The Ruins (2008)
Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Joe Anderson
A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
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R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed by:
Carter Smith
Release Date: Apr 04, 2008
DVD Release Date: Jul 08, 2008
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It was interesting. The acting seemed a little overdone but I think that's just the way movies like this are. It had a creep factor to it and there was definitely some gross parts. If I never see a person break another person's legs and then cut them... (read more) It was interesting. The acting seemed a little overdone but I think that's just the way movies like this are. It had a creep factor to it and there was definitely some gross parts. If I never see a person break another person's legs and then cut them off again, it will be too soon. That was distrubing but other than that it was pertty good. Although I have to wonder where all the movies about killer plants are coming from.
"We're being quarantined here. We're being kept here to die."
I was really wanting to see the movie, got my hopes up for something good. The gore scenes weren't bad if you like scenes like that. But the overall plot of the movie really sucked. It's all filmed in on location, on top of a Mayan ruin. And then you... (read more) I was really wanting to see the movie, got my hopes up for something good. The gore scenes weren't bad if you like scenes like that. But the overall plot of the movie really sucked. It's all filmed in on location, on top of a Mayan ruin. And then you think you have the plant figured out and at the end of the movie they do something completely different. It was just dissapointing. I wouldn't recommend it to buy. Maybe just as a rent. I have seen worse though.
LOL What a HORRIBLE movie.
Completely boring and shitty, predictable ending.
If i could give it less than a half a star, I would.
It made me hot just watching sitting in the baking sun. The blonde chick was pretty convincing and the shot of her digging into her leg with the knife was crazy. Makes me not want to see Ruins of any kind.
TERRIBLE! It was so easy to guess what was going to happen, and seriously, they were being attacked by vines. Not scary at all. I watched it again after the first time, thinking I had missed the point, and it was just as awful. Unless you like being ... (read more) TERRIBLE! It was so easy to guess what was going to happen, and seriously, they were being attacked by vines. Not scary at all. I watched it again after the first time, thinking I had missed the point, and it was just as awful. Unless you like being a smart ass and guessing what will obviously happen next, don't bother.
Värdelös film som visar hur Hollywood verkligen kan kasta bort pengar. Töntig handling och helt onödiga intriger. Ãr detta en rysare sÃ¥ är Schindler's List en komedi.
i should NOT have watched that. this was a pretty creepy movie, to graphic also
Es majeta, se deja ver aunque cuando descubres al malo, por muy original que sea, te decepciona un poquito por poco creible, en fin, para una noche de Martes sin nada que ver o hacer, acompaña de una cerveza y unas patatitas se convierte en un plan ... (read more) Es majeta, se deja ver aunque cuando descubres al malo, por muy original que sea, te decepciona un poquito por poco creible, en fin, para una noche de Martes sin nada que ver o hacer, acompaña de una cerveza y unas patatitas se convierte en un plan alternativo, no diria que agradable, por lo sangriento del asunto, pero si entretenido...
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When you've got cute young tourists, an exotic locale (well, sort of: Mexico), ancient Mayan hoodoo and surly peasants with machetes, you expect a bit more than The Ruins gives you, which is: killer plants.full review
The film's depiction of deteriorating-under-pressure group dynamics comes to an abrupt end just as it gets goingfull review
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