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Unseen Evil

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
3.3/10
394
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Unseen Evil (2001)
HorrorSci-FiThriller

A group of hikers led by a college professor are searching the woods for an ancient Indian burial mound. When they discover a likely site, three members of the group reveal themselves to be ... Read allA group of hikers led by a college professor are searching the woods for an ancient Indian burial mound. When they discover a likely site, three members of the group reveal themselves to be grave looters, and tie up the others so they can keep the valuable artefacts for themselve... Read allA group of hikers led by a college professor are searching the woods for an ancient Indian burial mound. When they discover a likely site, three members of the group reveal themselves to be grave looters, and tie up the others so they can keep the valuable artefacts for themselves. In the course of ransacking the mound, one of them stumbles across a cursed crown that ... Read all

  • Director
    • Jay Woelfel
  • Writer
    • Scott Spears
  • Stars
    • Richard Hatch
    • Tim Thomerson
    • Cindi Braun
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.3/10
    394
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jay Woelfel
    • Writer
      • Scott Spears
    • Stars
      • Richard Hatch
      • Tim Thomerson
      • Cindi Braun
    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Richard Hatch
    Richard Hatch
    • Dr. Peter Jensen
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Ranger Chuck MacNeil
    Cindi Braun
    • Kate
    Frank Ruotolo
    • Mike
    Jere Jon
    • Williams
    Cindy Pena
    • Dana
    Robbie Rist
    Robbie Rist
    • Bob
    Benjamin Cline
    • Native Elder #1
    Herve Estrada
    • Native Elder #2
    Vincent Whipple
    Vincent Whipple
    • Native Brave
    Daryl Berg
    • Native Girl
    Mark Craig
    Mark Craig
    • Ranger #2
    • Director
      • Jay Woelfel
    • Writer
      • Scott Spears
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    2Termi21

    Speechless!

    I don't have to say much. Everything is already told by the other users. All i have to say is that this "movie" gave me those rare moments in life when you literally stay with your mouth open. Especially at its ending. It was THAT bad. And thankfully and i didn't watch it from the beginning. I put 2 stars instead of 1 just because i didn't change the channel and made me stay and watch how bad a movie can be. The acting was laughable, the cgi effects are ridiculous (i mean, why didn't just use animatronics or something cheaper if they didn't have money? it would be more real than this!). I can't believe that people actually put money on this (no matter how low the amount), there are much better and more "professional" movies on youtube.
    Ahnion

    This movie is not even worth watching as the joke I hope it is.

    If this movie had a large budget, it would just be another silly horror movie with a bad script and bad directing. It is not a big money movie, however, and the results are tragically tacky.

    I could not hope to encompass all of the bad things about this movie in a comment as short as this one, and I would not want to - the movie is not worth it. Suffice to say that the script is horrible, the directing is worse, the camera work seems to be irrevertibly stuck in the early eighties and the "special effects" (which are repeated ad infinitum, ad nauseam) are so bad they would shame those of early Star Trek - if those had been created today!

    The greatest horror of the whole thing, however, is trying to set yourself in the role of the actors, who do a fantastical job, despite everything else, as they labour to make something believable out of this utter crap of a movie. Sadly, the actors, despite their efforts, can hardly make their characters, badly written as they are, come to any life beyond pulp magazine stereotypes.

    This movie is not even worth watching as the joke I hope it is.
    3Doctoro44

    Unseen Silliness...

    Man...what can I say about this film? When I saw the cast included Richard Hatch, and the King Of B-Movies Tim Thomerson, I thought it had potential. I was wrong. Almost immediately, from the look of the film, I could see it was low-budget. Still I held out hope. Then I saw how cheesy the prop "artifacts" looked, I smelled trouble. Upon seeing how weak the monster effects were, I KNEW I was in trouble. Only some classic B-movie gratuitous nudity could redeem this film (hopefully from Cindy Pena, who plays a Native-American guide), but once again I was disappointed. If you see this film on the shelf at your local store, RUN. It has poor production, a weak plot, and generally poor acting performances...
    1NoFleshShallBeSpared

    Curiosity killed my cat, and satisfaction DIDN'T bring him back!!!

    I don't think there is any kind of constructive criticism I could offer to a movie who's star actor is Tim Thomerson (not that I don't like him, I'm fond of his rather over-looked talents.) Everyone else has pretty much covered what a waste of a movie this is, I'll just have to add that save for Tim Thomerson, the acting is downright horrible!!! Not to mention a weak plot, undeveloped characters and just plain bad production. I think the 10 min. beginning sequence and eye-sore CGI effects sucked up most of this movie's budget and that left the production of this movie to be slapped together with whoever and whatever they could find.

    It's sad when rabid horror-movie fans give up on a movie and hope for sex on screen to save it. Potential as MST3K fodder is the best light this movie will ever see...... 1/2

    P.S. However did this movie even get the rating is has?!!! 18% voted a 10 as of this date?!! May all who positively view this movie disintegrate under the laws of artistic ability!!!!!!!
    5thomandybish-15114

    Know What You're Getting Going In

    This movie is not a big budget feature. It's a low budget example of what used to be called "exploitation". Knowing this, the viewer can adjust their expectations accordingly. All the usual things are here; continuity errors, bad or ham-fisted acting, low quality special effects, and on and on. These flubs don't preclude enjoying the movie. "Unseen Evil" (or "Unseen" or "The Unbelievable") actually functions pretty well. The somewhat hackneyed plot device of a college professor and some students/guides going to explore a Native American artifact site gets turned on its head when we learn the professor and some of his associates are mercenaries planning to plunder the artifacts and sell them. In one fell swoop, this turns into a thriller, as the unknowing members of the group are tied up and forced to participate. Of course, there is an evil entity protecting the site, and the looters/kidnap victims run afoul of it. What pleased me about the movie was the effort that went into building backstories for some of the characters, as well as their interactions once they're put upon by the entity. Greed, regret, and betrayal all come into play; these characters seem like real people, making decisions and taking action based on understandable motives. The acting is, for the most part, passable. This was filmed in the late 90s/early 2000s, so the special effects aren't so special across the expanse of 20 years, but the filmmakers do a decent job with some of the practical effects, holding to the old idea of showing the monster as little as possible. Still, if you can adjust those expectations, it can be an enjoyable ride.

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      After the women have their hands bound, the ropes are sometimes present, sometimes not in consecutive shots.
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      Followed by Unseen Evil 2 (2004)

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Unseen
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Telecom Entertainment Inc.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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