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Jackals

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Jackals (2017)
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Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, ... Read allSet in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

  • Director
    • Kevin Greutert
  • Writer
    • Jared Rivet
  • Stars
    • Deborah Kara Unger
    • Ben Sullivan
    • Chelsea Ricketts
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    5.1K
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    • Director
      • Kevin Greutert
    • Writer
      • Jared Rivet
    • Stars
      • Deborah Kara Unger
      • Ben Sullivan
      • Chelsea Ricketts
    • 68User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
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    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Kathy Powell
    Ben Sullivan
    Ben Sullivan
    • Justin Powell
    Chelsea Ricketts
    Chelsea Ricketts
    • Samantha
    Nick Roux
    Nick Roux
    • Campbell Powell
    Johnathon Schaech
    Johnathon Schaech
    • Andrew Powell
    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Jimmy Levine
    Alex Kingi
    Alex Kingi
    • Mateo
    Carol Abney
    Carol Abney
    • Mariana
    Alex Castillo
    Alex Castillo
    • Eloy
    Rxchie
    • Jackal Cult Member
    Cassie Hernandez
    Cassie Hernandez
    • Luisa
    Alyssa Julya Smith
    Alyssa Julya Smith
    • Fox Girl
    Jason Scott Jenkins
    Jason Scott Jenkins
    • Lead Cultist
    • (as Jason Jenkins)
    Nick Feld
    • Jackal Cult Member
    • (uncredited)
    Andrew Russo
    Andrew Russo
    • Killer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kevin Greutert
    • Writer
      • Jared Rivet
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    6killercharm

    I'm sorry but I just dig the hell out of this movie

    A cult demands the return of their member after his family kidnaps him. My only problem is that about halfway through the family should have cut their losses. The returns diminish ridiculously after that. However, it is a given that people act stupidly in a horror movie. If you can't get behind that most fundamental of horror movie tropes then don't bother. And voila, we have the scenario where I can dig the hell out of this movie even with that big of a beef. I love the evil that flourishes throughout the cult, down to the kidnapped son. I love the high tension all the way through. I do hate the women, especially the young mother but I think the writer has a bias there.
    horrorgasm

    Not terrible, but not at all memorable either

    Just another knockoff of The Strangers. In fact, this director worked on that movie, so I guess that's where he got the idea. The bad guys here have slightly more motive than in The Strangers, they're attacking this house to get one of their members back, but beyond that we know absolutely nothing about them or their motives, only that they're another group of mysterious masked people who like to arbitrarily torture and murder anyone in their way.

    It's not a terrible movie, but it doesn't really do anything new or interesting either. It's watchable, but completely unmemorable. Don't expect any form of satisfaction from the ending either.

    One more thing. Why did they bother to make this set in the early 80's? It seemed to have no bearing at all on the plot or characters and if it wasn't for the old style TV and picture of Ronald Reagan on a mantle that they show for a few seconds in the beginning, you'd never know this was supposed to be happening in the 80's. There's no 80's feel to anything in the movie. Somehow I suspect that they did this for the sole purpose of creating an excuse for no one to have a phone...
    6trashgang

    not scary at all but worth seeing for the effects here and there

    Kevin Greutert, the editor behind Saw (2004) and later directed two entries of that particular franchise is back with a new horror. Immediately you think this would or could be the next Saw but it isn't.

    It stands on it's own, no open ending at all. The story is simple, save your child from a cult only to be terrorised from that cult to get the son back. Is it that bad as some might say. Well, it takes a while before things go wrong, to be exactly 38 minutes before the terror comes in and that's almost half the flick (10 minutes credits). Once the cult is back the attacks shown aren't that bad done anyway. There are even a few gory shots here and there but for me there wasn't anything scary at all or the cult even didn't frighten me. They do wear masks but they are just standing there and some do attack and kill or being killed and that's it.

    I found Don't Breathe (2017) more scary and a pure horror for example. here it's also about home invasion but somehow it didn't work out to make it creepy at all. Still, for those who like torture and brutality it's worth picking up to see the nastiness of the torture or killings.

    Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
    6vacantskies00

    A Manson Family Nightmare

    Imagine your child has decided to identify with a cult. Not just any hippy, love is the answer, group of petal pushers. This one is calculated, large in numbers, and not prone to losing members.

    The history of Jackals screenplay was written early in the torture porn industry created by Saw, Hostel, and Wolf Creek. Years later, the script was finally realized, ironically, by Saw editor and director Kevin Greutart. Let the games begin.

    First of all, the Halloween influenced opening is solid and grabs you from the get go. Silent, yet violent and revealing. Soon after, an off-road kidnapping takes place; all the while mirroring a small family unit taking solace in a cabin.

    Colliding head on, the plot takes shape. The kidnapping is that of said families estranged son/boyfriend/brother in an attempt to deprogram him from the cult he fell in to. Credit to Stephen Dorff as the military deprogrammer, getting lean and mean while still staying sympathetic to the family.

    Soon, as expected, the cult come knocking at the door; wanting a sheep from their flock back home. Enter the home invasion aspect of the film. Outside, the cult wants their member back. Inside, the family refuses to give up their own.

    Had this film been made when it was meant to be, it would have been released theatrically along side Saw IV and Hostel 2. Jackals does feel a bit dated, however, there is a lot of heart injected into each of the characters. Good and bad. So much so, that a sequel wouldn't be out of line. It's rare to find a DTV film that asks you: How far will you go to save a member of your family; even if it costs you the remainder of the rest of them.
    4Patient444

    I watched it for this?

    I'm really sorry about Jackals but man what a letdown it turned out to be. I was hoping for something more like You're Next or The Void, but far from it. Typical The Strangers kind of movie, when you hope to see something good, some action, some natural decisions, instead, bore fest.

    Can't believe it ended just like that, a conclusion that made the run time of the movie completely useless, with nothing to show whatsoever. Really little to offer and even less to make you feel about it, you get no sympathy for the characters, no desire to see what happens next, who's next, you're just in for the ride cause you pressed Play.

    All in all, Jackals is definitely a No. Pass!

    Cheers!

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    • Trivia
      Shot over the course of fifteen days in December, 2015, with two additional days of shooting in July, 2016.
    • Quotes

      Campbell Powell: [beating his brother] You don't remember how many times I kicked your ass young man

      Justin Powell: [tasting his blood] That just brought it all right back

    • Soundtracks
      To Kill Without Emotion
      Performed by December Wolves

      Written by December Wolves

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    • Release date
      • December 28, 2017 (Kuwait)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 弒血殺戮
    • Filming locations
      • Canyon Ranch, 368 E. Carlisle Rd., Westlake Village, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Tommy Alastra Productions (TAP)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $85,410
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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