He was a good dog, that's for true
Added 10/28/2009
With film number 27 in Sid's October HorrorGreatSuccess we landed on a lesser known straight to video film called Wilderness. It came on one of the movie channels late last night and made it's way on the list since it fit into the British horror genre, which we had yet to do in our film fest. With past films like The Descent and Dog soldiers we figured we'd be in for a nice treat coupled with the well liked British accents. It turned out to be pretty middle of the road in our opinion but still was really well done.
Wilderness revolves around of group of delinquent inmates who can't be controlled in the normal prison system. Because of this they're brought out into the harsh wilderness to learn how to work together in hopes they won't wind up on a future episode of cops. As they attempt to start on their mission they come to discover someone with a pack of insane wolf dogs is on a quest to finish them. Now there focus is strictly staying alive which is quite a feat considering they're in the middle of nowhere.
Wilderness turned out to be a solid flick with some great atmosphere going for it. It proved yet again that British horror conjures up some fine pieces of work in a sometimes mundane film world. The film does get a slight bit dull at certain points, but it earned itself a four star rating thanks to a really good twist at the end. One that you may not see coming. So we certainly can recommend Wilderness as a flick worth checking out if your a fan of the outdoor manhunt genre, which obviously you know we are. With predecessors like Death Ring, Surviving the Game, and Death Hunt, Wilderness fit's somewhere in on the totem pole but in a very different way.
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Good Movie
Added 10/1/2009
I have rented this movie in the past, and wanted it, it was hard to find. But worth the wait
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WATCH OUT FOR THE SHRUBBERY
Added 8/17/2009
I had to mention that because there are a couple of times in this movie when the killer camouflages himself as turf and when the soon to be victims walk away, the shrubbery slithers off in the opposite direction. This sounds absurd but in this movie it is effective...but funny. There's nothing funny when the slaughter starts and it can be startling and very brutal. A group of young male delinquents are brought to a now deserted island wilderness to try and see if these somewhat nasty misfits can straighten themselves out by camping and learning to survive the wilderness and each other. They meet up with their female counterparts-but the bad boys and girls are the usual assortment-the bully, the coward, the wimp, the misunderstood one and of course a traitor. One of the males at the young juvenile offenders facility had recently committed suicide and the killer is the shrubbery, i mean the boys' father. This is not a spoiler since the killers identity is known pretty quick.
The movie is well-made and directed and has genuine suspense and the killings are brutal, raw and very very gory including someone being devoured by a pack of dogs. The biggest surprise of the movie is the killer has "inside" help.
If you like seeing thuggish brats being picked off one by one this is a movie I would recommend.
This is indeed a spoiler alert but someone made a big mistake when they show a knife fight between a British commando and a youth and the youth wins. If you can ignore this supreme piece of silliness-the movie on the whole is a keeper. BOOYAH! That booyah was for my friend Jason.
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COULDN'T DECIDE WHICH MOVIE TO STEAL FROM
Added 7/20/2009
What a disappointment. Contrived, cliche-ed, derivative and full of one-dimensional stereotyped characters. There's such potential here for a better story/film, especially since several of the actors are rather talented. It's squandered, though, on this juvenile non-effort. What a shame. There is some fairly well-executed gore, and some well-mounted suspense sequences. Otherwise, it's forgettable. This is made worse by the sadly misleading cover art, which substitutes Dobermans for the (admittedly less-than-scary) German Shepherds seen in the actual film. Oh, well, Toby Kebbell is easy on the eyes. Too bad he's given such dreadful dialogue. A handful of profanity doesn't make it sound authentic.
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Toby Kebbell..Need I say More!
Added 4/8/2009
I thought that this movie was going to be really terrible, but I actually enjoyed it. It was my first time seeing actor Toby Kebbell, who may I say is amazing. It also opened my eyes to other british films. Definitely would recommend!
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