Review of The Ruins (1984) by Nick B — 27 Jun 2009

All plans to travel to Mexico next year have been cancelled!

This review of The Ruins (1984) was written by Nick B on 27 Jun 2009.

The Ruins has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Russell H (886) on 03 May 2016

Plants are not scary but this almost pulled it off with some disturbing gore. not bad…

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A great, bloody horror film with no monster, no maniac running around killing everone. Jenna Malone is very good. Its a great adaptation of the book…

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