the ruins!!
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson
Director: Carter Smith
Screenwriter: Scott B. Smith
Producer: Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfield, Chris Bender
Synopsis: Author Scott Smith adapts his own popular 2006 novel in this unsettling and surprising horror yarn. In its first half hour, THE RUINS seems to be cut from the same "body-count-of-young-Americans-abroad" cloth as HOSTEL and TURISTAS, but the film has a supernatural element not present in... Author Scott Smith adapts his own popular 2006 novel in this unsettling and surprising horror yarn. In its first half hour, THE RUINS seems to be cut from the same "body-count-of-young-Americans-abroad" cloth as HOSTEL and TURISTAS, but the film has a supernatural element not present in either of those works, keeping it clear of the overpopulated slasher and torture genres. A talented young cast also ensures that Smith's tale reaches the screen with plenty of genuine chills intact. While vacationing on the Yucatan Peninsula, 20-something Americans Jeff (Jonathan Tucker), Amy (Jena Malone), Eric (Shawn Ashmore), and Stacy (Laura Ramsey), befriend German traveler Mathias (Joe Anderson), who invites them to accompany him into the jungle to meet up with his archaeologist brother at an "off the map" Mayan temple. They agree, but once they arrive, angry locals shoot one of their party and refuse to allow them to leave. The Americans and Mathias retreat to the top of the temple, only to find the archaeological camp deserted. Mathias falls into the temple and is badly injured, but that is only the beginning of their troubles, as it soon becomes apparent that the vines covering the temple are alive in a way that goes beyond normal vegetation. It may be tempting to summarize THE RUINS by saying that it's about killer plants, but that would be undermining its strong points. The latter two thirds of the film play out like a very grim five-character stage play about survival, with large servings of death and desperation, without resorting to the fake scares that many horror films use as a crutch. The gore, while often quite nasty, is also necessary to the story, which takes on a heavy psychological component as the characters begin to fear for their lives.
- Information above was taken from rottentomatoes.com
MY TURN
I remember when I went to the theatres in April to see the horror movie, 'The Ruins' - based off the 2006 book by Scott Smith. And despite the bad ratings and reviews it got, I found it to be very different from any other typical teenager horror movie. Of course, I own the movie now. And just watched it last night - yet again. I suggest that if you're a horror lover, you should watch The Ruins. There is some gruesome parts. I remember scrunching up my nose in digust the first time I watched it! Ha ha. But, really. Rent, buy it, own it. Whatever. I just suggest you should watch it one way or another. I'm really tempted to read the novel now, too!
So, in honor of such a good horror film; I create 10 avatars. I know, I rock. Hehe.
I think I'm improving a little bit. Good for me, eh? Remember, if you take my icons - credit me.
So, for these avatars I just randomly picked three tutorials from this website and used their instructions to create some different looking creations. I really like the turn out. Much better than my other ones, I'd say.
Anyway, I'm heading to the mall shortly. Going to this Oriental store to, possibly, blow a bunch of cash there and buy CDs/DVDs of my favorite jrockers. Woohoo! And then I'm going to see some movie. Probably Kung Fu Panda... I know, big difference from The Ruins. Ha ha. The friend I'm going with wants to see Kung Fu Panda. So, I shall endure 90 minutes of action-packed cartoonage, baby!