skip the first 30 minutes

i thought it was the opposite. i liked the beginning of the movie up until norma finishes telling her "scary" story better than the rest of the movie. it was a good setup but after that it just turned weird and jumbled and so-so.

No you are a batch.

The Fan 8/10
Cannibal Ferox 8/10
Do You Like Hitchcock? 6/10
Blind Terror 9/10

It started off well enough. Skipping the first sequence would be a mistake, as it was probably the best material in the movie. It went downhill from there, bumped up again once Norma reappeared, peaked with the flashback story she tells and then just sort of died out in it's own bland commonality after that. Really just fell into pretty standard kids get killed scenarios, with no real creativity or panache to it. It needed a third flashback sequence to round things out and develop the story more. And a more elaborate finale would have been nice. The demolition derby had potential, but lasted all of ten seconds and then poof - nothing. With all the pieces they had, the movie could have been really great, but dropped the ball so many times and went in such painfully ordinary directions when it should have taken more unexpected turns. Not a horrible way to kill 90 minutes, but I hate it when a movie elicits armchair directing from me. There were too many moments when I thought about how much cooler it would be if only they did this or that instead of what they actually did.

Thank you. This movie kicked ass, I don't know why the hell someone would skip any of it.

"Past this tunnel is the rest of the world.."

Naw, you forget they're all dead. That is an exclusively democrat party voting base. Two or three times each election as a matter of fact.

I don't know why some people watch horrors expecting them to have the best actresses, actors, storylines, special effects etc. There are many low budget (or non blockbuster) horrors that far surpass their huge budget/blockbuster counterparts - which often turn out to be a "flop". This is one of these films.

By all means if you only like psychological thriller type horrors, this is not the film for you. If you are a true horror fan and can appreciate a horror film on the "horror" alone, you'll most likely quite like this one. The acting was pretty good, the storyline is perfect imo (not too detailed enough to detract from the gore/terror and not too weak that you want to smack the tv) for the type of film it is, effects are actually really good imo.

This is quite simply, a film that does not get hung up on trying to appeal with a love story or some amazing intricate storyline that bends the viewers mind. Do not mistake this for a bad thing. I was expecting a much lower quality of film and while I wouldn't rank it as one of the best horrors, I certainly found it enjoyable to watch, especially once it really got into it (not including the opening scene as I found that easy to watch also).

And personally, the songs throughout it I thought were really good too - even if they're not what I would listen to, they were perfect for this film.