Review – In the Woods

I suppose it was inevitable that The Blair Witch Project would end up spawning at least some of this every-moron-with-a-camcorder approach to making horror movies. Of course, this particular brand of amateurish tripe has more in common with early Full Moon (back when it was still Empire) than the pseudo-documentary Blair Witch style. It’s hard to pick the worst element of this dog; the shot-on-video production values, wooden acting and witless script are all solid contenders. But I think the edge goes to the not-very-special effects. Honestly, the monsters on the original Star Trek series weren’t this cheap. The idea of making a movie about a couple of guys pursued by something they unearth out in the woods might have had some potential, but the execution is definitely lacking. Wish I’d skipped it