The Pyramid

Name: The Pyramid
Genre: Horror
Released: December 5, 2014
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 24
Cast: Amir K, Ashley Hinshaw, Christa Nicola, Denis O'Hare, James Buckley

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 5, 2014 | R

Starring: Amir K, Ashley Hinshaw, Christa Nicola, Denis O'Hare, James Buckley

Summary: The ancient wonders of the world have long cursed explorers who've dared to uncover their secrets. But a team of U.S. archaeologists gets more than they bargained for when they discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. As they unlock the horrific secrets buried within, they realize they aren't just trapped; they areThe ancient wonders of the world have long cursed explorers who've dared to uncover their secrets. But a team of U.S. archaeologists gets more than they bargained for when they discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. As they unlock the horrific secrets buried within, they realize they aren't just trapped; they are being hunted. [20th Century Fox]… Expand

Director: Grégory Levasseur

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 89 min

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Guy Lodge

Dec 4, 2014

Correctly ascertaining that auds will be less interested in the outcome than in the obstacles along the way, Levasseur plants and executes the pic’s exclamation-point scares with grinning, squelching gusto. Read full review

William Goss

Dec 10, 2014

The Pyramid is a mere matinee meat-grinder, neither terribly original nor all that tense. The real pyramids have been remembered for millennia. This one will be lucky if it lasts a week. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Dec 6, 2014

In news that will probably not startle too many of you, The Pyramid is pretty much junk from start to finish. Read full review

The Playlist Drew Taylor

Dec 5, 2014

It's a found footage movie that feels instantly dated, even with its supposed political undertones. It's creaky, laborious, and not, in the least bit, scary. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Dec 6, 2014

Poisoned air, feral night-vision critters and hard-to-read hieroglyphics are just the tip of the pyramid for the world's dumbest squad of adventurers who walk right into their own curse. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Dec 5, 2014

The paucity of new ideas is evident from the opening crawl. Read full review

Andrew Lapin

Dec 5, 2014

By the end of The Pyramid, found footage becomes just another possession to be buried alongside long-dead Pharaohs for use in the next life. Here’s hoping the next life has no return policy. Read full review

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whoyacallingpin

Dec 5, 2014

to be honest, when I walked in, I expected a stupid, low budget horror flick, but I saw a crazy, horrific, hell hole of a blast! It scared me half to death! :D

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Meth-dude

May 23, 2015

The movie is cliché and poorly written,the acting is bad,the CGI effects are horrible and the movie is pretty boring except for the last half hour.If I gave this movie a 4 it's only because of the last 30 minutes.The rest is pretty bad.

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Miloman2

Jan 2, 2016

The film had some moments that just make you cover your sight from the screen and sit in discomfort but the film provides great tension throughout certain climactic moments. It could have been greatly improved although it was a rather stable movie, considering most viewers are interested inThe film had some moments that just make you cover your sight from the screen and sit in discomfort but the film provides great tension throughout certain climactic moments. It could have been greatly improved although it was a rather stable movie, considering most viewers are interested in the jump scares. I was expecting a very harsh ending but it looked like the director run out of ideas and just placed a very unpredictable scene to finish the movie off, which made the film seem much worse than presumed.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

horcrux2007

Apr 3, 2015

Before watching this movie, I set my expectations at non-existent for The Pyramid, a movie that has been claimed as one of the worst movies of the 2014 by some critics, and I can confirm that that statement is true. This film is a compilation of everything that could go wrong in a horrorBefore watching this movie, I set my expectations at non-existent for The Pyramid, a movie that has been claimed as one of the worst movies of the 2014 by some critics, and I can confirm that that statement is true. This film is a compilation of everything that could go wrong in a horror movie while still trying to convince the audience that it's not a parody. The Pyramid could almost be an experiment to see how many cliches they could put into a film, and that reason alone makes this movie an enjoyable exercise in bad taste. For starters, it has the exact same plot as The Tunnel, a vastly superior and terrifying Aussie found footage flick. In that movie, a documentary crew explores the abandoned Sydney train tunnels as they investigate a government cover-up until they become lost and realize something else is lurking in the tunnels. The only difference between The Tunnel and The Pyramid is the fact that it takes place in a pyramid in Egypt. This movie is also half-found footage and half-traditional. What I mean by this is: you'll see an entire scene from the point of view of their cameras, and then in the next scene, we see a scene shot like a normal movie. It's like this movie tried to shoehorn in some found footage just to include another overused horror trope. Along with the inconsistent cinematography, you'll find one of the most annoying groups of people you could ever encounter in a film. The "protagonist", if I can ever call her that, looks like she's fresh off the set of Real Housewives while another character screams "We need to find a way out!" in between every single line of dialogue. I don't think I even need to mention that the "villain" could get the award for Worst Movie Monster. It's almost amazing and certainly entertaining seeing how many things can go wrong with this movie. Just sit back, have some friends over, and laugh at this trashy, ironically entertaining atrocity. The Pyramid is ultimately a misguided and fun monstrosity of a horror film.… Expand

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sciencehedge

Dec 7, 2014

When I went to see this movie, I had read the reviews and was hoping that it wouldn't be as bad as reviewers said. I was sadly disappointed. The idea has/had potential: discover a new pyramid, go inside to explore and meet an Egyptian god or alien and interact. With a decent scriptWhen I went to see this movie, I had read the reviews and was hoping that it wouldn't be as bad as reviewers said. I was sadly disappointed. The idea has/had potential: discover a new pyramid, go inside to explore and meet an Egyptian god or alien and interact. With a decent script (this script was absolutely rubbish----PAINFUL to sit through), the movie could potentially have been palatable. As it was, the movie was just a series of gore and fright filled scenes with no intelligence or creativity or reasonable dialog whatsoever. This may be the worst movie I have ever seen.… Expand

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MattBrady99

Mar 10, 2015

Dose anybody even remember this movie or is it just me, it's probably just me as nobody has brought up this movie after it's release and for very good reasons.

The story is about a U.S. archaeologists uncover a pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. But as they explore deeperDose anybody even remember this movie or is it just me, it's probably just me as nobody has brought up this movie after it's release and for very good reasons.

The story is about a U.S. archaeologists uncover a pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. But as they explore deeper and deeper into the tomb, they become hopelessly lost in its dark catacombs and passages. Anxious for daylight, they try to escape - but they are not alone.

6% on RT, 24% on Metacritic, 5.1 on IMDB and the movie also flopped big time at the box office, yep this isn't going to be sit and watch and man I wasn't wrong because The Pyramid has to be the most painful horror movies to date.

Now is the movie scary? no actually the movie is rather dull and extremely boring. I think the reason the movie didn't build up to anything scary is because the writing felt lazy and the movies atmosphere was creepy or under the skin chilling, it was just flat out there and it wasn't effective enough to be scary. If you want a better horror movie with chilling atmosphere and a real build up then watch The Badadook, at least that movie got it right than this garbage film.

The directing, the acting, the way the movie is shot is all awful just awful. I couldn't find a single good thing in this movie, it was plan bad.… Expand

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moviecritic68

Mar 18, 2015

Well this flick gets my worse film of the year award. I walked out about 30 minutes into it. Makes me wonder why a producer would put up money on this disaster. Save your money & choose another one.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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