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1. ›Buried (2010) | Movie Review | Ryan Reynolds, Robert Paterson@gonklavez91812d

   

   You're an American civilian contractor ambushed in Iraq and buried in a coffin. About your person, you have a Zippo lighter, a pocket knife, a cell phone that's miraculously still receiving signal underground and (slight spoiler) a giant snake that you won't notice is coiled around your leg for the best part of a goddamn hour. What do you do next?

   And so begins Paul Conroy's nightmare. He's played by dreamy actor Ryan Reynolds, who's on-screen, and in the box, for the entirety of Buried's 94-minute runtime.

   The first big problem with the film is that, because you never see him when he's not in the box, you struggle to care about the life he's left behind outside of his prison. Despite the apparent horridness of Conroy's current predicament, it's all just a bit 'scared man is scared'.

   The second problem is that it's nonsense. Conroy spends an excessive amount of time being put on hold by various government agencies, who seem pretty keen on letting him asphyxiate and die alone rather than have to endure the ball-ache of actually going to rescue him when a simple call to any national newspaper would get him worldwide attention.

   No doubt the director of Buried thinks it's a clever allegory for the predicament of America in Iraq. It's not. It's faux artsy torture porn for idiots. Tense? Try boring. It was boring, like being trapped in a box with a man who's stuck on hold.

   And in case you think we're exaggerating and being too harsh, try another two moments of sheer stupid on for size. (More spoilers coming, by the way.) To deal with the whole snake situation, Conroy tries to light a fire in the coffin. Repeat: a fire in the coffin.

   Then, in a bid to out-dumb itself, a human resources man from Conroy's company calls to sack him towards the end of the film. At that point, the only thing left to do is bury the Blu-ray. On the Moon.

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2. ›Buried - Movie Review 🎥🎬😊👍@vikbuddy1816d

   This is a cross post of @vikbuddy/buried-movie-review by @vikbuddy.
   
   a must watch thriller

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3. ›Buried - Movie Review 🎥🎬😊👍@vikbuddy1816d

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   Films made by novice directors or college students who do not receive production support will cost less to produce. However, it is said that those who dream of becoming a director through these independent films enter the cinema and put their own philosophy of cinema into their works. Even if many audiences do not see it, the meaning and value of independent films is very large.

   I saw a movie on TV a few days ago. The title is Buried, which means 'buried'. I thought it would be a strange movie. With this in mind, this movie was truly a strange movie from start to finish. It can be said that it is a film that feels like an American version of an independent film.

   A man named Paul Conroy is a truck driver driving a truck that moves materials to a construction site in Iraq. One day, while driving a truck, he was attacked by terrorists, and when he opened his eyes, he was buried alive in a wooden coffin measuring less than one square meter.

   He only has a cell phone with half the battery and a Zippo lighter.

   He doesn't know where he is buried, who has been attacked, and where he needs to report to survive.

   Since the movie starts from the moment the main character opens his eyes after being buried alive, only one actor appears in a space of just one square meter throughout the running time of about 1 hour and 30 minutes. And the whole atmosphere is a very extreme situation where you have to solve an unimaginable ordeal in an unimaginable closed place.

   There are no flashy sights, there is no detailed story development, and there are no various actors.

   It's an unimaginable setting, but it's about kidnapping from a strange place we've seen on the news many times already. That is why, despite the simple story development, I am immersed in watching the movie.

   And an unimaginable ending. An ending that leaves you dazed and unable to think about anything even after the movie is over. It's something that can't happen easily, but an ending that makes you think that it could happen in such a situation.

   So it was a movie I never thought I would write a movie review for, but it was a movie that made me think and think endlessly without leaving my head for days after watching it.

   It is a very realistic film about indiscriminate terrorism or hostage criminals demanding ransoms that have occurred in various parts of the world since several years ago. And it is a film that makes you think about how difficult it is to negotiate with criminals.

   And I was really curious about how much it cost to make this movie. Would such a film be called a low-budget film or an independent film in America?

   Movie Link : https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/26388-buried

   7/10 · IMDb 87% · Rotten Tomatoes 65% · Metacritic

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4. ›Buried (film): The scariest film i have ever seen@gooddream2857d

   This film being called scary can only apply to people who are claustrophobic. Well, i don't think you need to be clinically claustrophobic to have a general fear of being buried alive.

   

   Ryan Reynolds stars in this bizarre movie that I initially decided to not watch because I had a lot to do at the time. When I did finally decide to watch it, i have to say that I needed to take breaks, and the film still haunts me periodically to this day.

   

   I'm not going to spoil the movie by trying to explain how it is that Paul Conroy (Reynolds) ended up in this predicament but as is explained in the trailer he is a civilian contractor who is working in war-torn Iraq. He wakes up in the coffin and has no idea why. He has a few items in there with him and is contacted on his phone by the people who put him there. That's it! That's all you get. You will have to watch the film to find out more.

   What makes this film so amazing is that very little of the movie takes place anywhere outside of the box, but yet the film remains captivating for the full time. Despite the fact that this movie is officially categorized as a "psychological thriller," to me it is a horror film as it encapsulates (pun intended) what i consider to be the worst possible way to die.

   This movie was nominated for a bunch of awards and won a few of them. It also made back 10x its operating budget.

   I can't imagine anyone watching this and not at least feeling uneasy. For me it was difficult to watch at all and it makes me feel a touch nauseous just thinking about it.

   8.5 / 10

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5. ›Buried - Movie Review@coldsteem3085d

   

   I have seen a few decent claustrophobic thrillers.  One that comes to mind is the 2005 Thriller Jacket.  Generally, this genre allows the audience out of the box through flash backs, back story or through the development of the story.  Buried diverges from the easy path creating an entire drama inside a buried coffin.  The restraint created some difficulties, but was effective at establishing tension.

   

   Buried opens with a dark screen.  We hear movement before a light appears.  We are inside a coffin with Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) who has fumbled in the dark and found his lighter.  We realize, at the same time as Conroy, that he is buried alive.  There are a few things in the coffin with Conroy, including a cell phone, a flashlight that only halfway works, his lighter, some alcohol and a couple of luminescent tubes.
   
   Conroy is unaware of the cell phone until it rings.  He manages to grab the cell phone, which is near his feet, and begins make frantic calls back to the United States.  He eventually makes contact with a General, responsible for locating him, as well as his captors.  The captors are demanding five million dollars, which they eventually reduce to one million.  Conroy is in a race against the clock.  Will the ransom be paid?  Will he be found?  Will he escape on his own?  These thoughts create the tension that propels the film forward.

   

   While the suspense elements were interesting, it gets tiring when you can never leave the box.  It may help create stress for the audience as well, but was made even more tiring by the incessant ranting of the lead character.  The writers did a good job of setting up the scenario so the camera never needs to leave the box, but it felt forced at times.  They explain the short temper on claustrophobia, but it really gets tiring to watch.  Conroy is his own worst enemy and it doesn't do anything to endear him to the audience.  While the ploy works to explain the plot it backfires by forcing the audience away from the lead character.  It is an interesting concept but had plenty of room for improvement.  Maybe they boxed themselves in a bit too much.

   

   It is never easy for one actor to carry an entire film.  The film Locke (Tom Hardy) was one of those rare films where the approach was well delivered. While we hear voices on the other end of Conroy's cell phone, the only actor we actually see in this film is Reynolds.  Reynolds is a likable actor, but the script got on my nerves in this film, which made it hard for me to like his character.  The performance felt overdone at times.  I will give Reynolds credit for creating enough tension to keep me interested in the suspense aspect of the film, but whenever he lost his temper it got under my skin.  It was partially the script and partially his acting.  It just didn't work at times.

   

   It is odd to me that this film was rated R by the MPAA.  The film has strong language, but that is it.  Actually, there is a bit of violence.  There was also a self-inflicted injury that wasn't very graphic...in fact, you could barely tell what happened.  Overall, this film is intense at times, but not "R" intense.  I would allow preteens to see it. The one hour, 35 minute run time is a bit short, but feels longer than it is.

   

   Buried is somewhat unique as a thriller.  It may not be the first of its kind, but it chooses to take a path that required creativity by the writers.  While the film has some creative elements, it is also contrived.  The tension is created by the single character we meet, often to excess.  This costs the lead character some credibility as well as liability.  I enjoyed this film for what it is, but found myself disappointed at times.  It could have been much better but was still worth watching.  Free. On a rainy day. 6.5/10.

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