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The Ruins (Unrated Edition) | 
| Director: Carter Smith
Actors: Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson
Studio: DreamWorks SKG
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.99
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Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 1062
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 138584
UPC: 097361385846
EAN: 0097361385846
ASIN: B00196UTEG
Theatrical Release Date: April 4, 2008
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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Product Description
Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith "The Ruins" follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. "The Ruins" stars Jonathan Tucker ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre" "The Black Donnellys") Jena Malone ("Pride and Prejudice" "Donnie Darko") Shawn Ashmore ("X-Men: The Last Stand") Laura Ramsey ("She's the Man") and Joe Anderson ("Across the Universe").System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/MONSTERS & MUTANTS Rating: UNRATED UPC: 097361385846 Manufacturer No: 138584
Amazon.com
Whether you consider plants a source of terror or not will ultimately determine how you feel about the grisly horror movie The Ruins, but director Carter Smith and his cast and crew certainly give their all in bringing the chills of Scott Smith's novel to the big screen. Jena Malone (Saved) and Shawn Ashmore (the X-Men franchise) are the name actors in a pair of American couples down Mexico way who are ambushed by hostile Mayans and forced to the top of an ancient temple, where a monstrous and diabolically clever entity awaits them. Director Smith and his talented crew (which includes cinematographer Darius Khondji of Se7en fame and composer Graeme Revell) create a visually impressive spookshow but can't quite deliver genuine suspense (gore, however, is handled capably), and Scott Smith's script boils away much of the character development and mounting terror in his book, which also strands the likeable cast. The movie's monster, so alarming and imaginative in the original novel, is likely to provoke as many laughs as screams from filmgoers, especially when it reveals its unique talent. -- Paul Gaita
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| Customer Reviews: Read 65 more reviews...
 YES, this movie is in RUINS. August 27, 2008
Cestmoi
I've not read the book this film was based on. Despite that, I still find this movie delivers no suspense nor thrilling. There are a couple of scary scenes. For example, it's the scene where one of the girls cut off the flesh from her leg to get rid of the plants that had eaten it way into her body. The acting is below par. I do not feel sympathetic for the characters. The worse thing is the special effects. The devilish plants look fake.
It's a typical bad B movie. I am glad my friend rented it for us.
Waste of Time and Money August 25, 2008
The Cast Iron Kid (Salt Lake City, Utah USA)
I have long accepted the fact that horror movies will almost never receive the best film award. But we still keep watching them because there is a certain entertainment value. We like the suspense, the horror, the shock and the surprises. This movie has none of it. The acting is bad. The story is bad. The "monster" is laughable (can anyone say Little Shop of Horrors?). The entire feeling of the movie is as if someone was under a two hour deadline to come up with and write a story. It was very entry level. Sorry, if I could give it less than one star I would.
What would have made this movie better! August 22, 2008
Badwolf (Collinsport, Ma)
The reviews have it, this film is crap.
Seems that maybe if the kids in this movie had the amount of warnings posted by reviewers (stay away the film it's crap) then maybe we would not have another movie about stupid kids being preyed upon by some sort of unworldly killer. Recycle, recycle, recycle, the same boring elements and add killer plants instead of redneck mutants, evil doctors, local natives (although the film had a few), or someone taunted as a child now seeking revenge. The characters are so stupid and annoying, you can't wait for them to die. Too bad it takes over an hour for it to happen.
It would have been more fun if it happened in a subdivision with soccer moms and their snotty ADD suffering offspring getting victimized. For all of you Chemlawn zombies, the crab grass means to "ruin" more than your perfect lawns! Or maybe, "they ate the salad, but it was not organic, and now they will pay the price." Just a few thoughts for a better script next time.
Sincere acting keeps this movie from tanking August 20, 2008
kittykins (boston, ma)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
lets face it, killer vegatation isn't high on the list of most horrifying things that can kill you. But, this cast manages to keep a straight face. Not great but not terrible either. Mild chills, nothing that will keep you awake though. Enjoy.
 Underrated Horror Film August 20, 2008
kibblesthepig (ATX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had not read the book, in fact, I didn't even know what the movie was about. I was bored one afternoon, so decided to go to a matinee. The theater was almost completely empty and I wondered if I had wasted another $7 on a horribly boring/lame scary movie. I didn't. I loved this film. Considering that the only horror movies getting made are crappy remakes of classics and asian films, The Ruins was a breath of fresh air.
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