Dead Stop

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.

It's like they had a list of stereotypical characters and ticked them off; the outsider, the old people, the bad guy, the good girl, the token and the hero. Still, I did finish it and despite the horrid sepia filter, the fact that being lost is hard when you are camping next to POWER LINES that are so frequently shot that I started thinking they were taking the piss, I did enjoy the ride. If (and that's a big if) you can forgive the many plot holes, obnoxious characters & their stupid choices.......it's not that bad ride of a movie.

I think this film is a lot better than what the reviews say. Come across it on Amazon so thought would give it a go.There was enough in this film to keep me watching and I didn't get bored. It's not the best horror but have seen a lot worse. Decent acting with a tense storyline,enjoyed it.

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 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.