far too misleading trailers (spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2004)

when we went to see this movie, we were expecting the movie to be a real thriller about monsters and the fear of them coming out of the woods. We couldn't have been more wrong. from the point of view of a person who is in love with horror movies and films about monsters, this movie couldn't have been more disappointing. They spent so much time in the beginning of the movie focusing on life in the village, that when they finally got to the part about the creatures coming into the village, you couldn't help but to let out a sigh of relief. Finally! time for some monsters! But even then you were disappointed because it only lasted for about 3 minutes. And as for the twist. I can't really say that I was surprised. I had heard somebody say before the movie even began that it was probably going to take place in modern times. I was sitting there during the whole movie hoping that person would have been proved wrong. But yet once again, I was let down. The twist for me was just not enough of a slap in the face. The Sixth Sense, no one saw that coming. Unbreakable even had a pretty good twist. Signs, well, I can't say it was really a twist, but at least it had a nice cool surprise coincidence. But as for the village, even if you hadn't guessed out right what was coming, I don't think it was as much of a surprise as every one is letting on. For me, I think I could have liked the movie a whole lot better. I just wish the movie would have been marketed differently. The movie is not about monsters and the fear of being attacked thereof. It's about living life in a simple village, and the consequences of keeping secrets and burying pasts. Nothing more. It had it's good parts, and it had it's bad parts. Overall, I think it moved far to slowly.

5/10