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this was the first unbox dvd i purchased and i really liked it. i have already watched it twice. i like the idea of it very much and will buy an unbox dvd again in the future. the movie itself was good just weird at the end though. i am very satisfied!

I just caught this on late night TV last night, and at first I thought that I was in for just yet another bad generic slasher/horror film ("Jeepers Creepers", "Saw", "Final Destination"), but after the film starts moving along, and even though there are some scenes early on that look very familiar to viewers that have seen the likes of "Halloween", "Friday the 13th", "The Amityville Horror", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and "The Blair Witch Project", the plot and the acting and the story are so addicting that it is very hard to turn away...Then, wham, it turns into one of the most ingenious, original, refreshing horror films ever. Psychologically disturbing, supernaturally haunting, and bloody and violent and grotesque in the most brilliant way.
It is very hard to describe this film without giving away any of the plot, and some on here have done that (or have tried), and to do so would ruin the film for those who haven't seen it. For the whole point of the film is the mysterious aura placed all around and inside it. Three guys and two girls (I don't know WHY everyone on here keep wanting to stress that the girls are lesbians...WHO cares???!) go to an allegedly 'cursed' plantation house to investigate. From that point on, the way the story twists and turns, and the way characters turn on one another, lose trust in one another, misplace trust in one another, and question and/or argue about who and/or what they saw and/or seeing will have you on the verge of your seat the entire time until the end of the film.
The spookiest part of this film relies on the brilliant use of sounds, like floorboards creaking, walls bleeding and thumping, steps sounding as if someone is coming or going. Loud attic noises. Loud basement noises. Just flat out creepy!
I can't believe I had never heard of this unknown masterpiece of modern slasher/horror, and for fans of good psychological supernatural slasher horror, I heavily recommend this, as I will definetly be buying a copy for myself VERY soon. Don't let the hokey DVD cover fool you, this is along the lines of "Rosemary's Baby", "The Omen", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Funhouse", "The Exorcist", "The Shining", "Psycho", "Halloween", and "Identity"" as far as being a very top notch horror film. Very well made, and awesome casting and acting, and an awesome story (even though it may sound rehased, it's VERY original once it gets going!).
Hope this is helpful, and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. If not, then check out a few other 5 star ratings on this film, for they are all valid reviews. This is what the "Saw" and "Hostel" films only wish to be.
And, after seeing this, you may wanna rethink just how careful you have to be in the woods, what with the dangerous animal traps that could so easily kill a Human, or at least keep someone trapped long enough for someone to kill them.
There is never a dull moment in this, and refreshingly, it's a film where the dialogue is very interesting throughout the film, for with every line of dialogue there is something learned about the characters and/or the plot, and/or both. Great mind f**k film! Thank you.