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A true insult to intelligence


Where do I even begin with this one?

Me and my wife just saw this movie and we both actually got pissed off at the stupidity of the main characters.

So okay, some kids ruin your quiet, romantic getaway. I get it, I would be annoyed too. But how can anyone be scared by this movie and the only thing I can say is if you are as stupid as Steve and Jenny, you deserve what you get!

-You leave your bag with your car keys in the wide open, after confronting teenagers and suspect they popped your car tire. It is always a good idea to leave all your valuables in the wide open.

-You enter a wide-open (wtf too) house without knocking and waiting at the front door. Because trespassing inside a stranger's house (that you do not know whether or not it is occupied) is the smartest thing to do.

-You can easily get in and out with the car and non-working GPS, but you get trapped in the woods, like a rat. A short drive requires miles and miles of being lost in the woods.

-You hide in the worst (and most obvious) possible places and wonder why you keep being found. This includes all places that have no escape except one way.

-Drop every possible weapon you can, including a tire iron you could have used to kill every single one of them, or at least teach them that you are not worth the broken bones or stab wounds.

-You stand by and watch your boyfriend get tortured and do not do a thing. No, do not grab 100's of possible weapons and intervene. Or at least make a sound to draw them off by throwing something. Just watch them torture the love of your life.

-Instead of following the construction fence, which means you are almost out, you go through it and hide in yet another obvious place. You leave a nice, heavy fire extinguisher that you could have used to bust open the door. You get held back by a chain that a heavy stick used as a pry could open, or just kick the door in. It is better to waste time and get your jacket stuck

-The whole town is unfriendly, creepy, and has obvious child abuse. You are not welcome, yet stick around and wonder why you have problems.

I could go on and on, but the movies has too much stupidity to provide entertainment. The supernatural intelligence and tracking ability of the teens in the woods, even with the stupidity displayed. The convenient spike that just happens to be sticking out of the ground so Jenny can step on it while running.

The only good thing was the attractiveness of Jenny, super hot and an awesome body. But her outfit was kind of a flaunt for that as well, with her boobs prominently displayed. Best part of the movie, in fact the only good part.






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Well said.  Truly a stupid, baffling, bothersome film.

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