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      The Ridge

      2005 1h 26m List
      Reviews 0% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score A group of friends gather at a secluded vacation home. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A few friends go for a weekend away at a remote vacation house only to be stalked by a killer from an urban legend. Very low budget and poorly filmed. Dialogue is pretty pointless. It felt like a chore sitting through this whole 86 minutes. Was not a fan unfortunately. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member "The Ridge" is directed by Brett Haley and stars Neal Bledsoe, Brett Haley, Lydia Hyslop, Lauren Powell, Jesse Patch. The film is a contemporary horror that draws from the urban legend of The Ridge Runner, a brutal killer out to slaughter anyone who settles on his land. "The Ridge" begins slow and clunky but within the first fifteen minutes the atmosphere becomes a nonstop slaughter fest. Okay maybe a bit more than fifteen minutes but the point is what starts as a questionable flick turns into a real chiller. The story opens with the cliché set-up of friends on a getaway. Only within the first few moments of arriving to the house, nestled in the woods, things get eerie. The dialog is flimsy, random, and doesn't really seem to lead into the story, at least not until the standard "do you know a scary story" moment. That is when we are introduced to the urban legend of the brutal ridge runner. There are moments when the story, even the telling of the legend, feels contrived, but for the most part it is a plausible premise. It is obvious though that most of the writing focused on action and kills based on the weak dialog. So at first the film starts off shaky. But when the sh*t hits the fan, the film almost transforms into something totally new. The special effects are pretty tight. The attention to presenting killer scenes and action sequences is obvious in "The Ridge". The house plays a big role in the film with so many rooms, levels and areas for the killer to pop out from, The night shooting and sound effects help create a traditional horror look, that will be recognizable to horror fans. From the moment the first body is found, explaining the eerie beginning to the film, "The Ridge" really goes full throttle giving total slasher entertainment. The soundtrack at times feels hokey-hallmark-y, but I can over look the style of music used to create an emotional continuity to the story. Overall "The Ridge" turns into a pretty decent indie slasher film. The fact that the horror just happens, with no justification other than a faceless killer pissed about loosing his land, only adds to the nightmare. There is some pretty stellar directional choices and cinematography in "The Ridge". Honestly if the dialog and first part of the film would have had the strength that pops up in the second and third act then this would have been a ten for me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review don s Low budget slasher film that apparently had so little money they couldn't afford a back story for the killer or any sort of special effects so they made him wear a hoodie and perform all of his deeds off camera. A shame really, because the music really did ratchet up the tension in many areas; it was just the acting, dialogue and story that couldn't supply any. Cool poster art. Wretched movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member There are NO redeeming qualities of this movie except for the fact that all the annoying, terribly acted characters die...ish. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this horror would be good...But try and pass on this horror...It so boring...Not much in the way of blood..And you cant call this cheap horror...Only one blonde screaming her head off...It just keeps draging on.. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member When a horror plot concept is introduced as "A group of college kids..." I know what I'm in for. I was warned. Just how does the industry keep coming up with these fresh, innovative new ideas? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A group of friends gather at a secluded vacation home.
      Director
      Brett Haley
      Runtime
      1h 26m