To the OP, and all the others here that take part in these stupid "100 things" lists:
1.) Four words for you guys: Willing suspension of disbelief. Or, in layman's terms, use your imagination (yes, like when we were kids). Pretend you are in the actor/actresses shoes, thus willingly suspending your "disbelief" of certain aspects of their situation and storyline. It's called getting mentally involved in the story.
2.) Go and get a copy of the Book "The Ruins" by Scott Smith. It's real short (only 168 pages), easy to read, and won't set you back anymore than 4 bucks. I've read many horror novels and this one was actually pretty unique and original. There's so much more to this story than the movie can suggest, you guys really aren't doing it (or yourselves) very much justice by sitting there ragging on a movie adaptation of what turns out to be a surprisingly great book. Just check it out sometime, you won't regret it.
3.) Get a life. I visit this site maybe once a month whenever I need a good laugh, I just look at some of these discussions. Some of you put waaaay too damn much time into this thread. Do you really have nothing better to do than sit on IMDB boards for hours at end? I would normally overlook these lists, but this one seems very misplaced when you have read the book. It's like watching a train wreck, it's a disaster but I couldn't avoid looking. It's also a waste of time. Get over yourselves, what is this, amateur wise-crack hour? No one who has read the book would say such ignorant things.
That's all I got for now, have fun wasting your time on this board.
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crooow-2
14 years ago
Perhaps you were not including me but..........I have read the book (320 pages in hardback) and it is much better than the movie despite the amateur writing. I had no problem with the premise or plot. The point of these lists is to have a little tongue-in-cheek fun poking humor at the movie (not the book). Most of the humor is unfair but it is fun (for me) to see what little flaws people picked up in the movie (again, not the book). It took me less than a minute to write mine although the flaws from the film were so obvious that they were already in my head (i.e. I didn't have to spend any time trying to think up items). I'm sorry you don't enjoy the game - perhaps you should skip these threads when you see them since you don't have much time to read. I do my IMDb reading/writing while I am waiting on other things on my computer (e.g. scans, downloads, compiles).
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gommetje
14 years ago
1 The story wasn't bad, the movie was. It is not the same thing, trust me.
2 This board is not about the book. It is however about the movie. It is not the same thing, trust me.
3 Seems you don't have much of a life yourself, since you are here, same as the rest of us. It is the same thing, trust me.
These lists are all in good fun. If they bother you so much, just ignore them.
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
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syerov
14 years ago
220) Using a zoom instead of a prime might save you from stepping into killer vines.
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DCompton86
13 years ago
"2.) Go and get a copy of the Book "The Ruins" by Scott Smith. It's real short (only 168 pages), easy to read, and won't set you back anymore than 4 bucks. I've read many horror novels and this one was actually pretty unique and original. There's so much more to this story than the movie can suggest, you guys really aren't doing it (or yourselves) very much justice by sitting there ragging on a movie adaptation of what turns out to be a surprisingly great book. Just check it out sometime, you won't regret it."
If your copy only has 168 pages, you didn't make it past Stacey giving Eric a handjob. My copy has 509.
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