The Young Cannibals

Seemed to have some promise when it started out, up until the point where the kids were left in the woods (and why the old nutjob left the van with them rather than tossing them out and driving off, no one will ever know). After that, it got pretty boring because there was just too much time between attacks, and I started fast-forwarding to see if there was any decent gore (and there was some). The monster looked like someone dressed in a monster suit, so wasn't particularly scary. For me, the real entertainment I get out of a monster flick is either comedy or gore (or both), and this didn't have enough of either. The ending was kind of funny though (the real ending, not the little scene at the end of the credits)

The Young Cannibals brought a nice premise, a good execution, ok actors/dialogue, overall I was intrigued and had fun with this one. In the woods horrors are quite possibly the easiest ones to make, right there next to zombies, yet this one managed to bring something new to the table. Just a little more that you'd expect, but it made quite the difference.

So if you're a fan of the genre, don't go in expecting a masterpiece, but be prepared to see more than the usual, a genuine plot that evolves throughout the movie, characters that have more than one layer and...well I wish I could say more about the monster but probably the budget just couldn't cover for a better one.

Still, it was a pleasant surprise thus I will recommend it.

Cheers!

No pun intended - sometimes a monster is something literal ... something we project. Of course as the cover and poster already reveal we have quite the physical monster here. But can you really see it? Sorry for another pun I reckon, but I had to.

This is quite low budget and if you like horror movies, you could do worse than watching this one. As the next movie made quite clear - next movie I watched that is. This right here is into the woods and has quite the strong opening ... one that suggests that the movie may be better than the final product even? Well you'll be the judge of that. Good effects overall and maybe one twist too many ... still decent overall.

I always try and write a balanced review based on many things including the budget and genre.

Most low budget horrors these days are awful but this is not that bad compared to most.

For a start it is a bit bizarre and i like bizarre, odd , weird and the creature effects are rather well done for the budget. Add in the excellent although overpoweringly loud old style Claudio Simonetti'esque synth music and it does give somewhat of an atmosphere as well as the spooky location which most low budget horror fails to achieve.

The opening scene was excellent and did give hope that the rest may be as good but although it did not quite meet up to initial expectations it is by my definition an average horror and certainly does not deserve anything less than a 5/10.

My original review was pretty tough on these guys, and immediately received 3 'unhelpful' votes which leads me to believe that the filmmakers are keeping a close eye on their imdb page, which then prompted me to check out their profile on here and when I saw that this was their first feature-length film, I felt some remorse over my harsh review. With that in mind, I don't have the same feelings about it. I still think it's a 3/10 but I don't think this work deserves to be insulted. For a couple of independent directors to make this film, that's a pretty good accomplishment. Instead of trashing this debut, I'd rather say keep working at it, there's potential here. It wasn't a complete waste of my time but it wasn't anything remarkable, but that's alright. There will be those who receive this movie well, but it just wasn't for me. I'm not the type of person who wants to complain about an independent project as soon as it's released, especially one that the filmmakers and crew probably didn't receive much of a financial return on. Give it a try if you like gore and creature features. It's worth a watch just for the great soundtrack alone.