Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

clivedelves Even though I am a kiwi, I did not appreciate this movie.. or even enjoy it...Yes New Zealanders are good at making low budget movies (and recently not so low budget)but this one just does not hit the spot. Its not scary, its just stupid.It left me thinking, surely that could have been done better, the basic story/idea is good (3 points for that) but the execution is very poor.Patchy acting and continuity, some very odd editing in places, probably due to go having the real shot in the can...Sorry again, we can do better and have, and will do again..

anjali85 "The Locals" is one of the best movies from New Zealand that I have ever seen. A brilliant director and writer: Greg Page, and excellent new actors: Dwayne Cameron and John Barker. It's not like other horror films that I have seen and I've seen loads. The unusual location and the fact that it's playing in the dark is great. All the hide and seek in this film makes you wanna run with the characters. And Peter McCauley is so scary and untouchable. Why are the no more other movie from Greg Page he's funny. The commentary on the DVD is the best ever. Greg Page wants you to make listen him over and over again. First time I saw "The Locals" was a surprise for me and I'm sure for everyone who watched it. I like the idea of a farmer who has captured all inhabitants of the little town and only let them go when his bones left the area. BEST MOVIE EVER!

RougeAgent Not many Americans like films from outside the States, but THE LOCALS is one worth looking all over for. Sure its low budget but the story line is brilliant and will leave you guessing up into the very end. THE LOCALS is in a way like LOST if you miss a beat you will go into a tailspin. Greg Page does not say the full story at once but it is up to the viewer to make the connections before the end, if you succeed, congratulations, if not by the end you will. I found THE LOCALS to be more of a thriller rather then horror, I did not fear for my life or hide under a bed but it kept me on my toes. I did get connected with the characters, and felt badly for them, wanting them to get out of the Zone before something bad happened. I will be hunting night and day for Greg Page's next movie, and as a filmmaker he has given me new outlook on how to make a brilliant low budget movie sill fascinating,

Coventry I was already convinced after "The Ugly" in 1997, but "The Locals" proves it again: there definitely is some horror-talent active in New Zealand these days! This is another worthwhile horror effort from the Down Under region, far from great but with a lot of spirit and goodwill. Just as it was the case with "The Ugly", this films lacks originality and some really shocking twists but the story is compelling enough and the enthusiast acting performances from the young cast members help you appreciate it all more. The premise is like a more comical and action-packed update of popular films like "The Others" or "The Sixth Sense", handling about people that aren't aware (or can't accept?) the fact they're dead and who continue to perform their old rituals. Party teens Grant and Paul stumble upon a whole community of dead people whilst on their way for a surf-holiday. The idea of an entire outlandish town stuck in a time-paradox appealed to me very much but, unfortunately, no background is given and the script exclusively focuses on the nightly chase of the two guys. "The Locals" has a couple of genuine suspense moments, but it should have been more brutal and violent! There are lots of rough farmers with pitchforks, for Christ's sake! This could have been a slick mix of supernatural thriller and raw backwood slashers! Writer-director Greg Page showed that he has potential with this film, thus I have good hope that his future screenplays will only get better.