....is it the script?
This is one of those films that you could easily slate, and give a mean review to, but if you take it for what it is, it's actually a bit of fun.
A group of graduates, who are of course beautiful girls, and buff dudes wake up and find that the sand is carnivorous, devouring all that steps on it.
The acting is a bit dodgy, but then they do the best they can with the script, the special effects are a bit off, but then again it is a b movie.
If you are someone that loves horror movies from the 1960's I think you may just enjoy this one.
Good fun, 6/10.
The Sand
2015
Action / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
The Sand
2015
Action / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Plot summary
After an epic beach party in celebration of their college graduation, a large group of hung-over twenty-somethings wake up in a secluded private beach. But, under the bright light of an otherwise ordinary Spring-break morning, the unsuspecting teens realise that, somehow, the sand under their feet is alive, ready to devour those who touch it. Now, as the death toll keeps rising, an unseen carnivorous entity is waiting patiently for their slightest wrong move. Is there an escape from the killer beach?
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Jamie Kennedy as Beach Patrol Alex
Nikki Leigh as Marsha
Meagan Holder as Chanda
Dean Geyer as Jonah
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 597.09 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Movie Reviews
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There's something in the sand....
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Majorly flawed but still fun monster-in-the-sand effort
THE SAND is, in essence, a film version of that 'floor is lava' game you used to play as a kid (you know, where you and your friends - or just you if you had no friends) weren't allowed to touch the floor because you'd die, so you had to clamber over furniture and jump a lot. Man, I used to love that game. Anyway, this cheapie has the same premise. A bunch of uninteresting characters are trapped on a beach with a killer creature in the sand. A bench, a lifeguard hut, a trash bin, and an open-top car are the only refuge. This single location movie sees them trying to figure out a way to escape without being eaten by a tentacled nasty.
This film's connections with the 1980s monster movie BLOOD BEACH are numerous, although it's much lower key and smaller scale, unsurprising given the lack of budget. Despite being a majorly flawed film, I still enjoyed it as I've always enjoyed similar single location movies. The acting is pretty bad and the CGI effects are really terrible (worse even than in an Asylum film) but THE SAND offers mild suspense all the way through and you can certainly do a lot worse.
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It's killer (sand)
Well actually it's not the Sand ... but you have to have a catchy title, yes? In Germany they call it Killer beach ... not really that telling either, though I guess a bit more accurate. Anyway, the movie is predictable, has not many redeeming factors and a lot of weird characrters (also some nudity at the beginning, if that is something you care about).
I have seen worse movies, horror or otherwise. This is ok, if you cut it some slack. The special effects are ok at first, but get quite ridiculous towards the end. That said, they are fitting for the movie.