The Helpers (2013)

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Spoilers Ahead!This has got to be one of the most convoluted and idiotic plots I have ever come across in a low budget horror flick: 7 friends -3 chicks & 4 dudes - travel through the desert en route to Vegas, encounter a detour that sends them down a side road only have both rear tires blow out. They happen upon a diner and motel where EVERYTHING is FREE!!!! (Wow... and none these idiots think that's just a bit strange.) As it turns out, the people running the joint happen to be a gang of nut-jobs who know one of the girls in the group of friends (we'll call her Twit) and they staged this elaborate scheme to lure them all into the desert to kill them because her daddy ran a mean orphanage that the nut-jobs lived in while they were kids (which they subsequently burned to the ground). But wait... there's more! How did the bad guys know that the friends would be traveling through the desert and happen upon their motel? Well - get this - because they planted one of their own into the circle of friends. WHAT? Yeah, the stereotypical nerdy guy of the group (the only guy traveling without a girl) has a girlfriend who planned the entire trip for them all but then decided not to join them at the last minute. Which is kind of stupid. I mean, if she was as distraught as these other orphaned nut-jobs, why didn't she come along just to join in the torturing, too? It may have improved the already confusing and lame plot to have one of the "friends" revealed as one of the killers instead.That's just the tip of the retarded iceberg. Here's more!I can't stand this trend of creating a strong, defiant female lead who has all of the answers while making the men total moronic ninnies who need the girls to save them. It really ticks me off. And here's what I mean... The only two people NOT tied up to be tortured and killed is Twit and her stupid boyfriend. They are locked in a room and forced to watch while her friends are killed. And all along, her boyfriend is this sniveling little wimp who promises to get her out but then does absolutely nothing to do so. It is up to her to come up with the plan to help them escape. And when they do, they run into the guy who masterminded this whole thing and she's reluctant to get in his truck because she thinks he's involved. But then, the stupid boyfriend convinces her it's safe and they have to go back to the motel with this guy so they can call the police. This really pisses me off. If you can't find a more convincing and plausible reason to keep your protagonists in danger instead of resorting to totally convenient stupidity, then you have no business making a living as a writer. Near the end of the movie, it's revealed that they hit a tire trap - the kind the police throw across the road to blow out your tires - that only blows out the rear tires and NOT all 4 - what? And nobody in the group (not even the Marine, who should have been on his guard) thinks to go back and try to find out what suspiciously blew out both tires which seem to be pretty brand new. So the guys - ALL of them - decide it's a good idea to leave their ladies in the vehicle on a deserted desert road so they can walk off several miles to find help... even a Marine would have suggested at least one of the guys stay behind with the ladies - and he would have been the smart choice since he's combat trained and can protect them.There are way too many more flaws in this crappy movie to go on anymore.Come on people, can't you put together a better story than this? I'm a screenwriter and I've had a hard time finding financing for 4 movie scripts that have way more depth and character development... where did you find the morons to give you money for this piece of crap?

Christ Stokes did an okay job there's so many of these movies popping up. The plot was simple but it doesn't deter you from the film itself. Yes there is gore so for those who enjoy that there are a few specific scenes .The begin shows news footage of an orphanage burning down A group of friends are travelling to Las Vegas for a holiday, whilst driving the tyres pop. With no signal the group decide to walk. And cliché enough they walk to a motel restaurant which has a side garage.Whilst there they are met by 4 seemingly friendly owners who fix their car. When fixed the owners offer them a free stay as its dark. Agreeing a huge party takes place. As morning hits some are up and ready to leave but others are tied up in torturous positions, and try to break free and save each other.The ending has a decent twist possibly predictable if you payed attention at the beginning but regardless watchable at the best

*** WARNING: RAMPANT SPOILERS ***OK, there's some acting ability amongst the cast, and there was some (but only some) decent filmmaking on display here (camera work, lighting, etc., good in places but not always), and a few scenes were disturbing, so I could almost give it a 3, but it was just SO DUMB in SO MANY PLACES that I had to go with a 2.NONE of the following problems should have survived into the film; they should all have been resolved prior to shooting:* protagonists got off course too easily; none ever heard of a map?* all 4 tires should have blown, not just 2* even with "only" 2 simultaneous blowouts, nobody went back to see what had caused them* nobody was suspicious/bashful about all the freebies* there was a debate (albeit tiny) about whether to stay, but no alternative suggested... were they considering just wandering around in the desert all night?* motive for the killers was unconvincing* with all the surviving killers in one place, held at gunpoint, the surviving protagonists LEFT THEM there and RAN AWAY... but only back into the buildings, allowing further attacks {facepalm}This is TERRIBLE writing -- and I stopped there only to save time.This movie has a lot of 1 and 2 star reviews. The above list should help provide clues for the few reviewers who remain in need of them.There's nothing essential in this film, unless you just need a Dallas Lovato fix or something. (She is awfully sexy here; hoping to see her more.) Of course, if we're mentioning eye candy, the lovely Rachel Sterling is on parade, but she doesn't get to do much real acting here. Her big scene to show some acting skills comes across as pretty weak; I've seen girls act more terrified of small critters than she did at the imminent prospect of being fatally ripped apart. I found myself wondering if she had been confused about which of them was wearing the anti-scream shock collar.Wait, I take that back... there is just one thing that was kind of different. The black guy DIDN'T die first, and in fact got his grudge on and dished out some butt-kicking. So, I could almost give it another point for that, too... but I can't because my brain hurts too much from all the plot holes.

remember years ago when some bore ,used to put on homemovies of weddings holidays and family gatherings.people would sit through them and politely keep quiet and not say a word in case you offended the host of these drab excuses for entertainment. roll on 20 years and this is what most of the found footage movies have become. i say most because i still think there are a couple of exceptions.grave encounters being one.this is not in the same league.in fact this would have been OK without the camcorders. if it wasn't such a rip off of vacancy which had great suspense and a scary setup.even though the people on screen are put through terrible ordeals. not once is there any feeling of fear for the victims.why, because everyone is so unlikeable that you don't care what happens. this film will annoy not scare and thats why this genre is going down the pan.if i was sherri moon id sue.