Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Nope."Run, little piggies." Kids with a desire to be on a reality show awaken in a warehouse realizing they were drugged, the mechanically altered voice of a hideously facially scarred sicko tells them that the rules of his game --with a prize to the victor who is able to face their worst fear--consist of successfully completing a task that endangers them (the game seemingly without much hope of surviving) as every chosen member walk aimlessly throughout the building trying to find an exit. Booby-trapped rooms await each teen, most perishing horribly (bomb inside body goes off splattering victim all over a glass window, shot guns wired blasting a victim when hot lights cause his skin to sizzle and blindness leading to a trip of the trigger, twins having to decide which one will take a drill to the forehead, etc), as detectives try to find the whereabouts of the psychopath behind the deadly game. Sound familiar? Pathetic rip of the Saw franchise, made on very low budget, performed poorly by a pretty but annoying cast who swear a lot. Kariem Marbury, as token black brotha, Jason, is so atrocious you'll yearn for him to be put out of our misery and thankfully is. Alethea Kutscher, as daddy-hating final girl, Kelly, gets the lead honors, perhaps only a survivor due to her relationship with the burn-faced antagonist. The film plays on Kelly's worst fear all the way to the end. Mostly shot in one singular occasion, sometimes retreating to the detectives as to give us momentary breaks, the movie keeps the characters roaming about with no clear direction on how to escape. Because "Are You Scared?" doesn't even try to break from its inspiration in any way creatively, the movie feels like a direct retread of a franchise that has yielded too many "deadly games" rip-offs to begin with. Really, the only real difference is the inspiration for why the killer is behind the elaborate death traps, but even that is so corny it will probably elicit more eye-rolling that applause.

A friend and I are in the habit of picking a terrible horror movie (either on TV or free on hulu/netflix) and making fun of it. "Are You Scared" was a great choice for this game.The movie definitely imitates several better films. The most obvious references are to the "Saw" series (especially "Saw II"), and the premise is similar to "Fear dot com" (though with a deadly reality show rather than a website). "Are You Scared" involves six older teens/young adults who are kidnapped and murdered off in a warehouse, which is similar to "Saw II". Otherwise, this movie seems like either a parody or an imitation of other movies. I took a theater appreciation class in college, and one of our smaller projects was reenacting a scene from a movie or play...It seems that the writer of "Are You Scared" started with that idea, played with the story a bit so it wouldn't be obvious plagiarism, and found a handful of low-rate actors who desperately needed to pay rent. The story is dull, the deaths (which usually make up for a crappy story) were laughable, and the acting...well. The police officers seemed to have forgotten that the primary rule of acting is "show, don't tell" -- and nobody had any real emotion. A character could be almost convincingly freaking out -- until there's a close-up, and you see the lack of emotion in their eyes. Finally, the killer. (HERE BE SPOILERS.) Sure, I can sort-of believe that a stalking abuser would go to any lengths to find and terrorize the wife and child who managed to get away...And I might be able to believe that he'd be a serial killer who would murder young adults in the guise of a reality TV show. Sure. Even if the FBI officer tried to ascribe some kind of philosophical motive to his actions, or the show was still rumored to be in the "planning" stages (i.e., nobody had seen it), I could kind of believe what they're going for. But, honestly, if the first person to leave your group disappears, and you see the second person die in front of you (and his sister obviously traumatized), wouldn't your goal be to get out of there rather than follow the "game"? Most of these twits didn't have a key hidden inside them, and they could have gone with the final girl (and stayed together, for the love of cheese). That would have been more interesting than this mess, but probably would have prevented any kind of cliffhanger ending. Overall, 2/10. Entertaining at midnight and with a friend who will make fun of the movie with you. Best when it's on TV or hulu/netflix for free. Don't spend money to rent or buy this.

Spoiler Alert Not that it matters, because this movie is predictable and absolute landfill material.This movie rips off Saw so bad. I will point out obvious catches. Spoilers Everywhere The idea of cameras - Saw 2 rip Cops looking for killer - Saw 1 Shotgun Trap - Saw 1 Drill Trap - Saw 1 (Screwdriver scene) Key hidden into abdomen - beginning of Saw 2 Strangers are connected to main killer - Saw 2 One cop rushes in by himself - Saw 2This movie is really bad. The main killer goes to look for his daughter because she rip the camera off the wall and hacked into it to work with a projector. Who the hell is going to visit the trap when their are sparks waiting to ignite 2-3 huge gasoline tankers? While not take the elevator?Do not watch this.

This is THE worst movie I've seen in my entire life. Snakes on a Plane looked like 5 stars compared to this. You need to see this movie. I laughed my butt off the whole time. It is one of the most entertaining pieces of film I've ever seen. The fact that it's SO bad makes it good. I can laugh and watch stupid people die in a gory way at the same time. I don't know about you, but I get a kick out of horrible movies. I could tell it was going to be crap during the first scene because of the camera work. It looked so bad.Even The acting was bad. I haven't even heard of any of the actors in it. It'll make you appreciate crappy movies like Texas Chainsaw massacre, because it's at least got somewhat good acting, the camera work is normal, and the characters aren't stupid, well not as stupid as this movie's. I guess it could be compared to Saw, in the fact that you have to hurt yourself to live and a demented guy is watching people die but other than that, it's not alike. I can't even think of another movie that could compare to how bad this was. If you have time to waste, invest it in this movie. Are you scared is priceless.