In a Violent Nature

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.

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.

Someone should count how many steps are taken in this movie. Because that's what you're watching half of the time.

This feels like an artistically shot homage to Friday the 13th from the killer's perspective. There are definitely some creative shots & kills in-between the nature walks, although it doesn't justify the 90+ minute runtime.

Makeup and effects were good/great. It's visually compelling throughout.

There is essentially no character development. If anything, the kids mostly come off as unlikable, so there's really no compassion for any of the people getting mindlessly slaughtered.

Worth watching if you're really into slashers & nature documentaries.

If I had to watch one more shot of the killer walking through the forest, a damn field, or some other picturesque landscape I would have sworn I was watching a 3rd person nature documentary.

I don't mind a film being slow for the sake of tension building or for a great payoff (think Jaws, slow but a HUGE payoff) but this was slow and tedious to the point I thought the director was having a joke at the watcher's expense. It genuinely went on for so long or so repetitively at times I particularly thought I was watching a satirical horror movie. Think of that scene in Monte Python and the Holy Grail where they replay the same scene of a knight running towards you over and over.

There were some original kills (credit where credit is due, the overlook kill was fantastic) but to see other reviews saying that it's horrifying, and the most frightening, gory film they've seen makes me question how much horror the reviewers have actually seen.

It's a more ambient Friday the 13th / Jason film and nothing more.

Walking out of the theater, I passed a man who turned to his wife and said, "Well, we'll never get that time back" and he's absolutely right.