A whiskey stream of consciousness review.
From the start you see it is a straight to video thing. Opening in a small town video rental (nostalgia win). After an interesting stalk and chase of what might be the films first victim, We move to the local high school to meet the films sexually ornery and not half-bad looking teenage protagonists. It's the last class of summer and they must be juniors, because the teacher assigns them homework over the summer. (Who does that?!) We then transition to friends heading for a vacation getaway in the woods. Evil Dead or Cabin in the Woods this is not. Mike, one of the characters states that he has seen every horror movies and believes that events the group of friends run into are classic tropes used from the films foreshadowing the ominous. As the film progresses, we learn that he is really only friends with Nick the cabin owner, and the rest of the group quickly tire of his prophetic nannying. The script is beyond corny and Mike's character coulda used some legitimate horror film references in his lines instead of the generic stupidities he utters - basically stating the obvious. He is annoying and hard to root for. In a weird way I wonder if Mike was a loose influence on the Stuart character from Scream... okay, probably not. But if Wes Craven saw this film... mad respect! The acting overall is sub level, but you've had worse if you've reached in the bin for this one. The creature is ridiculously bad, but for whatever reason, it didn't bother me. Especially when they decided to give it video toaster laser eyes! Only wished I cared about the characters a little more. One of the funnier post script scenes puts the cherry on the top. Best watched with a group of like minded no budget horror cruisers and a dram -or three of Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye. Cheers!
From the start you see it is a straight to video thing. Opening in a small town video rental (nostalgia win). After an interesting stalk and chase of what might be the films first victim, We move to the local high school to meet the films sexually ornery and not half-bad looking teenage protagonists. It's the last class of summer and they must be juniors, because the teacher assigns them homework over the summer. (Who does that?!) We then transition to friends heading for a vacation getaway in the woods. Evil Dead or Cabin in the Woods this is not. Mike, one of the characters states that he has seen every horror movies and believes that events the group of friends run into are classic tropes used from the films foreshadowing the ominous. As the film progresses, we learn that he is really only friends with Nick the cabin owner, and the rest of the group quickly tire of his prophetic nannying. The script is beyond corny and Mike's character coulda used some legitimate horror film references in his lines instead of the generic stupidities he utters - basically stating the obvious. He is annoying and hard to root for. In a weird way I wonder if Mike was a loose influence on the Stuart character from Scream... okay, probably not. But if Wes Craven saw this film... mad respect! The acting overall is sub level, but you've had worse if you've reached in the bin for this one. The creature is ridiculously bad, but for whatever reason, it didn't bother me. Especially when they decided to give it video toaster laser eyes! Only wished I cared about the characters a little more. One of the funnier post script scenes puts the cherry on the top. Best watched with a group of like minded no budget horror cruisers and a dram -or three of Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye. Cheers!