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     Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.242.126 |
Anyone else seen this one? Just watched it and really enjoyed it. Pretty well acted, nasty - grotesque, really; even hard to watch in places -, intesne and refreshingly different. Overall, it was much better than I expected. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.242.126 |
A caveat: the above is only true if you're willing to suspend disbelief and go with it. the film is completely OTT, but if you're willing to give it some leeway it's well worth a viewing. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
Saw about two-thirds of it at a friend's house on Xmas Eve, Zed, then had to go- pity, because I was genuinely enjoying it. Really bloody good, I thought. Looking forward to watching the rest of it at some point! | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.159.152.164 |
I enjoyed this a while back - thought I'd mentioned it here, but looking back it seems I didn't. It is indeed OTT but still has something. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.168.4.162 |
It sounds like an old Tarzan film to me... Er, that's a good thing. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.255.58 |
I rather liked THE RUINS. It's tight, and it's contained to pretty much one location. It had some nicely disturbing reveals (e.g., the cellphone down the shaft). An example of a good little horror film they occasionally produce.... | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.19.103.122 |
Loved the novel, did not care much for the film. The film was actually pretty fateful, and Smith wrote the screenplay, but somehow the film was a dissapointment for me. It didn't feel like Dharius was behind the camera on this one- he otherwise always does sublime camera work. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
I really enjoyed the film. It has an air of the fantastic that most modern horror films don't. Reminded me of a Clark Ashton Smith tale (I think it was him) about killer plants. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
The Seed from the Sepulchre? | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
Aye, that's the kiddie. | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 80.167.124.223 |
Read the novel on a ferry heading to Norway in winter. I was very far away from the north sea during the reading of that book- his other novel 'A Simple Plan' (ten years ago I think!) was also a great novel and an excellent film. The screenplay was Oscar nominated I believe- Maybe thats why I am a little tough on the Ruins I guess. | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.243.16.26 |
The Seed from the sepulchre is my fave CAS tale. It's unforgettable and still powerful. It also feels different from the usual CAS story. I read the Ruins novel and I thought it was standard american horror for the masses. But it sort of entertained me, as I read it to the end (I give up on many novels after a few chapters). Haven't seen the movie yet. | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 80.167.124.223 |
Good you didn't hurl the book across the room then Tom! | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.243.64.127 |
> Good you didn't hurl the book across the room then Tom! There is this anecdote I once read about Stanley Kubrick (perhaps like many anecdotes about him it is a fabrication): one day he was going through piles of books to get an idea for a new film, typically he literally threw them against the wall after browsing a few minutes. At one point a secretary next door noticed that she hadn't heard books hitting the wall for a while, and she came to check if everything was ok. She found Stanley reading The Shining. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.24.49 |
I like that story Tom. I'm feeling very restless at the moment. Finally picked up D.H.Lawrence and settled down for a read. | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 80.167.124.223 |
Yes-yes- that Kubrick one- Yes (yes)...................Yes. Yes. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.203.130.43 |
I’ve just seen The Ruins & loved it! It’s rare that I disagree with my good friend Zed about a movie and I certainly intend to give Drag Me To Hell another go at some point, so it was a relief to me to see we’re still attuned to the wonderful world of daft quality horror movies as I have to wholeheartedly agree with his comments at the beginning of this thread. A confined setting, some likeable characters and some over the top, toe curling mayhem that had me laughing out loud in gleeful horror at several points. Highly recommended, especially as it featured one of my favourite horror movie characters – the medical student who suggests the most appalling solutions to individuals’ predicaments. More fun than Mad Doctor of Blood Island - this is the kind of thing Eddie Romero would have made in the early 70s if he'd had a budget, talent, and some actual actors | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.179.34 |
I quite enjoyed it. Did nobody else think of Machen, what with the singing flowers? | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 174.88.168.249 |
Well, I kept hearing how terrible it was, so was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. | ||
| Martin Roberts (Martin_roberts) Username: Martin_roberts Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.5.239.91 |
I have both the book and the DVD awaiting my attention... I may just cheat and watch the movie. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.176.6.105 |
I was surprised at the negative press it received - 90 minutes of cinematic fun. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.78.58.217 |
On the rec's - I've ordered it from my rental club. |