Chernobyl Diaries (2012)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

just watch it!

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Waste of time, makes me angry watching this kind of crap

It just goes to show that a lower budget does not necessarily result in an excellent film, particularly of this genre. The scares were non-existent, consistent shaky cam and one-dimensional characters. I expected nothing more to be honest. A group of tourists have been travelling around Europe, during their stop at Kiev they come across an extreme-tour to Pripyat. Yet, the desolate ghost town may not actually be so abandoned after all. Everyone and their pet dog knows about the Chernobyl disaster, which is why it makes such an interesting location for a horror. Early one morning an entire town had to evacuate immediately before succumbing to the leaking nuclear radiation. The problem with this film is, in my opinion, it's insensitive. This was a horrible accident to which innocent lives were lost, to then exploit that with such mediocrity felt wrong. Personal views aside, this film was boring, predictable and tame. The setting of Pripyat and Chernobyl did create a chilling atmosphere, and the first fifteen minutes genuinely had good character development. Then when our characters arrive, they just become expendable. The "scares" are simply loud noises, literally. There's a scene where an irradiated bear suddenly charges through a hallway...midway up an apartment complex. Oren Peli lost me at that point. Then Brad Parker's directing style, whilst bold with various long takes, lacks confidence and slowly succumbs to shaky cam. A horrendous scene that perfectly illustrates this is when the van is mysteriously attacked. Filmed through the perspective of a phone, the camera is tossed around like a rag doll. I physically could not see anything! How is that scary!? Heck if I wanted to be scared of the unknown, I would've taken a stroll at midnight without a torch instead of watching this. The ending was rushed, I'm talking "concluded" within thirty seconds. It also ends on a jump scare...yep, pretty much sums this up. Chernobyl Diaries? Hardly a diary, more like a note. A post-it note. Chernobyl Post-It Notes.

When a group of friends tour Europe, Paul coaxes the others to take a detour. That detour is to the abandoned city of Pripyat, near Chernobyl. When the group gets together they meet up with Uri, an extreme tour guide. Uri is an ex-Russian, military officer. When they get to Uri's tours, they also meet up with two Norwegians, who are along for the tour. Uri assures them that the tour will be safe. He tells them that the radiation levels have just gone down, and since they will be their for a short time there's nothing to worry about. Once they get to Pripyat they encounter a checkpoint. Uri gets out and talks to the guards, the guards explain that there is no tours, due to inspection. The group is upset, they paid and want to see Pripyat/Chernobyl. Uri tells them there is nothing to be worried about he know another way in. Once in they discover the abandon city of Pripyat. It is in ruins from the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. The building have been reclaimed by nature, and all you see is the destruction. The housing complexes are eerie, and one of the girls takes snapshots of the different buildings. While looking around, before they go in they discover a carcass of a dead dog in the entry way of the apartments. While looking around, Uri finds a hot spot, but covers it quickly. The group in also surprised by a big bear that races past them.When they return from Pripyat to leave. The van doesn't start, it seems something or someone has striped the ignition cables. Then all of a sudden voices are heard. The group looks at each other and Uri gets a gun and goes to investigate. Chris goes and chases after him, then gun shots are heard. Two minutes later Chris returns, but a pack of wild dogs are right on his heels. He gets in the van with the help of the others, but his leg is mauled. Later on everyone except Chris/his fiancée go to investigate and find Uri. They return to Pripyat where Uri is in pieces, and they are in some underground bunker in Pripyat.When they return to tell Chris, the van is destroyed, and they are gone. The group travels back, and they realize they are not alone. One of the girls discovers a humanoid figure in her photo. When they get back to where they were, they are being followed. The group discovers a makeshift lab, and a building full of mutants. They try to escape but they are drawn deeper, where they don't realized they are inside the reactor. When they finally try to get help, they are hoodwinked, by those running these experiments. The only survivor thinking she's in a hospital, is fooled.I liked this movie, a lot of excitement, mystery, and surprise. The ending could have been better, but it had that fright effect.

The town of Pripyat seems so real. This is really well done. And it adds to how real it feels when people start disappearing and something living in the abandoned city is out to get them.Excellent horror-movie. Well acted, believable characters, good story.And even though there is nothing threatening in Pripyat in real life apart from radiation, I still can't help thinking what if something is hiding in the buildings? One of the best horror-movies i've seen in a long time.I can definitely recommend this.That was 10 lines.