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User Rating Way too Low

posted 10 years ago by Gbolling1984
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this is a solid 7 for sure and it seems to be vastly underrated on here. this movie just made my skin crawl and if that was their mission it was accomplished haha

[–] jack181078 10 years ago

That's the way I saw it.

[–] always_keep_fighting 10 years ago

I agree. This is a movie that sticks with you!! A solid 8, IMHO.

[–] Wuchakk 10 years ago

I agree and I don't get the low & mediocre ratings. I gave it a 8/10; my review explains why.

My 150 (or so) favorite movies:
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[–] oxblood 10 years ago

It's at least a 7.0. Very entertaining movie. One of my top 10 for the new millennium so far.

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[–] samsdad 9 years ago

I agree! It's not a perfect movie by any means but it tried to be different, smart and even a bit subtle (while still being intensely gory) and I think it succeeded. It'd ones a good job of creating a grim sense of desperation and futility which is the source of horror.

[–] puirt-a-beul 8 years ago

Yeah, I rated it 7 here, though would have liked to do a 7.5, even though I thought the book was a better version of the story.

I don't understand all the comments saying that "nothing happened" and similar -- I can only assume that most people voting on IMDb have a very limited range for what they think makes a good horror movie. Creeping chills and suspense seem to fall outside it.

You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

[–] Centralline92 8 years ago

Yeah, a definite 7/10 from me. I haven't read the book, which I've heard is better, but I thought it was a solid horror flick. Don't get the low rating either. Was pleasantly surprised.