Michael Ledo An elite team of fighters are to escort the last living virus free fertile female in existence to a space shutter where she we be transported to "Earth 2" during seven months of cryosleep. Now how the virus was transmitted or what planet they are on, is not known. They secure "the package (Torey Byrne) and go underground to avoid "those things" only to one pursue them underground through a series of tunnels.Most of the film consists of people crawling through tunnels (some bigger than others) and listening to them grunt, breath, and whimper. Except for a few moments they managed to keep people crawling from 17 minutes into the film until near the end. I was exhausted from watching it, and not overly entertained. If the goal of the film was to get as many belly button, butt, and crotch shots of Nicole Alonso without looking too obvious, it was a glorious success.The creature looked like something from "Alien." Not recommended for claustrophobic folks. Dialogue was terrible.Parental Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

Steve Ramsey Crawl Or Die is an indie gem. I ran across it on Amazon and was intrigued by the premise and the poster. What sealed the deal for me was the fact that Oklahoma Ward, the director, made himself available for questions on the IMDb message board. Brave move to connect with an audience at that level. It makes me respect the guy and gives me insight to the fact that he is very proud of his movie.As he should be. This film was clearly made with fun in mind. The opening title card appears 17 minutes into the film with a freeze frame and a single word, "CRAWL", establishing what you can expect for the rest of the movie. As the seemingly endless tunnel grows narrower, the focus of the film narrows to Tank, a badass member of a special rescue team charged with protecting the last fertile woman on earth. There is an alien monster fast on the heels of the crawlers, but the real menace is the the tunnel itself, which is harrowing and relentlessly claustrophobic. Typically, tunnel scenes in movies are shot with cutaways or are designed over-sized in order to accommodate proper Hollywood lighting. Not here. Ward wisely keeps the camera inside the tunnel with the actors. At times it's dark and hard to see what's happening. Other times it's disorienting. There are no scenes outside the tunnel, and that's what makes it feel as if we are also enduring this nightmare. For over 60 minutes we get no relief from the dread of the ever-tightening tunnels or the uncertainty of what lies ahead. There is a point where Tank must make an important decision regarding the "package". It is a startling but honest reaction. It's the kind of moment that wouldn't happen in a big-budget Hollywood production, but a risk that is worth taking by an indie filmmaker.Kudos also to Nicole Alonso for conveying a real sense of determination and strength and while putting herself through what looked like a very grueling and painful ordeal.Crawl Or Die won't appeal to a mass audience, nor is that its intention, but it's a great way to spend 90 claustrophobic minutes feeling like you are a part of the action and wondering if you could survive.

politehere I have seen hundreds of horror movies, but this one was one of the worst. It was so pretentious and of such poor quality that I couldn't focus on the non-existent story. Some people are writing positive reviews saying considering what little budget it had it was passable. I disagree. I think a horror movie needs good acting to be convincing and good special effects if it employs any. Clearly a movie that is trying to portray futuristic High-Tec stuff and is in dire need of special effects cannot and should not be low-budget; otherwise, it will be total garbage just like this movie.Some people seem to like claustrophobic movies and if that's why they're writing raving reviews for this horrible movie, I'd suggest that you go watch The Pyramid (2014). It's claustrophobic, it has great acting and cinematography and it comes with a lot of effective jump scares. You can even re-watch The Descent (2005), but trust me, with Crawl or Die you're just going to be angry with yourself for wasting your time and money.

ozdoug OK, the beginning was 'OK'...the story line was set & the main characters were introduced fairly quickly...good. The ending was I have to admit pretty bad.....almost felt like the ideas had run out & people just wanted to get the thing over & done with. BUT the main part of the film however.....ANOTHER STORY! I have never seen a film that has attempted to handle the scenario of people stuck in crawl spaces trying to escape something & I thought it was very well done. The heroine literally goes from a small space to a smaller space, to an even smaller space. With each one I was hooked as to how it would go.....it was very well done indeed. Unfortunately I am sure in the future someone else will try the same thing in a more polished & slick way, but kudos to the team that gave it to us first!!