Vacations are supposed to be a time in one's life when they can relax, put their feet up, maybe sit by a pool sipping margaritas. That's certainly not the case for the people in the following movies:
The Reeds is a British import about a group of friends whose weekend holiday on a boat veers dangerously off-course (sorry for the terrible pun). The friends find themselves lost in the marshy reeds, trying to navigate their way out while at the same time fend off a (seemingly) supernatural predator.
I watched this movie a couple of times before I decided whether or not to like it. I did like it very much. I found the story compelling and eerie. As you know by now, I don't like to give away the ending, so what I'll say about the movie is this: it has a twist-ending!!
The Barrens is an Canadian/American horror movie that stars British actor, Steven Moyer of True Blood fame. In it, Moyer stars as a man who takes his family on a camping trip in the New Jersey barrens. As the movie progresses, the man's sanity (seemingly) fades away. Several campers have disappeared and the man is convinced that the legendary Jersey Devil is behind the disappearances and is also hunting him down.
While I found the movie a little predictable, the idea of the Jersey Devil interested me because even though it's a fairly well-known urban legend, there aren't any movies or books (for that matter) that really explore the legend. And, like The Reeds, The Barrens also has a twist ending. ENJOY!
BONUS MOVIE:
Tucker & Dale VS. Evil is an absolute must! Alan Tudyk plays a redneck on vacation who, through a comedy of errors, is mistaken by a group of college students as a blood-thirsty killer seeking revenge on those who "done him wrong". It also stars Tyler Labine as his friend who falls in love with one of the college students. If the premise alone doesn't grab you, then watch it for Alan Tudyk. He is AWESOME!!