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Whistle Stopper - The Ruins (Unrated Edition)
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List Price: $34.99
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Manufacturer: DreamWorks SKG
Starring: Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson
Directed By: Carter Smith
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: RUINS, THE (UNRATED) (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0097361385846
Format: AC-3
Label: DreamWorks SKG
Manufacturer: DreamWorks SKG
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: DreamWorks SKG
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-07-08
Running Time: 93
Studio: DreamWorks SKG
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-04-04
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Never really got under my skin ...
Comment: Well it was at least a cool idea...ancient Mayan ruins are a great pretext/setting for a movie, and the story had potential. Unfortunately the decent build-up thruout the movie fizzled out once you find the vegetation is pretty much the gist of the horror. I wonder who decided to give the flower buds the ability to mimic speech? That was a sorta neato thing, but the fact that they only cried out certain phrases and the vines only moved at certain 'high drama' parts of the movie, made the whole fiasco feel like something a juvenile would have scripted! The actors made the whole thing mildly watcheable in spite of the goofiness, but there's no denying so much more could have been done within the fascinating lore of the Mayan world
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Summary: YES, this movie is in RUINS.
Comment: I've not read the book this film was based on. Despite that, I still find this movie delivers no suspense nor thrilling. There are a couple of scary scenes. For example, it's the scene where one of the girls cut off the flesh from her leg to get rid of the plants that had eaten it way into her body. The acting is below par. I do not feel sympathetic for the characters. The worse thing is the special effects. The devilish plants look fake.
It's a typical bad B movie. I am glad my friend rented it for us.
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Summary: Waste of Time and Money
Comment: I have long accepted the fact that horror movies will almost never receive the best film award. But we still keep watching them because there is a certain entertainment value. We like the suspense, the horror, the shock and the surprises. This movie has none of it. The acting is bad. The story is bad. The "monster" is laughable (can anyone say Little Shop of Horrors?). The entire feeling of the movie is as if someone was under a two hour deadline to come up with and write a story. It was very entry level. Sorry, if I could give it less than one star I would.
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Summary: What would have made this movie better!
Comment: The reviews have it, this film is crap.
Seems that maybe if the kids in this movie had the amount of warnings posted by reviewers (stay away the film it's crap) then maybe we would not have another movie about stupid kids being preyed upon by some sort of unworldly killer. Recycle, recycle, recycle, the same boring elements and add killer plants instead of redneck mutants, evil doctors, local natives (although the film had a few), or someone taunted as a child now seeking revenge. The characters are so stupid and annoying, you can't wait for them to die. Too bad it takes over an hour for it to happen.
It would have been more fun if it happened in a subdivision with soccer moms and their snotty ADD suffering offspring getting victimized. For all of you Chemlawn zombies, the crab grass means to "ruin" more than your perfect lawns! Or maybe, "they ate the salad, but it was not organic, and now they will pay the price." Just a few thoughts for a better script next time.
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Summary: Sincere acting keeps this movie from tanking
Comment: lets face it, killer vegatation isn't high on the list of most horrifying things that can kill you. But, this cast manages to keep a straight face. Not great but not terrible either. Mild chills, nothing that will keep you awake though. Enjoy.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith "The Ruins" follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. "The Ruins" stars Jonathan Tucker ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre" "The Black Donnellys") Jena Malone ("Pride and Prejudice" "Donnie Darko") Shawn Ashmore ("X-Men: The Last Stand") Laura Ramsey ("She's the Man") and Joe Anderson ("Across the Universe").System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/MONSTERS & MUTANTS Rating: UNRATED UPC: 097361385846 Manufacturer No: 138584
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