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Red Sands (2009) -- During a mission in the Middle East, a group of US soldiers destroy a statue out of boredom, unwittingly releasing a vengeful supernatural force that is about to wage a war on them.
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Overview

User Rating:
4.6/10   1,355 votes
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Writer:
Simon Barrett (writer)
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Spirits take no prisoners. more
Plot:
During a mission in the Middle East, a group of US soldiers destroy a statue out of boredom only to then be visited by something the next day. | full synopsis
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2 wins more
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(18 articles)
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Not a great movie more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shane West ... Jeff Keller

Leonard Roberts ... Marcus Howston
Aldis Hodge ... Trevor Anderson

Callum Blue ... Gregory Wilcox

Brendan Miller ... Chard Davies

Theo Rossi ... Tino Hull

Noel Gugliemi ... Jorge Wardell (as Noel G)

Mercedes Masöhn ... Arab Woman
Govinda Touzene ... Afghan Child

Andrew Elvis Miller ... Parker

Fahim Fazli ... Goat Herder

Ashourina Benjamin ... Ahfgan Dead Mom (as Asharina Benjamin)

Simon Barrett ... Matt Carson
Chris Carter ... Hollister
Kim Stodel ... Clemens
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stone House (USA) (working title)
The Shape (USA) (working title)
The Stone House (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violent content, language and some sexual material.
Runtime:
Argentina:88 min (DVD version) | USA:89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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2 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Not a great movie, 13 March 2009
4/10
Author: freddie-24 from Cape Town, South Africa

This movie is about a few soldiers alone in the desert who either kill each other or die mysteriously. The end.

This movie lacks the cause then effect that a horror movie needs in order to create tension and suspense. (and interest!) There is absolutely no connection between the incident with the statue and what follows in the movie. None. If you didn't read the press release, you'd never geddit.

The continuity of the movie is so bad you can snip it up and watch the scenes in any sequence. The story doesn't develop at all.

No new facts come to light as the movie progresses. At the end, we are in the same position as at the beginning, so it's kinda pointless that the director puts the last scene at the beginning.

There is no realization, no new understanding, no process of discovery. The only clues are provided by Shane West's dreams - and even then, they are sketchy anecdotes that fade too soon.

Mercedes Masohn's role could have been deleted from the movie without losing anything at all.

The deleted scenes on the DVD include a longer version of the Goat Herder scene that connects better to the rest of the movie.

Maybe I'm just too intelligent to be watching this genre?

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