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2008
The Ruins is a 2008 natural horror film directed by Carter Smith in his feature film directorial debut, and written by Scott B. Smith, based on his 2006 novel of the same name. The film stars Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, and Joe Anderson. The story follows a pair of couples on vacation in Mexico, who join a tourist to visit a remote Mayan ruin inhabited by a carnivorous vine growth.…
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Welcome 💖 Bienvenidos * * * If you want to spend 90 minutes full of terror, the ruins is the movie you must see, it was created in 2008 and is based on a novel of the same name by Scott Smith, who also wrote the screenplay for this movie, filmed in Cancun Mexico, was the perfect environment to develop a story of mystery, disappearances and bloody nature, an original argument that convinced me although its beginning…More
If you were on a vacation with friends and suddenly a person you met invited you into an appealing adventure, possibly a once in a lifetime experience, would you take the risk and join? For most adventure junkies, it'd be an easy yes... just like in the movie, THE RUINS . IMAGE SOURCE In the movie, a group of friends were enjoying their vacation in Mexico when suddenly a person they befriended on this trip told them…More
I think that this type of film only appeals to a very limited audience because of the rather obvious lack of budget. However, I have seen hundreds of films with limited funds and as those types of films go, this one is slightly better than most for a number of reasons. For one thing, they didn’t get too ambitious with their special effects. This, in my opinion, is the number one reason why low-budget horror / thrill…More
