freydis-e
I'm reviewing this as a curiosity, possibly the worst I've ever seen. It's not one of those so bad it's good, more so bad that, yawn, who could ever care? So what are the problems? No story – but that's not unusual in a film like this. No characters – can also happen in this kind of softish horror, but there's usually someone, even if badly acted and paper-thin, to latch onto. Not here. Makes no sense – frequently a problem in horror of all kinds and here it's made worse by the fact that there's absolutely nothing to hook you in and pull you along. Unexplained stuff happens all the time - example: why not take the car with keys in it and how did we get from there to railroad tracks? Maybe if I'd cared even a little bit, I'd have paid more attention and just maybe made a bit more sense of it.So what does happen? People run around a lot, rarely for any sensible reason. They shout a lot, usually all at the same time so you can't tell what any of them are shouting. The women (and only them) scream, gasp and sob a lot – not that unreasonable when nasty stuff starts up, but I suspect plenty of men would do the same in the unlikely event that real life could ever be remotely like this.This movie is a perfect 1. There's nothing here worth seeing, the kind of thing I never get to see because I walk out/ switch channels/ throw the DVD in the garbage if even the opening 5-10 minutes are this bad. This time I made myself watch, waiting for something interesting to happen. It never did and I wasted 90 minutes of my life. Don't make the same mistake.
JohnLeeT
Excellent direction, imaginative writing, and truly superb acting by a cast of relative unknowns make for one of the best films of this type to be seen in quite some time. The story is stunning and easy to believe, with the respective actors giving performances that may well be those of a lifetime. The director keeps the audience on the edge of their seats with suspense and never lets up, bringing realism as well and fantasy elements to his work. It is odd how overlooked this motion picture was in the year it was released but it is now there on video for those looking for a film of imagination, incredible tension, and totally unique. The performance of these actors are not to be missed and the director is someone to expect great things from in the future. A rare gem that deserves cult status.
leepowell1985
** possible spoilers ** but to be honest nothing could make this film any worse. the acting is so bad . charters are non existent just the standard stereo type Europeans , only gave it a chance because niel maskell was in it and i got lot of time for him . but his shady American accent was shocking. the thing i didn't understand the most was the fact they were running around with there paintball guns like they would help them .. i just kept thinking there is someone shooting bullets at u drop the toy and f**king run . was beyond stupid . didn't even finish it . could only stand to watch 50 mins. i do like low budget horror but there still has to be something to it, other people have said it on the reviews but its like they just stole all the ideas from other films.just don't waste your time and skip this .. not even a one time watch
Evan Zbozien
For starters, I'm going to start out by saying that i do not generally watch movies in this genre. Survival horrors, slashers, and other movies made to bring out fear and emotions like it are not really my thing. but i do love paintball, so i watched this.I think that the ratings given this film are too low. It was a well made movie. Of course most of the characters are whiny little wimps and have no idea what they're doing, but some of them are brand new to the sport, and don't even know what to expect from regular paintball.When David starts taking charge, it feels good to see that someone is not an idiot. What they really needed was some better dialogue. Or actually, they needed some dialogue period, because i don't count screeching as dialogue. the cinematography was quite shaky, even in some shots where there was no action, but it was okay. I got pulled into the story, and was on the edge of my bed (my television's in my bedroom) when some of the suspenseful parts were going on. For the "problems" with the gore, I'm glad they made most of it through the hunters infrared goggles. I STILL thought it was too much gore in some scenes, but as i said before, I'm do not usually like these movies. There were some issues with the plot that i had. It was all okay until they got to the part where they say that the viewers are paying to watch death. Its a little cheesy. I think it would have been much more compelling if they were trying to find the best soldiers the world has to offer, or something along those lines. For being relatively low budget (i think) and made by a new producer, i thought it was pretty damn good. i was entertained. i would recommend watching it if you don't usually watch movies in the genre, or if you haven't seen any of the movies that people say it ripped off. 7/10