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Revision as of 18:22, 10 September 2016
Summary
A group of friends see their leisurely Mexican holiday take a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist, embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
Details
- Release Date: 2008
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1 hr 30 min
- Starring: Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson
- Director: Carter Smith
- Writer: Scott Smith
- Producer/Production Co: DreamWorks SKG, Spyglass Entertainment
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
This film is not especially "Lovecraftian", though the indifferently deadly monster lurking in an ancient temple leading up to a less than happy ending could fit right at home in a Lovecraftian universe.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- HorrorFreakNews, (link) - "The Ruins is, from beginning to end, creepy and disturbing horror...."
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
A group of young adults look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle, where carnivorous vines try to ensnare the friends in their tendrils, forcing the group to fight for survival.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
Keeper Notes
- The setup here - an archaeological expedition into an abandoned temple in the jungle, guarded by hostile natives, and hiding an ancient and evil monster - would be quite easy to adjust into at least a one-shot Call of cthulhu or Delta Green scenario for a small group of doomed investigators. With a little tinkering, Tcho-Tchos and/or Triffids (or perhaps a Shoggoth) could easily be substituted for the well-meaning natives and the vine-monster, with the investigators perhaps representing a follow-up expedition from Miskatonic University, to find out what happened to a previous expedition....
