The Ruins (ruined my Saturday night)

[itschris]

Well... I let the wiff got to Blockbuster... she made a good effort and picked out the Ruins. First, on the technical side, it wasn't anything special... the surround sound was modest at best, the picture was okay.

The movie was somewhat interesting, but like so many movies nowadays, they just totally blow the ending. It's just like The Happening where you have 90 minutes of stuff, then in 57 seconds, they wrap it up in some convenient cliche ending that tells you nothing, explains nothing, nor adds anything to the film. It's cheap, lazy, and insulting when they guys do this to movies.

I'm almost pissed I spend the coule of bucks for the rental when they end that way.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Well... I let the wiff got to Blockbuster... she made a good effort and picked out the Ruins. First, on the technical side, it wasn't anything special... the surround sound was modest at best, the picture was okay.

The movie was somewhat interesting, but like so many movies nowadays, they just totally blow the ending. It's just like The Happening where you have 90 minutes of stuff, then in 57 seconds, they wrap it up in some convenient cliche ending that tells you nothing, explains nothing, nor adds anything to the film. It's cheap, lazy, and insulting when they guys do this to movies.

I'm almost pissed I spend the coule of bucks for the rental when they end that way.

So, what was it about? Save me some $$$

 

[Adam]

I just checked out the trailer on YouTube.

Wow, I never would have guessed that the movie was going to suck.

 

[speakerman39]

Well... I let the wiff got to Blockbuster... she made a good effort and picked out the Ruins. First, on the technical side, it wasn't anything special... the surround sound was modest at best, the picture was okay.

The movie was somewhat interesting, but like so many movies nowadays, they just totally blow the ending. It's just like The Happening where you have 90 minutes of stuff, then in 57 seconds, they wrap it up in some convenient cliche ending that tells you nothing, explains nothing, nor adds anything to the film. It's cheap, lazy, and insulting when they guys do this to movies.

I'm almost pissed I spend the coule of bucks for the rental when they end that way.

You know Chris, I said basicaly the same exact thing after renting The Ruins. It was just awful nothing more than a waste of my time. BTW, Prom Night was not any better. I did not care for The Happening either my friend.

Cheers,

Phil

 

[jamie2112]

The book was great!!! the movie sucked badly.....

 

[itschris]

Answering Question - Could be SPOILER!

So, what was it about? Save me some $$$

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Basically, these kids on vacay meet this guy and go on an excursion to see an off the beaten path temple ruin. They find the ruin, but the local indigiionus villagers show up and force them to climb atop this vine covered Myan temple... though at this point we don't know why. They try to figure out what to do, and they hear a cell phone from inside the ruin, supposedly from the one guys brother who knew the archeologists searching the ruin.

I thought there was going to be scary stuff going on inside the ruin, but actually the entire movie take place atop the ruin. Basically the vines on the ruin are alive and once you come in contact with them, they get into your body and you know the rest. Basically the villagers wouldn't let them leave in order to contain the vines to the temple.

It was kinda a cool movie, it had it's "ewww" moments, but it's the same thing as The Happening. You just watch the same basic stuff going on for 90 minutes, then it all wraps up in a stupid ending: The one guy and girl who survived plan a distraction. He distracts the villagers, she takes off running through the jungle, finds the Jeep and drives off... they kill the boyfriend... and as she's driving, you see the vine move under her skin.... and that's it. Show over.

Like I said, I'm just tire of being insulted. Put some thought, put some effort into these movies. They remind a lot of Michael Crichton books where you spend a day reading this fascinating story and as you read you realize you're getting to the end and you start getting concerned because there's only 20 pages left and you still have no idea what's going on or what going to happen and you keep reading... and now there's 3 pages left and on the last two pages, he wraps it all up in the last page and half... in the usual "it was all a dream" kinda scenario.

 

[darien87]

What's a "wiff"?

I didn't think it was too bad.

 

[itschris]

What's a "wiff"?

I didn't think it was too bad.

WIFF = WIFE

Maybe I'm just expecting too much. What did you like about it? I was with it, I was into it, but then it just got old and lazy. It seems nowadays they don't even want to explain or even touch upon the phenomenom that the movie is actually about. What's with the talking vines? A little explanation woudl've been nice.

 

[Mw`]

Agree with Jamie, the book was pretty entertaining. The movie on the other hand, was laughable.

 

[darien87]

WIFF = WIFE

Maybe I'm just expecting too much. What did you like about it? I was with it, I was into it, but then it just got old and lazy. It seems nowadays they don't even want to explain or even touch upon the phenomenom that the movie is actually about. What's with the talking vines? A little explanation woudl've been nice.

I don't know. I had pretty low expectations for it, so it didn't have much to live up to.

I watched the making of and it said that there are plants that can move, and give off scents to attract prey, so they just kind of took it a step further to having plants that make sounds to attract prey.

 

[mtrycrafts]

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER


Basically, these kids on vacay meet this guy and go on an excursion to see an off the beaten path temple ruin. They find the ruin, but the local indigiionus villagers show up and force them to climb atop this vine covered Myan temple... though at this point we don't know why. They try to figure out what to do, and they hear a cell phone from inside the ruin, supposedly from the one guys brother who knew the archeologists searching the ruin.

I thought there was going to be scary stuff going on inside the ruin, but actually the entire movie take place atop the ruin. Basically the vines on the ruin are alive and once you come in contact with them, they get into your body and you know the rest. Basically the villagers wouldn't let them leave in order to contain the vines to the temple.

It was kinda a cool movie, it had it's "ewww" moments, but it's the same thing as The Happening. You just watch the same basic stuff going on for 90 minutes, then it all wraps up in a stupid ending: The one guy and girl who survived plan a distraction. He distracts the villagers, she takes off running through the jungle, finds the Jeep and drives off... they kill the boyfriend... and as she's driving, you see the vine move under her skin.... and that's it. Show over.

Like I said, I'm just tire of being insulted. Put some thought, put some effort into these movies. They remind a lot of Michael Crichton books where you spend a day reading this fascinating story and as you read you realize you're getting to the end and you start getting concerned because there's only 20 pages left and you still have no idea what's going on or what going to happen and you keep reading... and now there's 3 pages left and on the last two pages, he wraps it all up in the last page and half... in the usual "it was all a dream" kinda scenario.

Thanks.
So the villagers are feeding the vines all the tourists who come along to save themselves Maybe they should have moved a long time ago.

 

[mike c]

Thanks.
So the villagers are feeding the vines all the tourists who come along to save themselves Maybe they should have moved a long time ago.

actually, they don't "feed" the tourists to the vines. they just think the vines are infective and anybody who comes into contact with the vines should stay there or be killed.

 

[itschris]

actually, they don't "feed" the tourists to the vines. they just think the vines are infective and anybody who comes into contact with the vines should stay there or be killed.

Yeah, God forbid you put a f-ing sign up that says, "WARNING! Don't touch the vines. They'll get inside your body and kill you or... if you try to leave after touching the vines... we'll kill you. Thank you for your attention."

 

[darien87]

Yeah, God forbid you put a f-ing sign up that says, "WARNING! Don't touch the vines. They'll get inside your body and kill you or... if you try to leave after touching the vines... we'll kill you. Thank you for your attention."

Well, they did try to hide the trail. And it's not their fault that the Gringos didn't understand what they were saying when they were yelling at them to get away from the pyramid.

Plus, if they had put up that sign, there wouldn't have been a movie.

 

[itschris]

Well, they did try to hide the trail. And it's not their fault that the Gringos didn't understand what they were saying when they were yelling at them to get away from the pyramid.

Plus, if they had put up that sign, there wouldn't have been a movie.

Can't a movie... even though it's make believe... still be somewhat plausible? I mean, apparently the villagers have a lot of time on their hands. Why didn't they erect a fence around it or something? I don't think they were sacrificing people.

I mean I get it... it's a movie, but it was just dumb. Mildly entertaining, but dumb.

 

[itschris]

Actually, the only thing that could have saved it was more nudity.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

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Basically, these kids on vacay meet this guy and go on an excursion to see an off the beaten path temple ruin. They find the ruin, but the local indigiionus villagers show up and force them to climb atop this vine covered Myan temple...

Damn. I felt like I just watched this movie just from reading your description.

Actually, your description is probably even more exciting than the movie.

 

[j_garcia]

Even from the trailer, I could tell this was going to be average at best.

 

[speakerman39]

Even from the trailer, I could tell this was going to be average at best.

Hey John, not sure I would even call it average.........LOL!!!! Still not as bad as the movie "Knock Knock".

Cheers,

Phil

 

[darien87]

Hey John, not sure I would even call it average.........LOL!!!! Still not as bad as the movie "Knock Knock".

Cheers,

Phil

Knock, knock? Never heard of it. What's that about?