The Ruins
Both of us read the book this film was based on, so it added another dimension to our discussion about this killer plant thriller in the wilds of Central America.
This movie adaptation takes the imagery from the book’s nightmarish illustrations, and the urban legend tales that spooked us out so much as kids, and combines them into a “kids’ horror film” that manages to be the dark, twisted, no-holds-barred kids’ horror film that we have often lamented from our childhoods. A pleasant surprise and a fun film to talk about.
Thanks to Dave for recommending this hilarious, so-bad-it’s-good movie as we sit at home in isolation.
This week’s request comes courtesy of Mikey. We discuss how Seedpeople ultimately disappointed and what it lacked, in an episode almost as short as the movie itself. Enjoy!
This week’s request comes courtesy of Alyssa. We’re revisiting this 90’s era mainstream thriller, starring Al Pacino and a pre-Matrix Keanu Reeves.
We picked this movie because he had such a prominent role. Have a look at yet another Stephen King adaptation and see how it stacks up to the book.