Siloty hired this movie with a bunch of mates when having an all night movie night and the cover looked like a zombie movie whereas the blurb on the back didn't indicate it. so we were like what the heck and hired it.we found this movie quite boring and one of my mates joked about what the ending was and he happened to actually be right.i don't know if the movie was supposed to be scary or what, but basically we all found it boring. save the hour and a half of your life and don't watch this movie.the acting was cardboard, very unconvincing. laughable really.the idea was the only pick up of the movie, but not enough to give it a two star rating, it could've been done better i suppose.

clivedelves Even though I am a kiwi, I did not appreciate this movie.. or even enjoy it...Yes New Zealanders are good at making low budget movies (and recently not so low budget)but this one just does not hit the spot. Its not scary, its just stupid.It left me thinking, surely that could have been done better, the basic story/idea is good (3 points for that) but the execution is very poor.Patchy acting and continuity, some very odd editing in places, probably due to go having the real shot in the can...Sorry again, we can do better and have, and will do again..

anjali85 "The Locals" is one of the best movies from New Zealand that I have ever seen. A brilliant director and writer: Greg Page, and excellent new actors: Dwayne Cameron and John Barker. It's not like other horror films that I have seen and I've seen loads. The unusual location and the fact that it's playing in the dark is great. All the hide and seek in this film makes you wanna run with the characters. And Peter McCauley is so scary and untouchable. Why are the no more other movie from Greg Page he's funny. The commentary on the DVD is the best ever. Greg Page wants you to make listen him over and over again. First time I saw "The Locals" was a surprise for me and I'm sure for everyone who watched it. I like the idea of a farmer who has captured all inhabitants of the little town and only let them go when his bones left the area. BEST MOVIE EVER!

taurusred I couldn't even get through the first half of this movie. I love watching good b-horrors, almost as much as I love watching bad b-horrors for the laughs. This movie fell into neither category, as it was boring as hell and badly done, but not "funny" bad. Just bad.This movie pulled out all the stops. The "road trip adventure". The "car that breaks down". The "cell phone that won't get any reception". The "crazy goings-on with the backwoods folk". That's about when I shut off the TV.The two main characters in the film are supposed to be best friends, they pal around and make jokes at eachtother, etc, but it seems very unnatural and like they just met that morning.It seems as though the only people who enjoyed this film are patriotic Kiwis.