Taking inspiration from The Ring, A Nightmare On Elm Street and even Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers, this small-scale, simple and efficient throwback horror/thriller sees a cursed 80s early computer game called Curs>r being rediscovered and bleeding into real life, giving the player options of making terrible choices or being killed. Whilst clearly limited on budget and scale, the film is quite well-written and handles its central idea effectively, building in useful backstory which pays off nicely in the finale. Although a British film, the blatant attempt to Americanise through dialogue. accents and music does not always convince, with its recognisably British cast and locations feel. With the stunt casting of horror legend Robert Englund as the voice of the game, the film does succeed in capturing the reality-blurring sense of the Elm Street films and delivers on its limited effects work quite well. Whilst hardly earth-shattering, Choose Or Die is a straightforward but generally satisfactory small-scale low-budget effort.
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