2008
Horror/Thriller
Lets just cut to the chase on this one, fuck this movie. It is negative and hate filled, while at the same time being not interesting. I am always looking for new horror movies to see, and people kept telling me to see this one, I wish they wouldn't have. Below will be a synopsis of the plot with spoiler, which I hope you read so you won't accidentally see this movie.
A guy and his girlfriend go camping in the English countryside. While at a remote lake they run into a gang of troublemaking teens (which is a common theme in many English movies for some reason). The teens keep messing with the pair until they eventually steal their car. When they catch the kids the guy accidentally kills one of the kids dogs while taking the kids knife away, which the kid then blames on the guy. The kids begin to chase and terrorize the couple through the woods. They eventually capture and torture the guy until he dies. Then they chase to woman. To bring her out of hiding they light an innocent kid who just happened to be there on fire and burn him to death. The woman kills a couple of the kids before getting out of the forest. She escapes to a house down the street and tells the people what happened and to call for help. But in the least shocking twist ever, they are actually the kids families, and when the kids come back to the house the kids dads butcher the innocent woman in the bathroom with a razor. The movie ends with the main kid (who was the leader) putting on a pair of sunglasses he stole from the guy and then making some "badass" poses in a mirror.
There may have been a time when the un-hollywood ending (like having the bad guys win) was actually interesting and not expected, but that time is long gone. At least most movies where the bad guy wins have the decency to actually have the bad guy be interesting or something. I bet the creatores of Eden Lake thought there plot/ending was "cool" or "badass" when in reality it was one of the most predictable things ever and basically made the whole movie uninteresting. I mean about 20 minutes into it I said "I bet they get away from the kids and get help but end up going to the kids families house and still dying." Was there anybody who saw this movie and didn't see that coming?
I mean they had a chance to have some payoff in some revenge killings but chose not to for whatever reason. I don't know about anybody else but I was just super annoyed the kids the whole time. They had no character development and there was no reason to take any interest in them at all. Whch only made me dislike the movie more since they were the only characters left in the end.
How exactly is the end of the movie suppose to make the viewing experience more enjoyable? What exactly is the viewere suppose to take from watching this crap? What exactly is interesting about having an innocent woman slaughtered by a group of men in a bathroom? Or having a kid burned to death?
Oh but wait the lead bad guy got away with it and then put on some sugnlasses and made some badass poses in the mirror, thats cool, right?
The review on poster actually calls this movie "provocative." I would like to know what that guy was smoking. There is nothing provocative or thought provoking in this whole movie. I have also heard some people commend this movie for being realistic, which could not be further from the truth. There is nothing about this movie that operates with a sense of realism or authenticity.
I avoided this movie for awhile because I was afraid it was going to be exactly what it was, but people kept telling me it was good so I decided to watch it. I wish I would have listened to my gut feeling on this one. I take some solace in thinking that there is no way the kids would actually get away with the crimes (too much evidence, not all the witnesses were the kids direct families, etc.) but by doing that I actually put more thought and care into the story than the actual creators did.
Avoid this detestable piece of garbage at all costs.
1 out of 5 Stars (since I don't give out zeros)
A guy and his girlfriend go camping in the English countryside. While at a remote lake they run into a gang of troublemaking teens (which is a common theme in many English movies for some reason). The teens keep messing with the pair until they eventually steal their car. When they catch the kids the guy accidentally kills one of the kids dogs while taking the kids knife away, which the kid then blames on the guy. The kids begin to chase and terrorize the couple through the woods. They eventually capture and torture the guy until he dies. Then they chase to woman. To bring her out of hiding they light an innocent kid who just happened to be there on fire and burn him to death. The woman kills a couple of the kids before getting out of the forest. She escapes to a house down the street and tells the people what happened and to call for help. But in the least shocking twist ever, they are actually the kids families, and when the kids come back to the house the kids dads butcher the innocent woman in the bathroom with a razor. The movie ends with the main kid (who was the leader) putting on a pair of sunglasses he stole from the guy and then making some "badass" poses in a mirror.
There may have been a time when the un-hollywood ending (like having the bad guys win) was actually interesting and not expected, but that time is long gone. At least most movies where the bad guy wins have the decency to actually have the bad guy be interesting or something. I bet the creatores of Eden Lake thought there plot/ending was "cool" or "badass" when in reality it was one of the most predictable things ever and basically made the whole movie uninteresting. I mean about 20 minutes into it I said "I bet they get away from the kids and get help but end up going to the kids families house and still dying." Was there anybody who saw this movie and didn't see that coming?
I mean they had a chance to have some payoff in some revenge killings but chose not to for whatever reason. I don't know about anybody else but I was just super annoyed the kids the whole time. They had no character development and there was no reason to take any interest in them at all. Whch only made me dislike the movie more since they were the only characters left in the end.
How exactly is the end of the movie suppose to make the viewing experience more enjoyable? What exactly is the viewere suppose to take from watching this crap? What exactly is interesting about having an innocent woman slaughtered by a group of men in a bathroom? Or having a kid burned to death?
Oh but wait the lead bad guy got away with it and then put on some sugnlasses and made some badass poses in the mirror, thats cool, right?
The review on poster actually calls this movie "provocative." I would like to know what that guy was smoking. There is nothing provocative or thought provoking in this whole movie. I have also heard some people commend this movie for being realistic, which could not be further from the truth. There is nothing about this movie that operates with a sense of realism or authenticity.
I avoided this movie for awhile because I was afraid it was going to be exactly what it was, but people kept telling me it was good so I decided to watch it. I wish I would have listened to my gut feeling on this one. I take some solace in thinking that there is no way the kids would actually get away with the crimes (too much evidence, not all the witnesses were the kids direct families, etc.) but by doing that I actually put more thought and care into the story than the actual creators did.
Avoid this detestable piece of garbage at all costs.
1 out of 5 Stars (since I don't give out zeros)
Yeah. The ending killed me inside but I can't say the movie wasn't good, cuz it was
ReplyDeleteThis movie goes for realism. So it's not really an entertaining horror movie.. the antagonists all looks bland, it's not cinematic.
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