I thought that this was a great movie for a younger generation. The plot was good, although it is a typical one, and it was well acted. The landscape was absolutely breath taking, as it showed the true beauty of nature. That alone makes this a movie to see. But over all, this was a great movie that the whole familly can enjoy.
6 Reviews
There they are!
lonysimbasa29 July 2016
Warning: Spoilers
About a year ago, I wanted to bring Gary Paulsen's Hatchet to the big screen. Unfortunately, Julie Corman beat me to it by 25 years. Fortunately for me, it's bad. I was going to watch and review this, but my computer was lagging. I then went on to what I thought was probably worse. The sequel, White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild 2. (Dramatic Music). Usually, sequels are not as good as the first movie, a lot are downright terrible. According to IMDb, the movies actually get better as time goes on. A Cry in the Wild, 5.4/10. White Wolves, 5.8/10. White Wolves II, 5.9/10. And White Wolves III, 6.4/10. This is probably the only franchise where they do.
Plot - 22 years after the events of the first movie, Brian Robeson, or Jake B. for some reason, is now either a schoolteacher or camp counselor. Judging by what time of the year it is, counselor. He brings along 5 kids for a hiking trip, including his adopted little brother Benny, Zack Morris, Sloan from Ferris Bueller, Amy from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and Young Tom Hanks from Big. They manage to make it to the top of mountain, but Mr. B falls off. Now, they're main objective is to get back and get Mr. B a hospital. Not bad, if it weren't for how they started up the plot. Tom Hanks starts dancing on the top, nearly falls, and almost gets Mr. B killed. What a dumb***. Also, it doesn't feel complete. They're only in those woods for about a day. In the first movie, Brian was in the woods for 52. There's no real sense of danger. It also has nothing to do with any of the sequels. 5/10
Acting - Most of the actors often switch from bad to okay. The best actor has got to be Matt McCoy as Mr. B. He sounds exactly like a school teacher and never once is ear-piercing in the movie. Amy O'Neill who plays, get this, Pandra, is by the far the most garbage actor and has the worst name. There's this one scene where she talks to Benny and manages to stretch out the word find. She is just putrid, never once is she at least decent. This is more noticeable in the second half of the movie, as I originally thought David Moscow, Adam, was the worst. He sounds incredibly unbelievable in the first half, and at one point starts rapping out of nowhere. Like he thinks he's Vanilla Ice (it is 1993). The other 3, worst to best are Ami Dolenz as Cara, Marc Riffon as Benny, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Scott. Like I said, the actors switch from bad to passable. Scott and Mr. B are the best. There's also this one woman who says, "There they are!", and it is just laughable. 5/10
Set Design/Location Shoot - The movie is shot on location in the great outdoors. It would be great, but it doesn't feel big, and the camera-work doesn't really focus on it. It could be because they didn't have enough money to show what could be massive. 8/10
Cinematography - Nothing great, it's okay. 5/10
Soundtrack - For a movie I thought I was going to hate, the soundtrack did not feel something scratching up against a chalkboard. There isn't a lot of music though. 6/10
Script/Dialogue - It's actually quite good. It's not Shakespeare, but it is real. There's quiet moments and the dialogue isn't at cheesy. The teenagers speak like teenagers. They even say things like s***, d***, and h***. There aren't any really stupid moments in this movie, except for when Adam causes Mr. B to fall of the cliff. I will say that the parts of the script that talk about Benny's Dad are pretty cliché. I like how they gave Mr. B the scene in the cave where he talks about his time in the wilderness. It gives us the one of the only connections to this and the first movie. That's also realistic, as there aren't any real points where he can talk about this time. It would just sound like exposition. 7/10
Characters - There is not much to these characters. They're pretty cliché and the only ones who get any semblance of a backstory are Pandra, Mr. B, and Benny. Scott is demonstrated to be a control freak when Pandra and Benny leave without them. Adam is a dumb***. I'm still thinking about that mountain dance. Cara is by far the most uneventful character, she's just the sister, the pretty girl. Benny is the bad boy who smokes and doesn't have a loving father. Pandra is the girl who wants to do something by herself. I really do not have anything to say about these characters. 3/10
Overall - It's okay, there's nothing special about this movie. It's pretty obscure, and you must be one of the select amount of people who've watched this if you're reading this. There is also a part of the movie, where a bear attacks the teens and they are guided by a white wolf. The movie I think is trying to let us believe that they're the same bear and wolf from the first movie, but that doesn't make any sense. The average lifespan of an arctic wolf is 7 years, 20 in captivity. Matt McCoy was 35 when this movie was released. That means about 22 years have passed. Also, is this the same wilderness as before, because I've never seen the first movie or any of the sequels. And another thing, why is his name Jake B. if he was named Brian Robeson in the first movie. I'm taking away .02 points for these reasons. I'm honestly glad I saw this movie, as I'm all for obscure. 5.55142857143/10, rounded is 5.55/10, rounded is 5.6/10, rounded is a solid 6/10.
Plot - 22 years after the events of the first movie, Brian Robeson, or Jake B. for some reason, is now either a schoolteacher or camp counselor. Judging by what time of the year it is, counselor. He brings along 5 kids for a hiking trip, including his adopted little brother Benny, Zack Morris, Sloan from Ferris Bueller, Amy from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and Young Tom Hanks from Big. They manage to make it to the top of mountain, but Mr. B falls off. Now, they're main objective is to get back and get Mr. B a hospital. Not bad, if it weren't for how they started up the plot. Tom Hanks starts dancing on the top, nearly falls, and almost gets Mr. B killed. What a dumb***. Also, it doesn't feel complete. They're only in those woods for about a day. In the first movie, Brian was in the woods for 52. There's no real sense of danger. It also has nothing to do with any of the sequels. 5/10
Acting - Most of the actors often switch from bad to okay. The best actor has got to be Matt McCoy as Mr. B. He sounds exactly like a school teacher and never once is ear-piercing in the movie. Amy O'Neill who plays, get this, Pandra, is by the far the most garbage actor and has the worst name. There's this one scene where she talks to Benny and manages to stretch out the word find. She is just putrid, never once is she at least decent. This is more noticeable in the second half of the movie, as I originally thought David Moscow, Adam, was the worst. He sounds incredibly unbelievable in the first half, and at one point starts rapping out of nowhere. Like he thinks he's Vanilla Ice (it is 1993). The other 3, worst to best are Ami Dolenz as Cara, Marc Riffon as Benny, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Scott. Like I said, the actors switch from bad to passable. Scott and Mr. B are the best. There's also this one woman who says, "There they are!", and it is just laughable. 5/10
Set Design/Location Shoot - The movie is shot on location in the great outdoors. It would be great, but it doesn't feel big, and the camera-work doesn't really focus on it. It could be because they didn't have enough money to show what could be massive. 8/10
Cinematography - Nothing great, it's okay. 5/10
Soundtrack - For a movie I thought I was going to hate, the soundtrack did not feel something scratching up against a chalkboard. There isn't a lot of music though. 6/10
Script/Dialogue - It's actually quite good. It's not Shakespeare, but it is real. There's quiet moments and the dialogue isn't at cheesy. The teenagers speak like teenagers. They even say things like s***, d***, and h***. There aren't any really stupid moments in this movie, except for when Adam causes Mr. B to fall of the cliff. I will say that the parts of the script that talk about Benny's Dad are pretty cliché. I like how they gave Mr. B the scene in the cave where he talks about his time in the wilderness. It gives us the one of the only connections to this and the first movie. That's also realistic, as there aren't any real points where he can talk about this time. It would just sound like exposition. 7/10
Characters - There is not much to these characters. They're pretty cliché and the only ones who get any semblance of a backstory are Pandra, Mr. B, and Benny. Scott is demonstrated to be a control freak when Pandra and Benny leave without them. Adam is a dumb***. I'm still thinking about that mountain dance. Cara is by far the most uneventful character, she's just the sister, the pretty girl. Benny is the bad boy who smokes and doesn't have a loving father. Pandra is the girl who wants to do something by herself. I really do not have anything to say about these characters. 3/10
Overall - It's okay, there's nothing special about this movie. It's pretty obscure, and you must be one of the select amount of people who've watched this if you're reading this. There is also a part of the movie, where a bear attacks the teens and they are guided by a white wolf. The movie I think is trying to let us believe that they're the same bear and wolf from the first movie, but that doesn't make any sense. The average lifespan of an arctic wolf is 7 years, 20 in captivity. Matt McCoy was 35 when this movie was released. That means about 22 years have passed. Also, is this the same wilderness as before, because I've never seen the first movie or any of the sequels. And another thing, why is his name Jake B. if he was named Brian Robeson in the first movie. I'm taking away .02 points for these reasons. I'm honestly glad I saw this movie, as I'm all for obscure. 5.55142857143/10, rounded is 5.55/10, rounded is 5.6/10, rounded is a solid 6/10.
Adventure plot #1-A
helpless_dancer22 February 2001
Not a bad production [but certainly, not good], and the scenery was splendid, but this was a re-make of a tired old storyline. A group of teens [a couple of which looked 25 or so] head for the mountains for a several days long trek. Naturally things go awry as a terrible tragedy befalls the group. As the gallant crew struggles to overcome their sticky situation, they are hindered by rugged terrain, wild critters, and raging rivers. The only bright spot for them was a mysterious white wolf who appeared when things got really desperate. The mutt didn't really do anything, just hung around lending wolfly moral support, I suppose. Many of the action sequences were choppy, unrealistic formula stuff no different than any other in this genre. The younger set should be able to overlook this and thoroughly enjoy the picture...I couldn't.
I loved This Movie! ~!
Roxburyfunny125 February 2004
I used to watch this movie when disney aired it and i love it. Now it's 2004 and i just found it out of a billion movie stores And i haven't seen it in a while and i still love it and intend to buy it. It's got humor, adventure and drama all the things i love in a movie. Great cast, good story-line, Though you never see ones like this anymore. Fun to watch and enjoy. Language may not appeal to some parents but all-all it's a great flick. Acting was wonderful and the area where the movie was shot was beautiful. In the VHS version i think a part was cut out but i'm not sure. There's also alot of familiar faces in the movie. Recommended for a movie night or in my case a rainy day! ~!
Poor
NxNWRocks2 August 2004
The first law of storytelling says that you need a conflict in order to have a story. The question in this film is whether there is enough conflict to maintain sufficient interest through a feature-length production. The film never goes much beyond the basic premise - kids trek into the wild, kids get lost in the wilds, one gets injured. There is more drama and intrigue to the average Readers Digest real-life crisis feature than there is on display here.
The scenery is easily the star of the show, and is not always shown to best effect. The scenes of interaction with dangerous animals are badly handled, and the result is strictly a by-the-numbers job. Unless you particularly like one of the actors or simply must see every film in this genre, there isn't much to recommend this.
The scenery is easily the star of the show, and is not always shown to best effect. The scenes of interaction with dangerous animals are badly handled, and the result is strictly a by-the-numbers job. Unless you particularly like one of the actors or simply must see every film in this genre, there isn't much to recommend this.
"There they are!"
CVan8323 July 2009
When I was about 11 my mom bought this movie on VHS from a Christian/Family based movie salesperson that came to our door. This is one of the worst acted movies I have ever seen. However... that makes it entirely worth watching. It is hysterical. I'm particularly fond of the performances from the actors playing Cara and Jake's Girlfriend. They are AWFUL. I have seen this movie no less than 50 times and it just keeps getting funnier every time. I know that this wasn't the intent, yet now as a 26 year old I still have a special place in my heart for this flick. Watch it once just to see the creepy actress playing Jake's girlfriend delivering the line, "There they are," from a rescue helicopter. Easily the worst acting in cinematic history. I need to invest in a DVD copy since my tape is worn out. Happy Laughing!
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