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Heavily influenced by the influx of Japanese horror films over the past few years, Shrooms is a muddled, yet intriguing film, albeit one with an identity crisis. Is it a conventional horror, or is trying to do something a bit different? Inevitably, it’s a little bit of both.
The basic concept could be the basis of any of the avalanche of horror films that have emerged in recent times: six American students in Ireland go hunting for some magic mushrooms. But what Shrooms does is try to distance itself from being a generic slasher movie, and instead attempts to inject some uncertainty. Yet when one of the party, after taking one of the ‘shrooms’ of the title, forsees trouble ahead, you can still pretty much see what’s around the corner.
Shrooms does work hard, though, with an at-times unsettling visual style, and some well earned jumps punching it above many of its contemporaries. But it’s not without problems of its own, not least the fact that the longer the film goes on, the further it goes off the rails.
But at least it had something to start with, and Shrooms does reward your time and money by the time the end credits roll. It’s far from the finest horror-thriller of recent times, but it’s got enough of an identity to hold its own. --Jon Foster
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
...so they kind of lose their perspective. For 90% of "us" other viewers, this is a thrilling, frightening, beautifully shot film (on a small budget) - the forest with the foggy spots, that lake - they are haunting and will stay with you for a long long while; much more so than the fake-looking swamp in HATCHET which was heralded by the same reviewers as the Second Coming.
Alright, the story was not overtly original, and perhaps the final twist has been done before - but honestly: what hasn't? A lot of love went into this flick, and whoever says that he wasn't scared by potato sack and Grim Reaper must be totally hard-boiled.
There are so many other flicks that are PURE crap. Tear those apart. I for my part thoroughly enjoyed SHROOMS.
Alright, the story was not overtly original, and perhaps the final twist has been done before - but honestly: what hasn't? A lot of love went into this flick, and whoever says that he wasn't scared by potato sack and Grim Reaper must be totally hard-boiled.
There are so many other flicks that are PURE crap. Tear those apart. I for my part thoroughly enjoyed SHROOMS.
18 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If I deeply analysed this film I could probably highlight more flaws than good points but at its heart Shrooms is enjoyable, deserves credit for endeavouring to put a new(ish) slant on a well trodden genre, locations and acting are good and it has a very good ending.
This is one of those films that may well be viewed more favourably the second time around as I did spend some of the film wondering whether or not I liked it which is never a good thing; but it gets better as it goes on, intensifies in the second half of the film and for me ended on a strong note.
The violent scenes are almost solely viewed via the hazy drug induced hallucinations of one of the cast, not always effectively it must be added and in a lot of ways it is difficult to see why this was rated as an 18 cert. Presumably this was on the basis of the drug taking premise of the film. Not an awful amount of gore is seen, it is quite understated maybe a tad too much; there are some incidences of misplaced humour inserted as well and it has to be said Shrooms is not especially scary. The background story revolving around horrific events at an old abandoned Irish reform school is good but a little overblown and the Irish film board were very brave in their depiction of the "indigenous" locals which do conform to certain extreme negative stereotypes. In fact maybe the locals should have played a larger part in the film as the scenes that they were in proved to be the most menacing.
As already stated the characters were good, particularly the females and the locals, the story was good and the premise of the film revolving around magic mushrooms, Celtic Mythology and a 'haunted' woods/school worked well combined with this. A good effort overall, I would actually like to see this whole scenario re-visited as there is a gem of a film in there that perhaps Shrooms has not fully exploited.
This is one of those films that may well be viewed more favourably the second time around as I did spend some of the film wondering whether or not I liked it which is never a good thing; but it gets better as it goes on, intensifies in the second half of the film and for me ended on a strong note.
The violent scenes are almost solely viewed via the hazy drug induced hallucinations of one of the cast, not always effectively it must be added and in a lot of ways it is difficult to see why this was rated as an 18 cert. Presumably this was on the basis of the drug taking premise of the film. Not an awful amount of gore is seen, it is quite understated maybe a tad too much; there are some incidences of misplaced humour inserted as well and it has to be said Shrooms is not especially scary. The background story revolving around horrific events at an old abandoned Irish reform school is good but a little overblown and the Irish film board were very brave in their depiction of the "indigenous" locals which do conform to certain extreme negative stereotypes. In fact maybe the locals should have played a larger part in the film as the scenes that they were in proved to be the most menacing.
As already stated the characters were good, particularly the females and the locals, the story was good and the premise of the film revolving around magic mushrooms, Celtic Mythology and a 'haunted' woods/school worked well combined with this. A good effort overall, I would actually like to see this whole scenario re-visited as there is a gem of a film in there that perhaps Shrooms has not fully exploited.
Format:DVD
Well this film was in an amazing quality however the storyline became predictable and got boring after a while. One of those films that you'd only want to watch once.
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I'd rather take a death cap mushroom and never wake up than watch this...
There are very few films that are so utter appalling you can't even watch them for laughs, 'Shrooms's' is one of them. Everything about it is shocking. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Fin Mckiernan
Zero stars are not allowed....
Ugh.
The best parts are the deleted scenes and blooper section. All the alternative endings are better than the one you get; yes, this movie is really that bad. Read more
The best parts are the deleted scenes and blooper section. All the alternative endings are better than the one you get; yes, this movie is really that bad. Read more
Published 14 months ago by fat man on a bicycle
mush but no vroom
This film is poor,with little originality.
It is a composite of every cliche of the genre.
innocent students-present
american stupid students-present
3... Read more
It is a composite of every cliche of the genre.
innocent students-present
american stupid students-present
3... Read more
Published 15 months ago by C.Elder
Don't take it too seriously
This is the kind of horror film to get when you don't want something too serious, and it's great for those kind of people, like me, who enjoy a horror film which is a bit OTT and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by CatFitz
Much, much, Shroom for improvement...
The only positive thing about this film is the merciful appearance of the end credits. Poor in every single department. Memorable for its lack of memorability. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Varlesh
Unique
This is a very good film. so different to all the other horror films out there. Loved the ending didn't see it coming. Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by Ms. E. Thomas
Not a bad trip. Not magic either
So here we have Shrooms, or five go tripping in the woods. It's really got quite a lot going for it. It looks great, with some beautiful imagery. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett
I really enjoyed watching this
When I first saw this I thought it was another film trying to be funny. But it wasn't it was scary and creepy and I really enjoyed watching it
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by Ms. D. L. Robinson
No fun, guys
A bunch of American airheads with names like Bluto and Troy go into an Irish wood to take magic mushrooms, but one variety may or may not cause you to see into the future. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by Mr. David P. Armstrong
Damn good little horror/thriller flick, short on time and totally...
I approached this film with trepidation after hearing mixed reports, mainly through my son and what his mates had said. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by D. J. HORN
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