In a Violent Nature

60% of the film involves watching the back of a guy walking through the woods.

35% of the film involves watching really bad actors do things that make zero sense.

20% of the film involves outrageously overdone scenes of inexplicable violence.

15% of the film is listening to stupid stories that make no sense, particularly the last one.

That doesn't add up to 100% because these things overlap.

It's a garbage movie with no plot, terrible acting, terrible delivery, terrible effects, pointless and over-the-top violence, and it ends with nothing making sense and nothing having been said.

No story, no point, no conclusion, no content. Just garbage.

This movie remembered me to Friday The 13th the videogame. I mean the camera work, the murders and filming locations are pretty close. Probably producers were inspired by Friday the 13th original movie but they've tried to give a new vision. The result is not as good, nor original and the overall product seems too simplistic (even a slasher).

First, the story is inexistent and it's the usual one if you have watched similar slashers.

Second, the overall result is a cheap copy of Friday the 13th (Even 2009 version is better than this one).

Last, the murders are the best here. It doesn't look cheap for a B movie.

So, overall a wasted opportunity with so much potential. I recommend this one only to slashers B-grade fans. Other than that skip. There are other several good classics from the 80's like Nightmare on Elm street, Christine, Halloween or Alien.

Went in not expecting much and that's exactly what I got. Probably 70% of this movie is the same shot repeated over and over again, that shot being us watching the killer from behind walking through the woods at great length with the sound of leaves crunching underfoot.

I'm convinced the storyboard for this movie, on paper, goes something like this: Walk. Kill. Walk. Kill. Walk. Kill. Walk Kill...

Though the walking is about 5 times the length of a kill and save for maybe 2 kills offering a few seconds of goofy fun, the rest are boring.

Other than that the story is incredibly cheesy/lame/unoriginal, the dialogue and acting is entirely subpar, and there's many awkwardly executed scenes. A few long, not convincing, awkward pauses in dialogue or actions, as well as some weird almost confusing sound design at times made it clear pretty early that the story and acting aren't going to be where the movie shines, unfortunately though there was nowhere it shined.

I did my best to not fall asleep while watching but toward the end I really couldn't be bothered to care at all and found myself starting to drift. Can't try and pass off a low budget thriller as unique or original in this case, it's really just a bore.

Ever wonder what the killer in the woods is doing behind the scenes? In a Violent Nature answers that question. And it's a whole lot of walking around the woods.

This movie is a cool concept that sounds interesting on paper, but does not translate to screen. There is a complete lack of tension to the whole film. I think this is partially the way it's shot, but also because most (not all) of the time, we know where the killer is. The lack of music is also a detriment.

The killer is not interesting like a Jason or Freddy. And we don't get a chance to know the victims either because we are too busy watching the killer walk around in the forest. It makes for an experience I had nothing to attach myself to, and no one to root for.

The ADR is extremely distracting, and the performances and dialogue are not good. While I commend the movie for being excessively gory, and using all practical effects, I felt like I was watching aged effects. The dead bodies don't look real, and when thrown around they look very bad. I probably normally wouldn't care about this if I was locked into the movie, but I unfortunately was not.

I appreciate it for trying something new. But sometimes things are done a certain way for a reason. In this case, slashers should follow dumb teenagers, and not the silent killers. They are way more fun to watch.

Disclaimer: this film is only intended for slasher fans. Ones who love the cliches and tropes of the genre and want to see them flipped on their head and played around with. The change of POV, the off camera kills slowly dwindling away until everything in its practical effects glory is displayed with a refusal to turn the camera from anything, and the (in a good way) head scratching ending.

This review isn't to gatekeep this film, it's just to let people know who the intended audience is. I've seen many films where I wasn't the intended audience and the point of the film was lost on me. The early review to this film were very negative so I was bracing for a bad time but was surprised. This is one of those rare love letters to the genre that really requires additional watching of at least the classics to see what the director was going for. Otherwise it's just going to seem like senseless kills and walking around with no substance, where the true substance lies in the established features of the genre itself that it puts its twist on.

Overall a fun time with some genuinely great moments and a must watch for slasher fans.