The Gravedancers (DVD, 2007)

Another horrofest movie OK's. I will say out of all the horrorfest movies this one was more entertaining as the story line was worthy of making a movie. For a straight to the point story line, the movie did drag on, though. They had many other elements that could have made the story better but didn't go into detail. The ghosts in this movie, pretty convincingly scary. I give props to the creature creators on that. The ending sequence was way over the top, and the acting was substandard, but then again, it was a horror movie. Cool blood and guts. If you are bored I would say check it out.

I bought this movie for me and my 15 year old daughter because we love to watch scary movies together. We had seen a preview of the movie and it looked very interesting so that is why we decide to search for it. Well now we are glad we have gotten the movie because it is very good. If someone likes movies with on your seat suspense and different turns then this is a movie to get. It is very good and I am glad I did buy it.......

VERY GOOD MOVIE, KEEPS YOU IN SUSPENSE. I RECOMMEND YOU WATCH THIS MOVIE. WE CHOSE TO PURCHASE THIS MOVIE WHEN WE SAW PARTS OF IT ON THE SCI FI CHANNEL. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND IT ON TV AGAIN, AND WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND IT ON EBAY. THERE ISN'T ANY WELL KNOWN ACTORS IN THE MOVIE, BUT THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES THAT WERE IN THE MOVIE DID A GREAT JOB.

Gravedancers is a fresh spin on an old idea...graveyards are creepy and ghosts can hurt you. That being said, it's a solid movie. The dialogue is reasonable (it tries to be witty and sarcastic but I don't think that part gels with the rest of the script), the acting decent and the scares a notch above standard. It's not going be your all-time fav movie or anything, but it's definitely good for a scary date night to do some cuddling.

I think Canada has Hollywood rethinking horrors and Grave Dancers is proof! Real smart folks in the horror movie world, Lions gate with Grave Dancers puts the premium dollars into story line, special effect, costume, etc... NO CHEAP stuff! What they do to subsidize the cost is get 'High quality' acting and a cast without the necessarily 'designer' big names. GOOD talent but reasonable to budget and the actors REALLY want to do it!! That's what made Grave Dancers awesome. Just review the commentary on the making of the film (extras) you'll see what I mean. Hey, Sarah Michelle Gellar could have played the wife role easy. It also would have cost the film an extra 10 million dollars! there goes the profit, the effects, the rest of cast, design. There goes a good horror. Nothing against the Hollywood superstars, but in Horror, we need to be lenient. LOWER YOUR acting PRICE! Did 'The Grudge' really sell that much?? NO!

OK, The movie itself now (-: Dominic Purcell (of “Prison Break” and “Blade: Trinity”) plays Harris McKay, a successful lawyer who lives with his wife Allison (Clare Kramer, who played Glory on “Buffy”) in wedded bliss. But when an old friend dies in a car crash and Harris is reunited with his old college pals Kira (Josie Maran) and Sid (Marcus Thomas), their life together turns from from paradise to paranormal. Kira, Harris, and Sid visit their pal’s grave in the middle of the night, drink and reminisce, and find a strange greeting card with an oddly inspiring poem. Caught up in the moment and the spirit of the words, the group reads the poem aloud and dances to a boombox in tribute to their friend and the time they have left together. Little do they know, the words on the toxic Hallmark card were not harmless sentiments, and they’ve accidentally activated an ancient “gravedancing curse” that make their lives a living hell!!!!

Things start with strange sounds here and there and the tendency of doors to open and close on their own. But soon there’s someone playing the piano when no one’s in the living room and a strange, delirious woman appears in their bedroom, and then vanishes into thin air. Harris and Allison contact the others to see if they are screwing with them (Kira apparently had a bit of a tendency to stalk Harris before he married Allison), they find that Kira has been beaten and assaulted almost to death in her trashed house, and Sid has a team of paranormal scientists in his apartment investigating a series of spontaneous fires that spring up out of nowhere. In short, these folks are all haunted.

As the three learn the situation (they’ve disturbed the spirits upon whose graves they danced, and now those three ghosts have one lunar cycle to get back at them), the attacks become more frequent and more violent. The paranormal experts might have a way to reverse the curse – but will they complete the ritual in time, and will it even work? As things get more desperate and the spirits get stronger, things get far more complicated than expected – soon enough there are explosions, crashes, flying objects, possessions, and assorted supernatural goings on.

Only negative thing I have to say: it's long (it does get a little draggy and repetitive in the last half-hour) and nobody gets naked. But, I'll take a smart, fresh script, assured direction and a great cast over some skin anyday. Fans of spooky classics like “Poltergeist”, “Legend of Hell House”, and “The Entity” This is up your alley. Don't miss this!

It was a pretty good movie I liked it. I bought this to go with the other ones I had so now I have the complete set.

The Gravedancers

The acting is sickeningly bad (is that a word?) but what do you expect. The movie has a really unique story and has some pretty creepy/terrifying moments and I was highly enjoying it for the first 75 minutes or so... but the last 15 made me wonder if the company ran out of money or the writers just couldn't think of a good way to end it.

The ghost/monster effects were creepy and cool (definitely Halloween costume worthy) but the way the film turned out really ruined it for me.

Final Verdict:

3/5

Worth Buying?: Not really, unless you buy the whole set.

I loved this movie, not only were the visual effects perfect, but it really is a scary movie. The story line was great and it never slows down. I highly recommend this movie go out and purchase it today! The hottie from Prison Break is one of the main characters too!

What I liked about this movie is I really jumped in my seat and was actually frightened. I never jump or get scared watching horror movies but I do love them for the goriness and sometimes silliness. This movie was a delight to watch. The characters I couldn't care less about but the way they were "haunted" Oh my god, what joy. Haha it was a great movie for getting the sh** scared out of you. I bought it because I found one movie in the Horrorfest Collection in the bargain bin at Walmart. That movie was just as good, so I have decided to collect all of them. Just bought another one on Ebay. I'm in heaven with these hellish movies. :)

What I liked about the movie is the inexpensive price I payed for it, and it turned out to be a pretty scary horror film. Loved It!

I bought this movie a few weeks ago after seeing parts of it on the Scifi channel. For the money, this is a great horror movie. There are some parts that were a bit laughable due to it being a low budget film, but that makes it even better. I have watched several of the Afterdark Horrorfest titles and this has been my favorite so far. If you like those scary yet funny films, this one is definately worth your while.

This movie reminds me of a Halloween story to tell to scare people and also a good campfire story in the woods surrounding a old cemetary. I think the movie leaves you in suspense and has some really good graphics in them as well. Just when you think that all is calm in the movie there appears a spine tingling suspensful scene that makes you sit at the edge of your seat.

A pretty good movie, not the best just average. I bought it for the set and watched the movie wasn't too impressed.

This was a good movie. Could have been more horror involved and would have been better. I am into the gruesome stuff but this had good effects and graphics. More people shoul dhave been killed in the movie.