The Hunted

I had high hopes for this movie. I really liked "The Blair Witch", and I thought that this effort might be reasonably close. Unfortunately, I was wrong. You would be better served to watch an episode... ANY episode... of the television series "Mountain Monsters".

This is far from original at all, especially when The Blair Witch Project remains the scariest film I've ever seen. That film's tension is just masterful, and I have to say that this film is able to recreate some of its ingenuity and real terror. I think the acting in this is really good and a big part as to why it's pretty effective. At times, the film is a bit too similar in its showing-less-is-more approach, but I'm glad it took that route. I wish the ending had been crazier and that it had done more, but I guess that it was comfortable just feeling safe. Overall, this isn't a necessary viewing, but it is pretty good, especially for such an indie.

Someone else said he or she was being merciful bu giving it a 2. This isn't even worth a 1. These are supposed to be established actors? This is barely a quarter or a camp fire story. A beginning build up with nothing else. Just random noises and movements in poor light. The scariest part of the movie was at the very beginning where he scared his daughter in their house before even going on his adventure to the woods. I waited until the end, yet there was no climax. Nice scenery. That's the only redeeming quality. It was like a first time YouTube video with a cell phone done by 4 year olds.

Or, as I have already said, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST rip off too, to summarize found footage stuff. There were tons of them since all those years, especially BLAIR WITCH, before REC, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, CLOVERFIELD and so on. So back to this one, the topic itself, without the footage scheme, is not new either. Another DELIVERANCE rip-off too, if you watch closely. Not bad at all, I have seen much worse, but it may be tiring to watch only this kind of material. Yes, you can feel tired and bored. But once in a while, I am OK. This feature sounds very amateur though, but I tried to put that besides. I tried. It remains too much talkative and flat, a problem for this kind of directing.

The phrase "pretentious drivel" comes to mind. Nothing happens in this film. Let me repeat that - Nothing happens. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. If your idea of a scary film is hearing a woman scream in the woods, do yourself a favor - find some woods close to your home, go there at night with a woman you know, and ask her to go into the woods and scream. You'll waste far less time than if you viewed this pitiful excuse for a "thriller". Trust me - I LOVE horror films (and I've been a fan for 54 years, and have seen 'em all). Watching paint dry is far more exciting. The really scary thing is that there are those who think this crap is worth making. They should be ashamed of themselves. Please, please don't waste your time - there are far better films to see. Avoid this at all costs !! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!