Albino Farm (2009)

After you have seen so many horrors and become some how addicted, you wouldn't mind watching a below average horror movie because you just wanna sit and watch something that's supposed to be horrifying. This movie has nothing new at all. It's everything else u've seen; Wrong Turn, House of Wax, the hills have eyes, the devil's ground, etc...There is no single element of surprise in the movie but it's still a horror movie that only has a new title and you are so addicted to horrors that you wouldn't mind watching.Gotta admit it though, that there is no horror scenes at all! There are some not good horror movies but which at least have one or two good scenes. Not this one though.

Okay boys and girls I want you to fill in the blanks: Group of college students go out to Albino Farm where terrible things are said to have happened to see what the real deal is. What they get there "blank" happens. If you said terrible things you get a point. If you said terrible things to the audience you get five points and a lollipop. You've been there, you've done that and this is yet another film about crazies on the loose in the wilds somewhere. Its a not bad as such but its so incredibly by the numbers you'll be wondering why you're watching it when there are so many better variations out there. If I were you I'd skip it and find something else to watch.

Albino Farm is a horror/thriller in the vain of The Hills Have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw and Wrong Turn. While I definitely wouldn't say it was in the ballpark of the first two mentioned films, I would say it was a pretty valiant and entertaining attempt. (SPOILERS) The story starts out in a typical and conventional way with 4 college students on a road trip deep in the Ozarks. After encountering a hillbilly dwarf in the center of the road who seems most interested in scraping up some roadkill for his family stew, the students find themselves with a flat tire, leading them further off the beaten path. The next scene wasn't my favorite, a tad too much exposition with the Pulp Fiction guy recounting a local creepy legend called – of course – the Albino Farm. But, once the group finds themselves in the town of Shiloh, the movie gets quite interesting. Without getting too much in to the plot, there is a cleverly used bible passage which not only enlightens our heroes to more of the mystery, but draws them further in. They eventually split in to two teams and the movie takes off. Chris Jericho (of wrestling fame) did a fantastic job of creating a character that is nothing like what he plays on TV. He is the father of two twin-hicks that lures 2 of our protagonists further in to the woods and eventually in to the farm itself. His scenes with the main character of Brian were well paced and executed – very good stuff. Eventually, all of our heroes make it in to the farm where chaos reigns. The group gets split up and the carnage begins. There are actually some interesting kills – including a scene with a grotesque female mutant hillbilly girl who wants to – get this – mate with Brian! Classic! The ending is somewhat befuddling. I'm sure some will come away a bit miffed. Without giving away too much it is even a tad ambiguous for my taste. Does the girl stay in the farm? Is she now one of "them"? Does she get killed?? But I do get what the filmmakers were trying to accomplish. The direction was strong with nice pacing and there were even some nicely composed shots – especially at the end before the main girl runs in to the tent. Bottom line, the film isn't going to change anyone's life but it was a fun entry in to the horror pantheon… heck, it does have a great title, "Albino Farm"! That in and of itself is worth something. Overall, I enjoyed it and would watch a sequel. Hopefully they would reveal more of the actual farm and its history. I give it 3.5/4 out of 5 stars.

I actually thought this film was pretty good. It had a strong story and kept my interest. I had fairly high expectations for it and was not disappointed. There are some things in it I had never seen in a horror film. I think the direction was good as well as the acting. I did think the ending could have been a little tighter. I see where the filmmakers were going with it and what they were trying to accomplish but again, I would have liked a different ending. I also thought the make was fantastic. They created some characters and monsters that were quite memorable. I also thought all the stuff dealing with the bible passages was clever. Overall, I would recommend seeing this film.