Review of The Ruins (2008) by Mike T — 25 Aug 2014

Scary and entertaining. "The ruins" melts adventure and horror in a truly guilty pleasure.

This review of The Ruins (2008) was written by Mike T on 25 Aug 2014.

The Ruins has generally received mixed reviews.

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For the first 2/3 of the movie, I just couldn't get past the ridiculous premise. However, I will admit the last 1/3 was pretty intense…

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