Leofwine_draca THE CRYPT is a cheap shot-on-digital-video copy of THE DESCENT made with only a fraction of that film's budget and, indeed, talent. It's about the most unconvincing group of female thieves ever who for their next job have to break into some subterranean passages in order to steal a fortune. Inevitably once they get underground they discover that they're not alone and something very sinister is guarding the loot.Having watched a ton of shot-on-video productions over the last few days, I can report that this one is better-shot than most. The individual scenes have depth and a sheen of quality that you don't normally see in this genre. There's not much incident here, just a lot of creeping around in the dark, with the occasional bit of atmosphere. It's no DESCENT, that's for sure. The menace comes from a cool-looking zombie which is way underutilised. There's a bit of brief gore but mainly this is all tease and no pay-off.

Andy Van Scoyoc This movie could have been good...but it just...wasn't. It wasn't horrid, but I really hate to see wasted potential.Apparently, this movie had a budget...which makes the fact that this film left so much to be desired, even more of a serious disappointment. I almost stopped watching after the obligatory and useless boob shot. When are film makers going to grow up?Not just men watch horror...and the shot did nothing to help the movie.There are thousands of Indie filmmakers (myself included) that would give anything to have a budget like the one this film had...and to see it wasted on boring acting, sometimes stupid plot and lackluster presentation, is a shame.Some parts were okay...some were dumb. Worth a watch...just don't expect much.

Cosmic Miami I thought of maybe a 1 but then I thought about it. It's not entirely unwatchable. It's just not something I would spend money on. And thankfully I didn't. One obviously gratuitous frontal nudity scene probably made the cut because the actress figured it may get her more work. Weak script. Poor acting. Scenes that go on forever (how long do we have to watch somebody walking through a tunnel before we get the drift). It was a joy to watch with a couple guys between calls at the firehouse. A great movie for heckling. There are some very obvious continuity problems too. Which I always find amusing so that's good for a chuckle.

nit-3 Seeing this film was a mixed bag. The story is very simple, yet that's not necessary a bad thing for a movie like this. However a little more character background for the individual girls would have made the movie a lot more suspenseful (you'll actually hope they survive for another reason rather than hoping for a boob flash).The acting is terrible. Especially when they have to do something else than just scream and look scared.The nudity is there (and nice looking girl too) but it only helps to make the movie look even more low budget.There's a lot of atmosphere in the movie, once they go into the crypt. However everything above is just lame. From the opening car theft to the planing room.The ghosts look scary (with their all white) eyes, but they don't exactly look like they've been buried for 70 years. Considering the budget, they are definitely one of the highlights of the film.Another highlight are the somewhat sudden scares, like ghost appearing for just a second before it fades into the dark.I think both the movie and director have potential to do wonders with a larger moneybag (like $5 millions or something).Cut out the stupid stuff like the opening car theft and the ending (the last 10 minutes or so). Get some better actors, and don't use an all female cast. It's not very believable. Add more character development for the supporting leads. Remove the unnecessary nudity. Improve the ghost make-up, and remove the flickering (so unoriginal). Add more environmental dangers like crushing concrete, holes/traps and stuff.Last but not least (and I'm not sure about this), add to the story a reason/hint why the crypt may be haunted. Something like a necromancer was buried there. This could even be the secret agenda of one of the grave robbers.