11-11-11

Plot synopsis:
The film starts with a dream sequence depicting Sarah and David Crone being trapped and ultimately dying in their burning home at 11:11.
Joseph Crone wakes in his hotel room on November 7, 2011 at 11:11AM. His manager, Grant, arrives and urges Joseph to write his next novel after telling him that his previous book sold over 5 million copies. Joseph begins writing about how after his wife and son died, he lost all faith in a higher power and God, and writes God is dead, or maybe he was never alive.
On November 8, 2011, Joseph attends his support group meeting where Sadie is telling her story. Outside, Sadie tells Joseph that he should speak up, calling him good with words. As Joseph departs, Sadie gives him a notebook. Joseph is then immediately in a car accident. At the hospital, he has an MRI Scan and the doctors reveal to him that he is perfectly healthy and uninjured while the other driver was killed in the crash. Joseph tells Sadie that he feels that he has no purpose and prays for God to kill him every day. He then examines his watch and sees that it stopped exactly at 11:11. That night, Joseph gets a call from his estranged brother, Samuel, who is living in Spain with their father, Richard. Samuel tells Joseph that their father is dying.
On November 9, 2011, Joseph goes to Barcelona, Spain, to visit his father. There, Joseph meets with Samuel, who is wheelchair bound. Samuel urges Joseph to put aside his hatred for the Church and asks Joseph to stay the night. Later Samuel tells Joseph that his congregation dwindled away, and asks him to try to get some of his fans to follow his church.
In Samuel's study, the local housekeeper Ana demands that Samuel show Joseph the video de los demonios. Ana shows Joseph a security video taken on November 3 that depicts the faint outline of what appears to be a demon at 11:11PM. Joseph tells Samuel that he's been seeing the number 11-11 frequently in the past few days. Joseph then goes to talk to Ana and finds a diary, only titled El Libro de Ana. When confronted about it, Ana tells Joseph that it's the gospel according to her. That night, Joseph reads that people who frequently see the number 11-11 have been "Activated". Joseph then saves Samuel, who is being strangled by demon-like creatures.
On November 10, 2011, at a meeting of Samuel's congregation, a man named Javier brandishes a gun at Samuel, dropping a camera in the process. Joseph disarms Javier, who runs off. Joseph and Samuel then visit the cemetery where their mother, Lauren, is buried. Joseph points out that Samuel's birthday and Lauren's death both took place on November 11. Joseph tells Samuel that the attack the night before, Joseph's accident, David's death, and the apparitions all occurred at 11:11 on the clock. Samuel urges Joseph to not look for meaning where there is none. Joseph then goes to find a shop to develop the photos on Javier's camera, and they tell Joseph that the photos will be developed the next day. Joseph goes to an Occult Book Shop where the keeper reads a passage from a book, detailing that on November 11, 2011, a sacrifice will be made that will destroy faith and the Serpent will rise. Joseph becomes convinced that Samuel is a prophet to save the church and that on November 11, 2011, at 11:11, Samuel will be sacrificed by these demons for the devil to rise.
On November 11, 2011, Joseph finds that Sadie has arrived in Barcelona. Joseph and Sadie are cornered in a maze by Javier, who brandishes the gun at Joseph before fleeing. When Joseph and Sadie return to the house, they find that Richard has died. Joseph breaks into Javier's home, and finds Samuel's photos in a diary with the word SACRIFICIO scrawled on its pages, along with 11-11-11. Javier finds Joseph and shoots him.
Joseph comes to that night, calls Sadie, and tells her to get the photos that were developed as he runs back to the house. He finds Samuel, who urges Joseph to save the notebooks that chronicle the church's history. Joseph and Samuel, with the notebooks, are cornered by the demonic beings in the house, and they take Samuel at 11:02PM. Joseph attempts to find and rescue Samuel as Sadie gets the photos. Joseph finds Samuel, suspended in the air, surrounded by the beings. A sinkhole opens, causing Joseph to fall away from rescue. Joseph manages to crawl out of the sinkhole as one of the creatures readies a blade to stab Samuel. Joseph steps in the path of the blade exactly at 11:11, and the beings disappear.
Sadie, looking through the photos, burns them all. Joseph and Samuel lie out in the rain as Joseph begins to die. Samuel tells Joseph that 11-11 was not a window opening, but one closing, and that the end of the world could only be stopped then. Joseph finds the notebooks and reads one that Samuel wrote, depicting his own death. Samuel stands, collects the notebooks, and leaves Joseph to die after revealing that the beings were, in fact, angels and that he was the devil that needed to be stopped. A new religion will start, and Joseph's, Samuel's, Sadie's, Grant's, and Ana's books will become the new gospels.
Some time later, a large church is filled with Samuel's followers, each bearing a book titled The Book of Joseph.

Tags: paranormal, murder, flashback

Review:
save 2 hours of your life that you will never get back if you were to suffer through this travesty.the saddest part about this movie is the fact that it will make more money than most of us make in our entire lifetimes.oh and just to add perhaps some weight to my statements, i graduated film school.
Joe has visions of demons and with the number 11 and he finds that something evil will happen with Samuel and him on 11 November 2011."11-11-11" is a film with a promising premise, but with a messy and disappointing execution.
The screenplay is boring and confused; the scary atmosphere with demons repeats several times along the film and becomes irritating; and the predicable plot point is hard to believe, disclosed in very fast pace and annoying.
Director Darren Lynn Bousman has himself said that he wanted to explore his own spiritual beliefs and conceptions about existence through this film.We begin by following Joseph Crone (Timothy Gibbs), a popular novelist who is tormented by the death of his family through constant reoccurring nightmares and hallucinations.
As the day of 11-11-11 approaches, events get weirder and weirder until the finale where a huge revealing twist is attempted but comes off looking incredibly schlocky.Overall I'm pretty sure this film will flop badly.
The people who wrote this were just looking for a way to make money on a movie and what they came up with was the weakest plot somehow tied to religion and a number.
His intrigue soon uncovers deeper mythological and religious significance to the number and possibly his family.11-11-11 is written and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who previously brought us Saw 2 – 4 and the superb 2010 remake of Mothers Day. Bousman has made skillful use of popular synchronicity around the number 11, where numerologists and string theorists believe that events linked to the time 11:11 appear more often than can be put down to mere chance or accident and has great symbolism in the universe.The basic idea for the movie is engaging with lots of potential, unfortunately, this is where the films merits end.
The twist ending of the movie was better than expected, however, it does not make up for its unexciting story and production short comings.
Bousman's directing skils aren't even the real problem here (the film is shot decently and is at times pretty atmospheric), but near everything else is...
Well what can i say about most movies today coming out of studios today apart from a major lack of creativity, however onto the film, which i found after watching it and thinking there's an hour and a half of my life i'll never get back.
The acting was terrible and the story was too stupid to follow it just lacked everything a good movie should have.
Leaving the fact that the date came and went away without any apparent consequence aside, 11-11-11 is a mediocre horror film.There are some good ideas in the screenplay from 11-11-11, and a honest intention of merging the spiritual beliefs with a pragmatic and skeptical point of view.
OK first of all this is my first time reviewing any movie on IMDb since this was so terrible I felt compelled to let people know how awful this was.
The hype was going on especially due the director, Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed Saw 2,3 and 4 but it's always fault to put such a thing as a promotion on your DVD or Blu Ray. The story is very simple, on the 11-11-11 things will go wrong with the world, the devil will unleash his demons on humanity.
Isolated in a foreign country with only the support of his companion, Sadie, Joseph soon realizes that 11/11/11 is more than just a date, it's a WARNING!" For all you Darren Lynn Bousman Saw fans out there do not expect anyone to get blown to bits or sliced apart or ground into human hamburger...
The undertone of the film has an Omen-like quality that comes to a head toward the end on the title date in the film.Overall a good thriller especially if you are a church goer, bible reader or believe that the end of our existence rests in the hands of the supernatural rather than our own selfish destruction of this otherwise perfect planet.
Again, I enjoyed the look and the acting was there, and I'm a big fan of his work, and the killer twist at the end makes up for other elements which were underwhelming in the film.
Only thing I truly hated was the fact that the ending is pretty much thrown out there from the half of the movie and I believe 11.11.11 really tried focusing on a twist here.
But if you want to see a good horror movie, I don't think this is the best place to look.
The main leads weren't bad, but the supporting cast barely held on--a similar issue I had with Repo and Saw II, two of Bousman's better films.Now the plot is fairly original, if somewhat predictable.
And I know the religious themes have been done to death, but most horror films end up going down that path.
Not many people like horror movies, so I thought this is the reason that it got so many bad reviews, but this was way bellow the average horror film.
These are basic things you should get right as a film maker!Rest of the movie is quite gutless, no real suspense, uninspiring acting and a story line that is underdeveloped.
yes we have all seen the "End of the world" films before BUT don't forget this is based on possible facts plus its very different i thought there has been a lot of head work gone into the making of this film.The acting was fantastic all the actors played a well deserved role i didn't see any flaws or anything to pull it to bits TBH!
Stupefy v 1: make dull or stupid; to muddle with drunkenness or infatuation syn: besot, stupefy 2: be a mystery or bewildering to: Sadly, there is no doubt some kind of evil that is rendering audiences utterly incapable of discerning a great fright flick, (like 11-11-11) from the banal, moronic, mind-numbing 'torture porn' garbage that has been littering our airwaves, and the minds of millions.11-11-11 sports epic camera work & vivid, rich atmospheric cinematography, a blisteringly creepy score, scares a plenty, and some CREEPY AS HELL demons, with solid acting all around.
666: THE PROPHECY is ANOTHER end of the world/prophecy type religious horror film brought to us by SAW II director Darren Lynn Bousman.
The only thing what makes this movie worth watching is the fact that it can be classified as a "Religious Thriller" in which the 11.11 phenomenon plays the leading part.For some dark reason the movie plot seems familiar, like as in: Why the heck does it seem so familiar?
Acting was fair as well.What seems like is going to happen is where the movie throws you and really caught my attention, call it original if you must, them are so far and few in our time when multiple flix are being redone over and over now or its all layed out for you before the ending, typical.Its a definite see for thoughs out there seeking a horror cult type film, enjoy!.
the movie is really not as bad as the reviews on here will make you believe, it was actually quite enjoyable, entertaining and very well acted.first of all, its not your typical Horror, it is more of a thriller, a story of successful writer whom his kid and wife are killed and is having problems coping with that, he travels to Barcelona to visit his family, only to start experiencing weird occurrences that are related to the number 11.11.11.the main character played be Timothy Gibbs, was quite interesting and his story and pain he is going through were intriguing.
the movie does have a sense of mystery to it, it keeps you guessing with the main character and makes feel you need to get to the end of it to find out what is going to happen and what are the answers to the mysteries surrounding the number 11.11.11 the setting was excellent, the house where the major events take place was creepy and its location on a beach in Barcelona added more intrigue.
the whole film was filled with a creepy and dark atmosphere.the biggest problem with the film, and i guess the other reason why many are giving it poor ratings, was the ending, i thought it was rushed and left unexplained, however, while the ending disappoints, the film as a whole left me entertained.So generally speaking, i thought it was a very good thriller, unjustly attacked by others, probably because of the poor ending, but the film as whole has a lot of redeeming qualities, quite entertaining with intriguing well acted characters and a story of mystery.I just don't get the extreme negativity this film is getting, i can understand why some are disappointed, but to give this 1 or 2 stars is extreme, and to call it the worst movie of the year is harsh.if you really want to see some of the worst movies that are actually rated higher than this, then you should watch the Innkeepers, a total waste of time and crappy movie that is actually rated high for some reason !?!?!?.
Darren Lynn Bousman is ahead of his time & is now a respected film maker in my mind.I will watch any and all of his movies.
Especially since it is a horror movie, then special effects is a make-or-break deal.As for the acting in "11-11-11", well it was alright and people were doing good enough jobs with their given roles and characters, but it was clear that they were held back by a simple script and a storyline that was too generic and linear.I wasn't particularly keen on the ending of the movie, and the events that lead up to it seemed a bit forced and rushed, which had a bad result on the movie."11-11-11" was hardly an overly memorable experience, but still it provided fair enough entertainment for a single viewing.
A disillusioned author (Timothy Gibbs) who lost his wife and son in a fire goes to Spain, where his father is dying and his estranged brother, Samuel, believes demons are walking the Earth, ready for hell to be unleashed.This film is not great, but only because it was a rushed production.
After the death of his wife and child, an author travels to Barcelona to see his estranged brother and dying father, where he learns that his life is plagued by events that occur on 11/11/11.This film comes from the mind and eye of Darren Lynn Bousman, one of the modern masters of horror.
the entire plot was all that bible,angles,devils and evil numbers kind of thing that became common during the past few years but i must say it wasn't scary at all and actually boring if you compare it to movies of the same ganre of horror like 'The Omen'.so unless you have the time on your hands and you like second class movies, don't watch it..
The writing was below average - not only was the story development ham-fisted, the character development as abysmal.In terms of the story, it wasn't enough to draw a big figurative circle around certain pieces of information, the writer felt it as important to make sure we morons (and yes, he's probably got that right, if you were dumb enough to fall for the great title, the George look-a-like you probably needed not only the paint by numbers story and plenty of "hey, remember when we said X and Y, well here it is.the big surprise").I even had to watch the last 30 minutes a second time to make sure it was this baddid they really do that with the dad?
There are so many decent B movies in the horror genre that had a even smaller budget, but turned out great, entertaining and enough creepy at times.
It starts good enough, building some tension for a mystery like expected, but later it turns into some Christian mumbo-jumbo with demons and lots of nonsensical illogical stuff happening, like the main character getting shot and not caring, running around like a headless chicken and everything just falls apart.There are also a lot of loose ends, like why did his "girlfriend" betray him or even why did she know he would go to Spain at all?
(witch comparison to how she acted in the beginning..)DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE if you want to have a good time or even slightly believe in the 11-11-11 date as something significant, as this has nothing to do withe the 13 crystal skulls or the Maya..
It can't possibly be a good sign when the only thing a movie called "11-11-11" has going for it is a series of numbers tied to a release date.
I have times that I gave up watching some bad movies in the beginning or after its first half, but I certainly cannot believe that I watched that movie from beginning to the end!One of the writers of SAW II,III,IV, Darren Lynn Bousman, apparently is not able to do the writing thing alone.
I am actually curious about the director's cut addition, if there is any, to understand whether the producers or the director/writer is responsible for the failure.I honestly not recommend.-spoiler-They did not spent money for make-up artists obviously or they did not choose the right ones.The old-fashioned horror movie clichés were really irritating and boring.In one scene, an attacker tried to shoot the priest, and his brother said that they should call 9-1-1 but they were in SPAIN (and It was not a panic talk).The end was also boring, because the director made it quite similar to SAW series which made my eyes tired (another scene in every second)..
The main character is given a mission to protect his brother who is "special".Honestly i found the film predictable which is never good, as the film builds suspense you realize something will happen, innocent or bad.The closer the film gets to the date 11-11-11 the creepier it gets.If you are looking for a jump horror with blood and guts this isn't it.
Go watch something decent like 'Ills' 'Martyrs' 'Insidous' etc and don't waste time on this one.One good thing I liked though was the twist in the movie, I really didn't see that coming at all.
A few weeks after seeing James Wan's 2011 wonderful Horror film Insidious,I began to hear about a ghost movie getting made by fellow Saw director Darren Lynn Bousman that was due to be brought out in the next few weeks.Keeping a look out for the movie,I was surprised to discover that the title was not to get any UK release at all!.Thankfully,whilst reading an article by Kim Newman,I was please to discover that the movie was finally being given the light of day in the UK,via going straight to a re-titled DVD.The plot:Grieving over the death of his wife and child in a house firer,Horror/Thriller novelistic Joseph Crone decides to try and reconnect to his dying father and his priest brother Samuel by paying them a visit to Barcelona.Ignoring his brother Samuel's offers for him to join "the flock",due to becoming an atheist after the death of his wife and child,Joseph begins to fear that he has walked onto the wrong path,when he starts to see "demons" slowly surrounding him in the unknown city.View on the film:With having a watched the ghost-hinting trailer in the past,I was surprised to discover that writer/director Darren Lynn Bousman had actually made a spiritual Neo-Noir with a good touch of satanic Horror.Whilst Joseph's "grip" on Atheism is something which gets broken in an insanely fast time,and the "twist" ending to the movie looking like a left-over from a Saw movie.Bousman is impressively able to cover over a good number of flaws in the plot,by showing the great Barcelona location in the icy cold light of day,as Joseph finds himself surrounded by dead ends,in a city that's desperate to keep its dark,deadly secrets hidden in any way possible..
I wanted to be sure this movie was as horrible as the first time I saw it, not because I felt any beliefs challenged...hell, I believed in it even less the second time I watched it and wondered in if some strange way if this was more of an infomercial for a new religious cult (yeah, the world needs another one of those), based on the Book of Joseph.
Many seeds are planted throughout the story that lead to a twist ending, and in the last 5 minutes of the movie, a retrospective montage is shown to the viewer, explaining how the main character was manipulated into playing into the antagonist's trickery.Visually, the film takes its time.
Had the Saw-like retrospective not been shown to us, I'm left to wonder how effective the film's ending would have been on its own.
The cinematography was on point, the acting was good, and the plot was engaging enough but it only had TV movie quality and the climax was terrible with unnecessary special effects to match.
We find out his father is dying and has little time left, so with that he heads back to his family home in Spain where everything takes off properly.That's as far as I'll go into the story, as if you are unfortunate enough to see it I'm sure you'll want to see things unfold for yourself, but basically what we have here is a horribly edited, badly acted jump- scare movie that tries to have a deeper meaning when there is none.The ending has a twist that would make Shyamalan wince, and that takes some doing.