fairlesssam I enjoyed this movie. From the onset it was mysterious and engaging. There was no clear direction where the film was going. I knew nothing about the I story, hadn't read the back of the case (which is how I like to view movies).We meet a group of young bank robbers, who I have to say seem the most innocent kind of bank robbers ever featured in a film. They are on their way to a safe hotel set in the woods. On the way they come across a car blocking their path and a suspicious chap with a gun. The hotel is mysterious and enigmatic, the leader books them in under fairy tale names. Which for some reason stands out as a key moment in the film to me but probably isn't. There are several moments in the film like this.Even though the initial characters aren't particularly interesting there is something very watchable about the movie, what is happening around the main characters is more enthralling than they are. As the movie progresses the owners of the hotel become more prominent within the film and demand your attention. Details seem to be important. The crescendo is gory and violent, lots of blood. As the film closes it seems to lose some of it's charisma. The ending is a little disappointing, just seemed lacking the magic that ran through the rest of the film.

Johnny_Dinero For some reason, despite falling victim to some of the tired horror movie clichés, this movie had me invested. Maybe it was the whole based on a true story. I mean I'm sure there was some sort of serial killer back before WWI started that disappeared, and bodies were found in barrels, I figure that is as much as the "truth" as we get. I think, after "Cabin in the Woods" I look at horror movies a bit different. I've always been a fan of horror movies, but now, I tend to see then as part of the universe of "Cabin in the Woods" Visually, I applaud the filmmakers. I like when I see a movie takes chances and visually, I think they had some fun with lenses, filters and post production color correction. If you haven't checked out "Cabin in the Woods", please do and please do it before you watch this movie. Then after watching that, just imagine this movie in the same universe. I think you'll appreciate it more. But let's say I want to just rate this movie on its own. What are my expectations going into a horror movie? People that have sex die. Cars will not start. People will fall down while running in the woods. Is this movie guilty? Yes. But what horror movie isn't? (A lot of them, I know, but also a good amount of them are.)I think we go into a horror movie hoping to get scared, see some blood and have those moments where we yell at the screen. Don't go in there! Don't trust him/her! Look out behind you! This movie had that.

Jesse Boland There is a really well made sort of new mash-up of a movie hidden in here. The cast are all into the story all the way, but there are huge gaps in the way they are trying to feel like an American movie, and the way that it just so isn't, if only they had picked a side. Everything on it's own almost works. Otherwise you are left with a waste of time, however every so often you are paid off with a really unique effect, or story twist, and there are just enough of those that make this work. I would say that if you like to watch campy vampire movies from the 60's, or you are a fan of those wrong Turn "freakshows"(someone out there must be) even if you just really liked the darkest moments of Hostle : Then you will Enjoy some part of this movie. Even if you are just someone looking for something different, that is sort of in there too.Jesse of Jesse.ca

Shizuka For some reason five really, really clever bank robbers who look like models decide to hide away from the police in a hotel.First price for the dumbest bank robbers (or the dumbest movie script) goes to...Perhaps they should have rather stuck to modelling - robbing banks and hiding from the police surely is too much of a mental effort for them.Well I could go on that there is a serial killer in this hotel who has lived there for 30 years or so and all those acting school rejects get killed...But hey you say, haven't I seen that a gzillion times before? Yes you have - but mostly even these were movies made by people with a gzillion times more talent than anyone involved in this epic fail.With the decreased cost of digitally producing a movie every zero-talent wanna-bee puts out a stupid horror movie these days.And no, the reason these movies suck isn't lack of money - it's the total lack of any kind of imagination, story telling skills or the even the slightest amount of talent.