Sacrament (2014)

I love this movie so much

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Don't listen to the negative reviews

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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!

When I did a search for this on IMDb I was offered a film called 'Excrement' and my first reaction was to think they may have renamed this 'film' to more accurately represent what this 'horror' is all about. The plot is seven friends, on a road trip, get stuck in some town in Texas because there is going to be a storm. This town is habited by extreme religious Bible thumpers. Only they like to thump more than just the 'good book'.There are some good performances here from some lesser known actors, but some of the main characters are cringeworthily bad. There is also a gay slant in that two of the friends are male lovers, but whether that works to add to the watery plot is debatable. The gore is the 'seen it before – done better' variety and there is almost no tension at all. The point of horror films is you should be shocked and at least care a little about the players. Here the characters are all so blandly tedious that you really don't give a monkeys if they become a victim.Some reviews have criticised the mis representation of religion here too– well this is a piece of fiction so I am fine with that. It is though ultimately a boringly uneventful film that is the sort you just want to end. If you are still masochistic enough to want to see this – then go for the rental option and make sure you have some medicinal alcohol on standby.