Film Filter: Off- The cover of this film has a picture of a serial killer wearing a pig mask...need I further defend my decision?
Pros- Okay, so this movie is definitely not as terrible as I thought it was going to be. It's certainly not good, but it's something that most people could probably tolerate.
One of the things that was enjoyable about the film was its believability in regards to the character interactions. Sure, there was the once in awhile stereotypical statement, but for the most part the characters co-existed with each other in a manner that made sense.
Another thing that was a slight surprise was the independence of the male lead character to not follow all of the stereotypical rules. When a creepy guy in a truck comes to aid you by the side of the road and offers a "short-cut" to their destination, it's usually not a great idea to listen to him. Kudos, James. Kudos.
On a side note, 96% of the film is in broad daylight. Thinking outside of the box...I like it.
Cons- As with most slasher flicks, there is a massive amount of predictable, stupid situations that the characters could have avoided had they had a collective IQ higher than the Madison County speed limit.
Where shall I begin? The idiocy doesn't really ensue until Will takes a photo in the woods and sees someone creepin' in the shrubs. Hey, you're in the forest, and this is crazy: you saw a creeper...tell someone, maybe? Or not. Maybe if others had known there was someone following them, they would have been more apt to make intelligent decisions.
Next is the splitting up. I can slightly see their perspective in that they weren't really in danger when they started to split up, but there's a general rule of thumb that strength in numbers is better than getting brutally murdered. Just sayin'. Not only do they split into smaller groups, but once they're in groups of twos, they split even further to one on one. It's like a mitosis of retardation.
So there are two chicks in this movie...one who understands the principles of mass preservation, and one who does not. Fortunately for the one who does not, her ass gets saved by the smart one who distracts the little piggy when he gets too close to the moron. When moron girl realizes she's safe, she goes to follow him when she sees her smart friend injured and about to be hacked up. So what does she do?
a) dumb bitch tires to tackle him from behind, then picks up his axe and slices him up like bacon
b) dumb bitch calls for him to follow her like her friend did, to give her a chance to run away
c) dumb bitch tries to save her friend by picking her up and carrying her through the woods
d) dumb bitch acts like a dumb bitch and just stands there
Yeah, you guessed it. D. *sigh* I'm not even going to elaborate because it's too frustrating.
Wrap up- As I mentioned, this movie is not as awful as I initially expected. That being said, it's frustrating as hell. However, most of the pros outweigh the cons (at least to the degree where I don't consistently feel like I wish I were the one dying so I wouldn't have to suffer throughout the rest of the film).
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