Don't Go in the Woods

I thought this movie was pretty bad, just watched it and came here to see if maybe I was missing something. Maybe I'm just not artsy enough to "get it" I dunno, if that's art, I'll skip it I think. I like horror and I like music and I've liked that combination in other movies but this was just weird. Too much music, which is pretty generic stuff, and not enough movie. What gore it has is done well so the FX team gets a passing grade but for a horror movie there just isn't much there.

When it was over it had me wondering if these kids were a real band and maybe the movie was just a vehicle to get their music some exposure. Usually music accents a movie but in this case it seemed like the movie was just filler for the music.

Disastrous.

I only watched this because I was interested to watch what D'Onofrio could come up with.

I wish I hadn't.

Its a horrible movie.

Not that the concept of a teenage slasher musical is stupid or anything! The acting was awful. The writing was awful. The directing wasn't awful only because there didn't appear to be any. The photography was acceptable in the sense that most of the movie was in focus. So far, this pretty much describes any teenage slasher movie. The real awfulness that sets this one apart is the music. It is indescribable. The songs turn up, for no apparent reason, about every five minutes and they are atrocious. They have lyrics like "I breathe every breath for me!" I'm glad the kid understands the physiology of breathing, but does he have to sing about it? It's hard to comment on the score because the teenagers are absolutely unable to play any musical instrument (except for the blind kid whose electric bass works just fine in the forest, as if by magic)and are even less able to carry a tune. I would think that a random sample of kids off the street would contain at least one who could carry a tune. Not this sample! The casting director had to go out of his way to find kids who couldn't sing a note. Why did I watch? The same reason people are fascinated by train wrecks, I guess. I couldn't look away. It really, really was that awful!

When i first heard of a possible remake of the 1982 low-budget shocker , i was ready. I remember seeing it at the drive in,way back when.I got a call from a friend to come over to watch the 2010 film of the same name. Was i going to like it ?-well,i was all for it.After 12-15 min. into the movie,i thought" lots of focus on this "band". I waited for a scene where someone ,or something is watching them,ready for one of them to leave the group,go off to pee,or make the beast with 2 backs,and get killed.Well,instead,they broke into ....more lame songs.It was at this point,i realized i was watching a musical.Now,i do watch them sometimes,and i did make it thru "Little shop of horror"(both versions),but this movie was not what i expected.Long scenes of singing,at the strangest times,a story that makes no sense,very little blood,sub-par effects,and basic camera work made this a LONG watch.i did make it till the end,but felt like a ass,for sticking around.All in all,i have seen much better musicals,and WAY better horror films.To me,this movie fails on BOTH levels.

I seen this movie on Showtime tonight. I'll make this review short and simple. This is quiet possibly one of the WORST movies I have ever watched in my entire life. The direction of this movie is really random. It tries to be a serious horror movie with a musical element. It didn't work.

This movie is the definition of garbage. The soundtrack is absolutely terrible. Horrible, whiny emo music, bad vocalist, and generic instrumentals. The horror story behind it is also bad. The bad guy is stupid. The premise of the film is bad. What more can I say? There's little to no quality behind the music, story, and actors behind this load of trash. Do yourself (and your ears) a favor; skip this movie. It's bad.

The only, ONLY reason I am not giving it a one star; I do LIKE the concept. I think a horror story/musical is a classic and different idea to visit for a horror movie. It's just that this movie failed miserably to pull it off. Would not watch again, do no recommend it to others. (actually in a way I do so they can laugh at how bad it is, if you have a "bad movie night" once in a while you are in for a good laugh!) 2/10