⭐️⭐️1/2
Pathetic cgi ruins what could have been a solid monster flick but it’s hard to keep grinning when your big bad is a less than impressive rendered boogeyman. In the desert near Cairo an ancient pyramid has been found buried under the sand. It’s quite the impressive find and may just turn what has been accepted of Egyptian history on its head. The father/daughter team of archaeologists are excited to get in there and a small documentary crew (two people) have just joined them. Unfortunately the political climate in Egypt is close to turmoil so the team is ordered to leave. They decide to send their NASA-loaned rover in there to get a quick look but when it seems to get attacked, they realize they’re going to have to go in themselves and grab the incredibly expensive piece of equipment. In almost no time flat they get trapped when the floor collapses and the robotics expert is injured. Not only do they have to deal with being lost in the catacombs and the slow-working toxic air but it would seem there’s something living down in the darkness. That living thing is a pissed-off Anubis who is savagely attacking the idjits wandering around the pyramid-prison he’s been trapped in for thousands of years. I’m always happy to see Denis O’Hare in anything and he lasts a lot longer than I thought he would. The idea is so damn wacky and on top of the canine-headed Anubis we get some boobytraps and zombie-like Sphinx cats on the prowl. Too bad the shit cgi takes you out of the fun whenever it’s stinking up the screen.
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