The Wishing Forest

I liked it, but then again I do have a soft spot for low budget fantasy flicks with terrible CGI.

This is as good as any, and better than some.

The cast do a reasonable job, the female lead is lovely to look at, the scenery and costumes are nice enough, and bonus points for the cannibals in the forest - they're a unique "villain" for this kind of film.

Just don't go into it expecting a LotR stye epic.

Made by crazy people with a dream in their hearts and I think this behavior should be encouraged. 6 stars cause I would do worse with the same resources.

Some movies are stupid, some have a boring story, some too much CGI. This movie gets a pass from me because it doesn't have to be good if it is has something interesting to it. I'm thankful the people making it threw in a little nudity. I'm tired of moves being over the top in violence and language but skip showing us some t&a. Most movies today are sloppily put together or make little sense. The real problems with the Unicorn movie is boring dialogue and fight scenes. They should have put effort into making the characters interesting while still showing a little nipple here and there. I give it a D but only because of the nudity. Most movies that are R rated only throws us with 500 fwords and non stop over the top violence. It's far better than zombieland and the sequel.

I'm giving this a middle of the road 5/10 cause this is a hard one to review. So lets break this down:

What's commendable?

The movie is different, that's for sure. Browsing Tubi for nonsense to watch usually ends up with a predictable low budging experience that has you yawning or chuckling. Bad effects, awful costumes, the loosest definition of acting, a distinct lack of trying. Well the first thing that is noticeable is that these people did try. There's effort here. It's a horror fantasy, with some nasty cannibals running around being cannibals. The characters interact in a strange way and their dialog is often a bit off, giving everything a real dreamlike feel even when the post processing doesn't kick in (but when it does hooooooooo boy). This does tie in with the themes of the movie, oddly enough.

So what doesn't work? Well, it's pretty boring, not much actually happens in the movie, and some of the scenes along with the costumes give this movie more of a fetish-film feel than anything else. Specifically when the antagonist is rubbing her tits with blood for a length of time that feels longer than it probably is. Don't watch this with people you don't know well or they are gonna think you're into some wild stuff. Maybe you are into wild stuff? I don't judge, but your friends might. In addition, the unicorn horn that appears to be some kind of plunger bounces hilariously when the horse it's attached to moves around. It's very funny.

All in all, a strange experience, but a welcome change of pace from the usual nonsense you find on free streaming services. So give it a whirl if you want something different especially if you like bloody half naked shamans.

These days I find it hard to understand why the basic cutting, lighting, colors and audio are still a huge problem, when you can do post prosessing literally on your home PC.

The needed equiment is not expensive anymore. I'm not talking about fancy cgi, just the core basics for making a decent looking modern film instead of a this home video.

A random person who just understands how to use a browser could find & learn the needed software and make this look better, within the same day, while still learning how to even do it.

I can't recommend this, it's a home video for the people who made it.