Everyone knows the plot of the classic slasher film. Even if they’re not exactly your favorite genre, slasher films have become a major cinematic trope. The sexy young men alone in the woods, the wronged killer long ago seeking revenge, you know the drill. In a violent naturedirected by Chris Nashit’s a film that hits every note of the classic slasher film, but tries to put its own twist on it.
A gruesome assassin is awakened after his not-so-final resting place is disturbed, cursing the land he roams and everyone who crosses his path. These unfortunate victims of course include your classic tough guy with a gun, as well as a bunch of stupid teenagers on a weekend camping trip. But instead of following the victims from start to finish, we follow the slasher himself on his quest for blood.
Literally, a comically large part of this film is the camera following our slasher as he trudges through the woods. This made the pacing inconsistent, with a lot of momentum lost between kills.
And by the way, there are some of the most grotesque and over-the-top kills I’ve ever seen in this movie! Really gory stuff that I won’t describe because I really don’t want to spoil it for anyone. The moments where the slasher does his classic cut were the parts I thought worked best.
I appreciated that this film tries to do something different with atmosphere and pacing, even if it doesn’t quite work for me.
Here is the description of the film:
The enigmatic resurrection, fury and punishment of an undead monster in a remote wilderness.
In his directorial debut, Chris Nash cleverly turns the slasher genre on its head by shifting the perspective from the victims to the killer to disturbing effect. In a violent nature upends a stereotypical mainstay present in horror films for decades, minimizing familiar clichés to inject new life into the genre. Instead of living alongside promiscuous young men in a remote forest cabin before they get their due, the film keeps their unsuspecting voices in the distance as we follow a maniacal killer as he trudges through the woods to stalk his prey. Infusing imaginative kills with generous amounts of gore, Nash takes a methodical approach, creating an ambient, menacing tone that will stick in your psyche for a long time to come.
by Corrin Rausch
Source: Geek Tyrant
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