Five students are travelling to a party in a desert when a closed highway forces them to stay at an empty travel oasis. However, they soon realise that they are not alone and the... more
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Reeker
Evil Is In The Air. When a lonely highway is inexplicably closed five students sharing a
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ride to a party in the desert find themselves trapped at a recently deserted travel oasis. Refusing to let the new circumstances interfere with their fun they sett...
Horror - Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard, Jorge Montesi, Don Taylor, John Moore, Richard Donner - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over
Advantages: Some moments of inspired ingenuity Disadvantages: Poor plot which is riddled with holes and terrible special effects
● Synopsis
When five students, heading for a huge party, find themselves stranded at a recently deserted motel they try not to let it dampen their mood. But when they start to discover mutilated bodies and a foul stench in the air, they begin to fear for their lives.
● Opinion
Maybe with the name "Reeker" the films creative team was trying to give us a subtle warning that is that this film stinks. There are so many things wrong with ... ...reviews and critics have actually praised it, but strangely they have.
When it comes to the plot "Reeker" is less than original, a group of students stuck in the middle of nowhere face a gruesome death, come on, been there, watched that and got the proverbial t-shirt. But then I suppose I can still see an audience for a film with this unoriginal plot line, that being teenagers themselves who may not have seen this sort of story line before done ...
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Advantages: None Disadvantages: The acting, production, script, and the list goes on!
...like it". Needless to say the arrival of the ReekerDVD gave me some pleasure, but were my expectations of the movie achieved?
A car moves through the desert inside are a family on the way to some far off destination, inside are a mother and father their son and a dog. The mother and son are playing travelling games while the father sleeps in the back of the car. In a moment of distraction the mother ploughs the car into a deer killing it instantly. The car swerves uncontrollably into the ditch at the side of the road. All get out of the car unscathed; in fact the only one to suffer was the poor deer. As normality returns the family hear there dog attacking something in a bush, the father walks behind the same bush. To the horror of the mother and child the dog comes crawling out from the bush, unfortunately only half the dog is left...
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Advantages: Payne has a good eye Disadvantages: Payne is a terrible writer
..., and I commend your devotion to your trade. I sincerely hope that I'll be able to enjoy your next movie.
No Man's Land: The Rise Of The Reeker I suspect will greet European audiences in the form of a straight to DVD product.
Spencer Hawken 08/08...
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Actor(s): Devon Gummersall, Derek Richardson, Arielle Kebbel, Michael Ironside
Director(s): Dave Payne
Genre: Horror
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 2006
Running Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): PATHE DISTRIBUTION; 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Release date: 13/11/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: P 919501000
Barcode: 5060002834893
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
Five students are travelling to a party in a desert when a closed highway forces them to stay at an empty travel oasis. However, they soon realise that they are not alone and the ghosts of mutilated travellers are haunting the area. A blind student and his heightened sense of smell may hold the key to the group's salvation.
Technical information
Special Features: Audio commentary , 'Making Of' featurette , Cast and crew biographies , Photo gallery , UK trailer , Promotional trailer , Teaser trailer
Professional reviews
Review: Astonishing... A high-flying horror (Starburst, 19/10/2006)
Both a nightmare and a scream (Variety, 19/10/2006)