The Ruins

iluvalex · 04-11-2008, 05:17 PM

I like B-movies as much as another B-movie fan, but The Ruins is just plain... plain. Couple of gross scenes, but all in all a movie that left me flat. I will admit I read the book and thought WTF, but I didn't think they would translate it into WTF. Specifically when it jumps the shark of the plants talking. Don't worry, this is really not a spoiler. It's just a huge suspension of belief. To much to even begin to recommend it to anyone else.

ganthc · 05-09-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by iluvalex

I like B-movies as much as another B-movie fan, but The Ruins is just plain... plain. Couple of gross scenes, but all in all a movie that left me flat. I will admit I read the book and thought WTF, but I didn't think they would translate it into WTF. Specifically when it jumps the shark of the plants talking. Don't worry, this is really not a spoiler. It's just a huge suspension of belief. To much to even begin to recommend it to anyone else.

I was considering doing a blind buy on blu-ray. Can a horror fan at least get some T&A to make the movie tolerable?

iluvalex · 05-10-2008, 04:54 AM

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Can a horror fan at least get some T&A to make the movie tolerable?

Only if you like it sliced and diced.

Rileydog · 05-10-2008, 11:35 AM

when you look at the title quickly, it looks like "The Runs" so I thought it was about deadly diarhea.

probably would have been a more interesting plop, I mean plot.

"oh my god, look out for that piece of corn !"

iluvalex · 07-07-2008, 06:23 PM

Just finished reading the review of The Ruins by Kenneth J. Souza. Obviously we saw two completely different movies. Kenneth’s description while enticing has my head needing a scratch. He saw something I did not. While I understand why he thinks the way he does, the book or the movie just doesn’t provide enough to make it compelling. Maybe a second viewing? I dunno. Just seems my feeling towards the movie was consistent with many others. Then again, there were people who thought like the reviewer.

sub780lime · 07-08-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Rileydog

when you look at the title quickly, it looks like "The Runs" so I thought it was about deadly diarhea.

Ewww!

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Originally Posted by Rileydog

probably would have been a more interesting plop, I mean plot.

Ewww!

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Originally Posted by Rileydog

"oh my god, look out for that piece of corn !"

Ewww!

04-11-2008, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
iluvalex Actor Join Date: May 2002	The Ruins I like B-movies as much as another B-movie fan, but The Ruins is just plain... plain. Couple of gross scenes, but all in all a movie that left me flat. I will admit I read the book and thought WTF, but I didn't think they would translate it into WTF. Specifically when it jumps the shark of the plants talking. Don't worry, this is really not a spoiler. It's just a huge suspension of belief. To much to even begin to recommend it to anyone else.

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05-10-2008, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rileydog Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Simpsonville, SC, U.S.	when you look at the title quickly, it looks like "The Runs" so I thought it was about deadly diarhea. probably would have been a more interesting plop, I mean plot. "oh my god, look out for that piece of corn !"

07-07-2008, 06:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
iluvalex Actor Join Date: May 2002	Just finished reading the review of The Ruins by Kenneth J. Souza. Obviously we saw two completely different movies. Kenneth’s description while enticing has my head needing a scratch. He saw something I did not. While I understand why he thinks the way he does, the book or the movie just doesn’t provide enough to make it compelling. Maybe a second viewing? I dunno. Just seems my feeling towards the movie was consistent with many others. Then again, there were people who thought like the reviewer.