Inbred

It is tough to write about this movie. First and foremost, I have to admit, that I think the guy that made this, is exceptionally funny in person. Very modest and down to earth, he is a guy you can hang out with and talk to. Concerning his movie though (this one in particular), I have to say, that I couldn't really enjoy this. Not my cup of tea so to speak. I watched it at Frightfest too (as other reviewers here) and though the reviews have been mostly positive, the reaction of the crowd was split down the middle.

It's always like this with a movie that dares to be different and does not care about political correctness. But that's not my beef with it. I actually liked the main bad guy of the movie. He has charisma and brings quite a lot to his role. Unfortunately the humor the director boils it down to, never quite achieves anything (not for me that is).

Plot twists that are as weak as our "good" characters or their motivation. You are not used to people being clever in these movies, but the level of stupidity shown by some of the characters here defies explanation ... I'm not trying to tell you what to think of it, but I hope you got the mood the movie does live by and can decide for yourself, if that is worth your time

This movie is like an English version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Hostel. Some stupid train workers run into a group of 'Inbred' English hillbilly types out in the fields somewhere and lots of gore and especially lots of YELLING ensue.

I don't think I have ever seen a movie with so much YELLING.

But the gore is FUN. And the end, it was alright.

I would watch a sequel because it was a fun watch. 5/10.

I can't decide what scale to judge "Inbred", a 2011, low budget British horror/comedy, against. It's certainly an impressive piece of work, for the budget but, could I honestly say that I enjoyed it, or would want to watch it again? Not really.

Four young offenders, mouthy Dwight (Chris Waller), fashion conscious Zeb (Terry Hayward), troubled Firestarter Tim (James Burrows) and near mute Sam (Nadine Mulkerrin) are taken for an outward-bound experience in the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake. Along with their caseworkers, Kate (Jo Hartley) and Jeff (James Doherty), the group eventually fall foul of the locals, and the conflict escalates to become a nightmare of death and carnage.

So, as far as low budget films go that are some aspects of this one that are pretty appealing. From a technical standpoint, it's well shot. The wide panoramas showing the North Yorkshire Moors off manage to both look appealing and give a sense of the isolation that the group are faced with. The visual effects are really good too, both the practical ones and the CGI blends are really well done. There's an inventiveness to some of the slaughter as horses and a slurry pipe are put to use, alongside the chainsaws, shotguns and hatchets that you might have anticipated.

That said, the characters aren't particularly interesting - particularly our four lead youngsters. None of the actors do anything particularly bad, it's more in how they are written, James Doherty falls into that cliché too, with his fastidious turn as their trip organiser. There are cameos from Mat Fraser and Dominic Brunt. The films real problem though is pace, with next to nothing happening for the first 45 minutes, followed by a sudden shift up the scale to madness and then the rest of the film plays out much as you might anticipate.

Despite its moments of wild abandon, and the impressive effects, ultimately the film struggled to hold my attention.

It has taken Alex Chandon, the director 10 years to make another horror after the much acclaimed Cradle Of Fear (2001). Was it worth the wait, well on part of the script we all have seen it before, a group of offenders and their workers are out for a weekend to get to know each other much better. That takes 15 minutes into this flick before it all goes wrong. But even then it takes a while before the real horror comes in. But if you have the patient to wait long enough you will be rewarded by gore galore.

If you see the opening with Emily Booth then you know what you will get. But once back in time it takes indeed a while before a small accident becomes an atrocity. It doesn't has a Hollywood ending. What do works are the effects used. For a flick like that they really looked great, okay CGI but you have to do it that way here for such kind of gorefest. A small wink to Texas Chainsaw when Podge is swinging with his chainsaw.

Not bad at all, don't think to see a flick with a great story like Kill List (2011) but a pure delight for gorehounds.

Gore 4/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 4/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

Being a fan of those movies that detail the clashes of culture, the backwoods inbred tortuous heathens vs the clean cut/city folk on vacation who always just fall right into the hands of their captors, i was right away interested to see this film. The story is a rehash of most of these type of movies. As the movie approached the half an hour mark i was starting to get bored, and once the "meat" of the movie began, it turned silly and predictable. One thing the film does have going for it are some exceptionally great kill scenes. In fact once the killing started i found myself fast forwarding to the next one, and on till the end. If the director had put more energy into the story and made me care if these people were well you know "taken care of inbred style" then it would of made for a better experience. All in all its the same ol same ol, with some great gore. I gotta give it a 5.

thanks for reading my first review!