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Four American tourists embark on what is to be a leisurely vacation in Meh-hee-co. That's "Mexico" for those of you who don't speak the foreign vernacular. While
enjoying a little "pool time" in Cancun, they meet a German tourist whose brother mysteriously vanished after going on an archaeological dig deep in the jungle.
Possessing less common sense than what God gave a mindlessly marching rodent, the group decides an ill-prepared, inadequately-planned trip to some Mayan ruins
sounds like a great idea! Of course, evil resides in them there ruins, and folks is about to die! Will more than one character survive??? Not likely. A
predictable-yet-wince-inducing horror flick ensues.
Gratuitous nudity. "F" bombs. Blood. Blown-off heads. All words that can be adequately applied to last year's Betts family reunion. But they also perfectly
summarize what you can expect if you lay your money down and ask for a ticket to The Ruins. Oh, and lest word get back to my mom about this opening statement,
let me clarify that I'm just joking about the family reunion. There were no "f" bombs dropped. I wish I was joking about the gratuitous nudity, but once again Uncle
Larry's covert sneaking in of his beloved flask led to a most unfortunate streaking incident that everybody in the family is still doing their best to forget.
If I were going to pull out my industrial-sized Nit Picker, the ol' Walmart special, then I'd complain about the severe lack of plot. I'd shake my fist at the heavens for
the complete absence of back-story. I'd march to the screenwriter's house and demand an explanation regarding what the vines were and how exactly evil resided within
their stems. But I'm not going to do that. You know why? Because that'd make me a loser. However, let me air one grievance. I have a beef with the stupidity of a
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