Director: Bradley Parker
Running Time: 86 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: October 22nd 2012
The Chernobyl disaster happened back in 1986 and conspiracy theories surrounding the incident and the aftermath have been rife ever since. The surprising part about this is why a film such as this has never been made before.
Chernobyl Diaries follows a group of travellers as they venture into the land of extreme tourism, heading to the city abandoned and devastated by the disaster. Written by Oren Peli, who terrified most of the world with Paranormal Activity, you can’t help but feel a little let down by this film as it try’s to recreate what happened with the first Paranormal Activity film, but in the process becomes a typical mass of clichés. [Read more…]
When Oren Peli made Paranormal Acitvity, in his wildest dreams he can’t have imagined the success it would become. However the helmer himself hasn’t had anything he’s directed in cinemas since his standout success. He shot another found footage flick shortly after Paranormal Activity came out, Area 51, but there’s still no sign of that. However he did produce Insidious, and is now producing another movie that’s just started shooting, which he also came up with the story for.