Ruins Reviews Round-Up

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I'm out of my fucking head with anticipation for The Ruins right about now. I'm considering pretending to throw myself down a flight of stairs so I can fake having to leave work and fleeing to the theater to just watch it this afternoon. Hell, I'd actually fling myself down a flight of stairs right about now if it got me to the movie sooner than tomorrow night. Sigh.

For now, all I have are a bunch rave reviews bouncing around the internet to keep me warm. The film hasn't really screened for critics yet, so there's not much to see at Rotten Tomatoes. But here are some reviews from geek sites that've laid their eyes on it!

--- AICN's Harry Knowles says "you have no idea how fucked it could get. And the surprises just keep on coming. Think of this as DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS meets CABIN FEVER, but played straight. The results are pretty spectacular."

--- AICN's Massawyrm says "But much like many a cool ass horror flick before it, The Ruins takes trite well trodden material and freshens it up with some clever ideas, new angles and a story that I dare say contains shades of Carpenter."

--- And AICN's Capone says "Despite being set almost entire out in the open, The Ruins feels remarkably claustrophobic, so much so that it feels hard to breathe at times."

One annoying sidenote to all the AICN reviews - they all act shocked and bewildered that the film was any good at all. So if any of y'all out there have no expectations for this movie, A) I don't get you, and B) you might end up liking it anyways! Thankfully, for someone like myself who's a big fan of the book and has actual high expectations for the movie, there are less-bewildered souls reviewing the film.

--- STYD says ""The Ruins," a painstakingly faithful adaptation, adds a few wicked surprises and is every bit packed with the concentrated dread that made your skin crawl in the novel."

--- BD says "THE RUINS has turned over a new leaf in horror and will get inside even the thickest of horror fans' skin." (Yes, you should groan at those puns.)

--- Dread Central says "The terror that waits within The Ruins is out to do one thing: destroy us. It wants to eat us, and eat us it shall. I watched as the screen was splattered with ghastly, grisly images of human meat; blood, bone, and sinew snap on the screen. At times you almost expect it to splatter across the lens of the camera. The violence is brief, but when it hits, it's as jarring and brutal as I have ever seen. That is when I see these young actors ripen in their performances. With each slash, cut, or gouge we feel their pain..."

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