The Pyramid
The Pyramid
R | 05 December 2014 (USA)
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An archaeological team attempt to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Evengyny

Thanks for the memories!

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Afouotos

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Lidia Draper

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

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Coventry

This movie instantly reminded me of a board game that I used to play at family parties when I was young. I believe it was named "Escape from King Tut's Pyramid" and your little figure had to find its way out from a pyramid full of death traps, deadly scarabs, malicious sphinxes and rotting mummies. That's pretty much also the plot description for "The Pyramid", although sadly I didn't spot any scarabs or mummies. It has always been my modest opinion that there don't exist enough horror movies dealing with the Ancient Egypt and the creepy Egyptian deities (like Anubis, Ra or Osiris) so I was quite enthusiast to watch "The Pyramid", especially when I read that it was the directorial debut for Gregory Levasseur who also co-wrote a few very decent horror films like "High Tension", "P2" and "Maniac". Unfortunately, "The Pyramid" was already removed from cinemas after only a week in my country, due to abysmal box office results, and I had almost forgotten about it until it got aired on television. The film is partially in "found-footage" filming style and partially in regular third person perspective. I truly dislike found-footage movies, and to mix it with normal camera work is particularly dumb, but apart from that "The Pyramid" isn't at all bad. Perhaps I was in an undemanding mood, but the film is fast-paced and gruesome, and Levasseur tries hard to insert tension & atmosphere. Two archeologists, father and daughter, are followed around by a two-headed TV-crew who are shooting a documentary about their diggings in Egypt. They just made the discovery of the century: a completely unknown three-sized pyramid that has been buried deep beneath the ground for thousands of years and probably homes many valuable treasures and wall-paintings. The group are about to descent into the pyramid when they receive urgent instructions to leave the country, because the Arabian Revolution riots broke out in Cairo and the situation isn't safe for foreigners. They stubbornly refuse to abandon their discovery, naturally, and continue with the exploration of the pyramid. They first send in a hi-tech NASA-developed robot camera, but are forced to enter themselves when all images and radio contact are lost. The plot is of course very implausible and becomes increasingly absurd when approaching the finale, but you simply must accept this in case you want to see at least some gore and spectacle. In the vast majority of found-footage movies, absolutely nothing happens except for hysterical screaming, shaking cameras and extremely vague footage of blurry monsters. I still prefer straightforward horror, even when it's sheer nonsense and too obviously computer-generated. Don't look for logic or intelligence too much, just enjoy the sight of malevolent semi-canine gods, fierce rat/cat creatures, impalements and ripped out hearts.

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Leofwine_draca

As other reviewers have mentioned, THE PYRAMID is a found footage horror movie with an interesting premise but poor quality execution. It starts off fairly well, with hints at political background and some good plotting, before descending into the usual gamut of inane screaming and running around in the second half. Literally the whole second half of the movie consists of characters wandering through dark rooms and getting killed one by one; it's predictable and annoying. The lack of good cast members hurts the film too, with the guy from THE INBETWEENERS hardly qualifying as a quality addition to the mix. One of the few good things I can say is that the CGI work isn't too shabby.

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silence-25177

I really enjoyed this film, I didn't have high hopes due to some of the other reviews on here - perhaps my expectations being low led to me enjoying this more than I "should" have?! I thought the sets, props and effects were very good. The music wasn't overbearing either and added to the atmosphere. I thought James Buckley was very good in his role,that was my biggest worry going into this film, having only ever seen him in The Inbetweeners before this. It was also pretty cool to see Denis O'Hare in something outside of American Horror Story. My only criticism of this film would be it needs to make up it's mind whether it's a found footage or regular film, as in the second half especially it jumps from one to the other, which takes you out of the moment slightly. If you like to watch a film to take you away from reality and not have to think about anything for a couple of hours, you'll enjoy this film. If you're looking for something groundbreaking - keep searching!

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oceeprime

You know, it's truly a shame when a legendary film is poorly copied by a hack. As we all know, Alien is the godfather of haunted house horror stories. There's no equal to that film. Ridley Scott crafted a tale of terror that many have attempted to duplicate, but none have been ever able to succeed. Sure, there are a couple of decent off-shoots: The Thing and Predator. Even The Cave(2005) wasn't that bad. But, the one thing that links the three aforementioned films is great writing. There is none of that here. This is nothing more than trash. I honestly don't know how this film was green-lit for the cinema. This film has the Sci-Fi channel written all over it. As a previous reviewer wrote, this film has bad acting, bad writing, bad lighting(in a few scenes), and making it a very pointless film. So, to all who are interested in seeing this film, don't waste your time.

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