Review of The Shaft

The Shaft (2001)
2/10
Pretty horrendous horror film about a murderous elevator(?!).
11 April 2003
Pretty horrendous horror film about a murderous elevator(?!) in a fictional NYC skyscraper. Not only does it try to make elevators look menacing, but it also fails miserably(and laughably) at doing so. The sad part is that this is artistically on the level of a Troma film trying to pass itself off as something much more, and the really sad part is that the production values are not bad at all with NYC locations and lots of extras, some CG work, as well as other expensive looking shots. Also, interestingly enough, there are several references to terrorists using airplanes against skyscrapers, as well as Bin Laden himself in relation to the 1993 WTC bombing. And as if that isn't enough, there is narration by the US president discussing terrorism while characters talk in front of the twin towers. Makes you wonder if this pre-WTC film was re-edited post-WTC??
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