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Genres:
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Horror /
Thriller /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Carter Smith
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Actors:
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Joe Anderson,
Laura Ramsey,
Sergio Calderón,
Jesse Ramirez,
Dimitri Baveas,
Balder Moreno,
Patricio Almeida Rodriguez,
Mario Jurado,
Walter Quispe,
Pauline Whyman,
Nathan Vega,
Jonathan Tucker,
Jena Malone,
Shawn Ashmore,
Luis Antonio Ramos
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Duration:
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90 min.
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Rating:
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(6/10)96.5
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Plot Summary:
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A assemble of friends whose leisurely Mexican vacation takes a turn proper for the worse when they, along with a paramour traveller go aboard on a faint archaeological dig in the jungle, where something grisly lives among the ruins.
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Ruins, The
A group of fun-seeking twentysomethings encounter a terrifying entity at a crumbling Mayan temple in this flawed but well-acted US horror thriller
Horror movies are built around rules, whether they're being followed or flouted, and it's often surprising how quickly a popular trend can become a predictable sub-genre. For example, in the wake of the success of films like Hostel, a whole selection of chillers have ended up built around the idea of tourists (often young and gorgeous Americans) finding themselves in lethal danger while on holiday.
It's a familiar formula that taps into fear of the unknown, as well as delivering plenty of sex, nudity and gore - and one that The Ruins initially seems to be following to the letter.
After a menacing prolog...
Ruins, The
Horror movies are built around rules, whether they're being followed or flouted, and it's over surprising how without delay a ordinary trend can become a predictable sub-genre. In the direction of warning, in the wake of the success of films like Hostel, a whole choice of chillers be suffering with ended up built encircling the idea of tourists (often na‹ve and excellent Americans) determination themselves in lethal danger while on holiday. It's a cordial rubric that taps into fear of the unsung, as well as delivering plenty of sex, nudity and gore - and that The Ruins initially seems to be following to the letter. After a menacing prologue where a running amok girl is attacked by something in a grim cave, the whodunit begins properly wi...
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