The Ruins (2008)

Regista:

Carter Smith

Writers (WGA):

Scott B. Smith (screenplay)
Scott B. Smith (novel)

Data di uscita:

4 aprile 2008 (USA)

Genere:

Horror | Thriller

Slogan:

Terror has evolved.

Plot:

A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins. |

Plot Keywords:

Self Mutilation | Shower | Severed Leg | Murder | Male Nudity

Recensioni degli utenti:

It Ruins the Mood

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Cast

Jonathan Tucker	...	Jeff McIntire
Jena Malone	...	Amy
Laura Ramsey	...	Stacy
Shawn Ashmore	...	Eric
Joe Anderson	...	Mathias
Sergio Calderón	...	Lead Mayan
Balder Moreno	...	Mayan Horseman
Dimitri Baveas	...	Dimitri
Patricio Almeida Rodriguez	...	Taxi Driver
Mario Jurado	...	Mayan Archer
Luis Antonio Ramos	...	Mayan Rifleman #1 (as Luis Ramos)
Walter Quispe	...	Mayan Rifleman #2
Pauline Whyman	...	Wailing Woman
Nathan Vega	...	Mayan Boy
Tanisha Marquez-Munduate	...	Mayan Girl

Alias:

Rovine (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity.

Durata:

USA:91 min

Nazionalità:

Australia | USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Maya | Spagnolo

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | South Africa:16LV | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-13 | USA:R (certificate #44170)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Company:

BenderSpink

Errori:

Revealing mistakes: The rope for the descent into the ruins changes lengths.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Archeologist #2: Help me!

Movie Connections:

Citato in "Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley (#33.10)" (2008)

It Ruins the Mood

The 1st half of the year provides, very rarely, some touching motion pictures but no one should expect the "guilty pleasure" that is The Ruins to provide such a feeling.

The Carter Smith directed film tells the story of four friends, out on a Mexican vacation when they meet a group of European students who stumble upon a map to visit one of the famous ruins. When they get there, they are bombarded by a secret society of natives that chase them up the ruin, (where there is a tent, rope, and everything they need to live for a few days) where they're surrounded for some strange reason.

Performances are horrible, script is ridiculous, the concept is even more ridiculous and the ending leaves it opens for more ruins to come. Starring Jena Malone, in the most annoying performance ever in a "horror" movie, a nearly unrecognizable Shawn Ashmore who is even more pointless as he is acting at the moment, and a bunch of B-list nobodies that will probably show up for the sequel even though we shouldn't expect them to. As preposterous as the story is, we can expect no less.

Past guilty pleasures like Showgirls and Candyman who have no character depth and go a whole lot of nowhere have the same premise and effect on the viewer. The gore is extra as I ever seen which makes the film kind of cool if you're in to that kind of thing but no dramatic chops to carry out of the theater with you.

**/****