The Ruins is a horror film based on the Scott Smith novel. Scott also penned the screenplay to this movie. However, as most people know, the book was better than the film. I'm not saying I didn't like it, because I absolutely loved this movie. Joe Anderson is a personal favorite of mine and watching him as Mathias was great. The film starts with 2 guys and 2 girls vacationing in Mexico. When a German tourist shows up and asks them if they'd like to go to some ruins with him to help find his brother, they agree. They also bring along a Greek tourist. After getting a ride to the jungle and trekking through the trees and bugs, they arrive at the ruins. One of the girls, Amy, begins taking pictures, but stops when horse hooves are heard coming towards them. A bunch of Mayans begin gesturing and yelling at them, and when the Greek tries to move towards them, he's killed. The other five rush up to the top of the ruins, where they end up being quarantined by the Mayans. One by one, each tourist is picked off, slowly, of course, by something sinister. If you haven't seen this, I won't say what it is. Personally, I found the concept quite refreshing compared to all those dumb teens lost in the woods with a serial killer films. It wasn't as good as the book, but Scott did the best with what he had, and I thought it turned out wonderful. Give this one a go.
Happy Nightmares, my loves.
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