999-9999 is by no means a great horror film, but it was still fun to watch. I felt some of the acting to be slightly overdone but the characters were, for the most part, believable.
The general idea of the movie is that, when calling a number past midnight, a person can ask for anything from a mysterious entity only the caller can communicate with. The wish, when granted (and it always is), comes with a trade which, of course, is the person's life. Gore hounds will enjoy the torture and deaths in all their close-up glory, despite some horrible attempts at CG gore near the end, as no victim is spared a gruesome end. The film actually opens up with something ogreish, though it's never explained how exactly it occurred. Trust a horror movie to disobey the laws of gravity, but whatever.
The plot of the movie is most definitely generic and there are occasional campy moments, but the film was still worth the time I spent watching it. If you love gory horror don't miss out on 999-9999.
Oh, and yes...I saw the ending coming, too. ^_~
The general idea of the movie is that, when calling a number past midnight, a person can ask for anything from a mysterious entity only the caller can communicate with. The wish, when granted (and it always is), comes with a trade which, of course, is the person's life. Gore hounds will enjoy the torture and deaths in all their close-up glory, despite some horrible attempts at CG gore near the end, as no victim is spared a gruesome end. The film actually opens up with something ogreish, though it's never explained how exactly it occurred. Trust a horror movie to disobey the laws of gravity, but whatever.
The plot of the movie is most definitely generic and there are occasional campy moments, but the film was still worth the time I spent watching it. If you love gory horror don't miss out on 999-9999.
Oh, and yes...I saw the ending coming, too. ^_~