Stuart Barr said:
Despite the fact that this film is very well made and acted, I can't think of a British horror film I detest more from the last few years (I haven't seen Zombie Women of Satan). My reason for loathing it is purely political, I don't think I can think of a film that demonises the working class so completely. Every single working class person in the film is a scumbag. This is a bullshit middle class nightmare, and it's no wonder the Daily Mail gave it a five star review.
I think you summed up what I was trying to say in my review of this movie, only you said it better! I don't think I hated it as much as you did, but i certainly felt really uncomfortable with all the stereotyping.
I couldn't agree more. i thought this film was awful mainly because of the young people and their families - caricatures to frighten middle England, the lovely, fluffy heroes of this film.
Thanks, let's not forget the ludicrous ending either
http://letterboxd.com/dirkhasselman/film/eden-lake/
Guess you could say we agree..... ;)
The thing I found the most ridiculous about this steaming pile was the core conceit that a group of young chavs would spend anytime out in the country, when we all know they never venture further than 12 minutes from the local Spar supermarket.
Can't help but think that you failed to notice how hard it took the piss out of the middle-class, while it was at it. Those two couldn't have been much more cliched if they'd tried. "Here, you need to have water!" -- as she hands him a shop-bought bottle. Or his taking a snorkle to a flooded quarry. It was all over-the-top; Wrong Turn for the Broken British.