SmugKitZine
Tied for the best movie I have ever seen
SparkMore
n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
Darin
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
Michael Ledo
"The Den" is a web cam chat web site. Elizabeth (Melanie Papalia) actually gets a grant to talk to people on the web site as some sort of human behavior study. In doing so, she witnesses a snuff film and someone takes control of her computer. As people she knows seem to disappear, Elizabeth becomes more worried and desperate.This is another hand held camera production. It takes 10 minutes for something unusual to happen. There were some decent scenes, but there was also too much jerk the camera around for realism to suit me.A horror film aimed at teens.Parental Guide: F-bomb. sex. male nudity.
uniden0
OK, so here is the thing. Back in the 90's (I think the website is dead thank god), there was a website known as the Human Experimentation website. As far as I remember from hearing from it on YouTube, it mainly consisted of homeless people who would not be missed(of course to prevent people from searching for them). This website, like how it is/was known, would experiment on people's bodies in screwed up ways, but! This movie is a lot like the infamous 'red rooms' on the deep web. Though there is a relationship between the two, red rooms seem to be what human experimentation was, but more frequent/abundant. The reason this movie got to me so much was because of how real it 'can' be if you are not careful and 'do not pay attention' to what you see, do, and hear on the internet.Beware when talking to strangers, it is best they do not see your face and/or home layout whatsoever, just to be safe.*Note*Thankfully, red rooms seem to be more of a myth due to the deep web not being able to stream worth much at all, but the rumors of it do exist and we all know how jacked up the world can be. Be safe out there everyone. Though this was just only a movie, it does portray something that is very, very real.
nysalesman
OMG, how many relatives of the producers, actors in the movie, or brain dead people are there for this movie to have so many high star reviews?The movie is your typical shaky cam crap. One reviewer mentions in his title that this is the most original horror movie he has ever seen. Another a horror gem. I can tell you that this movie is neither original or a gem.The first half is pretty good in that it is a lead up. Sets the stage, builds some tension, and gets you ready for what's to come. The problem is the second half goes into la la land. The antagonists are not supposed to be supernatural, but they have a magical ability to break into peoples computers, sneak into their homes, avoid the police, and not get hurt. I mean how many times does she have to stab these guys and run them over with a car before they are either seriously injured or hurt? The answer is multiple stabbings in the stomach just left a stain on the guys shirt and hitting with a car didn't do anything at all. And boy, did the second half drag. It just dragged and dragged on with the same crap to fill at least 30 minutes that added nothing to the movie.There was a poor ending, with what I'm sure the writers thought was a clever twist. Unfortunately, it was neither clever or a twist. There was absolutely no closure. Yes, the ending did hint to the motivation of the perpetrators, but it never explained how they got super human and magical abilities.
MarcoLara
Internet has freed our minds for it has created an space where rules and laws can be bend, and even broken. This feature film show us a dark side that, if only by common sense, we know it must exist. And the best part of it is that it has done so without going "hollywood" about it.By "hollywood" I mean that you can clean your mind about preconceived ideas about what this movie is about, or what you think its going to happen. And I am not saying that this movie is not about a girl who witness something very wrong, or that at the end good will triumph over evil, and I am also not saying otherwise. All that I am saying is that this movie is going to be far more difficult to guess that the trailer or synopsis suggests, and that is a good thing.Enjoy the introductory part of the movie. Enjoy the first few minutes of peace and quiet, because the rest of the movie will keep you at the edge of your seat or screaming. And again, that is a good thing because that is what you paid for.If you, like me, are a fan of horror, my advice is obviously to go for this movie, but also to forget about guessing and focus on "enjoying" (if there is such thing) this movie. By the way, I can perfectly see this happening to any of us, so use this movie as a cautionary tale as well and an educational piece to discuss with your loved ones about how you use the internet.