YellowBrickRoad (2010)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

As Good As It Gets

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

My wife absolutely hated this film while I thought it had many redeeming features, I do not mind cryptic films and do not require spoon feeding but I like to know what I am eating. The film is based on the disappearance of the inhabitants of a town in New England and the subsequent investigation.The positive points is the acting is OK, the distant music is unnerving and the gradual descent into madness of the people looking for the trail where the original inhabitants took. The major problem is the film looks like a good idea rather than a story or plot. Where the film goes wrong is we need the threads brought together, what is causing the music, why are all the instruments malfunctioning, where are the disappeared people, unfortunately we are left to derive our own ending which is better than the one in the film, pity, the film could have been excellent.

I am shocked and confused by such a low rating (4.7 at this time).I am a huge horror fan and have been avidly watching horror movies since I was (probably) way too young for them (by the western standards).After seeing so many horror movies throughout my life, it is really hard for me to be surprised, scared, or intrigued.Yellowbrick road has scared me and scarred me. Some scenes from it I shall never forget.It was subtle at first so the shock effect that came later was profound.Although I am leaving a comment here for people to read,I suggest that if you want to get scared or surprised, do not read the reviews, plot, summary or even keywords.Not just for this movie, but ever.Especially for horror movies.Take a chance.Go into it fresh and with no expectations.In time, you will overcome your need to predict events and twists.I understand that we are all different with different set of experience, emotions or traumas, and what is scary to one, may be ridiculous to the other; I myself don't know precisely what scares me and what will have effect on me.Our fear changes in time and we overcome fear of the dark, bogeyman, serial killer movies, spiders, scary children, ghosts - at some point.I gave this movie an 8, which I rarely ever do, especially for horror movies.This movie is highly underrated and deserves a second watching.Preferably alone, in the dark, with the headphones or good sound system. Don't be afraid to get scared :) I would watch it again (really difficult with horror movies) and I would pay to do so. Great horror movie!Would like to see a sequel.

This was an awesome mind bending movie. Kept you going wanting to see what happens next. Very different idea and concept very refreshing. Makes you think about what you just watched and try to figure It out. I was the whole time waiting for the end to see what happened. The ending could have been better.It wasn't full of gore just right amount. The acting seemed to be pretty good. I will buy DVD for my collection. It earned 7 out of ten. I am pretty hard pleased with todays idea of horror. See the movie. Well worth the watch. Even the acting was better then usual. Total mess with your head flick.

Having read the reviews, really mixed I thought I'd give it a go, just to sum it up into a short paragraph, some bits of the film were really creepy! Some stuff we haven't seen in horror films before, but that was about it, had the potential to be a classic. Very poor dialog and script, the acting scenes were so short with dialog and was terrible, some scenes were very poorly filmed, so many things in the film that didn't need to be there was just ridiclious! The women with the brunette hair was a brilliant actor! Played her part well, but the biggest kick in the balls was the ending! Sooooo poor! One of the worst endings I have ever seen, was not happy I wasted an hour and so watching it only to be given such a shocking ending as that, DO NOT waste your time if you hate bad endings, didn't make any sense, but the really annoying thing overall was the carrying of the scenes your be here one minute, then somewhere else the next, you think to yourself have I missed like 20 min of what they been saying, ladies and gentleman this is just your typical low budget shite!