Myself and a group of my friends had just watched it today. We actually enjoyed it a lot. Though during the movie we acknowledged the acting was bad, we generally agreed it sure as hell beat Twilight by far (especially in the acting). The concept is a cool idea, and the characters could of been done better. I have to say the plot had a few points were me and my friends simply sat back and enjoyed it, and other points were we couldn't stand it because of the sheer unrealistic social interactions. In my school, if bullies had ever been that direct they would of been met with more physical and verbal resistance from the local outcast populations.But in all, it's not a movie for everybody. It's just a movie for small bands of outcast teens to chuckle at and enjoy amongst friends. Not really for movie goers or someone looking for anything truly epic.

The Surge is a teen movie with a difference. Instead of thrashing out yet another comedy, tragedy, or action flick focusing on teens, the makers have placed their bets on a sci-fi/thriller.Reese Hauser (Mathew Scollon) plays a guy with a shady past who has just relocated to a new area. Being a misfit, he cannot make any friends. Zack Bainbridge (Edward DeRuiter) comes forward with his sister Ashley Bainbridge (Melissa Renie Martin) and friend Phoebe Lewis (Alice Frank), social outcasts in their own right, to befriend him. Zack also reveals a secret place that is a source of untapped and incredible energy. With some experimentation, these four people transform themselves into super-heroes on campus. Zack can read people's minds, Ashley can force people to do whatever she says and Phoebe can transport objects using telekinesis. Reese is the most formidable among them as he can heel any wound! At first, the group has fun and enjoys their newfound powers. However, they slowly discover the dark side of being so powerful as one of them becomes greedy and plans to eliminate the rest of them to become the most powerful. A bloody battle of survival thus ensues between the four. Definitely a teen flick that keeps you on the edge.

Reese is the new kid at school. It probably doesn't help that his father is the new chemistry teacher. But he also dresses in black and wears makeup--though I've seen far worse. Reese's dad makes a comment about how things will likely be better at this school. Well, that isn't going to be the case.Reese gets picked on more than most outcast teens I've seen in movies or on TV, but he does make friends. Zack is sort of a nerd, and his sister Ashley is an angry but sarcastic rebel. Phoebe is a new-age type who is allergic to most foods--and wool (but who eats wool?).Zack has discovered a portal in the woods on the side of a mountain, and he has recorded his observations and calculations on his laptop computer. He believes if the energy (which he describes as fusion) could be harnessed, we would no longer be dependent on fossil fuels.But the teens try something different. They discover that by stepping inside the field surrounding the portal, each one gets a different super power. Zack can read minds, Phoebe can move objects (in "Carrie" this was called telekinesis), and Ashley can persuade others to do whatever she says--provided the other person is not strong-willed enough to resist. Reese's power is harder to figure out--it turns out to be the ability to heal. The powers don't last but a few days, so periodic recharging is necessary.At first, the teens' new abilities provide comedy relief as well as a fantasy for anyone who was ever mistreated (or even perceived themselves as being mistreated) in school, by students or faculty. But Moss, who has been working with Zack on studying the portal, warns Zack that these powers could be dangerous. Moss is right.This was not that bad a movie. But one sign it wasn't great: actors with one line delivered that line with all the enthusiasm that one line deserves. In fact, in really good movies, a single line can be delivered so well that the performance is memorable.The four lead actors did a good job at least some of the time. Melissa Martin did the best as the rebellious and sarcastic Ashley.The dress and behavior of these lead performers did not fit stereotypes (of course, Ashley's actions went beyond the usual even before she received her abilities). None of them would have been perceived as weird-looking if we hadn't been told they were supposed to be. This is good in that the movie didn't resort to the device of making the characters extreme examples of a certain personality type. Zack wasn't a Steve Urkel, even if he seemed to have Steve's intelligence. In fact, his grades weren't that good.The music, if you can call it that, usually managed to be quite loud. It was alternative rock and high-tech dance music, for the most part. Most of it wasn't as unnerving as what was used for the opening and closing credits--this would probably appeal to teens like Reese. It all sounds like garbage to me, but somehow I got the impression it might be considered quality stuff. Certainly the dance music wasn't of the Britney Spears/Hilary Duff variety. More like dark basements in the bad section of town with flashing lights at 2 in the morning. I did like the polka music in one scene where someone was trying to bring Ashley under control.I'm not hard to please when it comes to visual effects. Bright colored cloud effects and fast movement seemed to be enough here. Nothing ground-breaking. And of course each teen's eyes glowed in a weird color as each power was used.Surprisingly, this film had little real violence. We were constantly subjected to rapid-fire editing of some flashback of a bloody event in Reese's past which might explain his behavior. And we also saw the aftermath of an event in the movie itself.The best thing I can say is that for mistreated teens, this film represents a fantasy, but it also shows consequences.

Don't bother getting this movie, it's utterly pointless. The only reason I got it was because it had David Anders who plays Mr. Julian Sark on Alias. He isn't in the movie for more than 5 minutes, and that's 5 minutes in several different scenes. The movie's main concept is that a group of 4 teenage outcasts; Reese (Goth Boy), Zach (Rich nerd), Ashley (Rich nerd's slut sister who is secretly rotten to the core or "the source"), and Phoebe (flower child reject.) Is it just me or all flowery children named Phoebe? Nevermind. Anyways, they get a little power hungry and Ashley goes ape, turning the school into an evil nightmarish hell zone where the reject teenage outcast's former tormentors become her sex slaves. So I guess it's all yay in Ashley's view but not very fun for everyone else.For everyone who is seeing this for David Anders and I assume the majority of you are then...He plays Boogi (aptly named so too) who basically walks around and leers in the background wearing funny trousers. He DOES have a few minutes of interview time on the DVD but it is so NOT WORTH IT. Don't bother.There are a few disturbing sequences where Reese has dreams about blood in the bathroom and we see that his mom slit her wrists in the bathroom.So yeah, don't bother. BAD SCI-FI effects warning too.-Erica