The Helpers
The Helpers
NR | 16 August 2013 (USA)
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Seven friends from Sacramento, California head out on a documented road trip to Las Vegas. Their trip takes a very unexpected turn for the worse when their back tires mysteriously blow out. A couple miles down the road, they find a little gas station Diner/Motel, run by the most friendly, polite and "helpful" people. It appears that their problems are solved, but boy are they wrong! When convinced by "The Helpers" to stay overnight, the friends all wake up in their rooms to a new kind of gruesome and bloody terror!

Reviews
Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Peereddi I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Becky Milner Im so glad that I watched this film and didn't look at all the bad reviews as I would have not bothered to watch it..... I don't understand why so many people have rated the film in a negative way. I truly enjoyed this film and to be honest in my opinion it's one of the best horror films I've seen in a long time, the film has elements of saw, hostel and no vacancy but it brings that little added extra that makes the film fresh and enjoyableThe film centres on a group of friends whose car breaks down the boys of the group leave the girls in the car to find help and they find a car shop which is next to a motel the locals seem very friendly and they let the group stay the night at the motel free of charge so far it's a typical storyline but then the torture starts as the friends wake up the next morning tied up in rope and all linked to various traps and torture I don't want to give too much away so I won't describe the torture you will have to find out for yourself :)To sum up the whole film the acting is pretty decent and I actually felt sorry for the characters and at the end emphasised with them and in a horror film you have to have a bond with the characters and actually care for them to enjoy the film and keeps interested the storyline adds everything into the mix from saw to no vacancy and it's keeps you on the edge of your seat and in some scenes it truly made me cringe to finish off just ignore the rubbish reviews and give the film a chance Im a true an of the horror genre and have seen nearly every horror film and trust me this ones a one to watch
soapdodgerz remember years ago when some bore ,used to put on homemovies of weddings holidays and family gatherings.people would sit through them and politely keep quiet and not say a word in case you offended the host of these drab excuses for entertainment. roll on 20 years and this is what most of the found footage movies have become. i say most because i still think there are a couple of exceptions.grave encounters being one.this is not in the same league.in fact this would have been OK without the camcorders. if it wasn't such a rip off of vacancy which had great suspense and a scary setup.even though the people on screen are put through terrible ordeals. not once is there any feeling of fear for the victims.why, because everyone is so unlikeable that you don't care what happens. this film will annoy not scare and thats why this genre is going down the pan.if i was sherri moon id sue.
thesar-2 Blender time! Throw in: Vacancy, a dash of Hostel, The Strangers and Wrong Turn finish off with The Devil's Rejects and you will have The Helpers drink. (Warning: do NOT drive when either drinking this or you have a chain attached to someone's legs.)Despite the unoriginal concept, I actually enjoyed this tidbit of a horror film that supposedly "based on actual events." The music was incredible, the acting decent – mostly by the Sheri Moon Zombie-like Dallas Lovato and the fact there were so many players involved it kept me involved.Vegas-bound clichéd characters get (ah-hem – again, so banal,) detoured to Motel Hell and there, they're bound in traps in somewhat unique ways. They were offered the too-good-to-be-true kindness of strangers and readily, or stupidly, accepted.At only an hour and 17 minutes, it's a quick ride of horror and that was appreciated. Will this land on my top one-hundred horror film list? No, but thanks to the positives previously mentioned, it was enjoyable.Side Note: I only watched this because I always crave horror, but have zero patience for the overflow of paranormal, possession and ghost stories of late. I actually don't care for them and they're never scary to me. I guess this is what people felt like in the late 70s and early 80s when people wanted horror but didn't like slashers. Or holiday-themed horror films.
spotlightne This movie left me laughing throughout. So many stupid things happen. The 'victims' are stupid; the killers are stupid.How can 78 people give this movie a 10/10? Unbelievable.I gave it 4/10 because I was being charitable.What's it about? Well not much. Seven 'teenagers' (who are all in their late 20s/early 30s) go on a road trip. The usual thing happens. Their car tyres get a puncture and yes you've guessed it they go off wandering for help.THIS, the movie tells us, will be their downfall.After walking a little while, they meet up at a roadside motel and gas station. All seems friendly at first but then the inevitable happens. Nothing is surprising. Nothing is that much interesting. You know they're not going to leave that place singing and dancing.The victims act dumb because they are dumb. You'll find yourself screaming 'kill him!' And guess what happens after knocking one of the killers unconscious, YEAH, THEY DON'T KILL HIM.Hmm, looks familiar. But now it's boring.If you're looking for something different in this movie, forget it. It's like Saw and Vacancy rolled into one, except the majority of the acting sucks big time.Ultimately it's very forgettable.