The Ruins

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B P @Bradster69 1d Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Carrington S @RT97516098 Jul 7 Loved this movie since I was a child! One of the most unique horror movies See more Fred G @RT22374547 Jun 21 Wow -- I'm surprised that this unique horror film isn't getting a better reaction here at RT. I will admit that some of the scenes -- notably one where a character has to get his legs removed using only the most primitive "instruments" available -- require a VERY strong stomach. Even though I am a body-horror connoisseur who has seen The Ruins several times since it was released, I still found myself gasping out loud as I watched it again yesterday! Like all classic horror movies, The Ruins takes a while to build the premise and introduce the characters. Then it's off to the races, as one scene after another ratchets the tension higher and higher. Two factors set The Ruins apart from many other horror films. First, most of the horror here takes place in broad daylight. That's not an easy trick for a director to pull off! Second, the "villain" here is an unusual one -- no zombies or vampires! --and far scarier than it might seem at first. Check it out! See more Farah R @Farah Apr 14 Not bad but not good either, The Ruins is perfectly mediocre in every way from plot and acting to effects and scares. It’s worth a one time watch for genre fans. See more Lee T @Nice-and-Swarm Feb 25 My review may be biased because I watched this film immediately after finishing the book. That being said, I wasn't a big fan of the book either, yet I found this to be worse than the source material. The pacing is far too quick, the vines far less expanded upon and, therefore, far less scary, the characters were incredibly one-dimensional, and by giving Stacy and Amy more of the spotlight, Eric not only became more of a background prop than he was in the book, but the female leads went from just milling about and having no agency but still having some character, to "I'm going to be completely hysterical and irrational the whole time". Jeff and Eric were just there, watching things happening around them. The ending was crap; great job you guys, can't wait for this carnivorous vine to take over the planet! And the final, most DETRIMENTAL sin in my opinion: I will never forgive this film for giving Mathias the Pablo treatment. He was the only one I liked. Justice for Mathias. See more Donn A @RT58687407 Feb 20 it has good pacing and a couple of effective shockers. just needed polishing See more Read all reviews

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