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Summary: Good Horror Movie
Review: ...Wrong Turn, it is a good horror movie that will keep you interested. I liked the opening credits designed by 1741. The things that dissapointed me was that the movie did not have huge hollywood stars. The only big stars that I knew were Eliza Dushku (True Lies, TV's Buffy (canceled), Bring It On, The New Guy, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, Soul Survivors, City By The Sea, TV's Angel), Emmanuelle Chriqui (Snow Day, On The Line) Jeremy Sisto (Clueless), and Kevin Zegers (Air Bud 1-3, MVP, TV's Titans (canceled). The main reason I did not like this movie is because Kevin Zegers was on for such a short time... I guess that is why in the credit's his name is last and saying "and". That sounds like what happened to me, the last time I was an "and" I had little screen-time compared to almost everyone else. I think the only good thing about being an "and" is that you are very well known or often seen in something. Despite Kevin's lack of screen-time I was still interested in this movie. The main guy in this movie is Desmond Harrington (TV's L.A. Dragnet (canceled). The inbred bad guys make great villians. I think that most people will know who lives and who dies, but some death scenes are still very shocking. See this movie for good acting and great scenes of Canada (Virginia). The storyline and plot is like Rob Schmidt says in the DVD commentary it is meant to be a old style horror movie. A mix of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Ravenous. I suggest watch the movie and listen to the commentary, it has Rob Schmidt (Director), Eliza Dushku (Jessie), and Desmond Harrington (Chris).
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Summary: Good acting, fair script and direction - but a rip off
Review: Wrong Turn is a surprisingly well crafted film that delivers chills and suspense in several places. It isn't bad when compared to other slasher/gore films, but it isn't a mature horror film.I have two majorissues I have to take with the film: the script and the motive. Since the motive comes out of the scripting, I guess we're looking at a point and a subpoint. The opening credits treats us to a series of photos and newspaper articles flashing by (ala Se7en). It is these photos and articles, I assume, that is supposed to suffice for the motive that I state is missing. Before I go further, if you haven't seen the movie, skip to the end of my review, because I'll be giving away a few plot points. The killers in this film are supposed to be deranged "mountain men" who murder unsuspecting victims in the woods of West Virginia. That is what the newspaper tout in the credits and that is what happens. That is not a motive! That is just a statement. Why do these guys kill? The fact that they are "inbred" is not excuse enough. Do the filmmakers intend to state that the people living in the mountains of West Virginia are all inbred? Other than the policeman who answers a rescue call, we are not shown a single person from the area who is not obviously from inbred blood. So ARE the filmmakers trying to make such a radical statement? If this is the intent, then the people of West Virginia - particularly those living in the mountainous areas - have quite a case for bigotry on the part of the filmmakers. I don't think that was what was ultimately intended, but it does need some answering. Now, here's my subpoint problem with the film: Wrong Turn owes its existence in large part to the "Home" episode of the television series The X-Files. In that episode we have a family of inbred people living in Pennsylvania who have kept to themselves for over a century, never bothering anyone. It is only once the FBI is called in to investigate the burial of a deformed child that the inbred family resorts to murder - and only then to protect themselves from the outside world. The people in this episode are severely deformed and very good at survival. Wrong Turn takes several liberties with the television show premise: there are three men, but no woman as in the TV show. The three men apparently kill for the sheer pleasure of doing so, whereas in the TV show the men kill to protect themselves from the outside world. Yes, this film is shot very well - in fact, brilliantly at times. Yes, the acting is superior - none of the old "drag anyone off the streets to star in the film" stuff that Friday the 13th had. Eliza Dushku and Jeremy Sisto are particularly good. The mood is right and the scare factor is there. And, compared to early horror films of this type (Friday 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, etc.), it's just as gory, but in a more purile way. There's no need for most of it. It's just that I wish there was an answer to the "why". Why did these guys kill people? In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a terrible film. I think it is a well made, well acted film that satisfies quite nicely for a night of gore, if that's your cup of tea (or blood, as it were).
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Summary: Sad, Boring, and Pathetic. 1.5 Stars.
Review: The gore is the best part. This movie is one cliche afetr the other, but that's what the director wanted. There are some inovated kills in this, that will keep gore fans entertained. Plot? You already know it. Teens go into woods, smoke have sex, get slaughtered by a family of imbreed cannabals. Believe me that IS the plot. No character development, no suspense, no scares, but the gore is great. My personal favorites are the arrow in the eye and decaptitation of the girl in the tree. Other than that, this is going to put you sleep.
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Summary: Definately a Buy
Review: This movie was just awsome, a good story,a hot girl, and a nice amount of killing. The movie would be worth 30 dollars if that was the price. Eliza Dushku in front of the camera most of the time, she's plain hott, then her actually being a tough girl instead of a wuss is great. And i dont think ill ever drive on a dirt road in a hick/hillbilly area ever again, or even more so go to a secluded house.
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Summary: Don't make a Wrong Turn
Review: I mostly went to see Wrong Turn because Elize Dushku is in it, and I'm a fan of hers. I also love horror movies. I was surprised how enjoyable this movie was. The acting was great. The characters seem to have real emotions, and it was easy to identify with them. Great movie overall.
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Summary: Amazingly Terrifying
Review: This is got to be one of the best films out this year, only a true horror fan would enjoy this movie. Starring Tru Calling star Eliza Dushku (also plays Faith, Buffy The Vampire Slayer)as the classic heroine in this new challenge of terror. Based on possible events this film is based on the world of inbreeds aka, abnormal looking humans who trap, capture and kill people in a 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' style. It features what I think is one of the most brilliant sequences I've ever seen known as the treetop scene where three survivors are chased around the high trees. Any fan of horror, this is a must-see. Take it from me.
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Summary: Gorror Movie
Review: I can't believe some of the reviews I read. This isn't Shakespeare people. This is a slasher/horror/gore movie. There's screaming, blood, gross-outs, and deformed-inbred mountain men, do you really think this is award winning stuff? Geez, take it as it is. A decent scarey movie that will creep you out (at least for a little while) about going into the woods. We enjoyed it. It was a good 90+ minute movie. That about covers it.
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Summary: Cliches and crazed backwood cannibals.
Review: Unbelievable. The execution of WRONG TURN is even more banal than the premise, which, given assured direction and a twisted script should've been a slam dunk creepy slice and dicer. Lo, it aint. Instead we get a group of the dumbest woodland victims ever filmed and a group of disfigured redneck cannibals that aren't as scary as REAL disfigured redneck cannibals. The result is a film that offers little atmosphere and a few cheap jolts that just qualify it as a horror movie. Back to the dumb woodland victims- they go exploring a shack in the middle of the woods that contains several clues to the grizzly inhabitants activities, yet take time to make sure they check every room whilst looking for a phone and/or toilet. They wanted to die, obviously. Everyone who gets it (you know who they are right off the bat) dies in a FRIDAY THE 13TH fashion that's all blood and latex, with little creativity, and even less originality. The main characters are even more cardboard than the supporting bodies and are never developed in the short running time (WRONG TURN clocks in at 80 min. AFTER the end credits). Every horror cliche is played; from the main chick the villians decide to change their M.O. for and NOT kill instantly down to the clueless cop who you know is going to get it before he is even introduced. ELIZA DUSHKU plays the "tough girl" to a new annoying extreme that forces one, like in most run-of-the-mill slasher flicks, to root for the bad guys. So many genere films have started with a similar plotline and all fail in the shadow of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. With a remastered DVD now out, watching LEATHERFACE and his twisted clan scare up the creepy horror WRONG TURN lacks would be a turn in the right direction.
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Summary: "Wrong Turn" makes a couple or Right Turns
Review: Basically, I rented this movie not expecting to be much. Just another movie where a young cast gets lost in the woods, and strange people start hunting them down. There's a lot of movies that have this same plot line, but what it comes down is that this plot line is probably the most horrifying thing imaginable. Nothing sucks more than getting lost in unfamiliar territory. Then inbreds start chasing you. There aren't any cops, any phones, any people around with some sense in their head. That would be anyone's worst nightmare. But I was surprised at how much I liked this movie. Its kind of a "Deliverence" meets "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Not too many movies get my blood pumping, but this one did. The acting is excellent, especially Eliza Dusku and Desmond Harrington. I was really suprised at how good the acting was. It's nice to see a movie when someone's best friend gets killed that the characters actually show some emotion, instead of most teen movies where they say "Who's next?" Never minding the fact that their best friend just got their head chopped off. Basically the characters were believable, the acting was good, the cinematography was great, you got a real feel at how lost the characters were. I enjoyed it. The ending kind of set it up for a sequel.
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Summary: A Cross Between Deliverence & Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Review: A very high suspense move, but as far as horror movies go it lacks horror! I was waiting to be scared. It has some gore, but you know pretty much what is going to happen, before it happens. I also could figure out who was going to die and who wasn't. It's worth a watch, but for a true horror movie watcher, don't expect any real thrills or chills. I was more impressed with The Blair Witch Project! If you want to see a true horror move watch The Excorcist again!
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