Opening this Friday is the Carter Smith directed horror/thriller “The Ruins.” I’ve actually been hearing positive things from the people that did an editing room visit. While I have no idea if the final film is good, I was told the clips they were shown looked solid. It'd be great if this ends up being a thriller that doesn’t suck as I’m a fan of Jena Malone and it's been awhile since we've had a good scary movie.

Anyway, Paramount/DreamWorks has sent over a ton of clips and some featurettes. They’re below the official synopsis so check them out. 

Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith, “The Ruins” follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle – where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. “The Ruins” stars Jonathan Tucker (“The Black Donnellys”), Jena Malone (“Pride and Prejudice”), Shawn Ashmore (“X-Men: The Last Stand”), Laura Ramsey (“She’s the Man”) and Joe Anderson (“Across the Universe”).  The film is directed by Carter Smith from a screenplay by Scott B. Smith. 

The Ruins Movie Trailer

The Ruins Featurette Sense of Dread

The Ruins Featurette An artists touch

Movie Clip 1 - Help me

Movie Clip 2 - Discovering the ruins

Movie Clip 3 - Finding the cell phone