Southbound Review

Southbound Review

Watch the video review of Southbound HERE

It is directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patric Horvath and Radio Silence.

This is a horror anthology same as the The Twilight Zone Movie. No, not this one, yes this one. In my opinion this was one of the best anthology film ever made. I saw it, when I was 16, That’s when I started liking these kinds of films. Usually in these kinds of films, there are four to five stories and each one would have an exciting narrativeand a horrifying twist in the end. I liked these kinds of films and if you are like me then you will also like southbound. The same people who have worked on V/H/S movies have worked on this movie so I was waiting for this movie to get released. I had some high expectations from this film.

Thank god that they didn’t go for the found footage style againbecause that would have been really awful. So there are five connecting stories about people who are stuck in a desert highway. Unlike VHS, these stories are connected to each other in one-way or the other. First story is about two guys trying to go home and on the way they see some creepy creatures which are hovering in the air, second is about three girls who are passing through the desert, their van breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a creepy couple invite them to their house and offer to fix their van.Third is about a man who gets into an accident and shit goes down, fourth is about a brother trying to save his sister and the final story is about three criminals who are following a family and then they break into their hotel.  I am not going to dive into details because that’s the interesting part of the movie so I don’t want to ruin it for you guys.

 I liked the third one andthe final one because they where really well done as compared to the other two.  Nevertheless all the stories are interesting. Things happen in this movie, which are really creepy and unnerving.  It is suspenseful and fast paced. This movie is not scary, it is horrifying. It forces you to ask certain questions about the whereabouts of this mysterious desert highway. What is this place? Why is this happening? These questions keeppopping up in your mind when you are watching this movie. The more you think about the answer, the location becomes clearer. The writers and directors have done a great job of narrating and executing the film. This movie has all the qualities of becoming a cult classic.There are lots of moments that reminded me of the old Twilight Zone episodes. Another thing that I like was the music.The soundtracks including the main theme are very good, 80’s synthe rock, it works well and fits the story. in between these stories a mysterious voice over the radio would say some ominous things. Almost like he knew what was happening, it added to the creepiness of the movie. DJ on the radio was a really nice touch.

In the month of jan many horror movies came out like the veil, the forest, the boy by the way why do they all have “the” in the beginning  did you guys notice that?  Ok To be honest I didn’t like any them but I really enjoyed this movie.

I give this movie 8/10 for telling a truly interesting horror story.

Guys so If you have seen this movie then let me know in the comments section if you figured out where the desert is located.

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