In old black and white Horror and Sci-fi movies to save on the budget and/or because the monsters were so stupid looking they never showed the monster till the very end of the movie. In this movie they went beyond that technique..... they never showed the monster. And then left the unanswered cliffhanger: who is the one eyed cowboy? Guess we will never know because I doubt there will be a sequel.
3.8Plot summary
The desert can be an unforgiving place. By day, the temperatures soar past the century mark, hot enough to drop a man in his tracks, and by night they plummet low enough to freeze the life out of him. It is filled with wildlife, feral and deadly. It is not a place where you want to get lost. Unfortunately, Todd and Josh and their friends have done exactly that. On their way to a ski trip, the group of teens and the pair of hitchhikers they've picked up, have taken a wrong turn and find themselves miles from anything resembling civilization. It's often said that the snakes, scorpions, coyotes, spiders and all that live in the desert are more afraid of humans than the humans are of them. But in this case, there is good reason for these people to be more than just scared. In this particular stretch of the California desert, there's one wild creature that does not fear man. A very large and fierce creature that craves their flesh. It's strong. It's primal. It's relentless. And it's hungry.
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English 2.0
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Formula ending ruined it
This actually progressed well for a horror film. I'm not into horror, and appreciate the science fiction and character aspects more.
For horror fans, this should have top appeal, though, complete with the formula horror ending.
The characters here find themselves stranded in the desert with an unseen monster.
The characters are all fairly likable with their human faults. The young boy shows the most "cool" of the group, and he's the most likable from the onset.
That's actually one disadvantage for those of us who don't care for formula horror. We know some likable characters are going to be killed. Even the least likable character here is not one worthy of death.
The dialog isn't the best, but dialog doesn't matter when you have good actors. Real actors can make any dialog work. That's called "acting", and this group does it well. When all the actors perform well, you know you have a good director.
Could have been much better. It really progressed well until the final five minutes when we got the usual Hollywood negativity, probably to sell to the Beavis and Butthead audience.
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Not bad until the end
I was ok with this movie. Some dumb college age kids and two adult hitchhikers get stuck in the desert on their way to somewhere. After an unnecessary sex scene, a creature is shown skittering around the broken van. The next 30 min is the group trying to figure out what to do, ration the little supplies they have, and figure out how to get out of their situation. You never do see the creature as it starts killing, so it's a little suspenseful. It's a little cheesy and cliche, but I'm ok with it. What brought my rating down from a 5 to 2 was the awful, horrible, cop out ending. I won't spoil it, but will say you'll roll your eyes so hard they'll come out of their sockets.