The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Page #4

Synopsis: Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil. The Black Waters of Echo's Pond shows those who look into it what they want to see... but what you want to see isn't always the truth.
Director(s): Gabriel Bologna
Production: Parallel Media
 
IMDB:
4.4
Metacritic:
31
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
R
Year:
2009
89 min
Website
74 Views


Sh*t.

I hope you got enough

batteries for the boom box.

Hey, you know,

I wonder, what would Rick do

if he knew that we were

smoking his sh*t?

Well, at least he's good

for something.

- What? What's so funny?

- Look what you're doing right now.

You're so f***ing rude.

I can smoke

and I did that at the same time.

Okay, my roll.

Let's do this.

Go ahead.

- Are you okay?

- Eight.

- Hey.

- One, two,

three, four, five,

six, seven, eight.

- "Unnameable."

- Shh.

Listen.

"A fruitless wish

could drive thee mad.

What hath thee always yearned for,

yet never had?"

Sex with twins.

Excuse me, are you talking

about sex with my wife?

Hold on.

Hold on just a second.

Hold on. Listen to me.

You two used to date

and we all know for a fact

have had sex.

So you've had sex

with my girl.

Listen. Why can't I have sex

with yours? It'd make us even.

The same goes for Renee.

Plus I've always wanted

to do twins.

- You're killing me.

- I think it's time to move on, okay?

It's done. Done. Finito.

Ah, doubles.

One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight, nine, 10.

- Oh, my God.

- Whoa. What the f***?

Did you see that?

Do you think this thing is

on some kind of a timer or something?

- Holy sh*t.

- Oh, my God. Oh.

Oh, my God.

"Come ye all to the carnival

of curses big and small.

Take thy turn and spin

the wheel of Exum--"

Exium.

I said that.

You repeated me.

"Of Ex--ll

what was that again?

- Exium.

- "Exium,

who was sentenced

to turn for eternity."

Okay.

"Carved in stone,

words deep and bold.

Thou must grant

the wish last told."

Light, camera, action,

damn it.

I don't want to play

this game anymore.

Hey, rules are rules.

There's no way you're having sex

with my sister.

This is ridiculous, okay?

It's cheating.

Whoa, whoa, wait a second.

I may have a solution.

Is that really cheating

if we all do it together?

I mean, we're friends.

We know each other.

You two are sisters,

for God's sake.

Look, if it will

make it easier,

you two can sleep with me

and then sleep with Anton.

Hell, or all four of us all together.

Just no grab-ass from you, okay?

- Erica, What? No.

- Hey, let's do it.

I can't feel my toes.

You know that I have always been

a little bit resentful

that you've hooked up

with Anton.

So this is a way

to fix that forever.

I'm really enjoying

playing the hell out of this game.

- This is some fun sh*t.

- I don't have any toes.

First of all, there's no way

my sister would do this

in a million years.

We roomed together,

and Erica thought

that "420" was

a household cleaner.

She did. She did.

Wait, she didn't lose her

virginity until when she was, like, 21?

- She's still a virgin.

- Why do you bring this up?

Guys, easy.

yeah?

Let's go, boys.

Erica, hold on.

I guess that's our cue.

- Don't stay up.

- Oh, sh*t.

Oh, my--

Get the f***--

I love this game.

Oh, damn,

I got the munchies.

Well?

Switch.

- Come on, let's all go for a dip.

- What are you doing?

We're just screwing

with you guys.

Although the fact that you're

getting into it is really starting

- to make me horny.

- I second that.

Come on. Come on.

- Be careful.

- Just follow me.

- Come on. It's all right.

- Okay, just be careful.

Jesus Christ.

Pete, you scared

the hell out of me.

Inoficed

the lights weren't on.

Did the power go off?

Yeah, it went out

about an hour ago.

Yeah, well, it's an old house.

It happens.

Can you fix it?

Oh, no,

I can't fix it tonight.

Tell everybody I'll be going

into the mainland.

I'll get a box of fuses.

Brought you some candles.

Ain't no big city fire trucks

out here,

so don't go burning down

my house.

Man, that is some good sh*t.

Man, what the hell

did you put in that thing?

- You want some?

- Hell, no.

Where the hell

did everybody go?

You don't want to know.

It's your turn.

Oh, it's my turn. Thank you.

- Whoa.

- Hey.

It's like it has a mind

of its own.

Hey, hey, what the hell?

I was winning here. Come on, man.

It can't be running on gears

'cause I don't see a crank.

And it's too old

to be running on batteries.

"Kneel before the fabled pond

where Narcissus drowned

after falling in love

with his own reflection.

There thou will find

his lover Echo

who replenishes the water

with her tears."

So romantic.

So depressing.

"The pond may look shallow,

but this watery mirror

is as deep as the soul.

So share not thy vision,

or thou might just fall in."

What?

Nothing.

Says here

you have to roll again.

Okay.

"Carry out thy vision

seen in Echo's pond."

What?

You've gotta be kidding me.

What? You didn't actually

see something, did you?

Come with me.

Where are we going?

Follow me

and I'll show you.

Oh, whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Where are you going?

I'm right here. Are you leaving me?

Hey, can I come?

Oh, man, I don't know

what I would do if I were you,

but you have to admit,

that is pretty damn hot.

I mean, well, it's not like

she's cheating on me

with a guy or anything--

you know, like that.

It's fine with me

if it's fine with you.

I mean, this is cool.

This is cool, right?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

My turn.

"Honesty,

often akin to poisonous drinks,

tell thy friend

what thou truly thinks."

Based on my observation,

if you really want to elevate

your status in this company,

it's gonna have to start with

a considerable attitude adjustment.

Now the whole

"I'm black and I'm proud" thing

doesn't fly in the corporate world.

You have to be a team player.

Now quit the Y.

Join the country club.

Take up golf.

It's called "building relationships."

And what's the deal

with your attendance lately?

You know that desk

and that phone at work?

Think of that phone

as your ATM machine.

You have to be on that phone

to get the money out.

You don't get the apps--

you can't get the loan.

If you don't get the loan,

then you don't get paid.

Remember your ABCs--

"always be closing."

What the f*** is wrong

with you, man?

Hello!

Will somebody please help me?

Trent?

Is that you?

Come on.

Come on, man,

please untie me.

So tell me why you did it.

Dude, I don't know

what you're talking about.

Jesus, Trent, are you

out of your f***ing mind?

You sabotaged my loan file.

Why?

It really wasn't my intention.

Wrong f***ing answer.

We can do this all f***ing night.

I don't give a sh*t, all right?

I already know you did it.

Why did you do it?

I got greedy,

plain and simple.

I got myself into debt

really bad.

And I just needed one big payday

to get things back on track.

I saw an opportunity

and I took it.

But like I said,

I had plans to make it all right.

How was I to know

that closing that deal

would get me promoted?

I just needed the commission.

If you needed money,

all you had to do was ask.

No.

You were just trying

to show me up.

No, man. No.

Yeah.

It really wasn't intentional.

- That's exactly what it was.

- Let me go. Let me go!

You wanted to show everybody

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