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Title: An ultimately disappointing 'Teenagers Get Into Trouble' story
Review: The horror cliche exists for a reason: teenagers are fairly dumb creatures. What's interesting about it is that, during the eighties, in terms of plot, this technique was relatively new. In 50s & 60s SciFi-Horror, yes, you had lustful teens getting into trouble, but they typically ended up running to the police and, of course, the adults just didn't believe them. Until, of course, the adults had to confront the enemy themselves, and then, gee golly whiz, them teens were right. This was abused with entertaining results in the 70s and 80s because creators turned the idea on its head. The kids were right, but there were no adults around to help. The result was nudity and plenty of gore. The Ruins tries to use this initial ploy to get the story going, but does nothing with it, and instead, we're left with a preposterously long tale of dumb youngins (none of whom are likable) who end up meeting their well-deserved fate.But that's all.
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