They Are Mine! (2016) User Reviews

A bit too much

[blumdeluxe · 6/10 · 8 June 2017]

"They are mine!" tells the story of a bunch of teen-aged friends, who follow the tracks of a kidnapping case until they are trapped right in the middle of a horrible crime case.

My first impression of the movie was a very positive one. You can clearly see, that you're dealing with a more recent film by taking a look at the really good camera work and editing. The film manages to catch the atmosphere quite well through beautiful nature shots and a clever eye for small details. The plot is packed with tension and for a long time I thought this could be an even better title. Unfortunately, the movie is rather short and at some points a bit too short to really create an experience that makes it easy to relate. Furthermore, the story is not really believable and at some points becomes kind of a splatter story, that does no good for the otherwise wisely built up tension. I especially disliked the ending. Not the worst laughter, but not the right place for it.

All in all this is for all the reasons above a can-watch title, that doesn't bring much news to the genre but also doesn't do any grave mistakes. If you are a fan of splatter thrillers, this might be worth a watch for you. Otherwise.. decide for yourself.

The Devil's Highway

[nogodnomasters · 6/10 · 26 July 2017]

A group of teens become trapped by a crazy woman in the woods in New England and there is an old abandoned mine involved. That's it.

The film takes 30 minutes to introduce and build the character of six teens fairy equally so there is no determining who could be the "final girl" from the intro, although my bet would be Trixie. The six kids follow tracks they believe belong to some pedophile who took a kid. I am not sure why they just didn't contact the police, they had smart phones, but they didn't. The feature weighs in at 64 minutes and they had to extend scenes, like the frozen pond crossing, to get that. The escape music soundtrack was irritating.

The film was very low budget and could have used some better framing and sound equipment, but I have seen a lot worse. The group who made the film all appeared to be family and friends in real life which made the relationships look realistic and comfortable. The dialogue was fair and I loved the very last line of the film by the woman walking her dog...that was worth an extra star. The film was uneven, needing polish. There was an odd scene with Trixie. Was she raped? It reminded me of the scene from "The Gamesters of Triskelion" where some Neanderthal thrall is placed in a cage with Uhura and walks toward her and then? Commercial break while Shatner gives it to the mentally challenged Angelique Pettyjohn thrall. There are laws against that in most states.

Hopefully writer/director Michael Hull can get some decent funding for his next endeavor. "They are mine" is sort of a pun involving the kids and the mine...BTW. I liked the simple poetry. Next time make the mine longer than 10 feet and the film more than an hour and call it "The Devil's Highway." Title puns were put to death by Joan of Arcadia.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Some blood and killing.

Indie Evil Dead wannabe

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 21 February 2018]

THEY ARE MINE! is a typical EVIL DEAD copy made on an indie budget, which means there are no supernatural elements or effects. The story sees a bunch of high school seniors heading off into the woods to track down an abducted girl, only to find themselves menaced by a female psycho killer living in an archetypal cabin in the woods. It's typically rough around the edges and predictable, with little to recommend throughout.

Really great little film

[randibee · 9/10 · 7 March 2017]

Just overall a great horror/thriller film. The only thing wrong with this movie is it was only 63 minutes long and I didn't want it to be over. I Would have given this film a 10 but some of the acting wasn't that great. The story was a bit different for a change unlike most horror flicks...but I don't want to give anything away. The villain in this rather surprised me also the reasons this person did what they did. This film was better than a lot of the major horror films out there right now. Just watch this and enjoy if you like a good horror/thriller film.

Surprise Gem

[coleyemde · 8/10 · 13 November 2019]

I was quite surprised with how much I enjoyed this horror/thriller, and those terms are very interchangeable here. There was a good plot, good segues, good amount of time. My only critique was a tiny bit of the acting being not so great but that's it. Even the comic writing, timing and delivery was very well done withthe young actors and reminiscent of some of the better horror/comedies like Shaun of The Dead with the funny little quips. Definitely worth the time and would watch again.