The Ruins 2008

Many people find this to be an extremely difficult movie to watch; it certainly does make you twitch in your seat. It's plot is very simple, and that makes it effective. Spring breaker's just can't resist the urge to go traipsing into the jungle to find a old Mayan ruin that a couple of fellow tourists tell them they are setting out for the next day. Of course, all is not well and doesn't turn out that way either. The rest of the movie is an effective horror filled waiting game, with the local Mayans arriving, almost picnic style, to keep the youngsters from getting off the ruin. They have their reasons--oh they have their reasons! Many horror films let plot get in the way of the actual horror. The old adage "less is more," applies more times than not to the horror genre. It works here, but there is no skimping on the gore or the above mentioned "twitch factor." Glad to see killer plant horrors are making a come-back. Also, this has to be the only horror flick to actually feature the Mayan language.

People come from all over the world just to see these ruins, especially the one that are not on the map. I'm not talking some tourist trap, honey. Don't you want some experience or something to shoot other than the beach, the pool, the beach, the pool? --Jeff