Dead Stop (2011)

Dead Stop: Directed by Jonas Stolpe. With Cathy Baron, Jon Briddell, Erin Campbell, Sarah Flannery. The desert can be an unforgiving place. By day, the temperatures soar past the century mark, hot enough to drop a man in his tracks, and by night they plummet low enough to freeze the life out of him. It is filled with wildlife, feral and deadly. It is not a place where you want to get lost. Unfortunately, Todd and Josh and their friends have done exactly that. On their way to a ski trip, the group of teens and the pair of hitchhikers they’ve picked up, have taken a wrong turn and find themselves miles from anything resembling civilization. It’s often said that the snakes, scorpions, coyotes, spiders and all that live in the desert are more afraid of humans than the humans are of them. But in this case, there is good reason for these people to be more than just scared. In this particular stretch of the California desert, there’s one wild creature that does not fear man. A very large and fierce creature that craves their flesh. It’s strong. It’s primal. It’s relentless. And it’s hungry.

“I was ok with this movie. Some dumb college age kids and two adult hitchhikers get stuck in the desert on their way to somewhere. After an unnecessary sex scene, a creature is shown skittering around the broken van. The next 30 min is the group trying to figure out what to do, ration the little supplies they have, and figure out how to get out of their situation. You never do see the creature as it starts killing, so itu0026#39;s a little suspenseful. Itu0026#39;s a little cheesy and cliche, but Iu0026#39;m ok with it. What brought my rating down from a 5 to 2 was the awful, horrible, cop out ending. I wonu0026#39;t spoil it, but will say youu0026#39;ll roll your eyes so hard theyu0026#39;ll come out of their sockets.”