By THOMAS BOND, Oklahoma City Horror Movie Examiner
(as published on Examiner.com)
Oren Peli’s latest horror film, Chernobyl Diaries, is suspense at its absolute finest, and will frazzle your nerves before burning away your resolve like high levels of radiation. This is the scariest and most gut-wrenching horror movie I’ve seen this year…
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(Read the full review at Examiner.com)
Wow, surprising because it was trashed by most and wasn’t even screened for the NY TIMES and LA TIMES critics; looks like a real meltdown.
I’m not surprised. Low-key cast, moderate hype and marketing campaign, a title that many (unfortunately) don’t know anything about, and it’s a horror film. Critics generally don’t like horror, and understandably so. But I embrace horror for all of the reasons they hate it, and I judge films by their genre and aspirations. I don’t pit every film against “The Godfather” and then decide how it ranks. “Chernobyl Diaries”, as a horror film, is quite good, and has many fresh elements that kept me watching intently! Thanks for the read!
On that note, may have to investigate! Many accuse it of exploiting a real-life tragedy, however.