First impression vs more thought later on

Rating: 7/10 (7 January 2006)

When I walked out of the theater, I hated this movie. I felt it was just something meant to make the audience squirm, much like saw. Later on though I realized some things about the movie that were great.
first: everything is told from the characters views, they don't BS the audience, they don't reveal anything unless one of the main characters witness it first hand. I felt this added a lot to the story telling.
second: they played on clichés even mirroring some scenes like eurotrip (guy getting felt up in the train), in this case (SPOILER)...
The character (Josh) who is setup according to clichés (wont screw around because he is lamenting his last girlfriend, sweet next door innocent type etc) is NOT the survivor. I felt this butcher of his character led a lot of rage to the movie as his character was endeared to the audience. This helped with the vengeance scene at the end. Everyone laughed with glee as Pax ran down 3 characters and bribed the kids to kill (thats how I took it) the thugs of the hunting group. Another shocking scene of brutality that the audience agree's with. Then the bathroom scene, though extremely violent by a lot of measures, again, this the audience's vibe was for.
I don't think I will bother watching this movie again, but because of how it was told as opposed to the surreal content. I would name it a Film instead of a flick.