![]() ![]() A red button integral to key fobs which activates a car alarm's siren.A button in a critical system (such as a nuclear weapons system) used to quickly activate an extreme measure to mitigate an emergency situation.Others may have a short delay during which time the request of help can be cancelled. Many panic alarm buttons lock on when pressed, and require a key to reset them. ![]() Some systems can also activate closed-circuit television to record or assess the event. The alarm can be used to request emergency assistance from local security, police or emergency services. These buttons can be connected to a monitoring center or locally via a silent alarm or an audible bell/siren. Ī panic alarm is frequently but not always controlled by a concealed panic alarm button. It is designed to minimize time until assistance can arrive. The film is out now from Trinity Film (note this is a re-release).A panic button in an Ola cab in Kolkata, for passenger useĪ panic alarm is an electronic device that can easily be activated to request help during an emergency situation where danger to persons or property exists. The film also has a real dark humor to it that makes the film all the more fun – there’s none of the Saw franchise self-important grandstanding and self-righteousness here! And like the more famous franchise, Panic Button also has plenty of twists and turns along the way – none more so than the reasoning behind Alligator’s madness and the denouement that actually had me questioning whether the four prize winners (whom Alligator blamed) or Alligator himself was the real trigger for the actions which kicked off this plane ride of death…ĭespite being utterly preposterous, Panic Button is a fun, well-directed, well-acted and well-executed techno-horror. Much like the Saw franchise, Panic Button makes good use of voice-over, in this case the sinister Alligator played by Joshua Richards, however unlike the aforementioned horror series, this film doesn’t go for over the top gore, instead opting for a sense of foreboding with brief flashes of blood and grue as the characters all try to take each other out to survive. And its great to see an aeroplane-set horror that actually feels dangerous and claustrophobic The cast are also uniformally excellent, but special mention must go to former Eastenders and Pram Face actress Scarlett Alice Johnson as Jo the reformed alcoholic, and Michael Jibson as the sleazy wide-boy Dave, both of whom fit into their roles fantastically. It’s a fast-paced, pared-down affair that doesn’t treat the audience or the characters like idiots, or pander to genre cliches. ![]() What also raises Panic Button above others of its ilk is the script. Panic Button however eschews any tabloid-esque commentary on the evils of the internet which tend to be found in many a Hollywood techno-horror, merely commenting on how much information people disseminate on the web – be it social networks, video sites and even email – and how it can be detrimental to us. Taking inspiration from tales about people sharing too much information online, cyber-bullying and many other sensationalist “the internet is evil” stories that tend to permeate from the mainstream press, Panic Button does what good horror has done for years – use the genre as a “cover” for social commentary. But thankfully Panic Button escapes this techno-horror cliche unscathed, unlike its cast of characters, by concentrating on that which many people cannot live without today – social networks. The sub-genre that it the techno-horror is much maligned in the horror community, whilst many have tried to cash in on the latest internet craze (or scare), by the time the films hit cinemas or DVD said fad is usually over and all you’re left with is an incredibly dated sub-par horror tale. Think The Social Network meets Terror at 50,000 Feet as four strangers win an all-expenses paid trip to New York, courtesy of their favourite social-networking site however this is no ordinary trip… Boarding a private jet to NYC the foursome find themselves trapped at 30,000 feet and forced to play a game – a game whose prize is their lives, and the lives of their loved ones – by a sinister madman known only as Alligator. Stars: Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jack Gordon, Michael Jibson, Ellen Rhys, Joshua Richards | Written by Frazer Lee, John Shackleton, Chris Crow, David Shillitoe | Directed by Chris Crow ![]()
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