Dead Stop

Let's just start with what another reviewer called an unnecessary sex scene. This occurred when a woman who was too drunk to walk was groped and then straddled by her friend's boyfriend as she said "no, we can't do this." What a lovely way to introduce our 2 main protagonists. This is followed by our male protagonist being extorted for more sex by a third character. But she assures him that she is a "better lay than drunken Barbie," so I guess there's nothing wrong with this situation either. This was made in 2011. What the hell is wrong with these people?

Everything else is as stupid and bad as every other review described. Cheap sets, terribly unbelievable dialogue, awful acting, offensive plot points, weak terrible characters, and criminally bad score and sound mixing. Cinematography was bad. Lighting was bad. Everything was bad, with no redeeming quality. Still, does not come close to being "so bad it's good." This is "so bad I hate it."

Seven idiots are in a van in the desert, one of whom is a child. Also, in this universe, a Zoology professor lives and dresses like Indiana Jones, except that his girlfriend is a trashy druggy.

Don't waste your time. A mid-day nap is more worthwhile than this horribly conceived atrocity.

The movie gets all 3 stars purely for that one greatest dialogue ever! 'do you want me to hold that for you?' I think if you find a woman who is willing to aim your ding song for you while you wee is going to be a keeper.

This movie was incoherent, and more of a Jerry Springer episode than anything else. It was teens in a desert whose vehicle broke down; how cliche. Then, it becomes a cesspool of what would make a great swinger party. Everyone just starts freckin on each other. There's no back story to any of the characters besides their intimate relationships.

My next complaint was the "thing" that was trying to kill them. What the hell was it. Apparently, it only sees light and glossy red, with a blurry recognition in its center vision. The acting was insanely bad. Whenever that thing would happen to appear, everyone screamed like a version of Barbie in a tryout session, as well as making the dumbest decisions.

The last part of my rant is the bile they called a closing point to the end of this garbage. What was the creature? It just showed some dude petting something on the head at the end. Was it some dog? What the hell? Who was the guy?

This whole movie seemed entirely pointless, and it made me not care about any of the characters. This movie sucks. I usually don't give extremely negative reviews, but it just seemed like there was no effort put into the script at all. No creativity- anything!

3/10 - for the effort of the film crew.

A well made film, with attractive visuals, keen acting, likeable characters and an atmosphere that at times has one thinking they're in a Clint Eastwood western. There is an earnest and intimate effort here to provide a thought provoking and emotive experience. The only thing is, and it's quite a significant thing, is that it's not as scary as it indeed should be, billing itself to be a horror. But in saying that the scenes are done with careful consideration and all round it's a good effort. The story itself is not an original one, it's been done before many times, the stuck in the middle of nowhere with some gruesome creature hunting them down scenario, but what many other horror films lack, unlike Dead Stop, is creativity and attention to detail. You could do a lot worse if you're looking for an aesthetically effective film, even if it's not particularly spooky there's still portions of this to appreciate.

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.