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Paradise Lost is a tense, unsettling thriller centering around a diverse group of young adventure travelers. After a terrifying bus accident maroons them in a remote Brazilian beach town, they slowly discover that the white sand beaches and lush jungles are concealing a darker, unsettling secret...
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A group of young people on holiday in Brazil narrowly survive a bus accident and are then left stranded in the middle of nowhere for 10 hours while waiting for the next bus to arrive. They do a little exploring and come across a beach and a bar and make the most of their time by swimming, drinking and partying. They are then drugged and wake up with all of their belongings stolen. Little do they know that the locals not only want their belongings but also their internal organs.
I had low expectations for this, giving that similar films like Hostel and the more recent Saw film have been nothing more than average, but this wasn't the torture porn horror that I was expecting to see, rather a tense and exciting thriller that was actually quite good.
The storyline was pretty basic but was well executed, building the story up slowly but still managing to keep my interest throughout. It also had a fairly decent reasoning for the killings, rather than just mutilating the tourists for the sake of it. The actual torture scenes were not in it all that much either, so if you have seen the trailer, it is very misleading in that sense, but all the better for it really.
There are some pretty gruesome effects but nothing that hasn't been seen before and there isn't anything at all original about it. However it is a fairly enjoyable horror while it lasts with lots of shocks and scares and plenty of eye-candy too for us guys with some hot young women running about in tiny bikinis for the whole duration of the film.
Overall this is well worth a watch if you like thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat and are genuinely quite scary if you imagine yourself in this kind of situation. Definitely worth a rent, at least.
I had low expectations for this, giving that similar films like Hostel and the more recent Saw film have been nothing more than average, but this wasn't the torture porn horror that I was expecting to see, rather a tense and exciting thriller that was actually quite good.
The storyline was pretty basic but was well executed, building the story up slowly but still managing to keep my interest throughout. It also had a fairly decent reasoning for the killings, rather than just mutilating the tourists for the sake of it. The actual torture scenes were not in it all that much either, so if you have seen the trailer, it is very misleading in that sense, but all the better for it really.
There are some pretty gruesome effects but nothing that hasn't been seen before and there isn't anything at all original about it. However it is a fairly enjoyable horror while it lasts with lots of shocks and scares and plenty of eye-candy too for us guys with some hot young women running about in tiny bikinis for the whole duration of the film.
Overall this is well worth a watch if you like thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat and are genuinely quite scary if you imagine yourself in this kind of situation. Definitely worth a rent, at least.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Judged for what it is - a bunch of twenty somethings who don't all make it to the closing credits - it's really very good. The acting is solid, the threat well set-up, the gore played just right - not too much and the baddie is not over the top - in fact frighteningly credible. It only falters towards the end which begins to feel rushed and not sufficiently plotted to maintain the tension, relying too much on a prolonged chase scene. Some terror stricken dialogue would have done a lot to inject life into the last third of the movie but there's almost none. However well and truly a cut above the average, with nice cinematography too.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Starts off light hearted, pulling in very real problems and fears that transpire from backpacking tourists - such as the photography of the little girl and the antagonism there. Immedietly Alex (josh duhanmel) and Pru (melissa george) hit it off, the dynamics of the group work really well and the scariest thing of the film i reackon, is that things like this actually can, and do happen. People get robbed, people trust the wrong locals. Okay maybe the cutting up for organs bit isnt going on but its not too far from the plausible truth.
In general a very good film, delivers sufficient scares, without being over the top, brilliant script, gorgeous location, and an good looking cast - who spend the whole film in swimming shorts and bikinis! what more can you ask for!
Buy it!
In general a very good film, delivers sufficient scares, without being over the top, brilliant script, gorgeous location, and an good looking cast - who spend the whole film in swimming shorts and bikinis! what more can you ask for!
Buy it!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Brazil, Body Parts, Back Packing Kids and (some) Gratuitous Nudity!
This is one from the `Backpacker Beware' genre, that really would put anyone off from going absolutely anywhere without a body guard. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Tommy D
"..AWESOME THRILLER.."
This is a really good thriller with a great story interesting locations and a smart cast including the fantastic as always Melissa George! Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
good film! gets better with every watch!
a group of people involved in a bus crash in while on holiday in brazil find a paradise looking island with all the beer and partying they colud wish for!. Read more
Published 2 months ago by loveforfilms
brillant!
loved it! Don't listen to the bad reviews,would watch it again, a must buy with good story and action! Let's see more movies from this producer!
Published 3 months ago by chris
a great film to watch
This film is a great one to watch. I was really surprised to find that this was well done. Good job.
Published 4 months ago by flo
worth watching
this film is fantastic ,its about tourists on a bus that breaks down and they told it will be hours before they will be picked up so they go to a beach to wait and cool off . Read more
Published 5 months ago by cp
good watch!
my thoughts; .. i think this was a good watch and gripping at the start. but that changed maybe a bit half way through when i was getting a bit impatient as i really wanted... Read more
Published 12 months ago by zombie1
Disappointing
This is a cross between Lost, The Beach and SAW, but not nearly as well made or acted. I have to say it was very predictable which ones would survive the ordeal and which ones... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Agnetha
Paradise Tosh
The so called `torture porn' genre of the past ten years has turned my love of horror films into one of indifference. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sam
American buyers, is this All Region? No release in sight in US.
This video looks interesting, but it is not available or scheduled for release in the US. Since I live in the US, and I own a universal DVD player, I can play the PAL DVD. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Nightmare Man
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