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 Pinata: Survival Island (DVD)
Description: Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Fantasy / Theatrical Release: 2002 / Director: David Hillenbrand / Actors: Eugene ... more  Pinata: Survival Island (DVD) ... Byrd, Garrett Wang ... / DVD released 04 February, 2003 at First Look Pictures / Features of the DVD: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC / A group of college fraternity and sorority kids show up for an island adventure, the annual Cinco de Mayo treasure hunt. The testosterone runs high and the scheming is down and dirty to collect the most underwear before crossing the finish line. The fun and games soon turn into a contest of survival when two of the co-eds smash an ancient piñata, reviving the demon spirits within. Suddenly the drunken and sexy exploits become hide-from-the-creep. Only something this evil could tear such good friends apart!Newest Review: ... It's rubbish. Another 'teens die horribly' film. All the usual rules apply; smoke drugs – die, get jiggy – die, make bad ... more ... jokes – die. All thanks to the NIMBY tribe. Speaking of which that intro sequence tells you the entire plot, destroying any chance of some potentially fun surprises. Then the Hillenbrand brothers have the gall to explain it all again later for the benefit of the dying teens. It's this kind of lazy film-making that typifies Pinata. I can only conclude that this movie was more about getting a quick buck off the Hollywood horror obsession that's been going strong for nearly a decade.
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Pinata: Survival Island (DVD): So Bad They Named It Twice (930 words)
by The Polar One - written on 14.10.07 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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85. Pinata: Survival Island (2002) [aka Demon Island] Would I rather watch Pinata, or be a Pinata? Tough question. Both involve a fair amount of suffering. Everything starts with a history lesson told by a gravely ethnic voice. Telling the tale of a Mexican village over a hundred years ago suffering from droughts and famine, believing they are cursed by evil spirits. A shaman conducts a ritual (pig hearts and all) to trap the evil that plagues the land inside a pinata. Then they chucked it in the river and ate a load of candy. There were apparently no fly-tipping laws in those days. Cut to 2001, a sunny island, pop music, lots of ...
