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Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Well, to be honest the story of troubled youth going to some camp has been done tons of times. But, this one had a twist, but I shall get to that in a minute. I actually liked all of the youth characters. Each one of them had a unique personality, and of course there had to be some machismo with at least two of the guys. I mean, it's a bit cliché, but it really worked on this film. I really liked that there was a character that was brought up with high spiritual convictions, but thought they were a lesbian. There were three girls in the film. The ultra "Christian" the in the middle understanding one, but with a totally jacked up mind from her childhood experiences. This is the one I call the "silent but deadly" type, one you didn't want to get on your bad side. Then of course there is the mean "bad ass" girl who thinks she can take on the world, hates everyone, and who is the catalyst that sparks negativity throughout the film. My favorite character was the one Franco played. In my opinion, he was the most believable. The camp director was a Hitler wannabe, the other guards were sexual deviants who were just there to fulfill some sick sexual urges, and to be mean to kids. Once the turning point happened to where the guards "turned" into what ever it was that they were supposed to be, that's when the movie became completely STUPID. Bad Meat had me up until then, and after that...no thank you. Also, the patient in the hospital, they really screwed that up, first off with the horrible acting, and secondly, it really made no sense.

Some teens are sent to a juvenile detention facility. They fall foul of the guards who, having eaten the bad meat of the title (served up in soup by the cook), want to eat the teens.This is fairly routine horror fare, with cardboard characters going through a Last Man Standing zombie victim routine which isn't very well done. I don't mind it being predictable and treading a well-worn path, I don't even mind the rubbish acting, but I do object to it being dull. If you're going to be rubbish, at least be entertaining rubbish.Elizabeth Harnois and Dave Franco have gone on to better things. They could hardly have gone on to something worse.

While I did enjoy this movie, I found myself absolutely enraged by the nonsensical cutoff. This slow-burn, small-budget, small-cast outbreak/zombie flick has its problems, but is over all entertaining. If you don't mind the completely unsatisfying, nonsensical ending. The acting isn't amazing, but it is decent and not too hammy. The special effects clearly aren't high caliber, but who can resist a (MINOR SPOILER) ... ... ... dominatrix zombie, complete with strap on and accompanying zombie gimp. However ... ... ... (MUCH BIGGER SPOILER) ... ... ... all the characters die off screen! What the hell kind of ending is that?! You never find out what happens to anyone! All the major characters still seem like they're in play when the movie ends, even though the flashbacks say that there is only a single survivor! ... ... ... (END SPOILERS!) I don't know if this is a case of a insufficient funding or insufficient story telling, but there was no satisfaction to be had! I highly suspect that these very competent filmmakers just cut together half a movie and called it a day. Hopefully, anyways, because the alternative is that they really think an ambiguous ending is the same thing as NOT FINISHING YOUR FREAKING FILM!So, in conclusion, half a rating for HALF A MOVIE!

Before I decided to watch this, I sifted through dozens of reviews, most of the claiming that this movie was beyond terrible and that no one in the right mind should see it. I decided to see it anyway.Surprisingly, it was much better than I expected. There was plenty of gore for those who like it bloody, some funny scenes, great acting (especially from Mark Pellegrino), and a fairly decent plot. The only problem was that some of the plot was a little confusing and the audience is left with a few loose ends. I don't think those things took away from the movie too much though.Honestly, I don't regret seeing this movie, and I don't think people should be put off by the lack of good reviews. It's not the greatest horror movie ever made, but it kept me interested until the very end, so I'd say it's worth watching in my book.