It seems that neighbors, families and countrymen of the creators of this cinematic extravaganza have turned up in droves to artificially inflate the rating. 6 (at this time) is way too high, and I only gave this a score of 3 for effort and location, although tragically wasted.
As the movie basically has no plot and the characters are all more or less tired copies of EVERYTHING in the genre from the last 25 years, there is not much to divert the attention from glaring plot holes (such as it is), overacting, bad camerawork, amateurish special effects and laughable props and masking. Coming soon to a Netflix near you.
The only saving grace for this movie would have been to continue the ripping off of other proven designs all the way to the end, with the usual (almost) everybody dies and that's it scenario. Alas, no. The creators (and I use that term loosely) decided that what the viewer needs after more than one hour of boredom and snickering at the ineptitude is a healthy influx of torture, rape and gore for the remainder of the runtime. This, in combination with the apparent 'victory' of the antagonists, is not a good send off, and does not invoke any other feelings than contempt and disgust. Well deserved.
What the Waters Left Behind
2017 [SPANISH]
Action / Horror
Plot summary
Epecuén was one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Thousands of people concurred, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Epecuén disappeared. Thirty years later, the waters receded and the ruins of Epecuén emerged exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. The plot revolves around a group of young people that take a trip to the ruins in order to film a documentary about Epecuén. Ignoring the warnings, and after a brief tour, they get stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary to what they thought, they begin to realize that they are really not alone…
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October 27, 2018 at 09:16 PM
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Avoid
Serious piece of trash
After watching this, I just feel sorry for the people who acted in this and filmed it. They obviously have some talent to offer, but the direction/directors are bottom of the barrel and unoriginal wannabe horror filmmakers.
I wanted this to be better
We've been covering the films of Luciano and Nicolas Onetti, two brothers who are seemingly obsessed with Italian giallo circa 1973, despite coming from Argentina. Otherwise known as Los Olvidados (The Forgotten), which is also a title of a Bunuel film, this movie finds them moving away from Argento worship and creating their own version of The Hills Have Eyes and, more to the point, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The real star of this movie is Epecuen, which was once a thermal water spa that drew thousands of tourists. In 1985. the city was submerged underwater. Those that didn't want to leave were taken by force and it took nearly thirty years for the flooding to subside, which left a desert behind.
The plot itself is rather threadbare, with a documentary crew getting stranded and killed one after the other by the residents of the town that have gone nowhere. There's also a father looking for his daughter and some of the worst leading characters ever, but then again, if you are going to emulate Chainsaw, you should go all the way. After all, they rode into town in that van.
I like the Onetti brothers and look forward to the day where they push past the movies they love and make something brand new that can inspire someone else.