Barricade

2012 "Lock. Your. Doors."
Barricade
4.4| 1h22m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 25 September 2012 Released
Producted By: WWE Studios
Country: United States of America
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A father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.

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Peaceful211 *** Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! ***If you've seen the movie and are confused, here are my observations. I want to watch this movie again for more details (yes, really!). :-) Flashbacks show a lot-- details that add up in the end, though not easily, nor entirely. But they do piece together.While seated in his office at home, recording notes, Terrance recommends a prescription of the exact drug he then abuses throughout the movie-- recommends it to a woman who's husband has died and she is not dealing with it well.The alcohol and drug combo cause blackouts throughout ("It's time for lunch" spoken at night, etc.). The hallucinations begin VERY early on. He likely did not hit a wolf with is car, which then ferociously growled at him, and in seconds is unable to move and dying. He his something, but not a mostly-white wolf. The woman's face in window is another early hallucination. His kids could not wake him up their first morning in the cabin because he's passed out.Blackouts/delusions/paranoid-- all part of the sum plot.He killed daughter Cynthia in the cabin's kitchen--flashback shows her there, quite dead, as she says, "Daddy, you're hurting me." It's a quick line, easy to miss- but it lets us know what he did, just with no details.Dad drowned son in ice bath after again hallucinating that random arms were coming out of the tub trying to drown *him* (likely son freezing and terrified and wanting to get out!) while attempting to reduce the fever.At some point, he put them both kids in the double bed like they were sleeping (after dressing his son-- see the huge man's sweater on boy when he's lying there).We are eventually shown that he beat up Mr. House and locked him in the attic, duct taped and tied. However, when Terrance "finds" Mr. House later, the old man must, in reality, be dead from hypothermia. He was very sick, the attic had to be freezing, no food or water...But he (half) remembered what he'd done.At some point later Dad buried the kids-- hence, two crucifixes in the ground before he then buries the stuffed animal (named Jack the Ripper-- a serial killer-- hint hint) after his delusion that his daughter Cynthia asked him to bury it. In his mind, he buried only a stuffed toy, not both his children.I believe that the entire end scene-- cops, dog, ambulance, and all, is completely made up in Terrance's mind. He realized that he'd locked sweet old Mr. House up in the attic (and likely, House died), that both children are dead (from illness, he thinks), and guilt spurs a powerful story for him--- that Mr. House is saved by the police, that his kids are alive and rescued along with him, and that he is just on his way to the hospital on a sunny day.In reality, possibly(!), no one knew to look for Mr. House there, and Terrance is still in the cabin where he's killed his children and an old man in a state of grief, paranoia, and drug/alcohol-induced hallucinations and delusions.That's what I could get, plot-wise. More sure of some things than others! I Loved the cast in this movie. That's the 7 stars. But as many have noted, it's far too visually dark for far too long and the confusion and total chaos gets old...
rgummi Spoiler alert and a big one......Re watch it and pay attention to detail. I'm thinking that the dad gravitates between delusional and sane all throughout the movie. But where everyone reviewing thinks he is sane and off meds at the end. He isn't. That's a delusion too and that's really him still in the house looking out the window.....with two deals children I might add. Brilliant actually! The movie is not what it seems.....I guess in the scary parts is what happens when you mix powerful drugs with alcohol.I thought it was a great movie and the beginning really does catch you of guard thinking where in the world is the mom and why is she not there after talking about how great it would be at this wonderful cabin.
rcschran I love a good suspenseful horror movie as much as the next person but this was awful. In the beginning of the movie it has a decent start, but that is as far as anyone should watch. The first 80% of the movie is a man running in circles. This movie is very hard to follow and leaves you asking "what the heck?" every 5 minutes. It is totally lacking a good plot. It was so hard to watch but i endured. I was hoping for an ending that would kick butt and make it all worth while. Not such the case. The ending was terrible. They could've made so many other endings that would've been better. However it does tie the movie together and explains the movie but after watching it, it needs the description of horror or suspenseful ripped from it. Trust me, don't waste your time.
bob-hepworth I downloaded this film from a torrent, and I am glad I did now! I like my horrors as does my fiancée but this was a disappointment. I suppose I was expecting a cross between House (2008) and the Grudge 1 (2004) but alas this film lacks the storyline. Surprised to see it was created by the WWF??? I haven't watched that stuff since the days of the nWo.The film was a bit short (75 mins) say compared to Hellweek (2010) at 95.This film centres around a man who has become a widower and takes his kids for a holiday in a remote location (cliche?). He suffers from delusions. I have had a fever before and NEVER suffered from delusions. Probably the medication! lol The end is, in my opinion, terrible.