Chatter Of The Squirrel

Movie: The Ruins

June 25, 2008 on 5:15 pm | In Movies |

So out of boredom, I read a random top movies of 2008… And The Ruins was listed.

Just looking at the poster, you can probably guess that it’s going to be your typical B-grade horror.

1. Introduce the fodder
2. Bring them somewhere with some ancient, but hidden danger
3. Kill the fodder
4. Let one or more fodder live
5. Attempt an M.Night twist

And somewhere in there, insert gratuitous nudity. Either a shower scene, or a sex-romp. Or just Nicole Kidman taking a piss on the toilet.

The whole point of these films is the nature of (2). Sometimes, writers do come up with interesting ideas.

The idea of The Ruins really wasn’t bad. But you don’t see what it is till halfway into the movie. The build up was too slow. And there wasn’t enough fodder. Too much time focusing on amateur surgery. Didn’t give enough opportunities for (2) to shine.

And a lame-O twist at the end that was no surprise at all.