killings happen in a pyramid. In addition, the movie is not evenly good for its entirety. It starts well, shows promise and is pretty good for a big part but the last part of the movie ruins that feeling. Some scenes of the last part of the movie are not that well-though. Add to that the fact that they probably overdid it a bit with the selection of the "monster" and you can understand why it has bad critics. They involved Egyptian mythology a bit too much I guess but I won't spoil further.
To sum it up, The pyramid is a horror movie worth watching despite its flaws. They did a good job for a low budget movie like this and an average horror movie fan will surely have a nice time watching it.
The story is just another one of those lost cause adventures. But the horror setting makes it feel very devoid of any character development. All the initial story buildup doesn't even adequately put the relationships between the characters in place.All the characters seem to be doing separate acting for each scenes that the scenes don't really feel continuous, and also the mediocre editing and directing adds up to this too. The story take the sharp turn from being scientific to mythic in a very sudden move for me. The jump-scares were successful in giving shocks at me, but it didn't stir any fear in me, like what a good horror should do. The acting overall is pretty lame. Ashley Hinshaw, Dennis O'Hare and James Buckley should really take more acting lessons, especially in acting for a horror thriller. Their expressions don't really show that they were terrified, so how should we the audience feel afraid?
As far as horror movies go, I definitely enjoyed this one. It was quite gory, so fair warning to those who don't like that. The movie was scary and had a good story. It's not top shelf horror, but i've seen way worse horror movies than this.
Did you know
- TriviaDue to its dismal box office performance, 20th Century Fox passed on releasing the film on physical formats in many territories.
- GoofsWhilst the God Anubis attended the Weighing Of The Heart during Judgement, Anubis never ate the hearts/souls of the damned, the hearts of the damned were devoured by Egyptian demon Amiit "The Devourer Of Hearts".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film '72: Episode dated 2 December 2014 (2014)
- Soundtracks5173
By Nima Fakhrara, Blake Straus, Samuel Murphy and Kevin Hastings
Performed by Kevin Hastings
Produced by Nima Fakhrara
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- La Pirámide
- Filming locations
- Morocco(Archeological dig site and pyramid exterior)
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,756,333
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,369,935
- Dec 7, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $16,861,137
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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