If Herschell Gordon Lewis directed "Little Shop of Horrors," "The Ruins" would likely be the end product. A skin-crawlingly diabolical horror film, "The Ruins" is a sobering reminder that the screen can still generate anxiety on a massive scale when it meets material that takes few prisoners.
On vacation in Mexico, four college students (Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Laura Ramsey, and Jonathan Tucker) meet a German tourist (Joe Anderson) looking to break away from the grind of perfect beaches and bottomless margaritas. Their adventure destination is a lost Mayan temple located in the middle of a dense jungle, and once arrived, the group tragically learns they are not welcome by the vicious locals. Trapped on top of the temple, the students quickly grasp they are not alone, finding the flowers and vines that surround them have a taste for blood. Toying with the group, the flora waits patiently as injury and madness soon settles in, leaving the hapless youngsters with no means of escape.
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