There is legend that the Jersey Devil lives in the titular woods. It came about after a woman had 13 children, but she offered up the 13th child to the Devil so she and her other children didn't have to leave their house.
The Vineyard family are going to camp there so the father can release his father's ashes. But while there, they hear that someone has gone missing, and the father thinks it's the work of the Jersey Devil.
They move camp site to get away from the rest of the campers only to find that they're in more trouble than they were before. Is the legend of the Jersey Devil real, or is it just another story.....
I wanted to give this movie a chance, because the director knows how to deliver a slick horror movie, and the cast wasn't half bad.
What I got was just another generic horror movie, where the main protagonist is assumed as being bonkers, but all his fears and rants are real, because hey, there goes that awful CG beast.
Moyer is okay as the troubled lead, but toward the end, I was more concerned about wiping his eyes than the danger to him or his family. Supporting characters are just your typical fodder for the beast, and the little boy does the worst scared impression when he sees the decomposing dog.
It's like a really watered down version of The Shining, minus the tension, the scares, and the plausibility.
There is nothing to redeem this film, it looks cheap, and the cast look very disinterested.
If I ever want to see anything about the Jersey Devil, I'll stick to that X-Files episode.
On the plus side, its the best film ever made about rabies induced hallucinations.
The Vineyard family are going to camp there so the father can release his father's ashes. But while there, they hear that someone has gone missing, and the father thinks it's the work of the Jersey Devil.
They move camp site to get away from the rest of the campers only to find that they're in more trouble than they were before. Is the legend of the Jersey Devil real, or is it just another story.....
I wanted to give this movie a chance, because the director knows how to deliver a slick horror movie, and the cast wasn't half bad.
What I got was just another generic horror movie, where the main protagonist is assumed as being bonkers, but all his fears and rants are real, because hey, there goes that awful CG beast.
Moyer is okay as the troubled lead, but toward the end, I was more concerned about wiping his eyes than the danger to him or his family. Supporting characters are just your typical fodder for the beast, and the little boy does the worst scared impression when he sees the decomposing dog.
It's like a really watered down version of The Shining, minus the tension, the scares, and the plausibility.
There is nothing to redeem this film, it looks cheap, and the cast look very disinterested.
If I ever want to see anything about the Jersey Devil, I'll stick to that X-Files episode.
On the plus side, its the best film ever made about rabies induced hallucinations.