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The Hike [DVD]

Tamer Hassan    Suitable for 18 years and over   DVD
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Tamer Hassan
  • Format: PAL
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Oct 2011
  • Run Time: 83.00 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005GJTMVS
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 52,700 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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After returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan a young female soldier embarks on a peaceful camping trip with four girlfriends in a remote area of British countryside. But the peace is soon exchanged for violence when one of the girls goes missing. Now they are forced to rely and trust each other before it becomes the last hike of their lives.

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A young soldier, Kate (Zara Phythian), returns from a tour in Afghanistan after witnessing her boyfriend's tragic death in combat. With the comfort of her friends, including Torri (Barbara Nedeljacova), she takes the chance to get away on a camping trip to a picturesque, remote area of the British countryside. Wanting to escape their past, the girls begin their expedition into the woods for a peaceful break. As they near Sunset Point, they come across a strange and evasive group of locals who seem to be living off the land. During their journey they also have a friendly encounter with three charming, rock-climbing adventurers, led by Ethan (Ben Loyd Holmes). After the girls find themselves secluded again, Charlie (Jemma Bolt) suddenly goes missing, leaving the girls vulnerable in the dangerous woods. As darkness falls, the girls will be forced to rely on each other and their newly formed friendships to find Charlie before it becomes the last hike of their lives. ...The Hike (2011)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Predictable woods-based horror. 18 Nov 2011
By J. Morris TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The Hike is the story of 5 young women who celebrate the return of their solider friend by organising a hike through the woods. After arriving & a brief hike, they bump into a group of charming rock-climbers. Questionable odds of an all-female group bumping into an all-male group of the same age in the middle of nowhere aside; the two groups begin a flirtatious exchange that involves detailing where each other's camps are. The girls meanwhile begin to separate to sneak off with the boys and fail to return, the others begin to suspect something is amiss and decide to leave, but will they ever make it out of the woods alive?

The Hike kicks off well with a series of concise shots of brutal demises for some people other than the main cast, resultantly, we already know there is(are) a murderer(s) on the loose. What follows is a series of predictable cat & mouse chases throughout the woods, all the while set to an endless succession of panting, twig-snaps & leaf-rustling. It's not that the cast are half bad, just that the script is extremely wooden & stilted. None of the girls except for the soldier seem like they would have ever even been near a tent before this occasion; all of them are dressed in skimpy shorts and crop-tops (they are all suitably attractive for this slasher) - one of them is even an eastern-European cover model who wears high-heels and carries a LV bag the entire time. It's just a bit of a stretch.

The guys are a stereotypical bunch of prurient deviants (one guy is caught just randomly whacking off in the woods!!) with seemingly little or no explanation of their motivations. A couple of scenes just plain don't make any sense; the girls leave the roof down on their convertible car for three days in the woods, they even make a point of discussing this decision - to justify the shot I guess - but let's be honest; even if the weather is great, nobody fancies a Mercedes full of leaves, twigs & owl-poop. The second scene that is completely illogical is when the girls come across two of the rock-climbers skinny-dipping in the lake; but there is no way the guys could have known the girls would stumble across them, so were they just rolling around together in the buff before the girls & camera turned up? A puke-inducing montage scene of the two groups splashing each other follows with some completely unnecessary full-frontal male nudity (none of the girls are even naked!!)it's all a bit cliché.

Just when you thought nothing could top this stereotypical 'girls-running-screaming-from-a-mad-axeman' they break out the rape-card involving climbing ropes - it's pretty horrid viewing to be honest and seems to be relying on shock-value rather than decent writing. If you make a point of watching slashers with attractive girls then this is for you, otherwise, probably best to give it a swerve.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible 10 Sep 2012
By Mark G.
Format:DVD
After a terrible opening sequence we are then introduced to a group of girls who have decided to get together and head off into the woods for a hiking trip.
At first I thought this was going to be a poor version of The Descent [DVD] [2005] but it wasn't even that.

The film is very boring and really dragged along. Dialogue is stilted and the characters are very one dimensional and poorly conceived.
The whole thing is very badly written and really is a waste of time. Every thing you've ever seen in a horror film that's made you roll your eyes at the stupidity of the characters happens here. Every bad horror cliché you've ever seen, that's here too.

There is a slight plus side in that the film is well shot and looks very nice and that was probably the only thing that kept me watching. That one plus factor pales into insignificance though when compared to how bad the film is as a whole.

Save your money and avoid this one.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Harsh but great - a real horror film 24 Oct 2012
By Lucy
Format:DVD
This is not an easy film to watch... Mostly because it's a proper horror film.

I watch quite a few horrors and too many are all gore and no story or actual fear. The strangers is a great film because it's genuinely scary and the characters are believable and relatable and that is why I liked the hike!

Some people I know love it,some people don't, but it seems that those that don't like it are those that didn't get it.

It's a subversive subtle film that isn't for the faint hearted but if you want to see a real horror film spend a fiver and get a great movie!!!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Take a Hike
This is not a great movie.

The story is fairly standard... a bunch of people go out into the woods and get killed... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rat Breath
5.0 out of 5 stars UK horror that really impressed
I do try and support British horror films as much as I possibly can. I've never been shy about spouting to all and sundry about these islands and the wonderfully rich history that... Read more
Published 9 months ago by John Milton
2.0 out of 5 stars Take A Hike from this Film
I try to be open minded with horror and went into The Hike with no expectations, no idea what to expect and was thinking maybe it would fall into a type much like Wrong Turn. Read more
Published 13 months ago by JLRaven
2.0 out of 5 stars Lousy thriller
The Hike is a thoroughly underwhelming UK thriller about a group of female friends who go on a weekend hiking trip in the middle of nowhere. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Joe Smart
1.0 out of 5 stars Yet another load of dribble...
I'm not sure why I bother buying films based on other reviews I read on amazon, as 90% of the time I seriously can't understand how films like this one for example get 5 star... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ms. S. Nurse
4.0 out of 5 stars Hike Into Hell
!!!WARNING. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!!

Soldier Kate(Zara Phythian) , recovering from the trauma of seeing her boyfriend killed in Afghanistan, organises a treat for... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent British horror
If you like your horror brutal then you must see this. Filmed with beautiful scenery & great music, the characters are very believable with Zara Phythian as Kate in particular... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Maskedview
4.0 out of 5 stars Zara Phythian Takes a Hike, and it is a bloody one!
Shot in the woods on the new RED cam The Hike is a wild and shocking horror ride. The story opens innocently enough with a group of young girls going on a hike. Read more
Published 19 months ago by D. Shamon
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