Seed (2007)

The Plot. Max Seed, a mass murderer, is scheduled for execution at the hands of Warden Wright. Before the executioner throws the switch, Wright steps in front of Seed, "Do you have any last words?" Seed, " I'll see you again." After three attempts to electrocute, complete with boiling blood that steeps from his eyes, he's still alive. The executioner, Wright & the doctor collectively agree, that the breathing Seed be pronounced dead. He is bound and buried alive. After biting & clawing his way to the surface, Seed, the blood soaked, enraged madman, is now bent on vengeance. The reign of violence that follows will redefine the boundaries of extreme gore, physical & mental torture explored through cinema.Not sure why the poster has a woman in the electric chair.The movie makes little sense. It's not very good. It's cheaply put together and the plot is hard to follow because there's not real direction.The death scenes are about the only good parts to the movie in that they are super gory. But in the end, they are not worth the time between deaths. Too boring.

First of all, it should be said that the low rating on IMDb should be a straight up warning that you should take heed of before you sit down to watch "Seed".Personally, I have nothing against Uwe Boll or his skills as a director, but this movie was just downright bad. The storyline was as simple as it comes, and as generic as they come. A killer sentenced to death is set to be executed in the electric chair. When this fails to take the life of the serial killer, the prison warden decides to bury the man alive. However, the deranged serial killer digs himself free and seeks vengeance by killing those responsible for his execution.Well, the story was almost non-existing, and what was there was just ridiculously bad to the point of it being ridiculous. And the characters in the movie were equally devoid of anything interesting. Michael Paré played a very indifferent Detective Matt Bishop, Will Sanderson played the serial killer with no particular memorable trademark Max Seed, and Ralf Moeller played Warden Arnold Calgrove whom seemed to possess no logical sense whatsoever.The only thing even remotely worthwhile sticking around to watch in "Seed" is the amount of violence, blood and mayhem. However, don't get your hopes up, because it is nowhere near enough to salvage this movie. And also take into consideration that some of the gore and special effects were awful to look at, as it was particularly fake and so obviously CGI animated - badly animated, at that.And there were some interesting, albeit kind of disturbing, scenes of various deaths and decomposition being shown, which was graphic. And it might actually be a bit too graphic for some viewers. And the same goes for the scenes with the torture of dogs.All in all, "Seed" is not a movie that is really worth the time, money or effort. And if you like horror movies, then there are far, far better choices available for a fulfilling entertaining experience.

It pains me to even allow this film 1 star! OH MY GOD it was a horrific waste of my life to insert the DVD and painfully watch the ridiculous excuse for Uwe Boll to see just how gory he could get on this one..Because he definitely didn't bother putting any thought into how this film would look to the viewer once completed..it is by far the stupidest attempt at a horror movie I have ever seen..you don't grow to love the characters or even like them..because pretty much you don't get to know even one of them, after some painful to watch (real life animal abuse) which is disturbing to think that it was even allowed on film, and I swear to god it seems like it lasts forever, we then get to see just how unintellectual the story writing is, the boredom, the waiting for something, anything to happen, the unrealistic idea that any human being no matter how (by the book) of an employee they are would ever allow someone that deranged to live after failed attempts at trying to kill him the "legal" way..we go into just a plethora of unimaginable and inhuman ways to kill someone..the gore..why? It was obvious he just wanted to try and top any gory horror film out there..it might have been acceptable if the story had an ounce of reasoning to it or even a believable plot..after seeing this I put it in the ranks of Cabin Fever 2, a waste of perfectly good movie watching time..Do yourself a favor and leave this one on the shelf and hopefully everyone will forget that Mr. Boll attempted to make a film in the first place. YUCK!

If there is one thing I cannot take, it is anyone who gives an opinion, review, etc. of something that involves "insulting" those of a different opinion. Take Author: zarakian_58 from United Kingdom's Review: "badly directed garbage. a mediocre nihilist sadistic gorefest ... if you are the sort of person who likes that ... see a shrink". So, I LOVED this movie, hence perhaps I should skip the shrink and move into the asylum. Stay off the review pages unless you can review objectively AND subjectively without insulting those of a different ilk.Back to the movie. While this is a horror movie, without a doubt, it is also a crime thriller involving the search for the serial killer, "Seed", the search led by the detective Matt Bishop played by the under-rated Michael Pare'. He is caught early in the movie, but after surviving two attempts in the electric chair, he is buried alive to avoid a third attempt that if survived would give him his freedom. He escapes the grave, begins a new killing rampage, exacts revenge on the prison employees who oversaw his "death" and burial, and the investigation for the "copycat killer" begins.This film is brutal, but Seed himself is no worse than a Jeffrey Dahmer, who ate his victims. Seed tortures and kills his victims over and over. These scenes are some of the goriest and most shocking I have ever seen.This is everything a horror film should be: Horrifying, shocking, scary, terrible antagonist, sympathetic protagonist, and with great special effects thrown in. Solid acting and plot for a low budget effort (Don't forget-classics like Halloween and Night of the Living Dead were also extremely low budget). Eight Stars-One of the best torture horror films I have seen in a while.Back to Michael Pare': I have always thought that Michael Pare' has never gotten the respect he deserved. Watch "Eddie and the Cruisers", "The Philadelphia Experiment" or even "Streets of Fire" (Not a good film, but great performances by a young Willem Dafoe and Diane Lane). While earlier in his career, he shows emotion, drama ability, can handle action scenes, and just has overall screen presence. Somehow he has gotten stuck in smaller supporting roles and in B movies. Another example of his B movie prowess, Pare is excellent as the detective hunting for the serial killer in this film.One last note: I recommend skipping the first few minutes of this film which show real footage of animal torture taken from PETA. While this footage helps the Director, Boll, to get his point on "human nature" across along with the rest of the film, I find it unbearable to watch.