Good movie. I like movies that deal with illusions, delusions, previsions - and the occult. [1] According to Rendalen, the story claimed not only that the cursed well was real, but that a bat-like apparition (a common pictorial representation of demons, such as in Michelangelo's The Torment of Saint Anthony or the more recent Bat Boy by Weekly World News) had risen out of it before blazing a trail across the Russian sky. They detect what sounds like countless people moaning in pain and agony. Starting with a superflu that kills seemingly more than 99% of humanity, the . Or is she? It's one of those films that leaves it up to the viewer at the end as to what really happened. In the Sahara desert, a sandstorm batters a deserted drilling station. Nine Miles Down suggests such a thing could be trueand its not as idiotic as it first seems. His sanity truly broken, Jack finally gives in to his despair and the film ends as he commits suicide to the laughter of his dead wife. Amazon has encountered an error. Thomas Jackmann (Adrian Paul) arrives at a remote mining facility in the desert to investigate the loss of contact with the team working there. It turns out that the drilling team were attempting to break into a huge cavern that was nine miles below the surface of the Sahara desert to see what might be inside. Official lyric video for 'Mockingbird' from Nine Miles DownGet Mockingbird throughGoogle Play - http://bit.ly/2qY39BNiTunes Store - http://apple.co/2rWwpOqSp. Stull, Kansas The Superdeep, a 2020 Russian horror film directed by Arseny Syuhin, based on the real-life Kola Superdeep Borehole. [1] The recording of "tormented screams" was later found to be looped together from various sound effects, sometimes identified as the soundtrack of the 1972 movie Baron Blood. [1], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Skeptoid #307: The Siberian Hell Sounds", "Background on the Drilling to Hell story", "Story of the Well to Hell Digs up Chuckles Not Screams of the Damned", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Well_to_Hell&oldid=1136526225, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 19:42. All the supernatural stuff is a delusion. So a good part of whether liking the movie or not depended on whether one bought into what could be happening, and how well the actors sold that idea. She explains that once you know you cant un-know & has him listen to a recording of what was heard in the cavern nine miles down. Yes, that's a bit cheap but that doesn't make it less effective. This was an imaginative thriller that kept me watching. Despite good direction and an interesting premise, "Nine Miles Down" just can't quite elevate itself beyond the status of "Average B-Movie", surprisingly better than the 10 last Hollywood movies of the kind, An interesting premise poorly executed, could have been much better. Thomas call me Jack Jackman is a GNE security agent sent to a remote drilling station in the Sahara desert. I'm not really sure it was a great idea to begin with, and beating it to death isn't helping. The first Spider-Man game ended with an intriguing bit of setup for a sequel, revealing that Norman Osborn's terminally ill son Harry is being kept . And there is another, highly philosophical question, "9 Miles Down" is dealing with: Is hell a place - or just a state of mind?? Jackmann goes crazy and then commits suicide. Here is the breakdown of Spider-Man: Miles Morales' ending. As time passes Jackmann begans to have strange and disturbing visions. A security expert (Adrian Paul) is sent to a remote scientific camp to investigate strange occurrences. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Sensationalistic retellings of the legend can be found on YouTube, usually featuring the aforementioned Baron Blood sound effects. Station Eleven, which just premiered its brilliant finale on Jan. 13, began on Dec. 16 with the end of everything. Jackmann turns and sees the horrific figure was a very old woman with a skin disease who was in the next bed, behind a curtain. All rights reserved. None of the facility's 25 team members, led by Professor Borman, have been heard from in three days, so Jack is sent to check up on them. Intrigued by this unexpected discovery, they lowered an extremely heat-tolerant microphone, along with other sensory equipment, into the well. When she does chose to reveal to both us & Jack what happened it sets up the creepiest bit of the movie depending on how you feel about the whole concept of hell. Ended up being quite lame in my opinion. Thomas "Jack" Jackman a security patrolman, battles through the high winds to find out why all contact with the station has been lost. The site where all the action takes place is a science site looking for I am not sure what. Adrian Paul plays the role of a man drove to insanity well. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. I dont believe in hell but I love the idea behind it & am fascinated by things such as The Divine Comedy & the Well to Hell hoax. And, lets be frank, because sometimes that guy in Marketing whos such a jerk to everyone needs to be put in his placeand how better than to ruin the ending of the movie hes been looking forward to seeing for the past three weeks. Or was he mad to begin with. It keeps the tension high & only really drops away in the final third. [3], However, TBN did nothing to verify Rendalen's claims, and aired the story as proof of the validity of the original story. Director Antony Waller creates a terrifying surprise for Jack. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and The borehole didnt penetrate hell, just a cavern that released hallucinogenic spores. We mainly see only the same man and woman throughout most of the movie. It's a two-hander involving Adrian Paul as a worker investigating an abandoned drilling station in the Sahara. Honestly, I'm a bit tickled at the idea of a movie based on a hoax surrounding a remarkable achievement of engineering. Auch wenn andere Rezensenten das nicht so sehen: Ich finde Adrian Paul richtig gut in der Rolle. Initially he finds the facility deserted, with signs of violence and chaos visible including one room with what seems to be an animal sacrifice and strange symbols on the walls. I strongly recommend it. Auch wenn andere Rezensenten das nicht so sehen: Ich finde Adrian Paul richtig gut in der Rolle. Originally built for gas exploration, and then abandoned, the site had recently been taken over by a multi-national research team intent on drilling . What is the mystery in that remote station? Though the acting wasn't on a Strasberg level, it was OK. Coming Soon. | External Reviews Excellent, much more than i was expecting. Nine Miles Down (2009) (Blu-ray) Adrian Paul (Actor), Kate Nauta (Actor), Anthony Waller (Director) Rated: Unrated Format: Blu-ray 391 ratings IMDb 5.3/10.0 Prime Video $0.99 $2.99 Blu-ray from $9.24 DVD $39.98 Watch Instantly with Rent Buy 9 Miles Down $0.99 $2.99 Nine Miles Down is a 2009 horror film [2] based on the Well to Hell hoax, a widespread urban myth (spread mostly in the 1990s) that Russian scientists had drilled so deep that they had broken through into hell and recorded the screams of the damned emanating from the borehole. Decent horror/psychological thriller but too ambiguous about what exactly is going on. After that, they have been affected and started killing each other and shows the bodies of Professor Borman and another scientist in the refrigerating chamber. Then, he starts to see things, including things from his past. He looks into the room and sees a horrific figure in the mirror. Studio : Viva Pictures. Disgusted with what he perceived to be mass gullibility, Rendalen decided to augment the tale at TBN's expense. They did a decent job and I enjoyed it overall even if it could have been polished in some aspects! While he recovers from hitting his head on a crane hook, she attempts to steal his vehicle but he has hidden the keys on his person. Release date : June 11, 2013. He is the security guard sent to investigate. NINE MILES DOWN is a typical slice of low budget schlock, suffering from laughable over-direction and a general aimless feel. In so many details "Nine Miles Down" was very different from the average blockbusting US-made movie telling this kind of tale. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Most of the film is set around J.C. & Jack; & their acting is pretty good although I saw a bit too much of their bare butts in the end. Dont worry, it wont take long. Nothing much actually happens through out the film, just some cat and mouse between the two main characters. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Shortly afterwards everybody went insane simultaneously and then vanished. By giving them money or getting them out of any trouble they found themselves in, Miles had enormous power and influence over all of his friends. (453) 5.3 1 h 22 min 2012 X-Ray 16+. Exorcist: The Beginning) has seen this premise. Hatte mir mehr von dem Film versprochen, war leider nicht so spannend wie erwartet. Adrian Paul - he may forgive me - is not exactly t h e reason that attracts a cineaste like me to the box office nor even my DVD-player - usually. Because sometimes, your TiVo timer didnt get it quite right, and cut off the crucial final minutes of something that wont get shown again for six months. Horror Movie Review: What the Peeper Saw (1972), Chatting with Girls in Random Video Chats Conversation Topics, Horror Short Review: The Changing Room (2017), 5 Tips and Tricks for Winning Live Casino Games - Blackjack, Baccarat, Roulette, Top 10 Most Controversial Video Games Ever Made, Stages Of Game Development - From Idea To Success. Stunned, he staggers from the room and we see what he didnt, that his shot hit a blood pack that was being used to transfuse Christensen. The Suspense could have been an ounce higher and the plot just a little bit more subtle, so my rating is "only" a 7 out of 10 - but a very good one, almost an 8. Nine Miles Down - Trailer Flix Premiere 1.8K subscribers Subscribe 1.7K Share 165K views 6 years ago A security expert is sent to a remote scientific drill site in the Sahara to investigate why. And the ending is a bit of a mess. The theory is that the team unleashed something from the earth when they dug into it. Seems like most were playing an Australian accent for the desert drilling movie. 2 talking about this. So a good part of the movie are mind games, and are they real or hallucinations. The facility was attempting to bore the deepest hole ever drilled, and had reported reaching a depth of nine miles before going quiet. We occasionally run sponsored content/promotional articles and some of these may relate to online gambling. [3] To perpetuate his hoax, Rendalen deliberately mistranslated a trivial Norwegian article about a local building inspector into the story, and submitted both the original Norwegian article and the English "translation" to TBN. Sadly the pace of the movie does drop & a lack of any real explanation is disappointing. [3] It was the last feature film credit for writer Everett de Roche. The story eventually made its way to the American Christian Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), which broadcast it on the network, claiming it to be proof of the literal existence of Hell. Copyright Fandango. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.. Nine Miles Down makes a good attempt at being spooky while not over-doing it on the supernatural front. Game Review: Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall & The Witches of Brigmore DLC (Xbox 360). Try again. Required fields are marked *. a demon that killed all those people (or made them kill each other) just to get him here and drive him insane? JC recounts that, six days prior, the drill had broken through to the cavity and audio sensors on the drill picked up chilling audio of what sounded like human screams. Adrian Paul (The Highlander) is Jack, assigned to find out why all communication was lost with a drilling site deep in the Sahara Desert. I loved the first 10 minutes of this movie, in which you simply watch Adrian Paul, who plays a security guard, roam around abandoned buildings to search for clues about where a missing dig team has gone. So he tries to figure out if JC is real, or was she unleashed by the drilling. So he tries to figure out if JC is real, or was she unleashed by the drilling. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. We watched an interesting, yet flawed horror film last night called 'Nine Miles Down'. Obviously filmed under a tight budget, the majority of the film features just two actors. 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