In the Forest

I am always annoyed at the argument that a low budget movie can not be judged by the standards as big money productions. I strongly disagree with that. The inconsistencies throughout the movie and lack of acting talent where appalling and have nothing to do with the budget. Absolutely not worthwhile to give it a shot. I regret having spent the time on it.

This movie HAD potential, but lost it, starting when the lead characters (the mother & daughter) arrived at the campsite. Thus, was the beginning of flaw after flaw after flaw. The mother gets into an argument with the daughter & acts more like a little kid than the daughter. The mother lacks ANY common sense in emergiency situations & can't make rational decisions. When the daughter is confronted by a psychotic teen, she leaves her best weapon (a shotgun) & runs (toward the psycho) into the RV bathroom to hide. Teens are not as stupid as this girl portrays. I don't have enough room to continue with the flaws in this movie. DON'T do like I did (watch the entire flick)... be better than me; watch something/anything else (twice).

Saw this a while ago... don't remember much. It's that stupid. I seem to have survived the fright scenes, no residual ptsd! I also recall the grandfather being the worst actor among the amateur cast.

I don't mind a low budget movie about a family going camping in the woods and meeting with a bad guy who tells them to get off their land.

However, the actions taken by the various people (especially the mother) are so illogical and silly that the movie just becomes totally irritating. Awful script and bad acting.

I went into this with an open mind, knowing it was going to be an "innocent-camper meets dangerous-backwoods-nutjob" kind of movie--and it was--however, the plot moved along quickly, keeping my interest throughout, and I must give recognition that I never knew exactly who the bad guys were until the end. I recommend this movie to anyone looking for a suspenseful, fun movie that will have you yelling at the characters for their cliché horror movie mistakes and reminding yourself why it's important to always camp in official RV campgrounds.