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Summary: cheap ring rip off
Review: I still can't believe that a high-calibre actor such as stephen "space truckers" dorff would have their names attached to such a film. It makes no sense! That's it! it just makes no sense and is mind-numbingly boring! It is suspiciously similar to the ring too. the worst movie i've seen since... well i hate this picture and now i hate stephen dorff! but i hope he doesn't read this cuz id feel baddish
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Summary: Total waste of time
Review: I would have given this movie 0 stars if it was possible, or maybe negative stars, but this is not an option. Unfortunately. Instead, I will try to lay out my reasoning behind my low rating as clearly as possible.1. *most irritating point* The story was supposed to be set in New York, with American characters (for the most part). If this is so, then why does half the cast speak with one form of European accent or another? 2. Too many plot holes. I had no clue who half the vital characters were (the Albino woman, anyone? what was that?), and half the lead characters were completely useless (Styles). 3. Too many inconsistencies. *A bit of a spoiler here, I guess.* What sane parent allows their child to play in an abandoned steel mill? And what parent of a HEMOPHILIAC child would even consider the thought for a moment? 4. Inane dialogue. (Not that any horror movie dialogue is necessarily good, but at least try!) "From soup to nuts"? Who says that anymore? And lines are delivered without feeling for the most part. And these are just general complaints. I don't have space for the specific complaints other than the major irritants I listed above. Whether it's like The Ring or not is irrelevant -- it's simply a terrible movie. Don't waste your time, go read a book instead. At least the computers didn't make stupid non-computer noises when they were being used.
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Summary: cheap imitation of "The Ring"
Review: This movie tried really hard to copy The Ring script-line, except it's tottally unscary and stupid. Oh, another person dying, and it really matters because we CARE about the characters, not. The only redeeming quality is that you get to see a few boobies. Skip this film and get The Ring instead.
Rating: 
Summary: 2.5 stars
Review: Not scary, but I've seen far worse horror flick than this. Ever heard of Scream, or Silence of the Lambs, those stunk. This isn't scary, but it could of been. It was just poorly executed. See The Ring instead, if you want true scares!
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Summary: OH COME ON!
Review: GEEZ, you guys are so critical! It may not be the BEST horror movie ever made but it's still pretty scary! I know that the film obviously borrowed SOME ideas from "The Ring" but it's not COMPLETELY like it! "Fear Dot Com" delivers some good scares, stunning visuals that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and you'll never think of the internet the same way again! This movie is guarenteed to give you nightmares and keep you wondering. Sure it won't be getting a sequel, but it's still B-RATED FUN!!! I don't know why but it seems that the movies the critics rate high on are sometimes a letdown to me and the ones that they rate low sometimes actually turn out to be good to everyone else. I know it's kind of silly and chessy looking a little bit, but heck it's better than those other dumb stuck-up academy award winners like "Titanic" or "Pearl Harbor" and especially considering that the acting in those movies is absolutely no better than in this one! 'Fear' isn't for everyone, though. If you're into low-budget horror like me than I guarentee that you will enjoy this movie. However, if you do not like these scary movies then yes, this is not the one for you! All it takes is some thinking and good listening in order to understand what's going on(ALL movies are like this.)but if you don't then yes, you will not understand it. I thought that it was a quite interesting and overall FUN MOVIE! iF you like the good ol' B-movie craze then I recommend you add this to your horror VHS/DVD library.
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Summary: This Won't Even Please Stephen Dorff Fans!
Review: First of all I wanted to give it zero stars, but it wasn't allowed. Being a big Stephen Dorff fan, I know his reputation for less than excellent movies. Still I manage to watch his films though I know I will end up regretting the action. FearDotCom is one of those times. It was the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. The scenery was dark. The plot was predictable. The acting was horrid and the only thing scary was the fact that a studio backed this mess. If Stephen Dorff keeps going for films like this, people will soon be saying " Stephen who? ". This won't even please a Stephen Dorff fan. If you went to see it in the movies, I feel sorry for you. If you haven't, BEWARE and don't waste your time buying it! If you must see it wait until it comes out on cable. Other than that thank your lucky stars you haven't had to watch it.
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Summary: Worthless waste. Zero stars deserved.
Review: This movie is terrible. I usually do not write movie reviews on this site but I was compelled to after watching this so that no other viewers suffer the agony of sitting through this movie. There is absolutely no character development whatsoever. The two main stars are strangers at first and yet within a time lapse of two days or so they are like brother and sister. The concept of the movie was poorly executed. Basically, this website (www.feardotcom.com) leaves its viewers 48 hours to live after viewing the site. The site is supposed to host live webcasts of people being murdered. We see clips of women screaming and being blindfolded throughout the movie but you do not witness any murders whatsoever. Complete failure there. The ending was very poorly thought out as well. The host of the website, the doctor killing all of the women in the film, visits his own website and then dies. What kind of stupid development is this? What a complete waste. Did this movie ever make it to movie theaters? I feel sorry for anyone who would spend their money to buy this movie, let alone even rent it. I'd rather watch Bambi. You'd get more chills from that.
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Summary: Actually its not a bad movie
Review: I am a horror movie buff. I have seen most of 'em throughout the past twenty some years. From zombies to haunted houses, I have enjoyed some, hated others. Thus I think that in some small way I have a knack for seeing the quality of a movie (or rather lack-there-of). In this case the movie is Fear Dot Com. Yes a lot of people will say it is a lot like The Ring, another excellent movie of terror. I have to say while yes it does have a lot of nuances from The Ring, it still has its own mysterious horror that would be enjoyable. First off I like the characters. Yes they are the usual cliche detectives and investigators in the horror movies, but the actors play their parts rather well. I felt that the people really put their all into who they were acting out...from the detective to the psycho murderer. The scenes from the mundane to the mysterious are executed rather well in my opinion. Second the premise is enjoyable. The scenes are disjointed at times, yes, but that adds to the vertigoish feeling of falling into a private hell of the murdered victim who haunts the world through the website Fear Dot Com. As is pointed out in a few of the reviewers of this movie, some things are not understood and have to be presumed later, this is because one might even call this a William S. Burroughs kind of murder mystery/ horror. The pieces and clues from one scene to the next are out of place like any puzzle, but they are put back together again as time rolls on and the characters move through the labyrinth maze. By the time the movie is over, and you see how all the pieces fit together, you will be amazed and glad you saw the movie. All in all its not a bad movie to buy or have. If you like a good horror movie, pick it up. It is worth its time.
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Summary: Good concept, bad movie
Review: I watched Fear Dot Com a few days ago with a friend and unforunately for me, I was the one who'd paid to rent it. The basic concept of the movie is actually pretty decent, involving a website (fear.com obviously) and people die from their own fears 48 hours after visiting it. The problem is that the acting and screenplay are horrible. Many times the dialogue doesn't make sense. For example, near the beginning of the movie one line is "well at least we have the camcorder." The only thing is at the time you have no clue whatsoever what the actor in question is talking about. Evidently two of the people who visited the site and died had a camcorder and the investigators found it, but you don't realize this until later. Throughout most of the movie, the viewer is forced to make assumptions on their own because very little is explained in the movie and the dialogue is often very haphazard and in a few cases, utterly incoherent. All in all, the movie ends up being boring. My friend left the room halfway through it and just went to bed. Since I'd paid for the rental I decided I'd watch the whole thing even if I didn't care for what I was watching. It really was not worth my money or time. Sure, some of the imagery presented is good, but it doesn't have a halfway decent plot to back it up with. Horror movies generally leave me with some sort of feeling or impression afterwards, but Fear Dot Com left me with nothing but the same feeling one has after watching an everyday primetime television sitcom--if even that.
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Summary: Directionless, Storyless
Review: Dreadful. The producers should have to pay everyone who watched this movie. The movie is storyless and has no character development. The only good part is when its over. Not in the least bit scary either, a good movie to cure insomniacs.
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