The Twilight Zone: Sunrise (2003)
Season 1, Episode 42
7/10
About what I'd expect from dumb college students.
15 February 2022
Since the 1980s, Hollywood has made tons of 'stupid young person films'. These are films like the "Friday the 13th" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" series...where teens go to a variety of places (such as the abandoned amusement park or roller disco) and are then hacked to pieces by some maniac. This genre was parodied very well in "Tuck and Dale Vs. Evil". "Sunrise" is an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that uses the dumb young people idea and incorporates it into the story.

A group of dopey college students stumble upon some Aztec chest in New Mexico. The chest is like a puzzle box...and they manage to open it amazingly quickly. Inside is a vessel filled with blood...which is odd since the chest is at least 400 years old...and probably much older. One of the dopes spills the container and blood goes everywhere. Soon, the sky darkens and coldness covers the planet...and these college students assume it's because of what they did..and the only way to appease the gods is more blood!

This is a pretty dumb group of young people and I must say the notion of still liquified blood inside the chest is ludicrous. Still, it's a pretty good episode and it's surprisingly fun watching these idiots!
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