Dominic Purcell, Josie Maran, Clare Kramer

Harris, Kira, and Sid are college friends who reunite for the funeral of their good friend Devin. A night of drinking ultimately leads to a trip to the cemetery, where the trio bids a final goodbye to...( read more  read more... ) Devin before finding a strange card on a gravestone. Written on the card is a song, which the three drunken friends sing while dancing on the nearby graves. Little do they know that the song is actually an ancient curse, and that by invoking it they've condemned one another to a month of haunting, the final outcome of which could very well be death. Eventually it is revealed that the ancient curse woke three psychopaths from their eternal slumber and that these three ghosts will stop at nothing to take Harris, Kira, and Sid back to the other side with them. Two investigators try to help Harris, Kira, Sid, and Harris' wife Allison thwart the ghosts and survive. The question is: Will they make it?

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R, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Mike Mendez

Release Date: November 18, 2006

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DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007

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  • December 1, 2008
    I fun (creepy) little romp.
    Some of the make-up effects were pretty cool and the acting (for the most part) was good.

    All in all a little predictable, but fun.
  • August 20, 2008
    Great horror movie! Much better than most of what's coming to the theaters these days.
  • July 13, 2008
    When their pal is killed in a car accident, former college friends Harris (Dominic Purcell), Kira (Josie Maran), and Sid (Marcus Thomas) get together to reminisce and reconnect. After one too many shots and a bottle or three of wine, the trio head out to the cemetery to pay their...( read more) respects. There, they find an odd sympathy card lying on a gravestone, suggesting that they celebrate their buddy by dancing around the plots. The drunken threesome does just that. A few weeks later, something strange starts happening in each one of their households. Sid is plagued by odd noises and small fires. Kira is attacked and beaten by an unseen force. Even Harris and his wife Allison (Clare Kramer) are visited by a female spirit who wants to destroy their wedded bliss. After Kira is nearly killed, Sid suggests that all three work with his paranormal investigators, Vincent (Tcheky Karyo) and Culpepper (Meghan Perry). The pair has a plan, but time is definitely running out. The ghosts are getting stronger and they plan on killing off these craven Gravedancers before the next full moon. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this narrative is Mendez's desire to create a kind of new or novel horror mythology. In this case, it's the concept of the Gravedancer's Lament, a poem that purports to celebrate death while actually functioning as a fascinating curse. Harris was played by Dominic Purcell, who you might have seen in the series Prison Break. He went above and beyond in this movie, doing his own stunts and even having himself buried alive for one scene. The Gravedancers is an example of filmaking a small budget. Filmed on location in North Carolina, the atmosphere of doom looms over every character. The effects are spectacular, the plot original, and the characters are people you actually care about. The director Mike Mendez has director a future classic.
  • June 18, 2008
    I started to watch this movie, but fell asleep not even halfway through it. What does that say about it? I'm rating it based on what I saw before I drifted off.
  • June 5, 2008
    Wow the Spirits are pissed & well don't look like CGI $H!+ :-) actually I did say OH *** when I saw the first one then started laughing cause it did give me a little start. (Then went into a giggle fit laughing at myself for it!)
  • November 15, 2009
    Not scary at all! But entertaining enough to watch!
  • October 20, 2009
    Another After Dark Horrorfest dud
  • October 14, 2009
    scary, original and superb CG. chills you to ur bones.
  • September 27, 2009
    I gave this one a 3 because, it at least had good actors, and kept me interested through the movie. Most horror movies put me to sleep, or don't captivate my imagination enough. The plot is well written, and is very believable (until the end). I noticed everyone else is commentin...( read more)g on the ending too. They over did the graphic effects on the portal opening up in the house and chaseing the car. If they would have just kept the hand grabbing him then, it would have been fine.

    *This movie reminds me of these movies: The Grudge, House on Haunted Hill, and The Evil Dead (of course it wasn't as good as those) But, they have a lot of simularities.

    *Flaws: Has Grainy Resoulution And Voices too low, sound too high.

    *Took too long to explain the death of his friend.

    My fav make-up effects on the Old woman/Kiara

    It was a big surprise when the guys laying in bed, with the arm wrapped around him. You would think it's his wife. And his wife walks in, and they see the old woman. :-)

    The gates wrapping around the house was the kicker for all the cheesy effects and kills the reality feeling.

    The old man, helping them is named "Vincent" Ironicly like "Vincents Price"

    The faces and make-up is like "Evil Dead"

    Love the part when Kiara drags her toes with bloody, after she dies.

    Why did his wife, grabe the keys out of the girls pockett if they couldn't get out of the house? I know they ended up breaking out and useing it. But, you wouldn't have thought to do that if you couldn't get out.

    Liked the idea of the caretaker being the one who's putting the spell on the graves for them to read. But, I wasn't happy with the ending plot, they forgot to bary the 2 other heads!! I understand the other 2 people had died, but you can't just forget about them. I would watch this movie again, some time but wouldn't go out and buy it. Would except it as a present, cant promise I would keep it though.
  • September 22, 2009
    I liked the idea of the three gravedancers and the three ghosts, but once the ghost hunters entered the picture I was put off. Felt like a strong premise was ruined. The special effects simply got worse as the movie went on and I expected more from professionals; no matter the bu...( read more)dget. Disappointed.

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