tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post2148477009348423211..comments2023-09-27T13:46:17.436+01:00Comments on IGLOO OF THE UNCANNY: THE RUINS (2008)The Igloo Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17357749925165000647noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-8506752411195215222009-02-16T00:39:00.000+00:002009-02-16T00:39:00.000+00:00Hahaha. I wasn't going to see this, but I think I...Hahaha. I wasn't going to see this, but I think I'll add it to my Netflix queue now. Thanks!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794532268237329195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-14353580368996089882009-02-14T19:29:00.000+00:002009-02-14T19:29:00.000+00:00so you like killer plants? what did you think of T...so you like killer plants? what did you think of The Happening then? think about it.<BR/><BR/>also a plant related amputaion of sorts ... remember when in the movie Swamp Thing when that guy chopped off ole Swampy's arm? not as gory or as funny as Dead/Alive but nothing really is as funny or gory as <BR/>Dead/Alive.wiec?https://www.blogger.com/profile/10309538159614542664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-15724913225399185292009-02-12T21:07:00.000+00:002009-02-12T21:07:00.000+00:00Smirking Revenge said it best ~ I completely agree...Smirking Revenge said it best ~ I completely agree with what she said!<BR/><BR/>Great Review IK and an absolutely hysterical opening! :-)thebonebreakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-83341774493747620922009-02-12T12:36:00.000+00:002009-02-12T12:36:00.000+00:00Damn, trioxin, you beat me to it."Singaya! You've ...Damn, trioxin, you beat me to it.<BR/><BR/>"Singaya! You've got the bite!"Hollygoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239024035901070153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-87356644777877611152009-02-12T08:40:00.000+00:002009-02-12T08:40:00.000+00:00Amputations you say? How about the opening scene ...Amputations you say? How about the opening scene of Braindead (Dead/Alive) where the explorer gets bitten on the arm by the caged ratmonkey and his colleagues keep chopping bits off to prevent infection.... until they see his face has also been bitten!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-45838124698688787132009-02-12T00:00:00.000+00:002009-02-12T00:00:00.000+00:00I personally preferred the book, but that's probab...I personally preferred the book, but that's probably the nerd in me talking. I found the whole concept just didnt work as well in the visual medium.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and no amputation list could be complete without including Frankenhooker!Johnny 666https://www.blogger.com/profile/01327243894361186507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-42976655881687887282009-02-11T23:06:00.000+00:002009-02-11T23:06:00.000+00:00Hmmm - technically it's not an amputation in Miser...Hmmm - technically it's not an amputation in Misery... How about Ride With the Devil? I know it's not horror, but that amputation is nasty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-13846178465948833132009-02-11T22:44:00.000+00:002009-02-11T22:44:00.000+00:00From all your comments it sounds like this was a b...From all your comments it sounds like this was a bit of a missed opportunity - we didn't really get to see the plants' deviousness in full effect, did we?<BR/><BR/>Will deffo check the book out.<BR/><BR/>If I ever get out of this godforsaken arctic force-field, of course.<BR/><BR/>PS In the meantime I feel like compiling a Top 5 amputations list - any suggestions? Audition would have to be up there... Misery?The Igloo Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357749925165000647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-71949801926004478742009-02-11T22:31:00.000+00:002009-02-11T22:31:00.000+00:00Finally I get to tell someone I liked The Ruins! E...Finally I get to tell someone I liked The Ruins! Every other opinion on the film that I've encountered has been mocking and negative, to the point where I was embarrassed to admit I thought it was really good. <BR/><BR/>I have to admit though, I found the ending really annoying - the silly CGI, and the sudden change in temperament on the part of the plants (why didn't they go that fast to begin with?). Overall, though, great fun! And, best amputation scene ever...? Quite possibly...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-70451299283713939862009-02-11T22:14:00.000+00:002009-02-11T22:14:00.000+00:00I too will have to say that the book is far better...I too will have to say that the book is far better. No matter what sort of CGI you throw out there, talking plants just end up being Little Shop of Horrors to me on the big screen. The way you picture a book in your head doesnt seem so absurd. I also didn't understand why they changed some of the characters. In the book it is one of the male characters that is paranoid about the vines being inside him and who keeps cutting away his flesh. <BR/><BR/>The plants are far more devious in the book as well, voices, smells, and acidic sap. The movie was okay, but sadly I had read the book a couple of months before and so all I could do was compare.Smirking Revengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241391769230331797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-4112345699136922032009-02-11T15:45:00.000+00:002009-02-11T15:45:00.000+00:00I thought the book was decidedly different, and de...I thought the book was decidedly different, and decidedly better. The characterization was quite a bit more interesting where the film goes the usual horror film character shorthand route.houseinrlyeh aka Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548069611516508274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-8700479622714132482009-02-11T15:29:00.000+00:002009-02-11T15:29:00.000+00:00I, too, was surprised by this one. It was actually...I, too, was surprised by this one. It was actually quite good, filled with several good scene to make you squirm and itch.Hollygoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239024035901070153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-81568601417520221472009-02-11T15:07:00.000+00:002009-02-11T15:07:00.000+00:00I wasn't too sure going into this movie, but I was...I wasn't too sure going into this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's a good movie, unnerving and strange and horror-fun. Liked it.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-87495138559661368422009-02-11T13:52:00.000+00:002009-02-11T13:52:00.000+00:00I greatly enjoyed The Ruins as well and actually g...I greatly enjoyed The Ruins as well and actually got a chance to read the book before I saw the movie. Luckily they were able avoid the curse of "the book was better" and I think that the film added to the story. In the book there was quite a bit more back story and some of the story line was a bit different but overall they both complimented each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079903232523499442.post-37792708875056973242009-02-11T13:27:00.000+00:002009-02-11T13:27:00.000+00:00this is on my Amazon list but I didn't realize it ...this is on my Amazon list but I didn't realize it included man eating plants! feed me seymour! lol. Actually I'm glad you mentioned that. I'll still probably give it a shot. BTW...I think I'm in the minority...but I LOVE Eyes Wide Shut! lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979914565647698188noreply@blogger.com