Sole Survivor
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Movie Reviews of Sole Survivor
Movie Review: Survivor Guilt...
Summary: 5 Stars
SOLE SURVIVOR stars Anita Skinner as Denise, the only survivor of a plane crash. Everything appears to be normal until Denise begins to encounter a series of walking corpses! Is she losing her mind, or have the dead risen in order to tell her something? This is one story that captures that on-going sense of creeping dread like few others have (CARNIVAL OF SOULS, LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE, LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH, and HORROR HOTEL are among those few). Far superior to the original aussie version (THE SURVIVOR), and years before the copy-cat FINAL DESTINATION, SOLE SURVIVOR is delightfully bleak throughout. It's cold and mysterious, saving it's darkest moments for the chilling final act. Don't let this one slip by...Movie Review: Creepy movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a very creepy movie. Not the blood and gore that a lot of them have. But intense on how it made you feel. Anxious, on the edge of your seat, old style.
We had such a blast making it. I am glad to see it is back in circulation. I hope you all enjoy it. Yes, it was very low budget but what a good experience it was. So interesting to see the behind the scenes stuff that goes on during the filming of a movie. Being in the movie with my family and friends was fun and oh the long hours sometimes.
Hope you enjoy, if you like these kind of movies.
Movie Review: SS, I owe you my love for horror!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a columnist with a blog entitled SPECIAL EDITION WRITING TIPS, and I have written an extensive salute to this film's use of tension-building and characterization that I'd appreciate you all checking out. Other than that, I have to say this movie scared the crap out of me as a kid, and held up really well when I finally got to see it again on DVD. Great job, Code Red!
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Movie Review: ANTIA SKINNER AND CAREN LARKEY
Summary: 5 Stars
greattttttt movie five ***** all the way Code- red did a great job on this . Anita Skinner, Caren Larkey, are Fantastic actresses. It was great to see Caren larkey again she looks great and HoPE to see her in anther movie like this again... antia skinner I hope you are well and thanks for a great on on this movie....Movie Review: Not Just "Plane" Horror
Summary: 4 Stars
Many horror fans who have only recently discovered the 1983 horror film SOLE SURVIVOR describe it as a precursor to FINAL DESTINATION (2000), but that is actually not an accurate analysis. True, the plots of both films revolve around people who have somehow survived a plane crash in which they were destined to die, but that's where the similarity ends. Whereas the survivors in FINAL DESTINATION suffer inexplicable (and usually violent) deaths as an incorporeal Death seeks to realign the universe, the lone crash survivor in SOLE SURVIVOR is stalked by various denizens of the spirit world--whether ghosts or zombies the film never makes quite clear--bent on bringing her over to the "other side." In that regard, SOLE SURVIVOR should be considered a direct offspring of the cult horror classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962) rather than a progenitor of FINAL DESTINATION.
An oft-overlooked but above-average little indie horror flick, SOLE SURVIVOR is notable for bucking the trend in the era when the slasher film reigned supreme in the horror genre. Being a ghost story of sorts, it is bigger on atmosphere than on blatant slasher-type shocks and thrills, and the film consequently contains little gore or gratuitous nudity. However, a couple of really cool blood-and-viscera FX do show up early during the shot of the plane wreckage, and the film's denouement is a tad bit sanguine. And genre fans into T&A will want to watch for an appearance by venerable scream queen Brinke Stevens, whose topless cameo represents the film's only true skin shot.
The DVD release of SOLE SURVIVOR from Code Red presents the film in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (enhanced for widescreen TVs). The source print used for the digital transfer is fairly crisp and clean, though there are occasions when the picture contains excessive grain. The soundtrack is presented in the film's original mono format and is adequate overall, but lines of dialogue seem a bit muffled at times. Bonus materials include a feature-length commentary with the executive producer Sal Romeo, producer/co-star Caren Larkey, and film historian Jeff Burr; an interview with executive producer Sal Romeo and producer/co-star Caren Larkey; the film's original theatrical trailer; and more.
Directed by Thom Eberhardt--better known as the director of teen comedies like NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984), THE NIGHT BEFORE (1988), and the made-for-TV film RATZ (2000)--SOLE SURVIVOR is a well-crafted, atmospheric piece that, unlike most horror flicks of the 1980s, avoids the overuse of violence, gore, and gratuitous nudity, yet it mixes in just enough of those elements to keep things interesting and contemporary. The DVD from Code Red is well worth the price of admission and deserves a place in the collections of all serious horror fans.
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