CrossBones
CrossBones
| 30 August 2005 (USA)
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A group of people decide to be a part of a reality television show based around a treasure hunt on an island. Whichever contestant is lucky wins the ultimate prize. Unbeknownst to the contestants, an ancient curse from the ghostly pirate Red Beard exists on the island. They unwittingly unleash the curse which results in a bloodbath.

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CommentsXp Best movie ever!
Lancoor A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
six-s-six I am taking the time and liberty of making CrossBones my first ever comment on the IMDb! Let me say: It sucked. It sucked from the two girl's cup. Thank you for your time and consideration...Oh, wait, I have to type more? OK. This movie is the reason that Y2K thing should have happened. That and the whole "robots harvesting our bodies for fuel" plot that was outlined for us in The Matrix. Simply ask yourself, "Do I like my life?" If you answer "Yes", then please disregard this movie and go about your charmed lives. But if you answer "No", then WATCH AND SUFFER YOU DIRTY MAGGOT! That's right, YOU LIKE BEING TALKED TO LIKE THAT, DON'T YOU?! Freakin' masochists. I will keep a special copy warm in Hell for you, brother. Until then, videe well, my droogs. Videe well...argh!
dezid_88 the cover was misleading. i thought i was going to watch a film were i would be entertained and thrilled... but no, i got to see boobs and bad acting. now if one can stand acting that would not even be cast in a first grade play, then you may like it. but honestly i don't think anyone not under the influence of something would enjoy this movie, and if so, I'm sorry for the people who had to be in the room at the time it was playing So if you haven't seen it, don't, for your sake and anybody else who would see it. for anyone who has seen it, i know how hard it was to watch it, and just think it cant get any worse, and if it dose...... God help us!
dclights I saw this movie it was terrible. I have seen some low budget films I have seen stupid ones but this one takes the cake. I was handed this movie by a friend he said it is terrible he was sorry he bought it and I am giving it to you instead of throwing it away. I wish I had not taken it. It is the worst movie I have ever seen and I have seen a lot. I would recommend this movie as a torture device only and I hope nobody ever has to watch this because I wanted to break the DVD when I was done. The movie starts out and it is a little weird and you think OK it will get better as it goes but no it only gets worse once the reality game show part of the movie starts. The only good part in this movie is the hot girls and even that is not enough to entice me to watch it again. The plot is stupid, the actors are stupid, and the creator of this movie should have been shot on site.
randylanders Late last night, I sat down and finally watched CROSSBONES. My family had been at one of the hotels where scenes were actually shot (my kids are mentioned in the "Making of" section of the DVD as they were the "scallywags" who helped bury the treasure -- and my wife and I are actually seen sitting behind the director), and we were amused by the whole production. The folks making the movie didn't take themselves too seriously, and it looked as though they were going to have a decent little grade-C flick.We were absolutely disappointed to fund that we were wrong. MAJOR SPOILERS INCLUDED BELOW----- The movie takes a good twenty minutes to set up the premise (including a ridiculous scene where the pirate rows a modern rowboat from one of the little keys islands to another, only to find a topless woman getting sacrificed by the natives). Then we have a montage of scenes where the characters in this movie spend at least another twenty minutes introducing themselves (ostensibly for the SURVIVOR-style show they're producing). The pirate comes back to life in a mysterious manner (one of the contestants spills blood on a rock, and the pirate suddenly comes out of goodness knows where and sucks his blood like a vampire) and proceeds to whack everyone they've spent all this time introducing in the next twenty minutes. The last twenty minutes of resolution involves going back to Ft. Jefferson and getting the treasure amidst the pirate whacking a few straggling SURVIVOR-types and the producer for a typical "shock" ending that was ambiguous at best. -- END MAJOR SPOILERSThe problem with the film was not the acting (not great, but I've seen worse), not the photography (some of it's pretty good in fact), not the production values (hey, it was shot for a direct-to-DVD film, what'd you expect?). It was without a doubt the writing. If you spend twenty minutes setting up the movie and another twenty minutes introducing the characters, then you've wasted thirty minutes on a needlessly complicated plot and expository character development -- having the characters tell us who they are instead of letting the script SHOW us who they are is just really amateurish writing. I usually can find something positive enough to give a better rating for movies of this type, but not this time. I've got to agree that this is one of the worst movies ever made.
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