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JT (287 KP) rated Escape Room (2019) in Movies

Mar 10, 2020  
Escape Room (2019)
Escape Room (2019)
2019 | Action, Horror, Thriller
Escape rooms are all the rage at the moment. The premise is simple, a group of people are trapped inside a confined space full of clues and puzzles in order to find a way out – so it was only a matter of time before the horror genre got hold of it.

There have been a few incantations of this new age idea already; Escape Room (2017) & No Escape Room, but this one is probably the best of a bad bunch.

Six strangers each receive a cryptic puzzle box, which once opened invites them to compete for a $10,000 prize – if they can get through a series of deviously constructed rooms. The group comes from all walks of life, a gifted maths student, an Iraq War vet a blue collar trucker to name a few, each with a seemingly interconnected past.

After a frantic flash-forward where we see someone coming unstuck in one of the rooms, we are introduced to each of the characters one by one. There isn’t enough time to go into massive details, so it feels like we only scratch the surface as to what makes them tick.

Meeting in a plush reception area the game begins – although none of them realise it at first. The room starts to get hot and they soon discover that they are about to get burnt alive – unless they can work out the clues to escape.

The group quickly realise that they will have to work together in order to survive.

Aside from getting burnt alive they also face a winter themed room where the ice cracks beneath them, an upside down bar where the floor drops away and a hallucinogenic trip fest which is extremely freaky to watch.

During proceedings, in which there is a lot of infighting and panic, you half expect Billy the Puppet to come peddling out on his tricycle and explain the next part of the game. There are definite similarities to Saw, people are in a race against time before they ultimately meet a grizzly end, but because many people have experienced this style of entertainment before the reality is unnerving.

While the gore doesn’t reach Saw levels it provides enough tension, but it then starts to tail off a little towards the end. The conclusion is far too predictable although there is just enough intrigue to see what they will conjure up next.
  
Doctor Who - Season 14
Doctor Who - Season 14
1976 | Sci-Fi
Tom baker (4 more)
Elizabeth sladen
Louise Jameson
Robots of death
Talons of Weng
Probably the best classic season of doctor who ever and also tom Bakers best season it has everything Sarah Jane Smith in her last two stories the introduction of Leela new TARDIS console room wood paneling classic episodes robots of death deadly assassin talons of Weng chiang the doctor dressed as Sherlock Holmes I could go on with this boxset but I won't. hopefully getting the brand new blu ray boxset soon in the post
  
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Liss MacCrimmon has returned to her hometown in Maine to help her aunt run the Scottish Emporium she owns. But when the local busy body winds up dead in the stock room, Liss must clear herself of murder. I liked the characters well enough, but there wasn't enough plot to sustain a 300 pages novel. It would have worked better at 200 pages.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-kilt-dead-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.