Sadly Over-hyped

Good movie but grossly overrated

Absolutely the worst movie.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

I watched this for free on Amazon prime. Had I paid for the privilege I would have asked for a refund. Awful story, awful script, awful acting and the director (who wrote the script) was probably 15. I cannot for the life of me understand how this crap is lying at 2.6 on IMDb. Don't bother unless you are 15 and like the odd sight of a female breast. Truly the worst film I have ever seen and I've seen The Shining three times.

Sometimes, I watch a film and really enjoy it. Then, I come to review it and see on the website that everyone else totally despises it. I'm guessing I must have seen something in 'Muck' that others didn't.So, these days 'slasher' films are hardly the novelty they once were (I think they got 'old' somewhere in the late seventies and most are poor clones of either the 'Texas Chainsaw' films or of the 'Halloween' franchise. However, occasionally one comes along which stands out among the piles of machetes and ice hockey masks. And this one did for me (although, judging by the ratings, I guess it stood out in the WRONG way for other people!).To begin with, the story starts off half way through the story – I will explain. Instead of the car-load of annoyingly good-looking American teenagers driving somewhere remote and getting picked off one by one. Here, half of them have already fallen victim to some unseen evil force and they're already in a fight for survival. Then, when they do decide to take refuge in an abandoned holiday home in the middle of a swamp (okay, you may have to suspend your disbelief to believe that someone would actually have a holiday home in the middle of a deadly swamp, but we'll just gloss over that for now!) whatever was after them hasn't finished with them. At least there is a pause in the action when they make a fair few self-knowing references which proves that whoever wrote this is well aware of the clichés attached with the genre and does their best to poke fun at them and subvert them.However, I get the impression that these attempts to 'subvert' the slasher clichés may have led to Muck's low ratings on many websites. A lot of criticism levelled at the story is that it's a 'mess' and 'all over the place.' I can see why people may think this as the story does tend to bounce here and there and give us more characters than the average film of its type. Plus it introduces new characters at times when you probably feel that you've met the entire cast. Then you have the nudity. If you're easily offended by the naked female anatomy then you definitely shouldn't watch this. The film-makers even went as far as to employ 'professional' ladies who would be less inhibited when it comes to displaying themselves. Plus you have the gore, which is pretty good and steers away from CGI effects as much as it can. My only real gripe was with the ending (and when I say 'ending' I mean literally the ending – 'final shot' so to speak – which I felt didn't work, but you'll see for yourselves if you agree.Yes, Muck may be a little uneven here and there, but I felt that it knew what it was and never tried to be anything different. It knows it's cheesy and over-the-top and I'm sure they must have watched 'Evil Dead' a few times during the writing process, as the (eventual) lead may bears more than a little resemblance to our old hero 'Ash.' It's no classic, but it was never intended to be. It's meant to be a cheeky, fun nod to the genre. Expect everything to be turned up to eleven. Apart from the reviews of course, but, in my opinion, it's definitely worth more than a 2/10 (it's current rating at the time of writing this review on a major film website).

First, the good news. We can all stop looking for the 'Worst Film Ever'. We have a winner. Now the bad news: this thing exists. From the dire acting to the almost constant dreadful music to the head-spinningly bad editing, this ugly, appalling,repulsive, atrocious excuse for a movie is just someones desperate to 1: see lots of T&A and 2: get his name on the screen. One other piece of good news, I learnt a new word because of this pile. Grody- (adjective, grodier, grodiest). Slang. 1. repulsive; disgusting; nauseating. 2. inferior in character or quality; seedy; sleazy. 10 lines not needed, one word is all that's needed here. Grody.

First off, I would like to commend the film and it makers for achieving what has been done here, on a budge of only 250 THOUSAND dollars.For making a movie, especially one done such as this, with NO CGI and only practical stunts is especially daunting.I doubt anyone knows how much it costs to make a movie, especially in this day and age. But thats all besides the point.I believe that everyone that hates this movie, or that finds it boring, because of either the dialogue, or the "supposed" T and A (since when does depicitng women in bra and underwear count as nudity?) are missing the point.And that is realism.That, more than anything else is what made this movie enjoyable for me.Believeablity, should be the thing horror movies aim for. Like, if you yourself can't picture this happening to you, or believe that the characters are real, then why should you be scared for them? Heres an example: Early in the movie, one of the characters is (for unexplained reasons) in bra and panties. We the viewers can see her shivering, because SHE IS LEGITIMATELY COLD.In conclusion, I feel the dialogue and the pacing all mesh with what one would expect to actually happen in a situation such as we found the characters having gotten into.Also, Kane hodder in the movie is a blessing, considering this movie is I believe THE TRUE successor to what Friday the 13th aimed (and achieved) back when it was made.10/10