Best movie of this year hands down!

Such a frustrating disappointment

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This was okay I suppose. It wasn't the best film by a long way but it also wasn't the worst. It was an above-average drama/thriller. It wasn't too exciting and the comedy seemed misplaced. It kept my attention but didn't set me alive. It is good but probably only worth sitting through once.

Great and a little insane. I think it's great that a movie like this even got made in the first place. I saw this years ago and revisit it every once in a while. Genre-bending, AMAZING performances, and a soundtrack that's strange but FITS (somehow). Loved the location and the starkness, it's also shot beautifully and the action is clear and easy to follow. Boyd (Guy Pearce) is a unique lead especially given who he is in the beginning of the film and what type of person he is at the end. I recommend it to people that like horror but also want something a little different.

Even the soundtrack is hypnotic! One of those films similar to Dawn of the Dead, where you automatically get chills when you hear it.This film is very believable, both visually and with the storyline. Without eluding to a spoiler, this brings you along a path of humor, horror and plain weirdness. The great thing about it is, again this is a film that is unique. The story is different from the same cookie cutter films that are churned out now. This is what pulls you in, something different. What keeps you watching is the character development and great acting.This movie is highly recommended. Sit back and relax, you will enjoy this film!

Before watching Ravenous, it probably helps for you to know that the impression of this film given by marketing is inaccurate. It appears to be a horror and a thriller but, while it does contain some guts and suspense, the film is much more than a generic horror. Ravenous has elements of adventure and some black comedy in quirky moments, more so in the first half, and thrills that are more-so concept and emotionally based rather than cheap adrenalin. The point is that it's a bad idea going into this film because you heard it was a picking-off-the-victims "gore-fest".The film begins with events following soon after the Mexican-American War where Second Lieutenant (John) Boyd (Guy Pearce) is struggling after letting his unit down while they are massacred. He stumbled into the Mexican headquarters and, in a bout of bravery, managed to capture enemy command from within. He is haunted by images and flashbacks of the mass of deaths and aggression he has witnessed. Boyd is promoted to Captain for his heroism, but his commanding officer discovers the cowardly truth of this victory. Boyd is exiled to Fort Spencer in the Sierra Nevada. Boyd settles in with 7 interesting residents of Fort Spencer. Soon they're all introduced to a man who shows up in the night weak and injured. He proceeds to explain to them a disturbing account of his group turning to cannibalism having him flee in fear of his life and the Spencer team setting off with him venturing back in obligation to the cave which he has fled to save a woman he admits he has left alone in danger.Apart from the events that take place in the film, the situation John Boyd finds himself in is a reflection of honest morality with a front focus on temptation and the will power not to give in. It is really a matter of opinion whether this is appealing, which is is for me, but it really doesn't hurt for one to open their mind.Ravenous can get you to think if you let it do so.