Viscreal, Grttiy, Masterfully Executed, NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

Rating: 10/10 (11 March 2006)

I'm a huge horror movie fan, but let's face it, good horror is hard to come by. I give out a lot of 9's but it's a hard push to get me to hand out a 10. This movie delivered and then some. My high expectations were shattered completely. Unlike most horror films, the characters were played very well. Even a bigger rarity, they were well developed and defined. The story is simple and is pretty dead on with the original. A family of travelers gets lost in the desert and is stalked and brutally murdered, molested, and kidnapped by a family horribly disfigured by radioactive testing. Again I must warn all that this movie is VERY BRUTAL. The connection and development of the characters adds a very powerful emotional element. I was almost driven to tears on more than one occasion. Even amidst the sadistic horror films like Saw and Hostel, this movie manages to stand on it's own as a well made, and very thoughtfully crafted horror film. I left the theatre slightly dazed and very disturbed. Although it begins slow, the last hour makes up for any drag in the action. After being decimated, certain survivors take up arms and seek grisly vengeance, All in all, a must see for anyone looking for a huge wallop of fear and disturbance. An adrenaline rush indeed.