This flick could've have been trimmed down
at least 30-40 mins of useless footage.....
The first hour was pretty NOTHING
but...
Surfing... talking...skateboarding... REPEAT
1:05 mins into flick when they all fall in hole
it starts to feel like a movie...but NOT by much
The acting wasn't bad...
but there was way too much time spent
on the skateboarding and surfing scenes.
Road to Red
2018
Action / Adventure / Horror / Thriller
Road to Red
2018
Action / Adventure / Horror / Thriller
Plot summary
High in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, a local sheriff finds world skateboard champion Paul McGuiness’ abandoned hearse parked at a remote alpine lake. Stricken with guilt and shame, Bruce McGuiness—Paul's brother and manager—sets out on an epic road trip with four of Paul’s best friends to restore his missing brother’s honor and skateboard legacy. What begins as an adventure of a lifetime to make skateboard history quickly turns into an ominous battle for survival.
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March 02, 2021 at 05:02 AM
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very SLOW pace
Skateboarding, surfing and monsters
Originally titled Road to Red, this surf/skate/horror hybrid is all about five best friends who set out on a road trip that quickly turns into an epic battle for survival.
It was co-written and directed by Tito de Costa. It's his fist full-length movie.
In the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, a sheriff finds world skateboard champion Paul McGuiness' abandoned car parked at a lake and his surfboard flaoting nearby. Some believe he killed himself or overdosed. His brother and manager Bruce sets out to learn the truth, along with four of Paul's best friend. But now, whatever killed Paul is coming for them.
I'd compare this to The Descent, but there's plenty of skating, too. It gets pretty claustrophobic at times, if that's something that upsets you.
California Dream is a Dead End
This was re-released as Darkslide in 2019.
Paul goes missing after a poorly scripted bar scene. Brother and friends sell drugs, surf, skateboard. They make the movie Paul wanted to do to be "free" a man who spends all of his time surfing and skateboarding and making a living at it. Once you get tired of the beach music and death metal, they get trapped in a tunnel maze with cannibal rapist Encino Man. The second half looked like found footage quality. They toss in some life philosophy monologue to give a bad film some kind of philosophical meaning with phrases like "The brighter the sunshine, the darker the night." Sooo Deep.
On the bright side, they kill a lot of skateboarders/surfers who can't act. BTW Circus-Szalewski was great in a Randy Quaid kind of way.
Guide: F-word. Rape. Near nudity.