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Nowadays, I have Netflix and Popcorn and, not only I have since then an endless selection or movies to choose from but, as a result, I have become slightly more picky regarding the movies I watch. Before, I used to watch pretty much anything as long as it was starring one or two actors I was interested in and, as a result, I would sometimes end up watching some really obscure features. This movie was a perfect example. Indeed, as usual, I didn't know much about this movie before watching it and, honestly, I think it is the best way to watch this flick. Basically, the damned thing started out with your usual WASP kids on holiday and, after a rather slow start, you finally get the scary stuff with those plants. Actually, when you think about it, the whole thing was actually rather ridiculous but they still managed to actually pull it off and I thought it was really scary. Later on, they added some pretty nasty gore scenes and, obviously, we have to thankt the current horror porn wave (‘Saw’, ‘Hostel’,....) for those rather uninteresting and disgusting bits. Honestly, I'm more scared when I don't see some things, when I have to use my own imagination, than when I get to see someone butchered in close-up which is never really scary or entertaining. Anyway, in spite of its falws, it was a well made and fairly entertaining flick and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
6/10
