.. that is to say, tastless rubbish.
I love the horror genre, and especially the classics and those movies with fresh new ideas. This one? Sigh. It's formulaic, follows a standard character profile (the army guys, the cranky leader, the gormless younger brother, the driven med student/female love interest...) with predictable plot points throughout, and what must surely be the most stupid characters in the history of horror cinema. I mean, this goes way WAY beyond "heard a noise in the dark basement, goes to investigate" kind of stupid. And don't even get me started on the ultra cheesy ending... this movie really should come with vomit bags. Truly.
When your entire storyline would have been negated by even one sensible/logical choice at some point, there's something very wrong.
This stinker is best avoided; if you can't, then try to find the humour in it like some other reviewers did - that'll help you get through without tearing your hair out!
I love the horror genre, and especially the classics and those movies with fresh new ideas. This one? Sigh. It's formulaic, follows a standard character profile (the army guys, the cranky leader, the gormless younger brother, the driven med student/female love interest...) with predictable plot points throughout, and what must surely be the most stupid characters in the history of horror cinema. I mean, this goes way WAY beyond "heard a noise in the dark basement, goes to investigate" kind of stupid. And don't even get me started on the ultra cheesy ending... this movie really should come with vomit bags. Truly.
When your entire storyline would have been negated by even one sensible/logical choice at some point, there's something very wrong.
This stinker is best avoided; if you can't, then try to find the humour in it like some other reviewers did - that'll help you get through without tearing your hair out!