What's funny: A republican friend of mine loved the movie because she saw it as bashing hippies.
The premise looks so stupid, William Hurt sitting around talking like an Amish dude..I think I will wait for the dollar theatre for that one and see Open Water with the sharks instead!
I had the same reaction. The absence of weapons gave the premise away rather early.
Steel compensates for fang and claw. I figured if these people couldn't/wouldn't defend themselves, they had to be appeaser types.