Death Trip

Do filmmakers not understand the horror category these days? I remember when horror movies were very scary and kept you in the edge of your seat. This one is a real snoozefest. It's so slow paced and boring. Mostly it's a bunch of college kids laughing and talking over each other or smoking something or other. If I can spare just one person the wasted 90 minutes or so wasted, this post is worth it.

Ok, I get it, it is barely February the 16th, but for me this is the most disappointing and annoying horror of the year. Sadly, as I am a huge fan of the horror underground scene , I'm sure I'll find other productions quite weak, but I'm positive, none like this one. So let me explain to you why:

If you decide to watch this, you'll notice the camera work, the direction, the background, everything seems ok, not out of order, not cheap, not thrown there in the mix, but a work well done. Even tho this movie is clearly low budget, it doesn't look like one. The dialogue takes its time and seems comprehensive, there is character development, more than one location, more than one character or even group of such. So why did it fail so bad, and why did I give it two stars?

Because it is a 1.45h movie that begins to act in the last 25 minutes and till then this is nothing more than dialogue. All over dialogue, over any subject, between any kind of characters, you will see NOTHING for 1 hour and 20 minutes, but dialogue. Simply put, all over the place. Imagine a Tarantino movie that just forgets to start, like Death Proof but with even less action. This isn't a horror, this was tagged as such in order to attract a crowd, but it is so misleading, so annoying, one of the very few movies I rated it 2 stars. It was a painful experience and I hope I never have to go through such a thing again. It sort of ruined my night really, nothing and nothing but small talk over anything. Death Trip, a trip that might just kill you indeed.

Cheers!

By ten minutes in, my nerves were shot from noise and confusion.

After an odd and confusing start, we're given what can only be described as loud screeching fiddle that's supposed be background music. It goes on as everyone talks at once.

I muted, used CC, even forwarded. Finally the music stops. (Probably starts again at some point. I wouldn't know.)

Whew. Ok now I can get into the movie, right?

No. These four kept talking and laughing and yelling all at the same time. All. At. Once.

So I again tried the muting and CC but it just didn't stop.

From what I've read here, I dodged a bullet.

Makes absolutely no sense. 4 friends got together and made a movie. And who is the guy on the snowmobile at the end?? And what did the neighbor have to do anything??

I created and account just to rate this nonsense garbage. This film is confusing, boring and long. You won't understand a thing, like from start to finish. If you're planning to watch this film, then i have a better advice for you. Talk to someone you like, your beloved one, your family. Go to the gym or anything but watching this film, because it's a literall torture for your time and eyes.

Sincerely.