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MPAA RATING: R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity
Starring Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone, and Shawn Ashmore
Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith, The Ruins follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle, where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. (DreamWorks)
| GENRE(S): | Horror | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: | Scott Smith |
| DIRECTED BY: | Carter Smith |
| RELEASE DATE: | Theatrical: April 4, 2008 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 91 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Australia / USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 4.9 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Ryencoke gave it a0:
This movie was just horrible. Boring, Lame. Plot went nowhere. You don't see no monster/cool thing. Seriously so horrible.
Chad S. gave it a7:
This is no mere ruins, this is "The Little Mayan Ruins of Horror". The menace in the Frank Oz-directed musical sang like an old school-soul stylist from planet Motown, his backup singers were green. In "The Ruins", the adversary is more like Kraftwerk than The Four Tops; like a Korg with a built-in sampler. The tourists aren't portrayed as ugly Americans, they're just four young people caught in a situation that's way over their heads. A film like "The Ruins" works better if the audience has a rooting interest in the characters' survival. When Stacy(Laura Ramsey), then Amy(Jena Malone), is lowered into the cavern, "The Ruins" looks like the toughest season of "Survivor" ever. The four Americans are split into two teams, and the German is like Jeff Probst. Stacy wins the battle of the girlfriends after the round of knives. Contrary to most horror films in which a homicidal maniac tortures his victims, in "The Ruins", body parts are hacked off without the stigma of villiany. Torture is disguised as a medical procedure which satisfies genre convention with tongue placed firmly in cheek. Jeff(Jonathan Tucker), the wanna-be doctor, so impassive as he works on the German, makes you draw parallels between surgeons and serial killers. They both have no feelings.
J. Tunes gave it an8:
One of the best Horror/SciFi films I've seen in a long time. My girlfriend read the book and she agreed. Well acted, great special effects and lots of blood. If you can't watch surgeries on TLC this is not the movie for you!
Kitty J. gave it an8:
The beauty of this film is its ability to transcend simple body-horror to sheer psychological terror. The cast does an incredible job of selling the villain, something that I, myself, was skeptical of when told of the book. As a person heavily affected and in love with the book, I had a lot riding on this film. I think it does a great job of living up to expectations and satisfying the horror lover in all of us. While I'm not entirely sold on the ending and do believe it needed another 15 minutes or so to really drive the terrifying story home, it's a true delight and worth the $10.
Chris gave it a3:
No character development to make you care about the actors, no backstory, and the "monster" is about as lame as I've ever seen. The ending sucked. The only good part was the realism of the gore, which is worth about 3 poknts.
Fraier M. gave it a9:
This is the most gory movie ever! Seriously. My date almost threw up at the leg part. This is a high intense movie that really gets under your skin. It follows the book good, except for a few parts and they switched two ppl around... but other than that, it was a good follower.

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