Long Weekend (2009)
Peter and Carla, a couple whose marriage is faltering, decide to go on a camping weekend. When they become lost, the pair sets up camp on a remote beach that doesn't seem to be on any map. At first the trip is the romantic getaway they imagined – then slowly things begin to go wrong. After Peter disrespects the unspoiled habitat, it seems as if the surroundings are exacting revenge on the couple, as insects, animals, and then nature itself become the enemy.
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What happened to Cricket, the dog? The last I remember was him sitting in the 4wheel drive when his dopey, unlike able owner went panicking through the scrub, only to be killed later! Agh! Awful people! Was very more wish as had to see the end! Didn't realize that he had killed his wife! Location shots were beautiful. I have to write ten lines. I have to write ten lines I have to write ten lines They keep saying not ready for submission! Not sure where this was shot? May be let me submit this? Why do I have to write ten lines? Awful man and woman totally awful too, disgusting pair of yuppies, lovely dog though! Beautiful scenes and beach shots and so on.
(This is a Remake of Long Weekend (1978)The movies 93 % scene from scenes remake, with some twigs here and there in the movie. I was not fan of the 1978 movies at all, I found it very boring and dull, I thought the remake would be better, I do think remake was little better then the old one.I liked how they didn't didn't really drag the first 30 minutes and start movie faster pace the the fist movie, also enjoyed some scenes they added in this movie, I thought it was very decent scenes. The couple in this movie are not very nice people at all, the nasty one and another and mother nature, I could not get less if they were killed or attacked.The original had one think this movie never had was some good actors, Annoying but they could act unlike this actors who were really wooden in most scenes,The ending of the movie, I thought the ending original was funny, this one even funnier and bit more gory as well/
*** This review may contain spoilers ***This is clearly one of the worst movies I have seen (and I have seen a lot of movies). Jim Caviezel is normally a very good actor and it isn't his fault that this movie sucks and not really the other actors either.The director and the person that wrote the script had to be on a pretty bad "trip" while doing this movie. I simply can't find anything positive to say about what they created.It's slow It doesn't make sense. The story is thinner than a piece of paper and the dialog, well not anything interesting either. The special effects. They really doesn't show anything, but still it's bad.It's a complete waste of time, see something else....anything really.
I actually enjoyed this film. The symbolism of the wife destroying the eagle's egg, mirrors the fact that she had got rid of their baby - the whole cause of the friction and distance between the couple. Their relationship is stretched to the limit, the tension between them, combined with the general unsettling atmosphere of being 'in the middle of nowhere'. Lots of creepy crawlies, the haunting dugong slowly creeping up the beach, the mysterious arrows leading round and round. I really thought the tension was built up well, when Pete goes to see the family in the camper van, you realise that something is seriously wrong and even though you don't particularly like the characters I don't think we actually want them to die. I felt a bit sorry for Peter, he was trying to make an effort to rebuild bridges but she doesn't care. The film builds to a disorientating, but claustrophobic ending, getting lost and feeling alone. Then the 'explosive' ending capped things off nicely. I liked it.