One of my all time favorites.

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Am I Missing Something?

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Seven young adults get to stay in Middlespring, Texas known for religion and cannibalism as they "cut through the lies." The town is determined to save mankind one sirloin at a time. We find out it is written "a man whose faith is weak eats only vegetables." We also learn that the "final girl" can be a guy if he is gay.The denomination and town in general was not well developed. The "feeders" needed a more detailed explanation. None of the kids had cell phones, so they didn't have to pretend they had no reception. If I was chained by the wrist to the wall, breaking my hand and wrist wouldn't be an option until I knew they were going to kill me. The acting was expected for a "B" horror. The dialogue was kept light to maintain interest but wasn't as funny to me as it was to them.Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (including ginger male frontal)

So it's a low budget, badly acted 'horror' movie. I almost want to recategorise this movie as 'comedy'. I have seen worse from some of the biggest Hollywood 'stars'though. One almost got the feeling that the actors knew how bad the film was but hoped that it was so bad that it would gather 'cult' status. I don't think it will - but as a pure 'horror' movie it is worth a look at least. It is, for me, no worse than cannibal movies like 'The Hills Have Eyes'. As for those who feel that Christianity is given a raw deal - I say too bad. As a Buddhist myself, there is one word I think fits the situation for the miffed Christians - KARMA!

Sure, there are some "interesting" acting moments, but take the movie for what it is- an indie horror. It hits that mark for me. I liked the moments of humor too, it was a great contrast to the other parts. There are some good gory parts and a few jumpy moments. I enjoyed that there was a gay inclusion but wasn't the focus of the movie, just a normal part of it. Some parts were a little predictable, but there is a good overall feeling of suspense. I would have liked to see quicker movement of the traveling group into the main story line, but I like the movie overall. At about 80 minutes in it gets very good. My biggest complaint is we don't know what happened to the big girl!! The premise is solid to me and I really enjoyed the film!

I was expecting it to be bad. I was expecting it to be filmed on a shoestring budget. I was even expecting poor acting and cheesy gore effects. And I got it all and more.What I wasn't expecting (I guess I don't know how to read, since there were hints all over this page) was the homosexual slant.Now I have nothing against gays, I want to make that clear. However, having nothing against them is not synonymous with being able to stoically sit through some rather intimate and uncomfortable sex scenes without cringing. For the record, I've always hated sex scenes in my movies, because in my opinion they never make any sense. It's a private thing, I don't see how it develops the film or the characters in any way to watch that private moment. But I found myself cringing even more so while watching two guys paw and smooch each other.Ha. I guess I have a little homophobia in me that I didn't know about.Speaking of homophobia, lets get to the other half of this film: The psycho religious Bible-thumpers, whose drastically unreal interpretation of the writings of Moses and Jesus Christ have directed them squarely down the path of cannibalizing their out of town guests. It would be very laughable really, if it wasn't so insulting and intriguing at the same time.What I mean by that? Well, there are a million movies about psychotic Christians because they're easy to pick on. You can make the most abhorrent accusations at them, and they don't get mad and do scary things like invade your home, drag your family into the street, behead you, rape your wife and daughters, torture your sons and sell anyone left alive into a slave trade.. Now THAT would be a scary movie. Funny that no one ever makes scary movies about religions that actually do that sort of thing. Nope, instead it's always Christians. So in that light, it's rather insulting to Christianity as a whole that they are a favorite target for films of this sort.However, to be fair, the bad blood between Christianity and homosexuality runs very deep. While movies that demonize Christians are just about everywhere, a movie that features homosexual heroes almost seems justified in painting Christianity in a bad light. This is the first time I've ever seen the "psycho religious nuts" trope viewed through the homosexual lens.I want to be clear, it wasn't good, but it was vaguely interesting.I wonder if this is how most homosexuals actually view religious people? That's really sort of sad.