Back in the 1800s an miner finds tons of gold and refuses to share it. Instead he hides it and kills everybody he thinks it interested in it. He's shot but curses anyone who finds his gold and then...disappears.
Cut to present day (well...2003 actually). A young guy finds some gold. The miner immediately comes to life and kills him. His friends come looking for him. They're the usual horror movie clichés--three couples all stock characters. The women: one's a bitch, another is a slut, the last is good girl with NO personality (meaning she'll live). The guys: one's a whiner with REAL greasy hair, another is a sexist jerk and the last is a nice guy with NO personality (he'll live). They find the gold and the miner comes after them. That's about the whole plot. Also pros like Karen Black, John Phillip Law and Martin Kove show up VERY briefly to give the movie some much needed class.
Actually this movie isn't that bad. The actors are all pretty good, the script is OK, the makeup on the miner is actually pretty scary and there are a few nice gory deaths.
Only real complaints: did we REALLY need the supposedly "comic" scene where a guy takes a dump in the woods and the ending is just silly.
All in all an average by the numbers horror movie but not bad OF ITS TYPE. I give it a 5.
Cut to present day (well...2003 actually). A young guy finds some gold. The miner immediately comes to life and kills him. His friends come looking for him. They're the usual horror movie clichés--three couples all stock characters. The women: one's a bitch, another is a slut, the last is good girl with NO personality (meaning she'll live). The guys: one's a whiner with REAL greasy hair, another is a sexist jerk and the last is a nice guy with NO personality (he'll live). They find the gold and the miner comes after them. That's about the whole plot. Also pros like Karen Black, John Phillip Law and Martin Kove show up VERY briefly to give the movie some much needed class.
Actually this movie isn't that bad. The actors are all pretty good, the script is OK, the makeup on the miner is actually pretty scary and there are a few nice gory deaths.
Only real complaints: did we REALLY need the supposedly "comic" scene where a guy takes a dump in the woods and the ending is just silly.
All in all an average by the numbers horror movie but not bad OF ITS TYPE. I give it a 5.