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The Ruins (2008)
Um...I was a little disappointed. *MINOR Spoilers*
I must confess, after reading the comments here on IMDb, I was expecting a really good horror flick...
...and, I'm not saying THE RUINS is bad. I just don't feel like it lived up to the reviewer's glowing praise.
There are some nice sets. The "ruins" are cool. The jungle is very jungley...the acting quite passable, if not a bit shrill at times.
*SPOILER SPACE* It's not a movie for the squeamish. The gore is Cringe Factor 10 (and very REAL looking). And that is kind of my complaint...*ICK!* was kind of the star of the show. There is a NEAT Sci-fi-ish angle, but sadly, it's left to your imagination to explain the how/and why; a recent movie trend that's over used, IMHO.
Worth seeing if you like horror movies, but I've heard this movie compared to THE DESCENT, and it's not even close to that good.
Animal Cops: Houston (2003)
For Animal Lovers, By Animal Lovers
This show follows the work of the dedicated Houston SPCA as they rescue and try to heal and adopt out all kinds of animals in the Houston Texas area.
The depth of neglect can sometimes move you to tears, but the moments of happiness as they find homes for the animals, and you get to see them with with their new families can change the tears of sadness to joy! There's undeniably sad, sad moments... But so many, many more uplifting ones!
For the most part watching leaves you with a good feeling about those who care about our animal friends. The workers have such hard jobs in the first place, and some of the efforts they have to make to rescue the animals are super-human! I've really gotten hooked on this show of late.
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