The Barge People

2018

Action / Horror

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95%
IMDb Rating 4.2/10 10 657 657

Plot summary

Set on the canals amid the glorious British countryside, two sisters and their boyfriends head off for a relaxing weekend away on a barge, unaware of the flesh-eating fish mutants lurking in the water, ready and waiting to feed.

Director

Charlie Steeds Photo
Charlie Steeds

Top cast

Sam Lane Photo
Sam Lane as Razor
Carl Andersson Photo
Carl Andersson as Blade
David Lenik Photo
David Lenik as Simon
Mark McKirdy Photo
Mark McKirdy as Mark
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731.59 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 19 min
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1.47 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 19 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Jester222 5 / 10

Mutant River- The Canals Have Eyes

The trailer really won me over and purchased this uncut version from Germany.Rubber masks aside the fikm has sone ok moments.Cliche ridden ? Yes of course.Cheesey one liners and old creepy men shouting Warnings , the Slaughtred Lamb tyoe pub, angry locals.Mutated Fish men too! Who seem to pointlessly and unexplainably bleed dirty canal water when stabbed. Ha ha The frying pan scene reminded me of Rik and Ade in Bottom. Unintentionally hilarious.Not really much gore, deaths mostly off screen unfortunately, but lots of blood thrown about and an interestingly shot Barge attack are ok.Yes its cheap, yes it's not original but it has heart, some surprisingly good acting (the nasty local blonde women being one) and the male and female lead did a convincing job.If didnt show the mutants as much, didnt have them talk and spent a little more on some actual make up for wounds etc this could have been worlds better.Seen far worse and it did keep me entertained. A Solid 5.5.
Reviewed by parry_na 8 / 10

If you go down to the canal today ...

Bloated fishy creatures make life miserable for a gang of mainly likeable friends on a boating holiday. The canal and surrounding area is very nicely shot by Charley Steeds, nicely showing off the beautiful UK countryside - and this makes a deceptively calm backdrop for when horrible things begin to happen.Funnily enough, after a very effective first half, things dip a bit when the creatures turn up, and events seem to be heading in very familiar slasher territory (a scene prior to this involving the group entering a typically unfriendly country pub is surprisingly clichéd). This lull, however, doesn't last long.The character of Ben is a cartoon character really, played as such by Matt Swayles. I get the impression he's brought in as light relief, which is fair enough, but seems a bit incongruous when everyone else is played as 'real'. Having said that, there are some nods into horror cliché which means Ben isn't entirely on his own.I really enjoyed The Barge People. The budget is clearly a consideration - it would, therefore, be unfair to have a go at it because of a lack of multi-million dollar CGI effects or whatever. The creatures themselves look pretty convincing to me, although more could perhaps be made of their aquatic origins, which is never really explored.All in all, great fun. 8 out of 10.
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