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Having been promised the 'trip' of a lifetime by their Irish friend and mushroom expert Jake, a group of American teenagers arrives in Ireland, keen for adventure. Despite Jake's warnings about the 'shrooms they shouldn't eat, things start to go horribly wrong and the teenagers suffer horrific visions. The panicked friends are attacked by ghostly creatures, never sure whether they are experiencing gruesome reality or startling hallucinations. As the group is bloodily whittled down to one, it is soon clear that, whether or not these apparitions are real, the carnage they leave behind certainly is.
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Maya Hazen, Jack Huston, Alice Greczyn, Max Kasch, Lindsey HaunDirectors: Paddy Breathnach
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Damn good little horror/thriller flick, short on time and totally unlike Blair Witch (thank God)
13 Jun 2009
Format:Blu-ray
I approached this film with trepidation after hearing mixed reports, mainly through my son and what his mates had said. Some had aligned it with "Blair Witch" which I absolutely loathed but any doubts proved groundless when I watched it on BD. I was very pleasantly surprised. It is a damn good little horror/slasher film and bears no relation whatsoever to "Blair Witch" (thank goodness).
Contrary to another review, I didn't see any sign of the picture being worse than other BDs in my collection and would say that it's about par for most releases in the format (i.e. not bad but doesn't stand out amongst the crowd).
Director Paddy Breathnach (it is Irish after all) provides plenty death, destruction, blood and guts so it's not family viewing, hence the 18 rating which is just about justified.
I do have a couple of criticisms. The film is shoddily short on time, the end coming at only 1.21 then credits roll with music by Lindsay Haun (one of the actresses) and the Big Brothers. Secondly, as with most BDs there's no booklet which I've said before and will say again is an absolute disgrace when you're paying more than for DVDs which usually have one.
A reasonable, though hardly generous, crop of extras comprise a director's commentary, 3 deleted and 2 alternative scenes, 2 alternative endings, bloopers, cast and crew interviews and a "behind the scenes".
Contrary to another review, I didn't see any sign of the picture being worse than other BDs in my collection and would say that it's about par for most releases in the format (i.e. not bad but doesn't stand out amongst the crowd).
Director Paddy Breathnach (it is Irish after all) provides plenty death, destruction, blood and guts so it's not family viewing, hence the 18 rating which is just about justified.
I do have a couple of criticisms. The film is shoddily short on time, the end coming at only 1.21 then credits roll with music by Lindsay Haun (one of the actresses) and the Big Brothers. Secondly, as with most BDs there's no booklet which I've said before and will say again is an absolute disgrace when you're paying more than for DVDs which usually have one.
A reasonable, though hardly generous, crop of extras comprise a director's commentary, 3 deleted and 2 alternative scenes, 2 alternative endings, bloopers, cast and crew interviews and a "behind the scenes".
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Medium budget, Shrooms has a pleasant degree of gloss and decent acting.
However, let's face it, the entire plot is just a set-up to get teens in the woods and put them in harm's (and stupidity's) way. A small party of American students fly to Ireland to meet up with 'Jake' (a charming Jack Huston) who used to attend college with them. The educated tearaway with a gift for drugs, Jake is promising to show them the 'trip' of a lifetime by introducing them to magic mushrooms while they camp out in nature so that they can enjoy the experience undisturbed.
The group's relationships are nicely fleshed out with just a few scenes, with best buddies Lisa and Tara clearly viewing the less slick and well groomed Holly as an outsider. Holly is dating the skater kid who thinks he's a martial arts wizard, Lisa is dating dumb testosterone on-legs Bluto, and Tara is sweet on Jake.
The film has a nicely 'bleached out' visual look that makes the Irish woods feel eerie, and after the almost obligatory encounter with excessively retarded natives, the kids settle down at camp. After some medical drama and some nicely eerie scene-setting by means of an excellently told campfire story, the main plot kicks in, and the mushrooms start to affect people. It's a movie where you have to indulge it and go with the flow. Are they all tripping, or are they really being hunted by someone?
There's a lot of panic and running around, some enjoyably staged violence, and an interesting resolution.
It's not the best or the goriest horror you'll ever see, but it is memorable and enjoyable.
However, let's face it, the entire plot is just a set-up to get teens in the woods and put them in harm's (and stupidity's) way. A small party of American students fly to Ireland to meet up with 'Jake' (a charming Jack Huston) who used to attend college with them. The educated tearaway with a gift for drugs, Jake is promising to show them the 'trip' of a lifetime by introducing them to magic mushrooms while they camp out in nature so that they can enjoy the experience undisturbed.
The group's relationships are nicely fleshed out with just a few scenes, with best buddies Lisa and Tara clearly viewing the less slick and well groomed Holly as an outsider. Holly is dating the skater kid who thinks he's a martial arts wizard, Lisa is dating dumb testosterone on-legs Bluto, and Tara is sweet on Jake.
The film has a nicely 'bleached out' visual look that makes the Irish woods feel eerie, and after the almost obligatory encounter with excessively retarded natives, the kids settle down at camp. After some medical drama and some nicely eerie scene-setting by means of an excellently told campfire story, the main plot kicks in, and the mushrooms start to affect people. It's a movie where you have to indulge it and go with the flow. Are they all tripping, or are they really being hunted by someone?
There's a lot of panic and running around, some enjoyably staged violence, and an interesting resolution.
It's not the best or the goriest horror you'll ever see, but it is memorable and enjoyable.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Do not waste your time with this nonsense, there are so many good horror films out there. There is no reason at all for this scar on the british horror movie industry. The cast are forgettable and the acting is sub-par, a waste of my time, dont let this film be a waste of yours.
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stupid
this film is doing the exact same thing as newspapers did to pot back in the 40s-50s. god forbid anyone would ever belive that this is the Consequence of doing mushrooms
Published 1 month ago by this guy
Shrooms Blu Ray Picture Quality
Shrooms is a stylized, low-budget Horror flick, with big budget aesthetics. Admittedly, it is a composite of numerous other Horror films, such as The Blair Witch, The Grudge, The... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Elizabeth Dunne
disapointed.
my son who i bought this item for was very unhappy having to wait for weeks for this to arrive and it never did. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by Mrs. D. Yuill
AVOID!!!
This film could have been something good. But it is so low budget with no special effects. You would be better off picking your own shrooms (Dont do drugs!).
Published on 16 Jan 2009 by El.Nino
joke
this film is so unrealistic and could of been some thing good if the director had a clue about reality. waste of money. bad story line. bad plot. i hour 30 mins wasted.
Published on 15 May 2008 by Mr. Daniel S. Wilson
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