Reeker (DVD)

● 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 ...

christianfilmcritic 21.01.2008 · Read full review
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A group of five teenagers are sharing a ride to a party in the desert. On the way, Trip admits that he has a huge stash of ecstasy tablets on him and the driver, Gretchen, who is anti-drugs, tells him he must find another ride - just as well because the dealer Trip stole them from is following him with revenge on his mind. Gretchen agrees to drive him back to a diner where he can arrange another lift...but on arrival, they find the diner is deserted ...
...strange things start to happen - there is a weird smell in the air and very strange people appear and then disappear. What is causing the smell, and who are all the strangers? Will the dealer catch up with Trip? And will any of them survive the experience? As with many horror movies that involve teenagers, few of the characters are very likeable, although there is an attempt to give them more background than most films of this type. Gretchen can ...

sunmeilan 17.10.2009 · Read full review
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The beginning of the story is a bit silly when a guy (trip) decides hes going to steal thousands of pounds worth of pills from a crazy drug dealer but after this little hiccup you remind your self that this IS in independent film and when you compare it to others its a pretty good film! It begins with a pre-credits horror scene involving a family (couple with child) and i find it quite rare to see small children in horror films at all and thought ...
...blood smeared windscreens and dodgy acting but all in all a good beginning. The characters meet for a ride share, some know each other, some don't. They end up stranded at a motel with no electric, miles form anything else and no gas. Its not going well, they decide to wait it out till morning so its a classic 'who will make it through the night' flick. They leave it quite late on into the film to show you whats killing people so you're not quite ...

toffee69 21.10.2008 · Read full review
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