Truly Dreadful Film

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

I'm no fan of torture porn movies in the first place, but there was practically no suspense provided here, which would have helped. The "jump-scares" were trite and the deadly scenarios all but laughable. I've only walked out of one movie in my life (The Barbarian Brothers) but I would have been tempted with this one.As another reviewer had pointed out, better writing would have at least made it tolerable. I would add to that some more alert editing and direction: - The sand at the roadside where the car is immobilized has tire tracks from the previous take. - At one point, a villain-babe actually reaches into the supposedly electrified bathwater and accidentally splashes, while a few scenes later she falls in to the tub and dies. - The "Marine" (ugh) has a voice-activated shock collar, yet towards the end of one scene shouts with it on - all the while having been grimacing and twitching when it supposedly activated. Even Marines aren't as stupid as these characters are... >:-DTrite and unlikely concepts abound. The first victim is a film geek who is so offensive that there is no possible way a gaggle of "cool" types are driving with him to Las Vegas. The character even has an emotional attachment to his backpack.I, too, signed up for IMDb just to rate this movie. What should have been a redeeming feature - the casting of the stunning & talented Rachel Sterling - was very disappointing. Her character is undeveloped, her nude scene (the only nudity in the movie) is completely throwaway - as if they could cut it and achieve a better MPAA rating? Or worse, be able to show it on TV?Most of all, Sterling's character is literally ripped in half as the first female victim. I'm assuming this decision was so she can fix her boyfriend the Marine with her smoky gaze as she expires. What a waste.Kind of like deciding to sell Monet prints as toilet paper. She would have been better utilized as one of the villains.

*** WARNING: RAMPANT SPOILERS ***OK, there's some acting ability amongst the cast, and there was some (but only some) decent filmmaking on display here (camera work, lighting, etc., good in places but not always), and a few scenes were disturbing, so I could almost give it a 3, but it was just SO DUMB in SO MANY PLACES that I had to go with a 2.NONE of the following problems should have survived into the film; they should all have been resolved prior to shooting:* protagonists got off course too easily; none ever heard of a map?* all 4 tires should have blown, not just 2* even with "only" 2 simultaneous blowouts, nobody went back to see what had caused them* nobody was suspicious/bashful about all the freebies* there was a debate (albeit tiny) about whether to stay, but no alternative suggested... were they considering just wandering around in the desert all night?* motive for the killers was unconvincing* with all the surviving killers in one place, held at gunpoint, the surviving protagonists LEFT THEM there and RAN AWAY... but only back into the buildings, allowing further attacks {facepalm}This is TERRIBLE writing -- and I stopped there only to save time.This movie has a lot of 1 and 2 star reviews. The above list should help provide clues for the few reviewers who remain in need of them.There's nothing essential in this film, unless you just need a Dallas Lovato fix or something. (She is awfully sexy here; hoping to see her more.) Of course, if we're mentioning eye candy, the lovely Rachel Sterling is on parade, but she doesn't get to do much real acting here. Her big scene to show some acting skills comes across as pretty weak; I've seen girls act more terrified of small critters than she did at the imminent prospect of being fatally ripped apart. I found myself wondering if she had been confused about which of them was wearing the anti-scream shock collar.Wait, I take that back... there is just one thing that was kind of different. The black guy DIDN'T die first, and in fact got his grudge on and dished out some butt-kicking. So, I could almost give it another point for that, too... but I can't because my brain hurts too much from all the plot holes.

Is this a thriller? A comedy? A horror? I didn't know what it was. I had to sign up with IMDb just to let the ppl who made this know that though they may be Rob Zombie fans they shouldn't try and copy him!!!!! Bad acting, bad plot, and stupid inconsistencies made this drivel a waste of 90 minutes of time better spent. If you are between the age of 11 and 17 the cute chicks and the gore may entertain, but anyone with a fully functioning brain will pretty well be guaranteed to eject it after 30-45 Min's. My girlfriend started squirming at around the 25 minute mark and by the 35 I was exchanging glances wondering what the hell we'd gotten ourselves into. By the 45 minute mark I really wanted to score the disc so that no one else would have to suffer the pain of it. ;-) Really Bad!!!!

This movie left me laughing throughout. So many stupid things happen. The 'victims' are stupid; the killers are stupid.How can 78 people give this movie a 10/10? Unbelievable.I gave it 4/10 because I was being charitable.What's it about? Well not much. Seven 'teenagers' (who are all in their late 20s/early 30s) go on a road trip. The usual thing happens. Their car tyres get a puncture and yes you've guessed it they go off wandering for help.THIS, the movie tells us, will be their downfall.After walking a little while, they meet up at a roadside motel and gas station. All seems friendly at first but then the inevitable happens. Nothing is surprising. Nothing is that much interesting. You know they're not going to leave that place singing and dancing.The victims act dumb because they are dumb. You'll find yourself screaming 'kill him!' And guess what happens after knocking one of the killers unconscious, YEAH, THEY DON'T KILL HIM.Hmm, looks familiar. But now it's boring.If you're looking for something different in this movie, forget it. It's like Saw and Vacancy rolled into one, except the majority of the acting sucks big time.Ultimately it's very forgettable.