This movie really shocked me. Not by what actually happened in the movie, but by how good
it really was. I don’t know why
I’m so surprised. It being a WWE production should have tipped me off that it
would be nothing but extraordinary.
This movie was pretty much The Shining, but without the terrifying
Shelly Duval and that punk bitch Danny. Barricade was full of twists and turns. The story was lots of fun. A father and his two kids drive up the
mountain to stay in a cabin for the holidays. And much like any other horror movie, the mother had
recently died by innocently falling over and hitting her head on the wall (Like
we didn’t see that coming.) So
they wanted to get away and just enjoy each other’s company. That’s exactly what they did until the
son gets a mild cold. When the
kids gets a little sick that’s when they need to stop playing and go to the
hospital. But when they went
inside to put some going-to-the-hospital clothes on, their car gets completely
covered in snow. Probably because
the girl took forever to choose the right pants to go with her winter coat. And
then they start seeing things outside the window and freak out and barricade
themselves in the cabin. Long
story short, the dad took his pills with alcohol and it was him all along, and
then it ended.
In all seriousness, this movie was a lot of fun to watch. It
kept you wondering the whole movie.
The big problem was that the ending was too easy. Nothing was wrong the whole time. It was all in his head. And for that
reason I only gave this movie a 55 out of 100 stars.
One more thing, I would like to retract what I said about
child actors in my last post. The
kids in this movie were very impressive.
They were no Caulkins or Joshes from Heavywieghts, but they were very good. So what I am trying to say is that not
all child actors suck, just most of them.
Thanks for the review of a movie which I am never going to watch. Are there really 31 scary movies you can watch in October? I mean, real 'scary movies' not Sleeping Beauty.
ReplyDeleteNo really, congratulations on getting back to posting. When will we see an Endless Matt production of a scary movie?
I thought it stunk
ReplyDeleteIs it possible that the dad killed his kids, and the ending itself was just another one of his hallucinations? There is strong evidence that he drowned his son in the ice bath, and his daughter, possibly, buried alive in the snow (could it be that the Jack the Ripper doll is, in fact, her?). Also, think about it. If the cops really did break down the door to find the caretaker beaten and bound in the attic, do you really think they would just let the dad go off in the ambulance with his kids alone, not even in handcuffs? Seems like that's the dude's imagination - that they all just ride off together, safe and sound.
ReplyDeleteNah it was a WWE production. They don't think bout that shit.
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