Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Hunters (2011)

Here is the description I saw for the movie: "Before parting ways after high school, six friends venture into a forbidden part of town and explore what they think is an abandoned fort.  But the adventure soon turns bloody, and the kids realize they're trapped in a nightmare of the goriest sort."

The only accurate part of that statement is that there is an abandoned fort in the film.  So where did this summary come from?  Was there a totally different plot that was scrapped and they forgot to change the text?  Or did the person who wrote it never even see a trailer or know anything about this movie?

Onward to the hunters who are beaten down in their everyday lives and only feel good when hunting.  They bond over their excursions, which they keep secret.

In another arm of the plot, we have a detective who is new on the force.  He has a theory about the recent rash of disappearances in the area.  When he broaches this subject with the Chief, who is an a-hole, the chief tells him to shut up.

The detective is assigned to meet with a crucial witness and told not to go anywhere near the old fort.  However there is a glitch in the plans and he ends up meeting the witness at the fort.  There are a few people inside, and there are also some hunters, which is odd since it's a park.  As you would suspect, these hunters are evil, evil I tell you!!!  And the detective ends up in a fight for his life.

There is also a subplot about the detective and a girl, who we see on the cover, but she is only briefly in the film.  You could have removed her entirely and it wouldn't make a difference.


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