THE RUINS (no spoilers)
- From: moviePig <pwallace@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:55:25 -0700 (PDT)
My noble aim here remains commentary that's useful while leaving a
reader's viewing experience (should he pursue one) pristine ...and in
that light, the horror flick THE RUINS is a bit tricky. So, merely
some oblique facts: I read the book back when, and judged it full of
good prose within my favorite genre, but still coudn't recommend it
(...and moreover, would've passed on the movie if the alternative
Clooney-toons had shown any spark). I can't be sure, but I *think*
the movie may be better. In print, both it and, e.g., THE MIST
should've been short stories - MIST nearly was - and this 90-minute
quick march, though not in MIST's league (nor even the 'PG-13'
CLOVERFIELD's) is still an improvement. New director Carter Smith
covers his ground - RUINS looks great - and manages his young cast
well enough, but not his viewers' gut, afaics. Where RUINS might've
been a horror clinic, it's often merely clinical. (Btw, I'd like to
think that *any* more empowered director would've ditched RUINS's
early and wholly gratuitous titty-shot ...but maybe an 'R'-rating
implicitly promises certain goods.) Anyhow, the movie's a solid
intense gore fix... and that along with curiosity about the book-to-
movie translation held my interest. But the majority likely hasn't
read the book, of course. So, my best *guess* for hard-edge horror
fans... mostly recommended.
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