I had heard a lot about this movie, and was told that it was pretty scary, an 80s time capsule of a smart slasher film. In fact, a few towns over this movie was shown as a midnight movie for a while, and people showed up dressed as the forest mom. Having just seen the entire movie, I am not sure what the hype is all about. It is a very silly little film. The acting is horrible, but not as bad as the lighting. The story is about a small group of campers who go into the woods to "build a stream" per the leader (even though there is a stream). The dialog is really silly, as are the decisions the campers make to escape (split up, sleep in separate camps). All the expected characters are there (the pot head, the joker, the so-crazy-he-may- be-the-killer) and they do all of the expected things (scream, fight, and sometimes, thankfully, are killed). The gore is tame and there are no scary parts at all. The movie is sloppy, for example the female body double in the opening scene (falling from the motorcycle) is SO obvious not the same person.
I guess this movie would be okay to watch if it was on TV and there was nothing else to do, but otherwise it really is not worth the time. It is a bad sign for a slasher movie that more people are alive at the end then were murdered, especially when you want them to die SOOO badly.
I guess this movie would be okay to watch if it was on TV and there was nothing else to do, but otherwise it really is not worth the time. It is a bad sign for a slasher movie that more people are alive at the end then were murdered, especially when you want them to die SOOO badly.