Dead In 3 Days (2006/German Horror/Genius DVD)

 

Picture: C     Sound: C+     Extras: D     Film: C-

 

 

Yes, here is another of several thousand films in the Horror genre where a group of teens are being targeted for death for no reason and are going to die.  This is usually because the writers cannot write, but Andreas Prochaska’s Dead In 3 Days (2006) is different in that it takes place in Germany and at least had some potential because it had some patience between killings.

 

The title refers to a text message each victim (except those watching the film) on their cell phones before calamity strikes.  Maybe it is time to cancel their service.  At times, you would think you were watching an ambitious film, especially as compared to the U.S. versions, but this is dead in less than 30 of its 93 minutes and only worth the time of obsessed Horror fans.

 

The anamorphically enhanced 1.85 X 1 image is much softer than it should be for what looks like a really decent shoot by David Slama, locations and all.  I even liked some of the editing, but it does not go anywhere.  The Dolby Digital German 5.1 mix is better than the English 5.1, but both have uneven soundfields showing the budget limits.  There are no extras.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo