The Horror genre is the most dynamic of all movie genres. It's almost as if filmmakers and studios just say "Meh, it's a Horror flick, this script will do" when they head off to make a new movie, and that's what pisses me off. I understand that most people don't go through life adjusting their actions or routines just in case a Horror movie breaks out at any minute, but it's an old trope/plot device that instantly makes a film feel tired, even if it's a good one. Film after film showcases dumb people who do incredibly dumb things, which get them into situations that make me hope that they die, just for being so stupid. This is really the problem I have with so many Horror movies these days they're insulting to my intelligence. Groups of young, cocky, "nothing can touch me because I'm invincible!" teens and twenty-somethings always seem to do the absolutely most nonsensical things in Horror movies, just because. I used to try to give the average Horror movie character some leeway, because maybe real people would act the way that they do in their movies. Urban Explorer made me come to terms with something I realized long ago, but had tried as hard as I could to suppress most people in Horror movies are morons. That same guy could have a friend or two who hate the idea of going down "there." but can't let him go alone, because all they need is another person they care about to go missing. A brother of boyfriend might be compelled to go look for her, even if it was a crazy bad idea, because love is like that. How about someone's dumb ass sister or girlfriend went into the catacombs to party, and never returned. I know it's hard to come up with a premise that feels genuine and fresh, especially in Horror, and Urban Explorer is a decent movie, but it would have been better to me personally had the writers given us a plausible reason for these morons to descend into the dark and dangerous underworld of a massive city like Berlin. His smile is not one of happiness or joy. Creepy, underground, grizzled-German death! Luckily, a grizzled old kraut shows up out of nowhere and offers to help them if they will only follow him to his "safe place." Sounds legit to us.įrom here on out, creepy Fritz dispatches the moron explorers in gruesome ways, and teaches them the ultimate lesson when you do stupid shit, there is always a price to pay. Our brave explorers hire a guide to, well, guide them through the tunnels, and lo-and-behold it isn't long before he gets injured, and the group has to split up to get him help. Urban Explorer deals with a bunch of young kids of different nationalities that decide to explore the sewers and catacombs underneath the city of Berlin, because that sounds pretty damn fun and exciting, doesn't it? Forget the fact that you could easily find yourself injured or lost while exploring a desolate subterranean tunnel system, because nothing can hurt you.
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