Muck

Normally I only review slasher movies but I just finished watching this and I feel an obligation to the horror genre to expose this director's work as the fraudulent attempt that it is. First off, this is not a horror movie. In fact, it's not even a movie at all. I've complained about story in the past many times, or lack there of, but nothing, and I mean 'nothing' comes even remotely close to this on absence of story. We're thrown into the middle of something happening and not only do they not tells us what's happening, they choose to develop their characters by making them pose in front of mirrors. Don't get me wrong, I'm no prude, but this was just lame. Nudity comes 'after' you set up the story and characters. This just felt like I was watching some sixth-grader's wet dream after he stayed up too late watching QT and Rodriguez's "Grindhouse." And when I talk about exposing the fraud here, I'm talking about two things. One, this is not a horror film. This has no right calling itself a horror film. It's like Kanye West trying to call his last album "metal." This is a stylized action movie reject written and directed by person with the mind of a child who has an embarrassingly overactive sex-drive. And secondly, the back of the movie says "Muck is packed with old-school gore effects and brutal stunts without any CGI or apologies." It may not contain CGI, but it most certainly does 'not' contain "Old-school gore." The kills were lame as f#$%. You don't see anything except for a little blood spraying here and there. Very, very cheap gore effects. I can honestly say that I have officially seen a movie that has absolutely nothing to offer. And why should it contain something that would interest me, it's not even a horror movie. This is the kind of "movie" that makes you want to go back through all your old reviews and raise the ratings up. Keep my ten bucks, Steve Wolsh. Something tells me you're gonna need it. 0/0 F- (fail) two thumbs down

As an exercise in teen slasher flick with lashings of soft *, this really is perfect; it's literally impossible not to be entertained. Its a parody of a cliché of every possible cheesy interpretation of the genre - with almost unprecedented lashings of violence and *. Its hilarious, just don't take it seriously (at all) and its massive fun. Example: In a fight to death with insane zombie, hot semi-naked chick covered in zombie goo and blood stands looking shell-shocked, and wouldn't you know it - finds herself standing right on top of the garden sprayer system. What better time rinse off all the horror in the moonlight. You shake your head saying "Did they seriously really just do that?" whilst thoroughly enjoying the moment. It ain't Shakespeare, but it does exactly what it says on the tin. Roll on the sequel.

There is so much wrong with this movie I don't even know where to begin. You're dropped in the middle of a story, and meet up with boring two-dimensional characters who are not developed even a little bit during the movie. Something else that was awful was the camera work, shaky is a big understatement. The lighting for the movie is also terrible, it's actually absent. This movie is supposed to be the 2nd in a trilogy, I don't know why you would make the 2nd movie first, but i'm really not looking forward to the prequel or the sequel. I'm excited to put this movie on the back of my shelf and forget about it. The marketing for the movie was really exciting and this is for sure one of those cases where something is hyped up and made to look watchable and when it comes out it's unbearable. The final complaint is going to be the fact that the director decided that putting a pair of breasts every 40 seconds in the movie might redeem it from being bashed online but that's not the case whatsoever.

The most awful movie I had the bad luck to watch! Starting off the movie itself is anything but a movie in the first place. No plot no story setting nothing at all!!! Secondly the actors were terrible and lacked the basic skills for acting. No expressions, lame jokes around, over touched conversations and dialogues. Disgraceful! Then comes the horror. I never felt the tinge to be scared at anything at all in the movie. Nor spooky nor a proper slasher and nothing in between either! Lastly, the director had to be a pervert so he had directed some girls to show off their assets without any reason whatsoever. Not recommended at any cost, at any situation or for any purpose!

The biggest spoiler I can mention about this film is that the Director, Steve Wolsh, is a graduate of Georgetown University with a major in marketing and management. So his concept went like this: 'What does a horror flick need to sell?' Now veterans of the horror genre would say story, story, story. Steve's answer: Tits and Ass. Apparently the film was funded via Kickstarter. All I can say to potential contributors for the 2nd round of funding for this series is: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T. This man doesn't deserve your money. Mr Wolsh doesn't have the necessary skill set to make movies - nor will he ever have. Well, perhaps only ones that don't need plot, sensible dialogue or actors that can actually act. Ones that come out of the San Fernando valley. Hey Steve, I hear there's a lot of money to be made exploiting women in that particular genre! If I could give this film a negative rating I would.

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First off, I would like to commend the film and it makers for achieving what has been done here, on a budge of only 250 THOUSAND dollars. For making a movie, especially one done such as this, with NO CGI and only practical stunts is especially daunting. I doubt anyone knows how much it costs to make a movie, especially in this day and age. But thats all besides the point. I believe that everyone that hates this movie, or that finds it boring, because of either the dialogue, or the "supposed" T and A (since when does depicitng women in bra and underwear count as nudity?) are missing the point. And that is realism. That, more than anything else is what made this movie enjoyable for me. Believeablity, should be the thing horror movies aim for. Like, if you yourself can't picture this happening to you, or believe that the characters are real, then why should you be scared for them? Heres an example: Early in the movie, one of the characters is (for unexplained reasons) in bra and panties. We the viewers can see her shivering, because SHE IS LEGITIMATELY COLD. In conclusion, I feel the dialogue and the pacing all mesh with what one would expect to actually happen in a situation such as we found the characters having gotten into. Also, Kane hodder in the movie is a blessing, considering this movie is I believe THE TRUE successor to what Friday the 13th aimed (and achieved) back when it was made. 10/10

This is a disturbingly horrific film that is distinguished by a creatively written screenplay, superb direction, and extraordinary performances. Written and directed by Steve Wolsh, CGI effects are minimal and dangerous stunts and live action replications are used to create some of the most hair raising scenes ever filmed. Lachlan Buchanan, Puja Mohindra, and Bryce Draper give stunning individual performances as innocent people suddenly engaged in a battle between good and evil on St. Patrick's Day. Filmed on location in the marshes of Cape Cod, MA, director Wolsh manages to make excellent use of the unusual environment to create an overwhelmingly eerie atmosphere of fear, dread, and unyielding terror. Many of the scenes in this film contain some of the most haunting imagery captured for the screen in years. At times, this is a motion picture that's nearly brilliant and almost achieves true cinema greatness. No one who experiences this film can deny the utter terror, the unrelenting, all engulfing suspense, and bone chilling horror that is ultimately Muck.

For the first time in a long time Muck gives horror movies a chance to be good again. Wow! I haven't seen a more entertaining horror movie in a very long time. Steve Wolsh has done a great job of keeping the classic suspense/ horror combination with a lot of beauties thrown in including the lovely Gia Skova. I don't have to write a long review on this topic. But really One of the rare films I found truly scary and truly captivating. When it comes to the horror genre and even the drama genre for that matter, "The Conjuring" gets a lot right. What a great film i definitely recommend this film for those who's looking for horrifying thrill.

Normally I only review slasher movies but I just finished watching this and I feel an obligation to the horror genre to expose this director's work as the fraudulent attempt that it is. First off, this is not a horror movie. In fact, it's not even a movie at all. I've complained about story in the past many times, or lack there of, but nothing, and I mean 'nothing' comes even remotely close to this on absence of story. We're thrown into the middle of something happening and not only do they not tells us what's happening, they choose to develop their characters by making them pose in front of mirrors. Don't get me wrong, I'm no prude, but this was just lame. Nudity comes 'after' you set up the story and characters. This just felt like I was watching some sixth-grader's wet dream after he stayed up too late watching QT and Rodriguez's "Grindhouse." And when I talk about exposing the fraud here, I'm talking about two things. One, this is not a horror film. This has no right calling itself a horror film. It's like Kanye West trying to call his last album "metal." This is a stylized action movie reject written and directed by person with the mind of a child who has an embarrassingly overactive sex-drive. And secondly, the back of the movie says "Muck is packed with old-school gore effects and brutal stunts without any CGI or apologies." It may not contain CGI, but it most certainly does 'not' contain "Old-school gore." The kills were lame as f#$%. You don't see anything except for a little blood spraying here and there. Very, very cheap gore effects. I can honestly say that I have officially seen a movie that has absolutely nothing to offer. And why should it contain something that would interest me, it's not even a horror movie. This is the kind of "movie" that makes you want to go back through all your old reviews and raise the ratings up. Keep my ten bucks, Steve Wolsh. Something tells me you're gonna need it. 0/0 F- (fail) two thumbs down