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Monday, May 14, 2018

Don't Go in the Woods A.K.A. ... Alone! (1981)

An American horror slasher directed by James Bryan.
A group of young people go camping and are chased by a wild man who wants to kill them.
The real horror of this film is it's poor production quality. An hour and 20 minutes passed very slowly. This was partially because of the slow pace, with long shot lengths. The stale and simplistic plot really failed to hold my interest. Characters were shallow, poorly acted and poorly written. Apparently, the filmmaker used outdoor locations to save on lighting costs and it shows. Camera-work consisted mainly of hand-held follow shots, but there were a few better compositions when a tripod was used. All of the special effects were physical and mostly consisted of blood (the film's main expense). I have heard worse audio in films, but not very frequently. It was all annoying noises, including the music and dialogue. DVD Talk gave this 1.5/5, Dread Central gives it 2/5, IMDB has it at 3.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes has 13% tomatometer and audience score and has 1/5. An average of 25.3% seems about right to me. I rate this bad because it was unpleasant to watch.

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