Some secrets should stay buried.
In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholic Sheriff Annie Flynn is called by the local farmer Rob Horn to witness the remains of an animal to request reimbursement from the government and for an accident with a tank truck that is blocking the road. However, Annie sooner discovers that an ancient alien creature sent to annihilate life on Earth hundreds of years ago was released by the Indian Kale during an archaeological excavation in the desert. The Indian Caya and a group of travelers stranded in the spot without gas together with Annie and Kale try to find a means to destroy the alien and save mankind.
Genre(s): Horror, Thriller
Runtime: 93 minutes
Rating: 4.1/10 (1,538 votes)
Release Date: 9 February 2007
Country: USA
Languages: English
Company: Ambush Entertainment
Sound: Dolby Digital
MPAA: Rated R for violence/gore and language.
Director(s): Matthew Leutwyler
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Producer(s):
Miranda Bailey - producer
TyRuben Ellingson - executive producer
Francey Grace - producer
D.J. Marini - producer
Julie Sandor - co-producer
Jun Tan - producer
Michael 'Spike' Van Briesen - line producer
Writer(s):
Matthew Leutwyler - writer
Cast:
Emmanuelle Vaugier - Sheriff Annie Flynn
Luke Goss - Kale
Charles Q. Murphy - Hank (as Charlie Murphy)
Beau Garrett - Caya
Tommy Dewey - Charlie
M.C. Gainey - Rob Horn
Miranda Bailey - Carla
Whitney Able - Ally
Russell Means - Grandpa
Tonantzin Carmelo - Nodin
Music: Joseph Bishara
Miranda Bailey - producer
TyRuben Ellingson - executive producer
Francey Grace - producer
D.J. Marini - producer
Julie Sandor - co-producer
Jun Tan - producer
Michael 'Spike' Van Briesen - line producer
Writer(s):
Matthew Leutwyler - writer
Cast:
Emmanuelle Vaugier - Sheriff Annie Flynn
Luke Goss - Kale
Charles Q. Murphy - Hank (as Charlie Murphy)
Beau Garrett - Caya
Tommy Dewey - Charlie
M.C. Gainey - Rob Horn
Miranda Bailey - Carla
Whitney Able - Ally
Russell Means - Grandpa
Tonantzin Carmelo - Nodin
Music: Joseph Bishara
Posted on: November 1, 2007
July 25th, 2008
After a truck is destroyed on a freeway, an alcoholic police officer(Emmanuelle Vaugier) and others are terrorized by a mysterious andviolent creature. As the night progresses, the group of survivors learnthat the creature is not of this Earth and attempting to destroy thehuman race.
The writer/director of Dead & Breakfast, a fun horror-comedy, andwriter of the upcoming reboot of Creepshow returns with Unearthed.Giving a quick scan of the DVD case, I see what's simultaneously theworst-looking cover and most unoriginal plot of the After Dark HorrorFest so far (from both years). It sounded more like a Sci-Fi Original'splot than it did a theatrically released horror film. Hell, even Sci-FiOriginals have more creativity in their plots (who will ever forgetRock Monster?). So, without an original storyline or, at least, coolartwork, Unearthed had a lot of work to do. As expected, it didn't comethrough. While the acting in this one was quite a bit better than theother After Dark Horrorfest films I've seen, the stale writing and lackof risky direction made for a very boring film. I, truly, have neverbeen less engaged by a film. I never once cared about the characters inperil. . . just hoped they would die quickly to get the film over with.The effects were, when finally seen, poorly done. There were almost noscares and even fewer moments of any suspense. Overall, there aren'treally any redeeming characteristics of this film. Not enjoyable, notenough violence/gore to please horrorhounds, no sex/nudity, nospectacularly well done writing or directing. . . really nothing goodat all.
Final verdict: 2.5/10.
July 30th, 2008
The process in which contemporary monster movies are made seems toconsist of the same, tired method of unoriginal story lines thesedays… "Unearthed" is a painfully typical movie with some of the mostwooden, and contrived characters and dialogue I have seen in a longtime… Basically, the premise involves a 900 year old monster that hasremained dormant, underground since it was sedated by an old Indiantribe who apparently worshiped it until it turned on them. Now, it runsrampant in a small desert town, run by a hot sheriff chick. The rest ofthe movie runs through the dull and sorely familiar concept depictingintolerably stereotypical characters stranded in an isolated locationwhile being hunted by a bloodthirsty creature… Everything about thiscrap got on my nerves, such as the vulnerable protagonists: the toughhot chick, the cowboy stud, the dumb blond girl, the token black guy,the wise old Indian, and the rowdy, rebellious hunter… Another mainfocal point that irritated me was the lighting, which must have beenoperated by a goddamn chimp because I could not see a single thingduring the night time scenes in this… The creature was a poor CGIknock-off of "Alien" and the stupid ending seemed forced andeffortless… Horrible movie!
August 22nd, 2008
You mention similarity to the film Relic but it seems to me thatUnearthed is a slightly altered form of the story line of the popularfilm Tremors. The doughty townsfolk of a small, isolated town bandtogether to battle creatures that suddenly appear from underground. Thetown is conveniently cut off by something blocking the only road. Thecreatures seem to be of this earth but unknown until now. But whereTremors had humor and excitement and great special effects, this filmhas nothing. While watching Tremors it's easy to believe thesecreatures are real. While watching Unearthed I was constantly jarred bychanges in sound level and inexplicable changes in mood from apsychological study of a young, female sheriff to a typical monsterslasher film with odd bits of Indian legend and modern science thrownin. Add the dark, fuzzy action scenes and you have a real mess. It'slike a stew made by an inept cook. Go rent a copy of Tremors and avoidwatching Unearthed. You'll be glad you did.
September 3rd, 2008
I wanted to watch this, I really did. I like fearnetHD and even if someof the movies suck, I love the fact it exists at all so I give most ofthe movies they feature at least a chance.
Horror movie…check. High def….check. Drunken half naked sheriffchick…check.
I still turned it off 20 minutes in.
The plot was nonsensical: The road into town blocked. OK….but thepremise of the road being blocked is Charlie Murphy driving into townand going around the wreck that blocks the road. So if the wreck blocksthe road…how did he get around it and why can't anyone else?
Monster: SciFi channel at best. I remember when the SciFi channel madeFarscape. They now make garbage movies. This movie reminds me of thelater….onlyy worse.
I wanted to like this…it was so bad I didn't bother.
September 9th, 2008
In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured andthe farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholicSheriff Annie Flynn (Emmanuelle Vaugier) is called by the local farmerRob Horn (M.C. Gainey) to witness the remains of an animal to requestreimbursement from the government and for an accident with a tank truckthat is blocking the road. However, Annie sooner discovers that anancient alien creature sent to annihilate life on Earth hundreds ofyears ago was released by the Indian Kale (Luke Goss) during anarchaeological excavation in the desert. The Indian Caya (Beau Garrett)and a group of travelers stranded in the spot without gas together withAnnie and Kale try to find a means to destroy the alien and savemankind.
Watching "Unearthed" is a waste of time, since the forgettable story isnothing but a collection of clichés. Most of the characters areunpleasant and non-charismatic and the lead character is actually theanti-heroine Annie Flynn that is a drunken sheriff tormented by theaccidental death of an Indian girl. The scene of Caya and the aliencreature is another ridiculous rip-off of the classic scene of "Alien"with Sigourney Weaver. My vote is three.
Title (Brazil): "Aniquilação" ("Annihilation")