Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Paul Magne Haakonsen This movie was part of the Afterdark Horrorfest? That was very hard to believe. But then again, some of the Afterdark movies are simply phenomenal, while others are ... well, not so much! "Unearthed" fall into the latter category.The story is about some alien creature terrorizing a small desert community called Hat Creek. And it is up to sheriff Annie Flynn, couple of residents and some out-of-towners to deal with this alien menace. End of story summary! I think this movie's plot and story must have worked out well on script paper, but it translated poorly into an actual movie. The story was linear, which was good, so it was easy to follow. Problem was that it was just too much, and too unbelievable. And the characters were just randomly picked and thrown into the lot, without having any connection to anything.The creature in "Unearthed" was actually really nicely made, though it was so painstakingly a copy of the creature from the "Alien" movies. And that really brought down the movie a notch. Couldn't they have come up with something original instead of almost copying these aliens from the other movies down to every detail, except for the acidic blood? It was just so lame.As for the acting in the movie, then they had really managed to put together a good enough ensemble of actors and actresses for the roles. And the people were doing good jobs with their roles. The movie was carried by Emmanuelle Vaugier (playing sheriff Annie Flynn).One major problem with "Unearthed" was that it was just too dark. Almost every single frame was shot during night and it was even done so in near-non-existing-light conditions. So it was really difficult to make out stuff most of the time, and lots of details in the frames and the scenery were lost in oblivion. That brought down the movie experience tremendously. It was like watching a horror movie from the late 70s."Unearthed" is a very uninteresting movie, though it did try its best to be something unique. It was brought to its knees by the lack of light and the copied alien creature design. I usually like the Afterdark Horrorfest movies, but this one was just too much, bordering on almost being a downright waste of time. I actually caught myself dozing off several times during the movie because of the lack of lighting.So if you enjoy horror movies, like I do, stay well clear of "Unearthed", unless you are die-hard fan of Afterdark Horrorfest (and just got to see them all) or unless you are a big fan of any of the performing actors or actresses in this movie. There are far better horror movies available out there.

Claudio Carvalho In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholic Sheriff Annie Flynn (Emmanuelle Vaugier) is called by the local farmer Rob Horn (M.C. Gainey) to witness the remains of an animal to request reimbursement from the government and for an accident with a tank truck that is blocking the road. However, Annie sooner discovers that an ancient alien creature sent to annihilate life on Earth hundreds of years ago was released by the Indian Kale (Luke Goss) during an archaeological excavation in the desert. The Indian Caya (Beau Garrett) and a group of travelers stranded in the spot without gas together with Annie and Kale try to find a means to destroy the alien and save mankind.Watching "Unearthed" is a waste of time, since the forgettable story is nothing but a collection of clichés. Most of the characters are unpleasant and non-charismatic and the lead character is actually the anti-heroine Annie Flynn that is a drunken sheriff tormented by the accidental death of an Indian girl. The scene of Caya and the alien creature is another ridiculous rip-off of the classic scene of "Alien" with Sigourney Weaver. My vote is three.Title (Brazil): "Aniquilação" ("Annihilation")

couchfry-2 You mention similarity to the film Relic but it seems to me that Unearthed is a slightly altered form of the story line of the popular film Tremors. The doughty townsfolk of a small, isolated town band together to battle creatures that suddenly appear from underground. The town is conveniently cut off by something blocking the only road. The creatures seem to be of this earth but unknown until now. But where Tremors had humor and excitement and great special effects, this film has nothing. While watching Tremors it's easy to believe these creatures are real. While watching Unearthed I was constantly jarred by changes in sound level and inexplicable changes in mood from a psychological study of a young, female sheriff to a typical monster slasher film with odd bits of Indian legend and modern science thrown in. Add the dark, fuzzy action scenes and you have a real mess. It's like a stew made by an inept cook. Go rent a copy of Tremors and avoid watching Unearthed. You'll be glad you did.

Backlash007 ~Spoiler~ And some films should too. Unearthed was one of the few After Dark films from this year's fest I was really looking forward to. The sole reason I was anxiously awaiting this film was because of director Matthew Leutwyler. His previous movie, Dead and Breakfast, is one of the best and most fun midnite movies I've ever seen. I'm hoping this was just the sophomore slump in effect, because Unearthed sucks. There's no nicer way to put it. The plot follows a band of characters trapped in a small town where a creature who was responsible for wiping out an Indian tribe a hundred years ago has been...unearthed. We've seen this scenario a million times and the real classics are either the ones that started it or the ones that did it differently. This is nothing different. In fact, this played very much like a Sci-fi Channel flick. The characters are dull, the creature is obviously, and tiresomely, Giger-influenced, and the CG is really lame. The cast even has some good names and no one particularly stood out. Emmanuelle Vaugier (Saw II) and Luke Goss (Blade II) are the main stars, while M.C. Gainey and Russell Means provide some background support. And let me just ask what in the hell Charlie Murphy is doing in this movie? If he was supposed to be the comic relief, he didn't get any funny lines. Sadly, Unearthed is another one for the fire.