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It had a good enough story line leading up and kept me intrigued as to exactly how things would play out. Then it was as if the story writers gave up. What I had anticipated to be the better half of the movie, quickly went downhill. The revenge on the bullies was too rushed and characters had to explain what was happening rather than let the screen 'tell' it. Ended with too many 'What happens to ...?' and leaves a lot of holes in the story.

This is not one of those movies that I'd refer to as,, fun. I saw it first awhile back after it came out, so this is my 2nd viewing,, and my thoughts on it have still stayed the same. This is a great suspense/thriller for the content it contains. A group of High school misfits/outcasts set up a party and invite the popular kids to come. The popular kids who've spent the last few years torturing them (emotionally/psychologically/physically) daily at school. Why would the misifts do this? Well,, they're not planning on showing the cool kids a great time,, more like a night of horrors they'll never forget.

This movie should really ring true for everyone in some way. No matter whether you were the bully or the bullied,, we all have seen bullying and it's effects on people. Growing up I was bullied plenty, and it had a profound effect on me and my sense of self-worth. While I have grown up, and have a very healthy sense of self-worth now,, it took a VERY long time to get there. As I would hope everyone does, I look at things very different now. I don't wish anything against the bullies from my past,, but the scars are always there. I went to a restaurant with my family a couple of years ago,, and one of my bullies was there. I hadn't seen or thought about this guy in more than a decade or so,, but just being in the same room made everything come back. I was on the verge of a panic attack. He didn't acknowledge me, nor I him,, but I felt like that tormented kid again.

This movie (imo) does a good job of showing what can happen if people are pushed far enough. Especially considering the Godless/nihilistic views that are so prevalent in this day and age. I see how kids treat each other now, and it makes my generation almost look saintly (well, not quite,, but much nicer). We are living in the last days, that's for certain,, and it's gonna get worse before it gets better. Anyways,, I've said enough.

I honestly don't know what others find so good in this film to boost its reviews because there isn't something worth of praise.

Plot line in film info page says it all, so there is no surprise or something unexpected to hold you on the edge of the seat. Story is shallow but I suppose that little higher impact on this film would be empathy from people for those kids who wants that revenge.

Acting is OK but nothing worth of praise and none of the actors in this film stands up. Atmosphere and locations are rather good but unfortunate try to make this film horror genre lacks enough scariness and dark sensations that they try to show through this film, beside that, there isn't even blood and gore to replace that lack of story so this film should be viewed only as drama/thriller with few scary scenes.

However my rating maybe is low due to fact that I didn't like this film but I simply cannot tell watch it. However if someone is willing to watch it, don't even try to expect much from it.

This movie appears to draw inspiration from the likes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Saw franchise, but fails to impress due to wooden acting, a woeful script, an almost complete lack of visual effects and poor character development. The whole movie basically feels like a glorified high school stage play with largely very amateurish acting. As a result, this movie ends-up being a rather boring affair... the abysmal acting and script conspire to wreck any sense of immersion into the already weak story. The premise of 'The Final' is sound and this movie could have been very good with the right production values and budget (not forgetting decent actors). Instead, check-out the British movie Outlaw for a much more accomplished revenge and retribution flick.

Not a great film, but not as horrible the run of the mill torture fests that have been pumped out as of late. The torture scenes are, for the most part, very badly acted out (with the notable exception of Emily's character) with very little blood (there's more blood in an Indiana Jones fight scene), but also very poetic as each bully and princess is confronted with their own crime and "punished" accordingly.

Granted this film probably wont do for school bullies what Fatal Attraction did for adulterers, but its definitely a step in that direction. Don't believe me? Take a look at the message boards for this film and look at all the posts coming from people scared that people are going to take this film literally.

As you watch this film, please remember that society and its shared ethics are based on a willingness to co-exist. When all is said and done, what have you done to make people want to co-exist with you? When people are no longer willing, will someone be coming for you?

Well this movie was a surprise. I was expecting some mediocre mass-produced horror flick, but it proved to be much more than that.

There is a genuine disturbing aspect to the story of this movie. It shows the darker and scarier sides of mankind's mentality and the lengths of which some will go. Of course, what happens in the movie is a bit out there and a bit too over the top, but still there is some sense of disturbing reality to it. And that is what makes this movie so cool, the essence of its twisted character.

The cast of the movie did a good job in bringing their characters to life in believable ways, and hats off to them for that. For without these performances the movie would not work as well as it did.

And it was also a nice touch to see references to other horror movies, especially the reference to one of my all time ever favorite horror movies, the Japanese movie "Audition". This surely brought a smile to my lips.

This movie is not scary in the tradition sense of trying to scare you out of your seat, but it plants a seed of forebrooding dread, a seed that blooms throughout the movie as the events come to be. This movie gets under your skin and will stay with you for some time, as it bears many similarities to events that have happened throughout the years, or events that would very likely come to happen.

I recommend this movie strongly, especially if you like movies that give you stuff to think about. Do not expect to be scared out of your mind, but know that you will be in for some psychological thrills and scares.

This movie should not be missed.

This movie was pretty terrible. Poor script. Poor, cliché acting, and terrible editing. People rave that this is clever and cool. How? Bloody revenge by nerds is supposed to be cool and clever? Really?! The popular kids were extreme caricatures. Is the message to applaud violence and remember to beware of the nerds? Are we supposed to be rooting for these not-so popular kids? I give it three stars cause the little Gothic girl was actually pretty good. But the rest was AWFUL. Waste your time if you want a good laugh. he story is weak. The characters are underdeveloped and the script is lacking anything remotely redeeming. This falls under the category of torture porn for high schoolers. High school sucks. Get over it. Life gets better. Sure it's full of hardships but is violence the only recourse? I'm not sure if this was supposed to be a comedy or not. I liken this to being as good as From Justin to Kelly with lots of blood. Watch it if you have nothing else better to do.

It's a bit of shame. This movie seemed to have some real potential, due to its concept but it still manages to go wrong, pretty early on in the movie already. It's still a movie with lots of great ideas and some good moments but the movie doesn't really known how it wants to make you feel and the movie therefore feels confusing and messy.

Let's face it; the premise of having a bunch of bullies get taken revenge on by their 'victims' sounds like an awesome idea, you can do so much good and interesting with. Lots of stuff that you can cheer for, since everybody till some extend can definitely identify with the bullied persons in this movie. And while the movie does this at points it also really crosses the lines of morality. Seriously, how is what these kids are doing in their movie any less worse than those kids who did those school shootings because they always got bullied, or for whatever other reason? The movie doesn't really seem to know how it wants to make you feel. The one moment you are really sympathizing for the bullied persons, who are taking revenge but at others you are disgusted and shocked by the way they are taking their revenge.

But it definitely is a movie that is still being mostly entertaining. It isn't being too heavy on its subject and it just doesn't try to handle it too seriously. This is what still makes "The Final" a very watchable movie. Even when the movie really starts to cross the border you won't get too disturbed by it, due to the entire way the movie got shot and set up.

The entire premise of this movie might sound gory but the horror fans will still most likely miss some real good gore and disturbing shocking moments in this. It definitely is no "Saw" or "Hostel", though the movie might sound like that. I don't even remember really any blood in this. It's not because they didn't wanted to have any probably but more because they simply couldn't. It's not a very high budget movie, which is OK, since the movie does very well with the resources it did have.

It's a good enough movie, that just doesn't live up to its premise and potential well enough.

6/10

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I was told to watch this from some of my friends under the pre-tense that it was chilling. I was not disappointed. It starts of showing what most schools are like, you have the popular kids who are beautiful and basically rule the school, and then you have the kids who are the outcasts. They are bullied everyday, all day for no apparent reason. This of course causes them great distress and so they decide to band together to get revenge. There is an atmosphere of tension throughout the film, which makes it impossible to turn away. There are some truly horrid scenes which aren't very gory but will make you grit your teeth and hope it ends soon. The actors did a good job on both parts to portray normal kids who have gone a bit "mad" and of being tortured. I recommend that you watch this

Yes, I'll go ahead and say that first and foremost, this movie is not for everyone. If you can't stand torture, you will simply not like The Final. For those who do, this movie is a rare gem that didn't rely on the gore factor, but earns its praise through terrific acting. I was really looking forward to this movie as a part of Horrorfest, but expected the acting to bring its quality down a peg. I was dead wrong, other than some stuck-up cheerleader types who were played a little over the top for my taste, the actors playing both hunter and hunted did a tremendous job. There are a few moments where you'll say "why doesn't so and so do this to escape" or "what's going on behind the scenes here". Some minor characters had flaws as well, but were given little to work with in their respective roles. I don't really believe there are more than a handful of 10/10 movies out there, and this one just doesn't make that cut. I give it a 7 because I would've liked to see more development, and there were truly things I would've changed in the script. Overall though, a great job building tension and suspense.

First of all, this movie was way too long. It ran to 90 minutes but would have been better sticking to 75-80 with some more editing. Acting was fair although of course there were no 'stand out' performances from the young cast. The setting of the story in a high school and the plot -revenge are of course nothing new, it was therefore up to the writer and director to create some shock value. Unfortunately in the age of SAW and their ilk going down the route of gore doesn't really work. I think some writers and directors really need to review a lot of old classics to see how enticing great acting is. Of course great acting is helped with some really good lines and an imaginative plot that speaks to all people not just a sub sector of society. Is it just me, or are too many horror movies made these days with the teen American market in mind and who cares about anyone else? I would add though, that I have always liked American high schools as a setting; they being a natural melting pot of races,classes,political views,and societies. Here there were 99% white with a token African-American thrown in and the worst stereotypes imaginable. I gave this movie a 5 because horror is nearly my favorite genre, if it wasn't I would have given it a 3, and probably not have made it to the very weary end.

Not a very well thought out movie, there were too many errors in editing, such as someone dying and then suddenly back in the movie again, way too many times to count.

It really looked like they just took the reel of film and distributed it without watching it themselves, as it is impossible to overlook these mistakes.

The acting was pretty good for a low budget movie, especially Lindsay Seidel and Jascha Washington, but the script is too far fetched and not very believable.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone, as there are far better movies of this general type out there, and they don't look and feel as though some first year film school student directed it.

The tale of the nerds getting revenge on the bullies. Sound familiar. That's what we get in this movie. What we don't get is any characters that we care about. or believe. Yes, they are nerds but not that nerdy. The bullies are your standard fare that we've grown accustomed to. But what really ruins this is the acting and I use this term lightly. The acting is atrocious, the school girls the worst I've ever seen. Really, in the end i wanted all the characters to die. Maybe they did, I turned it off at about 45 minutes. Not an original line, character or bit of thought went into this. But i did laugh a few times although it wasn't intended by the movie. A nerd wears a gas mask and the moronic bullies don't know who it is and are surprised when they find out. Duh. There was a supposed torture scene that was hysterically bad. I don't think I've ever seen a dumber scene. Don't waste your time here. This truly is not a Horror-fest film.

I love a good revenge fantasy wherein the viewer can put themselves in the shoes of the downtrodden as they dish out justice to deserving jerks, but it's unlikely that many people will experience such satisfaction with this particular film, the high-school outcasts who plan to get even with their tormentors going way too far in their quest for retribution. Not only does the film fail as a satisfying revenge flick, but it is also barely passes as a torture-porn style horror, with not nearly enough eye-watering graphic gore to satisfy the genre's bloodthirsty fans.

Where the film works best is as a cautionary tale, showing exactly what can happen if one allows a desire for revenge to become all-consuming; the film makes it abundantly clear that such a path can only lead to suffering for ALL involved. Sadly, although the film might possibly work as a deterrent for potential vengeful nerds, I doubt that bullies will get the message that picking on the weak is wrong: most of them are far too stupid to grasp that concept.

I was apprehensive when I approached The Final, choice cut of Afterdark Horrorfest 2010. Any movie portraying school related violence runs the risk of offending many, but The Final, crafted with this in mind, scores a home-run by walking the tightrope and putting on a class act.

The main characters were anti-heroes, to be sympathized with, but certainly not to be admired (even by the most disturbed of movie goers). I personally appreciated the well crafted chemistry among the villains. The violence was well orchestrated as well. The film relied more on suspense than gore, something to be admired in a horror film these days.

Overall, The Final proved to a highly entertaining piece, while delivering some serious catharsis when the credits rolled to those of us who feared offense. It's not perfect in all its areas, but it was the best of the Horrorfest, as far as I'm concerned.

It shows what those who are excluded, oppressed, and bullied by their peers can do when they reach their breaking point.

It has a somewhat irregular, slow and not very surprising progression. The movie contains some messages. They tried to make the characters realistic, but the acting could have been a little better. Still, it can be said to be convincing. It focuses on the brutal consequences of popular, selfish, who doesn't know how to empathize, cynical people's behavior towards those they see as losers. They could have approached the issue at hand more meaningfully and unusually. The ending could have been different.

There's really not much I can say about this movie other than it's premise was a very good one. However, it fell flat on it's face due to it's over the topness (if that's even a word). There is nothing I enjoy more than to watch bad people get what's coming to them. Films like Taken, Man on Fire, heck even Missing In Action give me that satisfaction. This one just doesn't quite do it for me. The one thing that gets me is that the bullies are waaaay over the top. It's as if the people who wrote this moved from infancy to adulthood skipping their teenage years all together and guessing on how they act. Yes there are jocks and cheerleaders and certain cliques; but they tried too hard to stereotype them. I'm just glad this movie wasn't out when I was in highschool. I'd hate to think what the nerds would've done to me. Okay, I'm finished. I better make some phone calls and apologize to certain people before they get any ideas.