Eden Lake

Eden Lake (2008): This is a superior study in terror. While there are no zombies or vampires causing destruction, the most dangerous thing here are young teens led by a rather psychopathic leader. A young couple goes on holiday at an old quarry soon to be converted into a luxury gated community. The local motley group of 12-14 year olds interrupts their idyllic campsite and conflict soon erupts. What starts out as typical teen age wise guy behavior soon escalates into downright terror as the teens’ dog is inadvertently killed by the man during a confrontation. As things go from harassment to felony and beyond, you keep asking yourself, how the heck could things get this bad and then it gets worse. A good set of characters inhabit this quality B feature and you will find yourself having a hard time turning away, a sign of a very good movie. What these people go through to get to the end of the movie is pretty amazing, even for a jaded viewer like the Tapehead. If you are looking for one of the better made B movies this is a good one to choose. The movie is rated R for: bikini viewing, car theft, car crash, car death, annoying dog poop, burning Indian, burning tourist, burning desire for revenge, slime encrusted ingénue, multiple slitting of various body sections, razor knife to the mouth, spike through the foot, and especially for the barbwire wrap that starts the really bad parts.