Captivating movie !

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Spoilers Ahead!This has got to be one of the most convoluted and idiotic plots I have ever come across in a low budget horror flick: 7 friends -3 chicks & 4 dudes - travel through the desert en route to Vegas, encounter a detour that sends them down a side road only have both rear tires blow out. They happen upon a diner and motel where EVERYTHING is FREE!!!! (Wow... and none these idiots think that's just a bit strange.) As it turns out, the people running the joint happen to be a gang of nut-jobs who know one of the girls in the group of friends (we'll call her Twit) and they staged this elaborate scheme to lure them all into the desert to kill them because her daddy ran a mean orphanage that the nut-jobs lived in while they were kids (which they subsequently burned to the ground). But wait... there's more! How did the bad guys know that the friends would be traveling through the desert and happen upon their motel? Well - get this - because they planted one of their own into the circle of friends. WHAT? Yeah, the stereotypical nerdy guy of the group (the only guy traveling without a girl) has a girlfriend who planned the entire trip for them all but then decided not to join them at the last minute. Which is kind of stupid. I mean, if she was as distraught as these other orphaned nut-jobs, why didn't she come along just to join in the torturing, too? It may have improved the already confusing and lame plot to have one of the "friends" revealed as one of the killers instead.That's just the tip of the retarded iceberg. Here's more!I can't stand this trend of creating a strong, defiant female lead who has all of the answers while making the men total moronic ninnies who need the girls to save them. It really ticks me off. And here's what I mean... The only two people NOT tied up to be tortured and killed is Twit and her stupid boyfriend. They are locked in a room and forced to watch while her friends are killed. And all along, her boyfriend is this sniveling little wimp who promises to get her out but then does absolutely nothing to do so. It is up to her to come up with the plan to help them escape. And when they do, they run into the guy who masterminded this whole thing and she's reluctant to get in his truck because she thinks he's involved. But then, the stupid boyfriend convinces her it's safe and they have to go back to the motel with this guy so they can call the police. This really pisses me off. If you can't find a more convincing and plausible reason to keep your protagonists in danger instead of resorting to totally convenient stupidity, then you have no business making a living as a writer. Near the end of the movie, it's revealed that they hit a tire trap - the kind the police throw across the road to blow out your tires - that only blows out the rear tires and NOT all 4 - what? And nobody in the group (not even the Marine, who should have been on his guard) thinks to go back and try to find out what suspiciously blew out both tires which seem to be pretty brand new. So the guys - ALL of them - decide it's a good idea to leave their ladies in the vehicle on a deserted desert road so they can walk off several miles to find help... even a Marine would have suggested at least one of the guys stay behind with the ladies - and he would have been the smart choice since he's combat trained and can protect them.There are way too many more flaws in this crappy movie to go on anymore.Come on people, can't you put together a better story than this? I'm a screenwriter and I've had a hard time finding financing for 4 movie scripts that have way more depth and character development... where did you find the morons to give you money for this piece of crap?

I'm no fan of torture porn movies in the first place, but there was practically no suspense provided here, which would have helped. The "jump-scares" were trite and the deadly scenarios all but laughable. I've only walked out of one movie in my life (The Barbarian Brothers) but I would have been tempted with this one.As another reviewer had pointed out, better writing would have at least made it tolerable. I would add to that some more alert editing and direction: - The sand at the roadside where the car is immobilized has tire tracks from the previous take. - At one point, a villain-babe actually reaches into the supposedly electrified bathwater and accidentally splashes, while a few scenes later she falls in to the tub and dies. - The "Marine" (ugh) has a voice-activated shock collar, yet towards the end of one scene shouts with it on - all the while having been grimacing and twitching when it supposedly activated. Even Marines aren't as stupid as these characters are... >:-DTrite and unlikely concepts abound. The first victim is a film geek who is so offensive that there is no possible way a gaggle of "cool" types are driving with him to Las Vegas. The character even has an emotional attachment to his backpack.I, too, signed up for IMDb just to rate this movie. What should have been a redeeming feature - the casting of the stunning & talented Rachel Sterling - was very disappointing. Her character is undeveloped, her nude scene (the only nudity in the movie) is completely throwaway - as if they could cut it and achieve a better MPAA rating? Or worse, be able to show it on TV?Most of all, Sterling's character is literally ripped in half as the first female victim. I'm assuming this decision was so she can fix her boyfriend the Marine with her smoky gaze as she expires. What a waste.Kind of like deciding to sell Monet prints as toilet paper. She would have been better utilized as one of the villains.

This film was the typical horror- someone's car breaks down and then they search for help- a motel where everyone was overly-friendly. The torture scenes were not only disturbing but it was obvious what would happen,and that nearly all of them would end up killed. i thought the whole film turned out to be quite predictable. The acting was bad, however towards the end it started to get interesting, when you find out why they want to kill all the kids- for revenge on Claire's father. Overall i think it was a let down and a bit too predictable. The torture scenes were quite scary, the type where you have to cover your eyes or look away. Unfortunately, it wasn't the type of film that would leave you frightened.

Im so glad that I watched this film and didn't look at all the bad reviews as I would have not bothered to watch it..... I don't understand why so many people have rated the film in a negative way. I truly enjoyed this film and to be honest in my opinion it's one of the best horror films I've seen in a long time, the film has elements of saw, hostel and no vacancy but it brings that little added extra that makes the film fresh and enjoyableThe film centres on a group of friends whose car breaks down the boys of the group leave the girls in the car to find help and they find a car shop which is next to a motel the locals seem very friendly and they let the group stay the night at the motel free of charge so far it's a typical storyline but then the torture starts as the friends wake up the next morning tied up in rope and all linked to various traps and torture I don't want to give too much away so I won't describe the torture you will have to find out for yourself :)To sum up the whole film the acting is pretty decent and I actually felt sorry for the characters and at the end emphasised with them and in a horror film you have to have a bond with the characters and actually care for them to enjoy the film and keeps interested the storyline adds everything into the mix from saw to no vacancy and it's keeps you on the edge of your seat and in some scenes it truly made me cringe to finish off just ignore the rubbish reviews and give the film a chance Im a true an of the horror genre and have seen nearly every horror film and trust me this ones a one to watch