Community
Search
Movie Talk A Discussion area for everything movie related including films In The Theaters

As Above, So Below

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-08-14 | 03:11 PM
  #1  
joeblow69's Avatar
Thread Starter
DVD Talk Legend
 
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 11,424
Received 233 Likes on 146 Posts
From: Palm Springs
As Above, So Below

Couldn't find a thread on this, did no one check this out at all?

I thought the premise was interesting, and things were going fine for me until the 3rd act, and the ending was just pretty much a major disappointment.
Old 09-08-14 | 06:28 PM
  #2  
Tabletopjoe's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 261
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Re: As Above, So Below

Agree with you about the ending. But, I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't excepting much, and it had some creepy moments. I thought, it was well worth watching in the theater.
Old 09-08-14 | 07:15 PM
  #3  
DVD Talk Hero
 
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 42,232
Received 1,469 Likes on 1,144 Posts
Re: As Above, So Below

The trailer seemed to give everything away (and I'm not a fan of found footage flicks) which is why I skipped it.
Old 09-08-14 | 08:28 PM
  #4  
Troy Stiffler's Avatar
DVD Talk Hero
 
Joined: Nov 1999
Posts: 27,645
Received 621 Likes on 441 Posts
From: Under an I-10 Overpass
Re: As Above, So Below

Like zombie movies, I'll watch them. But there's so many bad ones.
Old 09-09-14 | 06:28 AM
  #5  
EdTheRipper's Avatar
DVD Talk Legend
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 15,732
Received 65 Likes on 47 Posts
From: Rhode Island
Re: As Above, So Below

I'm planning to see this tomorrow. The wife has a doctor's appointment that might put the kibosh on my plans though. We'll see.
Old 09-09-14 | 10:20 AM
  #6  
TomOpus's Avatar
DVD Talk Hero
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 41,617
Received 1,812 Likes on 1,298 Posts
From: Kansas City, MO
Re: As Above, So Below

Weekend before last I decided to throw caution into the wind and see a movie I knew pretty much nothing about. So, I read the description and it sounded interesting. When the movie started, much to my chagrin, it was a "found footage" flick. Sigh.

Some of those types of movies are okay. It just takes me out of the movie every a friend or colleague is hurt of getting killed yet they still are filming. I will say there are a few creepy moments in the movie but not enough for me to recommend the flick unless you really like "found footage" flicks.
Old 09-09-14 | 10:29 AM
  #7  
DaveyJoe's Avatar
DVD Talk Legend
 
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 19,475
Received 318 Likes on 202 Posts
From: Maryland
Re: As Above, So Below

The preview reminded me of the Chernobyl Diaries, which I haven't seen, but thought the location was a great setting for a horror movie. Same deal with this movie, the French catacombs must be spectacularly creepy, and a movie set there would have potential. Unfortunately the found footage aspect can be a real drag. It's funny, the whole point of going with the found footage approach is to create verisimilitude, yet the gimmicky nature of it often takes you out of the movie. I'll probably check this out when it hits Netflix, but I'm keeping my expectations low.
Old 09-09-14 | 11:02 AM
  #8  
Groucho's Avatar
Moderator
 
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 71,383
Received 130 Likes on 92 Posts
From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Re: As Above, So Below

The plot of this movie seems to be very similar to a sub-plot in the From Dusk Til Dawn TV series.
Old 09-10-14 | 02:48 PM
  #9  
EdTheRipper's Avatar
DVD Talk Legend
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 15,732
Received 65 Likes on 47 Posts
From: Rhode Island
Re: As Above, So Below

Ended up catching this one today after all. I liked it. Good, creepy setting. The ending didn't bother me all that much. To be honest, I can't recall...
Spoiler:
any found footage movie that doesn't end with everyone dead or about to die
Old 12-06-14 | 01:44 AM
  #10  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,829
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 4 Posts
Re: As Above, So Below

I just finished this. I ended up really liking it. It was nice to see a found footage movie not end
Spoiler:
with everyone dead for a change


I really liked that we had some pros down in there and not just a bunch of wankers going to party.
Old 12-06-14 | 02:23 AM
  #11  
Mike86's Avatar
DVD Talk Hero
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 25,741
Received 1,413 Likes on 1,089 Posts
From: South Dakota
Re: As Above, So Below

I've been curious about this one since seeing the previews. One reviewer's video I saw said that the shakey cam is horrible though which I tend to hate when films do that.
Old 12-06-14 | 11:17 AM
  #12  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 9,118
Received 97 Likes on 65 Posts
From: San Diego,CA
Re: As Above, So Below

I enjoyed this a lot. Creepy and many times I got that uncomfortable, claustrophobic feeling.
The camera work was not as bad as one thinks. I could actually see what was going on.
Old 12-06-14 | 11:52 AM
  #13  
Banned
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 39,239
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
From: Formerly known as "Solid Snake PAC"/Denton, Tx
Re: As Above, So Below

hrm. Maybe I'll check it out. It really wasn't on my radar based on the trailers.
Old 12-06-14 | 12:32 PM
  #14  
DVD Talk Hero
 
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 46,696
Received 1,392 Likes on 1,094 Posts
Re: As Above, So Below

Originally Posted by SuckaMC
I just finished this. I ended up really liking it. It was nice to see a found footage movie not end
Spoiler:
with everyone dead for a change


I really liked that we had some pros down in there and not just a bunch of wankers going to party.
It usually isn't "found footage" if people survive, I guess.
Old 12-06-14 | 06:58 PM
  #15  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,829
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 4 Posts
Re: As Above, So Below

Technically you're right. So what would this movie be? A documentary?
Old 12-13-14 | 11:10 PM
  #16  
DJariya's Avatar
DVD Talk God
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 87,402
Received 6,101 Likes on 4,114 Posts
From: La Palma, CA
Re: As Above, So Below

I rented the BD for this last night and watched it today.

I found this pretty boring. None of the characters/actors resonated with me and it was filled with scares that I've seen before. It felt like a straight to video B movie for the most part.

Yeah it was interesting that a few members of the group survived at the end, but that wasn't enough for me to like it let alone recommend it. It has zero replay value IMO.

A much better and scarier recent "Found footage"/documentary horror movie that is on DVD is "Wer" starring A.J. Cook from Criminal Minds. Better performances and some pretty gruesome and scarier sequences.

Last edited by DJariya; 12-13-14 at 11:15 PM.
Old 01-26-15 | 04:39 PM
  #17  
Pointyskull's Avatar
DVD Talk Reviewer
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 7,840
Received 54 Likes on 45 Posts
From: Formerly known as "12thmonkey"/Frankfort, IL
Re: As Above, So Below

I watched this over the weekend. I'm okay with the 'found footage' genre for the most part, and that element didn't bother me at all here. In fact, I thought it enhanced the claustrophobic vibe pretty well.

Enjoyed it up until the 3rd act, when it suddenly became a feeble jump scare flick filled with a bunch of nonsensical stuff.

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.