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I bought "Downhill" cheap on DVD from a local supermarket, then it sat amongst many other DVDs for 4 or 5 years before finally getting around to watching it. Was it worth the wait? Hell no!! Joe (Bruce Draper) and his girlfriend Stephanie (Natalie Burn) head down to Chile for some high level downhill racing. On their first ride they come across a badly injured man sat in a car, next thing a group of armed thugs turn up (rather bizarrely led by a big Cockney geezer!) Then to cap it off the injured man goes all body horror, sprouting tentacles etc , something to do with a local coven of naked witches. Confusing? Oh yes! The first half was pretty straight forward but the last part of the story is just an incoherent mess. Most of the film takes place in the Great Outdoors, I always like that, the effects are passable but the acting, especially the two leads, is poor. Natalie Burns is great to look at but her acting is as wooden as the trees. Near the end one character says "Such a waste", well I agree, a waste of a few quid and 79 minutes of my life.

Ha, let me say this is a nasty one to review. It isn't going to be your downhill ride into a normal horror. The opening scene was already confusing by seeing something in the style of a witch and some creature being put in a girl's throat.

Then you are off for indeed a BMX ride down a hill filmed in GoPro style. All nice but not exactly what I thought would become a weird horror. It takes a while before this flick turns instantly into a strange story. Once the party is over and the BMX ride starts again suddenly a crash is noticed by the bikers and off they go to help the one person sitting wounded in the car.

From then on this flick turns in some kind of science - fiction horror which reminded me of The Thing (1982) in some ways. But it goes one step further which makes this little stinker a love or hate flick. For me what started as a simple flick just on the edge of boredom becomes a flick that keep you watch it until the end. In fact, it's got it all, witchcraft, satanism, creatures, and a bit of found footage. I liked it.

Gore 1/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 2,5/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

Pésimos actores, hay actores Chilenos mucho mejores...

The movie is a typical popcorn horror flick that isn't really doing anything new. Everything about it is average, from the acting to the special effects, but it all culminates into a highly entertaining film that shouldn't be dissected or over analyzed like some people reviewing it have been doing. It's a simple premise with a simple script, a b & C grade cast, and some competent special effects. But to act like this is such a horrible film is hyperbole at best and an indication that not everyone should be reviewing movies. Stop treating these movies as if they are supposed to be life altering experiences, and enjoy them for what they are; teh equivalent of reality TV, just condensed to an hour and a half.

With all that being said, the ending was SPECTACULAR. It's endings like that that make me glad to be a fan of the horror genre. To me, it more than made up for anything I found average in the film as a whole.

Go in expecting Shakespeare and you will be disappointed. Set your expectations accordingly, for the genre, and just have a good time. It's really that simple.

Having just finished watching this movie I thought now would be a good time to review this film.

I so wanted to like this movie but alas it was so bad that I wanted to fast forward the movie but I always like to give films a try and see how they pan out.

The film was so bad that it is in a c category not a b.

I also read another review who said they gave it a 3 for the ending, be warned if your a fan of 80's horror films then the ending will not be surprise for you.

Give this a miss if you don't want to be disappointed by a movie.