Dead Mine is a 2012 action horror from British director Steven Sheil – The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle, where they find themselves trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker…
A rich amateur treasure hunter assembles an expert group to investigate a possible location for the legendary Yamashita’s Gold – lost treasure looted from across Asia by Japanese forces during World War 2.
Venturing deep into the jungles of a remote Indonesian island, the group finds itself under attack and forced into an apparently abandoned mine… only to become trapped underground in a Japanese Imperial Army bunker. They quickly realize that they are not alone, and face a desperate struggle to escape, or fight to the death…
Dead Mine Review
"..The narrative is well-placed, opening with a good bout of action, transitioning into the necessary table-setting exposition and launching into a full-throated action survival romp. The zombie samurais aren't terribly compelling cannon fodder, but the make-up effects are all practical and cool and their rampant sword swinging has a tendency to do massive damage.
Once the attacks commences, the story follows predictable arcs, as our protagonists are butchered systematically. But, again, it's the execution that carries the day; the action is well-staged, the kills sufficiently spew-y, and the effects solid. As an action/horror flick dealing with well-tread ground, Dead Mine could have been a lot worse. As it stands, your Friday night wouldn't be wasted spooling this up and eating some deep-fried, over-sauced poultry." DVD Verdict