Ritual de Inverno

Horror moments don't really happen until the last 20 minutes of the movie. Most of the Movie is shots of the frat party and a few couples they want us to care about. Absolute trash of a movie. With the most anticlimactic ending. Just terrible.

With a title like this it feels like the movie has little hope of being anything but a dumb, lowest common denominator fear flick. This isn't that. Honestly, it kind of felt like Scream 2 by way of James Wan.

In this movie a group of frat bros are throwing a giant, end of the year Luau party and are immediately expelled for cultural appropriation.

Just kidding, this isn't a documentary although it is a found footage movie and the gimmick here isn't as obtrusive as it can be.

The guys unwittingly unlock an ancient evil hidden beneath the house which begins to wreak havoc during the massive, and I do mean massive party. The plot is pretty straight forward and the acting and characterization are surprisingly solid. There is a fair amount of humor that's totally organic to the situation and a little nudity both male and female.

The CGI isn't great but I've seen worse. The big problem is that it just takes way too long to become a horror movie. With the exception of a few quick jump scares, almost all the horror is saved for the last 20 mins of a movie that is actually over 90 mins. I clearly remember checking the clock at the hour mark and thinking this thing really needs to get started soon. And it did and the finale is a strong, chaotic set piece with a higher, and less predictable body count than you'd think.

This movie really isn't half bad and I suggest paying to see it, supporting the creators, and checking out whatever comes next from them because with a little improvement, they might make something really worthwhile next time.

Ok, first off, I love found footage movies, and so I have a soft spot for the genre. Second, this is not a horrible movie. It is not great, but it is not as bad as all of the reviews make it out to be. Decent plot. Amazingly beautiful women. Handsome guys. Not great dialogue, but better than many of the FF I have seen. Some funny scenes though.

The first 1/3 of the movie seemed to be setting up a good and fun atmosphere for a fun/scary Horror movie. It was like "Project X" meets "insert any cabin in the woods possession movie". The movie had promise to be at least a fun watch but halfway through the movie, I just became bored and uninterested. The characters became bland, the story started falling apart, and the ending seemed not to have a good payoff. Overall, this movie had potential but never reached it.

Cliched franity teenage flick with a dose of horror nearing the end. Predictable.