Definitely not Debbies - sad that this is considered a "good" horror film

Rating: 1/10 (26 March 2006)

**contains spoilers** This is the worst movie I have seen this year and I say through Scary Movie 3 b/c it was on TV and I was bored. The plot is predictable, the characters are a little more developed than most horror films but I felt no connection for the most part. I honestly laughed more times than I jumped, and as gory as people make this movie out to be, I didn't cover my eyes once. The characters make all the typical bad decisions they make in every movie and I have to say that the dad and son have the worst marksmanship ever, I've never shot a handgun but I'm pretty sure the most accurate way to shoot is to aim, not spin shooting at an unknown target (Dad at gas station) or while running away from the mutant chasing you (the son right after the mutant steals his mom for lunch). The only scene I found disturbing was the rape scene, even though it seemed that the mutants were to stupid to actually have sex with the girl. The only real disturbing part was when the mutant held the gun to the babies head while molesting the girl. The dog was pretty cool though. Overall, predictable, pointless gore, and no psychological thrills. The viewer seems detached from the characters and violence seems a bit cartoonish. (for good measure, three kids that had to be between 8 and 12 years old sat two rows in front of me and I didn't hear them scream or cover their eye - maybe that says more about violence in movies and society but nonetheless....)