Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

mcmanuskh I bought this as part of a box set of 8 movies for $5.00... It wasn't worth the 62 cents. That's all I wanted to say but this has to be 10 lines. There really isn't anything else that can be said about this movie. Don't waste your time. I've seen paint dry that is more interesting than this sham of a tale. If i can help one person not go through what I just went through I'll consider this review a success. Is this 10 lines yet? Honestly, reading this terrible review is better than watching the movie. I don't know how its possible that so many actors signed on after reading this script. I guess Dennis Hopper's career was officially over in 2006. This movie is going on my list of movies i'm embarrassed to ever mention i've seen.

Woodyanders The nefarious Broderick family hold various drifters, hobos, and migrants captive at their slave ranch in Texas. Writer/director Glen Stephens relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, does an ace job of creating and sustaining a powerfully bleak atmosphere of utter hopelessness and depravity, makes fine use of the desolate backwoods locations, and develops a considerable amount of nerve-wracking tension. The sturdy and credible acting from an excellent cast rates as another substantial asset, with especially praiseworthy work by Jason Connery as tough and troubled war veteran Trevor Lloyd, C. Thomas Howell as the evil and slippery Clayton Connelly, Mark Holten as the dim-witted Weldon Broderick, Michael Madsen as the shady J.T. Goldman, Deneen Frazier as the ruthless Lois Broderick, Randy Spelling as browbeaten foreman Parker Hilton, Lin Shaye as the no-nonsense Mrs. Broderick, Robert Carradine as the mean Thad Simmons, and, in a regrettably minor part, Dennis Hopper as the amiable Sheriff Green. The jolting moments of sadistic violence and torture pack a seriously harsh punch while the redneck clan are a truly scary and brutal bunch. The fact that the plot is inspired by actual events adds an extra unsettling edge to the already upsetting proceedings. John-Paul Beeghly's glossy cinematography gives the picture an impressive polished look. Evan Evans' rattling score hits the shuddery spot. Worth a watch.

reeves2002 Although not the worst movie I have seen,it seems a lot of people didn't like this movie.I did like the one comment and their summary was "what is it with Texas".It is such a typical place where you'd expect something like this to happen. I don't believe this movie was real and at the end of the credits it is sort of confirmed when it says all characters and events are fictitious. I believe something happened, and believe it could happen.I love horror movies although the really gory ones are my least favorite.I am always interested in viewing a new one and I liked that C. Thomas Howell was in it because I like his acting.I watched the unrated version of the DVD.I found the movie disturbing and extremely disgusting but I got into it.There was 1 scene where I literally nearly threw up when Trevor was hiding right deep inside a toilet of an outhouse full of sh*t and...,well you can imagine the rest.I thought the effects in this film were quite good for a low budget movie.A few people commented how disturbed they were by the rape of Teri.Yes it was disturbing, but the men that were being tortured was also disturbing and a lot of them were killed and eaten. I was angry that this hideous family got away with all that they did and that there was no justice.I wanted to see that ugly bitch Lois and her demented husband Junior pay for what they did.I don't understand why the Trevor character or even a few others didn't try to organize an attack on their captors,especially since they had access to weapons including a chainsaw.I was hoping Andrew Gates really would have used the chainsaw on that freak Lois like he wanted.I liked Randy Spelling as Parker and almost thought he would turn on the Broderics and help free the others. Yes the movie did stir up some rage because it was well acted and I can't imagine some innocent person having to go through something like this.And it's tragic that none of the victims were missed and nobody cared!I hope that this part isn't true of the real events that occurred.

tsmt01 Since I had a unique perspective behind the scenes, to include providing the use of my large fixer-upper house, I'll leave it up to IMDb to decide if this should be a review or if I should post it in one of the discussion forums. Anyway here goes.Two years from the time my old house was besieged by film crew and actors, I found the one rental DVD copy that our San Angelo TX Hastings store had. I popped it into my DVD player, cranked up the old television and settled down with beer and popcorn in one of the very rooms upstairs where a scene had been shot. After some hype, anticipation, and production company aftermath, I could finally see Hoboken Hollow for myself.I'd already read a number of reviews, had seen trailers along with the first few minutes thanks to the internet, and had my trusty copy of the script. So I knew I was a little 'front loaded' for the experience.As advertised, the beginning was somewhat hodgepodge. A lot of characters and things were introduced all at once. This made me want to look for the guy who runs around selling programs, saying you can't tell the players without a program. Things then settled down to an easy, nearly leisurely pace. If there were one major criticism on my part, the pace would be it. I think an easygoing pace was intended to contrast with the shock and intensity of the torture scenes, but if that was the idea, it needs some work. I will qualify this criticism in that it may be my own theatrical background speaking there.This movie tells a story beyond the scope of a horror flick. It requires some attention, (or in my case my aforementioned trusty script). I'm not a connoisseur of horror films and I think it would be a disservice to rate this film solely on that basis.As for a few plot elements, I do note the similarity between the words Hoboken and Hokey. I would expect a chainsaw to trump a cattle prod and the lone shotgun to be commandeered by the majority slave population, given the opportunity. I don't know what the actual Ellebracht family did to keep all these folks in line, but it had to have been better than this, which was nearly laughable in places.But I can't dismiss it; this could be a sad commentary on the people down on their luck that blundered into such a place. Why would they choose to remain suppressed as slaves, even to the point of death? A previous review makes the comparison with mid-level employees trapped in the shenanigans of a cooperation. They are used to this and even want a piece of the action for themselves. I find that as frightening as any of the torture and abuse.The rape scene was straight from a nightmare, never mind the given repulsiveness of such an act. This was like watching a train wreck and not being able to do anything about it, and trust me, I would have decommissioned the perpetrator(s). Even though I knew about the scene from my script, I was left physically ill after watching it.That scene, harsh as it was, probably epitomized much of what must have happened during the time the actual ranch was in business. And Teri, like the rest of the 'employees' there, seems to go on, resigned to more of the same, no longer able to muster the effort to get out. She holds one last hope for Trevor to come back and rescue her.The script has Trevor narrating the movie in voice over, and based on reviews I've read, this was probably the version released "across the pond". Unfortunately the reviews of the narration were less than stellar. So it appears a decision was made to make an edit of the DVD for release here in the states with somebody else narrating. The person with the honors this time is Weldon (in his non-stupid character). Weldon's narration is well done, short and to the point. I hear what I think is Glen Stephens adding a few remarks. Weldon's identity as narrator is not revealed until the end.The photography has been mentioned in previous reviews. I was quite impressed with the way shots were set up during what I saw of the filming and I see where that paid off in the final product. Definitely good work there.The music was very good, with one possible exception of becoming a little repetitive at one point about two-thirds through the movie. The music complimented the action well.And so, I give my rating of 6 stars out of 10. It sure as hell leaves you thinking. As a fellow Menardian, I wish Glen Stephens the best in his future works. Based on the little that I know about horror films, I think Hoboken Hollow is not bad for a first endeavor into this realm.