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I have been looking forward to this movie for awhile...although I love Eli Roth, and that may be why I enjoyed this. If you like his brand of movies (movies that are gory, make you feel like human beings are completely vile, and did I mention gory?), films like Hostel, Cabin Fever, and even the fake trailer for Thanksgiving, you will very likely be completely on board with this film.
Let me counter some of the negative reviews I've seen thus far, and give my perspective on them. One reviewer said that the deaths in the film are completely predictable. Well, that person must have psychic abilities. I watched this in the theater and there were gasps and shrieks that came from literally everyone in the room at certain character's deaths/injuries. With no spoilers included, let me just say that there are at least 3 scenes involving death/injury that come out of absolutely nowhere. No one could have anticipated them, at all. And if you could, well you might want to talk to James Randi..he's offering a million dollars to anyone that can prove ESP.
Another negative comment I've seen came from a reviewer that said that the characters are unlikable and you simply don't care when they die. I've seen movies and shows like that, and this was not one of them. I'm a Walking Dead fan and I can tell you that there have been main characters in that show that have perished that had less character building and that I gave less than a damn about than some of the characters in this film. Given that this film has you in complete chaos and insanity within the first 15 minutes, I'd say they do a pretty good job building up the characters in the time allotted. No, you don't get a full backstory on each individual, and yes they do party, A LOT...but keep in mind, these are people on vacation in Chile. They are actually nearing the end of their vacation, and trying to get the last bit of partying out of their system before they come home. It doesn't make them all into drug addicts and alcoholics, and there are many instances where you see that they definitely do care more about each other than living it up.
One more main concern I've seen among reviewers is that human nature isn't that bad. Well,...yeah, it can be. How many times do you hear of looters and rioters after a sports team loss? Rape and murder happen in prison, and prisons in impoverished places in Mexico, Chile, Russia, etc. are different than prisons here in the states. Watch one episode of Locked Up Abroad and you'll see what I mean. If a prison collapses in the middle of a 9.5 earthquake, there are going to be some bad people that get out. And when those bad people realize there is so much total chaos that basically they can get away with whatever they want, they might take advantage of that. This film did not say, "All prisoners are bad" as one review put it. This film focuses on one gang that escaped from prison. A fully tatted, armed gang. These aren't people locked up for traffic violations and smoking weed. These were criminals, and even if they weren't, horrible psychological testing in the past has shown that even Bob and Jane from next door can turn into a psychopath under the right circumstances.
Bad people exist, and while I can't say that the events in the movie would have necessarily played out in reality...that's kind of the whole point of horror films. To take things from bad to worse, to unimaginable. If you were watching this and expecting a documentary on what happens when giant earthquakes rock the ground...you might have been disappointed.
All in all, know your genre, know your director, know your writer (especially when your writer is Eli Roth) and know that you are going into what is supposed to be a fun thrill ride with some horror elements present, and gore..lots of gore...and you will not be disappointed.
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