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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bill Moseley and Tony Todd were enough to get my attention here, never mind the talents of Clare Grant and Jillian Murray as the Graves sisters. Brian Pulido has pulled together quite a cast, but it seems he didn't have a plan once he'd got them. A basic plot of cat n mouse set in the Arizona desert sees the two sister hunted by the crazy religious hicks.
Has it all been done before, and have we anything original here? Hills have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw. What's the real point here? OK, so there is a supernatural element thrown in for good measure, but for me, this didn't really work. The religious emphasis is what carries this film, although it takes a good hour to really get to the point at which stage Tony Todd steals the show, with the help of a swarm of flies and a gas which turns people into crazy things, demonically possessed.
Moseley is brilliant, but it doesn't seem like he's getting any kind of direction. He's read the script, wind him up and let him go, and he's excellent. I can't say as much to Grant and Murray who fall at the first hurdle. I'm not blaming the girls as they show real presence, but without the encouragement, we have a stage school performance from the pair. Actions and reactions from the Graves are crazy at times but mostly unrealistic. This is a problem with plot, and direction more than their ability which is misguided.
Misguided is a word which not only sums up the direction towards the actors, but also the plot as a whole. It's all over the place. It could have been quite an interesting piece if kept a little simpler, more along the lines of Wickerman meets Chainsaw with Christianity. But, take Todd and Moseley out of this film and you have even less. Never mind.
Has it all been done before, and have we anything original here? Hills have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw. What's the real point here? OK, so there is a supernatural element thrown in for good measure, but for me, this didn't really work. The religious emphasis is what carries this film, although it takes a good hour to really get to the point at which stage Tony Todd steals the show, with the help of a swarm of flies and a gas which turns people into crazy things, demonically possessed.
Moseley is brilliant, but it doesn't seem like he's getting any kind of direction. He's read the script, wind him up and let him go, and he's excellent. I can't say as much to Grant and Murray who fall at the first hurdle. I'm not blaming the girls as they show real presence, but without the encouragement, we have a stage school performance from the pair. Actions and reactions from the Graves are crazy at times but mostly unrealistic. This is a problem with plot, and direction more than their ability which is misguided.
Misguided is a word which not only sums up the direction towards the actors, but also the plot as a whole. It's all over the place. It could have been quite an interesting piece if kept a little simpler, more along the lines of Wickerman meets Chainsaw with Christianity. But, take Todd and Moseley out of this film and you have even less. Never mind.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A. Murphy
Format:DVD
Nothing new in the storyline but I enjoyed this as the charcters were all cool and the story has lots of twists. Just when I thought it had finished it continued to make a great finish, something most films are unable to achieve. Lots of gaps, unexplained happenings but overall this film had me interested to the end. Never a boring minute.Its fun, entertaining and I liked it.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By NELMES316
Format:DVD
No one plays unhinged quite like Bill Moseley. He absolutely steals the film and makes it his own. His character is very close to his Otis character from House of 1000 corpses and Devils rejects. He has all the best lines, scenes and to be forthright saves this from becoming just another b-movie. Clare Grant and Jillian Murray play a pair of sisters on a road trip; all is well until they visit the Skull City abandoned mine tourist attraction. But the mine and the folks of Skull City harbour terrible, worrisome secret. Will the girls get out alive? I can't really decide if the film wants to be a ghost film or straight up hillbilly slasher? I enjoyed the old school stalk and slash but not so much the reason why the crazy religious locals were killing outsiders. I don't want to give away too much, let's just say a demon God is involved. There are some conspicuous plot holes but the plot is thin to start with so I guess you can over look it. Though this is an average played by numbers horror. I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Some nice gory deaths and half decent special effects for a film on a small budget. Look out for Tony Todd in one of his latest cameos.
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