Cryptz (2002) (V)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Danny Draven

Writer:

Scott Phillips (writer)

Release Date:

5 May 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Action | Comedy | Thriller

Cast

Choice Skinner	...	Tymez Skwair
Rick Irvin	...	Fuzzy Down
Dennis Waller	...	Likrish
Lunden De'Leon	...	Stesha
Ty Badger	...	Kulada
Olimpia Fernandez	...	Naughty Waitress
Archie Howard	...	Buffalo
Lemar Knight	...	2Bad
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jabbaar George	...	Man on Roof
Edward Johnson	...	Grabby Customer
Fylicia Renee King	...	Mother
Julia Marchese	...	Zuvembie #1
Andre McCoy	...	Truck (as Chyna)
Darryl Rue	...	Foolish fellow

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Darkwave Films

Movie Connections:

Features Ragdoll (1999)

vampirez and wannabe rapperz; nothing terribly original, but not terribly terrible either

Tymez lives with his mother and hopes to perhaps become a rapper with his buddies. His mother wants him to get a job, but when he goes out he gets together with his friends and they spot a busty woman and flirt with her. They then try to find the club she works at, "Cryptz," by calling a spooky friend of theirs named Truck who they think know all about underground clubs and things like that. He's a meditating muscleman.

Truck warns them against trying to find the woman or the club, and when he learns Tymez was touched by her, he instructs them to duct tape him to his bed. Instead, they fall asleep in front of a TV, and Tymez wakes up with his face burning and he runs to the club with his friends in tow. At the club, they're pretty happy watching women dancing, but when the call Truck again they're warned again, and indeed most of the people at the club are vampires!

This was a fairly silly low-budget horror movie, so it's hard to be too harsh on it. However, some of the scenes really drag. The scene where the three guys are trying to decide how to find the woman goes on for a long time, for example, with little camera movement. I guess they felt obligated to shoot all the dialog that was scripted, and then were happy with it, but it could have been cut down.

The ending is fairly lame. The day ends, but there are some loose ends almost like a set-up for a sequel, and weirdest of all is something involving Tymez' tattoo.

Not recommended, but as I said, it's not terrible.