Comment Excellent Movie, though somewhat predictable (Score 1) 462
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First off let me say that I thought the movie was excellent. Ever time I put myself into the shoes of the people in the story, not the actors, I can feel my skin crawl. It was that good. No other horror flick ever made me feel that. However there are some gapping omissions in plausibility. As mentioned in other posts they didn't exactly act like lost hikers. They did not even read those outdoors books that she so carefully showed the audience in the beginning. They of course should have had more maps, compasses, common sense and weapons (machetes at least, to poke through the tent at who ever was shaking it). Of course the movie would not have been nearly as good if they had been the polite, intelligent and calm hikers everyone wanted them to be.
Another point, I know why mike was standing in the corner (as referenced by old hermit and kids story) but isn't it a little absurd that he would just obey someone or something who tells him to stand in the corner and turn around after he's been through this whole orderal unless he's in on it? Does this mean Josh and Mike intended to kill Heather by lurring her into the basement, freak her out and club her? Is this revenge or just plain homocidal behavoir? I do mention josh because I do remember hearing him destinctly in the woods even after the little package was delivered. BTW the house was superbly decorated with those hand prints and witch-writings, kudos! I love movies like this because they lend themselves to a lot of dissection and thought.
First off let me say that I thought the movie was excellent. Ever time I put myself into the shoes of the people in the story, not the actors, I can feel my skin crawl. It was that good. No other horror flick ever made me feel that. However there are some gapping omissions in plausibility. As mentioned in other posts they didn't exactly act like lost hikers. They did not even read those outdoors books that she so carefully showed the audience in the beginning. They of course should have had more maps, compasses, common sense and weapons (machetes at least, to poke through the tent at who ever was shaking it). Of course the movie would not have been nearly as good if they had been the polite, intelligent and calm hikers everyone wanted them to be.
Another point, I know why mike was standing in the corner (as referenced by old hermit and kids story) but isn't it a little absurd that he would just obey someone or something who tells him to stand in the corner and turn around after he's been through this whole orderal unless he's in on it? Does this mean Josh and Mike intended to kill Heather by lurring her into the basement, freak her out and club her? Is this revenge or just plain homocidal behavoir? I do mention josh because I do remember hearing him destinctly in the woods even after the little package was delivered. BTW the house was superbly decorated with those hand prints and witch-writings, kudos! I love movies like this because they lend themselves to a lot of dissection and thought.
