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Shrooms (2007)

August. 16,2007
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4.6
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NR
| Horror Mystery

A group of American teens comes to Ireland to visit a friend who takes them on a camping trip in search of the local, fabled magic mushrooms. When the psychedelics start taking hold, the panicked friends are attacked by ghostly creatures; but how can they determine whether what they are experiencing is reality or hallucination?

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GazerRise
2007/08/16

Fantastic!

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Glucedee
2007/08/17

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Dirtylogy
2007/08/18

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Candida
2007/08/19

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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gavin6942
2007/08/20

Three couples go to Ireland's woods to collect magic mushrooms and trip out. On their way they meet some strange inhabitants of the woods and it does not take long until a creepy story is being told at the campfire which might be more than just a story.Why are these people so obsessed with mushrooms that they travel to Ireland? Who knows? But it sets us up for a film about a "bad trip" that is generally fun and good natured, featuring a talking cow (and that is never a bad thing).People can argue if the film was well-executed or not, and indeed very few would say this was a great film. But neither is it a bad one, and they deserve some credit for making a movie that is at least partially enjoyable and completely clever. Many films deal with the horror of mental illness, but very few have used drugs to this end, and now we have to wonder why.

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Michelle Millard
2007/08/21

I watched this movie several years ago when i was dating someone that had no money nor motivation so we watched horror flicks for a straight year lol. I have a point, there were only about a dozen that made an impression enough for me to recall it and recommend it to my friends. I loved this movie. Is it The Exorcist, no. But if you enjoy watching horror flicks anything you can get your hands on from Midnight Meat Train, to zombie flicks, to Saw.... You will love this. If I had to think of other movies that combined would create this I would go with Blair Witch Project meets young comedy Without a Paddle meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The movie has some funny moments but I would definitely not reference it as a comedy. It can be hard to follow at times and the characters can be annoying at times but sometimes it's necessary to not love all your characters. If you don't love horror flicks, you should pass but I'm thinking that if you are reading the reviews, this must be your genre. Watch the movie, I think most will really enjoy.

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wadechurton
2007/08/22

With all the genuinely interesting ideas (and yes, talent) going on in this movie, it is a pity that the result is so fudged and directionless. Worse, there are the clichés which basically make up the screenplay. Roughly a third of 'Shrooms' is taken up by several repetitions of 'someone approaches something very, very slowly and then something jumps out at them.' Once or twice is fine, but more than that and the effect is to bore the viewer with a slowdown of narrative flow. Then there are the moments when a character just happens to stumble on the exact spot where a corpse/weapon/etcetera is hidden, which occurs far too often. There is a rather welcome twist ending which earns an extra point out of ten, but it is not enough to entice one to view this whole confusing and slightly tedious movie again.

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Quebec_Dragon
2007/08/23

You might be attracted by the somewhat unconventional, yet artistic, movie's cover (mushrooms in moonlight looking like a skull) or the subject matter (yes: hallucinogenic mushrooms), I know I was, but be wary as this film basically disappoints on more than one level. 3 guys and 3 girls (including 2 couples) basically go to a forest in Ireland to camp and trip out on wild mushrooms. However, as things tend to do in horror films, things go bad when the wrong type of mushroom is ingested and a scary local "true story" might still have consequences today. You would tend to expect some bad "tripping" being an excuse for some crazy visuals and a generally wild, thrill ride. It turns out the visuals are rather tame and not very imaginative. Some of it can be explained by the very low budget. Don't expect great visual effects. I did like the mostly subtle blurry effects at certain points making your own eyes unfocused and enhancing slightly the sense of uncertainty and unease. There were a few other nice cinematic touches such as whenever the blonde girl woke up.I wish I could have cared more about what was real or hallucinatory, but it wasn't exploited well, and I just didn't care enough to ask myself the question. You see, the blonde girl seems to have premonitory visions, you then follow her to see how true it was or not. It might be nice in concept, but in practice it kills some of the suspense. For those interested, there's practically no gore (this film being of cutting away just before the kill variety) and no nudity. I think the worst offender is that for a horror thriller, it gets boring. I've watched this film twice now in less than a year, and each time I started yawning a little over midway through. Also something to consider is that I remembered basically nothing of it on the 2nd viewing, so I would guess it's pretty forgettable fare.It's a short film, but it feels much longer and not in a good way. The pacing is sometimes too slow (especially in the house) and the "creepy" atmosphere is lacking (daylight doesn't help). The very cold, desaturated lighting and colours were probably intentional, but it made the movie less appealing. The acting was acceptable, but the fear of the actors didn't transmit well to me, the viewer. To be fair, this lack of fear factor was probably due to more important factors such as the directing and the script. The best moments involve the jerky jock tripping out: talking to a cow and what comes afterwards. It speaks volumes that this "best" part was more amusing than horrific. The scary campfire story, establishing the horror mythology, was interesting as was the clever ending. However, on third viewing, with the commentary, I saw that the director "cheated" on the filming logic (no, he didn't say it) making guessing the ending seem a little unfair instead of completely satisfying. That ending almost saved the rest, but the rest was too lacking in the first place. I'm not even sure I would recommend the film as a rental.Rating: 3.5 out of 10 (Poor)

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