Paintball (2009)

Director Daniel Benmayor's film Paintball is an exceptional motion picture experience of infinite power. The environment he creates is dark, forbidding, and utterly terrifying. The sense of helplessness the characters feel as they fight for their lives with worthless weapons from a game becomes our own in a very personal way as the tension builds. The impersonal, merciless threats that stalk these innocent players is overwhelming and the desperation we feel with them is nearly unendurable. The pace never slackens as they are pursued relentlessly in a nightmare scenario of complete surrealism. It is nothing less than brilliant film making and unlike anything else you are like to encounter on the screen. The shattering climax is heart rendering in its explosiveness and will leave you absolutely stunned and breathless.

When I sat down with my six kids aged between 3-12 I had no idea what to expect. I certainly was not expecting it to be such a adrenaline fuelled, heart stopping masterpiece. I am not ashamed that I shed a tear, as did the rest of my family, at the end of this movie. No one can stay dry eyed throughout this movie. This film depicts a chilling yet oh so real account of the dangers of paint balling and I can guarantee you that now my eyes have been opened to this nightmarish past-time neither me nor my children will be going paint balling in the near future. There is no doubt about it that this is the best film ever to come from the awe inspiring mind of visionary director Daniel Benmayor and I can tell you now there is some stiff competition. If you want a film which will make you feel sad, scared, happy, confused, horny, overwhelmed, jealous and surprised then Paintball is most definitely the film for you. Please watch this film and spread the message that this film conveys. Thank you for taking time to read my review. From our most humble and obedient servant Michael J White

A group of eight men and women are secreted to a woodsy location. Let out of a rickety truck, they are revealed to be in a game of "Paintball". Given assigned roles (called positions by a robotic announcer), they expect to be battling against a like team for warrior fun, but it quickly turns deadly. A wobbly camera follows events, which are not as thrilling as promised. Unlike Richard Connell's similar "The Most Dangerous Game", there is very little story here. Another problem is character development; there is none, so it's difficult to care what happens to any of these people you see being followed around by the shaky cameras.** Paintball (4/24/09) Daniel Benmayor ~ Brendan Mackey, Jennifer Matter, Patrick Regis, Iaione Perez

So, I read the reviews on this title because it seemed like a decent movie. I mean the idea of a paintball game where real death is involved seemed like a good idea. After reading the reviews, however, I had an all new view of this movie as one of those B-horror movies, which I always find hilarious. And lo and behold, it was correct. I came into the movie expecting a few laughs from stupid "horror" scenes. i got way more than a few. The ways that all of the characters die are so hidden that they do not seem gory at all and the overused effects make the "horror" a laughable montage of cliché deaths. Though as a B-horror movie this was not even good. It was trying too hard to be a real horror movie making it not B horror and not A horror, just A- horror.... which doesn't even exist