DVD_Connoisseur "The Locals" is a chilling film that is most effective if you watch it with no expectations or knowledge of its content. As a result, I'll say very little about the plot other than it centres around two young friends, Grant and Paul, who are on holiday to surf. Unfortunately, things don't work out quite as they expected when they meet two young girls, Kelly and Lisa.This atmospheric film has impressive production values for such a low budget movie and it definitely hits the mark. The cast are excellent and the main characters are likable.7 out of 10. An unpredictable and pleasant surprise.

doctorgonzo23 Well, I have to admit I was a little disappointed in this movie. The story is certainly original, but there is little in the way of visuals or built up tension to hold the interest. The best shots in the movie are over after the opening titles.The story centers around two young men who pack up for a weekend getaway filled with surfing and partying. After following two girls down a dirt road to a party, the youths find themselves in a ditch and requiring some help to get unstuck. A peek into a farm house window makes them witnesses to a murder and puts them directly in harm's way as they are pursued by a strange bunch of the town's "locals".I was expecting something different after reading the back of the box. I guess I was looking forward to some sort of a degenerate red-neck type romp filled with cannibal killers or at least a few deformed freaks. It turns out that this is actually a ghost story with more than one (mildly) surprising twist. The acting is not first rate, the dialog is unnatural in places and the lighting ruins the night setting illusion. There's a whole lot of long shadows considering there's no street lights in the middle of the country and the sky seems devoid of a moon.The relationship between the two principle characters is just not believable; none of the dialog really sells it to the audience. The ending is not bad though, and does manage to help the film recover from some of these earlier flaws.If you're a fan of the genre, you might see something here you'll like. This would be a good movie choice for someone who isn't looking for anything too scary.

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,

jonathanmckenna The plot: Two friends go on a vacation to a New Zealand countryside where they encounter two women who offer them to go to a party. After their vehicle gets jammed on the roadside they decide to stroll the area looking for assistance when they stumble upon seeing a grisly murder inside a house. When the killer sees them through the window he calls upon his "undead" posse to track them down and join their zombie coterie.There is nothing much to rave about in this movie, it is essentially an extended chase film with no real fright scenes in it, and doesn't appropriate for any character development. All the viewer is subjected to is seeing how the film's characters outflank the zombie clan throughout the entire film to compensate for the movie's obvious limited budget. Lack of special effects or action is what greatly hampers this movie from being a cult classic of any kind. The humor in this film will be totally lost on the viewer as well. It is neither cheesy or a stylish film by any means and the special effects with the evolved time lapse on the decayed corpses in the car were laughably awful. It was maddening near the end of the film to anticipate the unleashing of the clan and something that no casual or die hard horror film fan should have to endure. I give it a 3 for location the rest is trumpery!