Mojave

It might be easy to criticize a film without major stars, a big budget, and lots of special effects, but I found the film to be quite enjoyable. There is nothing spectacular about the story, the dialogue, or the acting, but it manages to entertain nonetheless. According to the filmmakers, it was an homage to the drive-in movies of the 70's ("The Hills Have Eyes"), and it certainly has that feel. What it lacks in originality, it makes up for in heart. I found the casting to be pretty good (especially the villain) and the stunts to be above average for such a small film. The film should certainly find a place on late-night television and for devotees of decent shoe-string independent productions.

...why'd they CHANGE THE NAME? This flick comes on once or twice a month on Showtime under the name "DEATH VALLEY". For months, we looked and looked and found no such movie fitting the cast and crew cited on the program guide.

Then we looked up a couple of the cast... A-HA! So "MOJAVE" "rocked" so hard, the producers decided to change the name to "DEATH VALLEY" and take the whole thing for a second spin.

UGH. That -- plus the fact that all the reviews say how great a movie this movie that none of us have ever heard of is -- should tell you the whole story.

I heard the bad guys described as "crackheads" in an earlier review. Personally, i think this director must have taken a toke or two, because even the half-baked kids that work here think this film is a bad joke top to bottom. This is not spite, just pure honesty. There is no story here. There is no plot. There are no characters, no journey, no viewpoints and so no real point point in discussing this piece at all.

Moreover, how anyone with even the slightest clue about what cameras do could go out into the raw beauty of the desert and fail to bring one decent photo to the screen is in itself beyond reason. I'm sure there are worse films out there -- but none that I've seen where folks have actively set out to deceive you into spending time and money on them. And for that, "MOJAVE a/k/a "DEATH VALLEY" deserves all the bad press we can muster.

You literally could not have made a worse picture if you hired a crew and drew up the plans.

No disrespect to cast, crew and producers, but sometimes a BAD MOVIE is just a BAD_MOVIE, and no amount of exuberant reviews or spinning or name changing can make a bit of difference. In the end, people have to sit down and watch the thing and in that respect, this thing never had a chance.

To anyone considering a buy or rent, if you're the kind who likes to support indie-cinema just to thumb your nose at Hollywood, this is the tip-jar for you. Be warned, though -- there's a good reason you never heard of "MOJAVE".

I just saw this movie last night and it is the SH*T! This is by far the best movie I've seen at the LA Film Festival so far. In my eyes, its one of strongest showings of up and coming talent in a while. Its a great example of a genre movie with an exceptional cast and strong directing. The character Daniel, played by Rider Strong, had me laughing and then crying in one of the most moving and real scenes the whole film. Not only did it have strong performances from the cast, but it posed serious moral questions as well. What would you do if you were placed in an impossible situation when your life is on the line? This movie had me on an emotional roller coaster ride and sitting on the edge of my seat the whole way.

I saw Death Valley and it rocked me into unconsciousness. I had the greatest sleep ever. Please let me know when it's coming out on DVD because I need my ZZZZZs. The lack of originality was only toppled by the disappointment I had that the filmmakers couldn't even get the truck from Duel. I'm thinking it would have actually saved the movie for me. Maybe the filmmakers can do the sequel based on their experiences pretending to be writer/directors and call it a, "Movie" and then change the title to the more honest, "Spoof." I did have a friend at the Austin Film Festival who told me to bring a pillow, so when I saw it at the Los Angeles Film Festival I was actually safe. Unfortunately I can't say the same about others who awoke with kinks in their necks. Thank you Death Valley and Beauty Rest. Together you are a winning combination.

Another Gem of a movie that slipped by in 2004 without any notice what so ever!!!

Also again another great performance by Genre legend RIDER STRONG who has starred in many Horror Thriller films & is a VERY GOOD & UNDERRATED ACTOR!!!

Here 4 friends travell to a rave for the weekend to have some fun & forget about their boring lives & end up getting into some serious danger with a drugged up biker gang & that's all you need to know.

This is also based on a true story so makes everything that happens to these friends all the more scary.

All the performances are fine & like a said, Rider Strong stands out again as the best performance of the movie like he did in Borderland (2007) & Cabin fever (2002).

This little Low-budget B-movie horror is a decent bit of entertainment & often keeps you on the edge-of-the-seat with some thrilling sequences.

This exciting survival film has that feel of the old school greats like Deliverance or The Hills Have Eyes or Straw Dogs all those super gritty & disturbing 70's survival films & that's a good thing!!!

This is an exciting suspense filled survival Thriller with some very brutal scenes & a real sense of danger.

Death Valley is gritty & savage & should definitely become a cult classic or at least it has for me!!!

A raw,gritty survival horror thriller.