A group of teens drive
down in a motor home to go camping in the
woods while one of them named Sabrina
(Shan Holleman) can't get over her
ex-boyfriend Tom and hopes to get things
off her mind.
However, when they are camping out they
are tormented by a couple of rednecks.
Then they meet an estranged girl named
Nicole (Tanya Fraser) as she just broke
up with her ex-boyfriend herself and
seems to be attached to one of the guys
camping out named Benji (Justin Geer) but
however while the rest are having fun and
playing stupid jokes on others a machette
wielding maniac is there too to do away
everyone there.
The film starts off with lousy performances which was too over the top but there's an interesting slaying but it's nothing to brag about either.
Then when the story rolls after the opening credits it lacks big time with the friends getting ready to go on a trip with their lame discussions and what they are doing.
Then they go to a corner store to get some goodies and we see a clerk there staring at them and putting his hands in his pants basically jerking off (I'm not kidding) It was lame by how he approached them as he was supposed to be creepy but he didn't fool me and telling a story about the people that once camped there. When we get into the story he tells there's one guy and two girls that decide to have fun in their tent as there's a near lesbian moment and of course offered some skin which was supposed to entertain you but it looked lame to watch. Yet when a murder happens it looked mildly surprising and effective with some intensity even if the performances lacked big time. It repeated another murderous scene that was shown during the almost beginning of this film.
In the group of friends we of course have the main dickhead of the bunch which happens to be Roger goofing around with a machete in the motorhome as this was a bit convincing but still nothing to brag about. There's arguments accuring and stuff like that which makes you wanna hate this guy.
Then when the gang arrives to their campground a supervisor talks to them as the setting looked good with mist floating in the air when they cross a bridge as this I had to admit was nicely set out.
When they camp out they are terrorised by the store clerk they encountered with his redneck sidekick which looked terribly silly and not as disturbing like you'd imagine that this would turn out to be while watching this scene unravel.
Benji meets up with the mysterious girl Nicole that was mentioned in the tale as well as what we spot during the beginning of the film as the conversations with them walking together was supposed to look nice and dramatic but this fails.
Then the killings mysteriously start afterwards which looked terribly phony to watch as well as a girl kneeing the maniac in the crotch before running away as this was laughable but in a bad way.
Roger goes haywire tying both Sabrina and Benji up afterwards and driving the motor home away but then the vehicle stalls which was a half decent effort to make you wonder if he's behind this mess or not.
Later on Benji and Sabrina manages to untie themselves and tries to get the vehicle running as the setting looked still and creepy so another nice pointer with this scene but the disappointments add up later on in the story.
There is a nice shot on the killer in a suit to not reveal themself as this looked nifty but then when the killer is revealed and there's struggling moments it falls flat big time.
Bottom line is that I was looking
forward to seeing this movie as I was
hoping for another Friday the
13th meets Texas
Chainsaw Massacre flick like Just
Before Dawn and other cult
favourite like that and was aware the
budget wasn't too big but I was in for a
shock in a bad way.
Everything about this movie was so
unscary and phony but shot in good ole
Georgia where there aren't alot of film
opportunities there. After seeing this
hunk of trash you hope there are better
one's to come. Watch Sleepaway
Camp 2 & 3 instead. However, this film wasn't as bad as Camp
Blood and made on a better
budget too.
The acting is god awful as lead actress Shan Holleman (Sabrina) has to go as all she has going is her
looks and doesn't know how to pull off
her character. Her crying and emotional attitude was so stiff it wasn't even funny as well as her aggressions. She was just saying her lines. Her looks could've been more convincing but she wasn't unattractive at the same time.
Nelson Bonilla (Roger) however does a nice
job playing a dickhead trying to get a
rouse out of his friends. He certainly had the motivation by playing a real shit disturber as he studied this part in a fair fashion and had the real looks for this role too. Hoever when he acts fearful he was a bit stale.
Justin Geer (Benji) portrayed the clean cut boy next door although his looks were quite nerdy. He tried to pull off his role but wasn't too convincing at all by what he did here. Sorry but he doesn't cut it. Also when he tries to act charming it doesn't look convincing either and needed some acting lessons.
Tanya Fraser (Nicole) however does a fair job with
her mysterious part in the film.
Seemed to do a good job by acting outgoing within whatever she does as well as showing some spunk the odd times. However when she is emotional she needed a bit of a boost with her characteristics. She wasn't terrible like most of the cast mentioned here.
Breanne Ashley (Brooke) got on my nerves a great deal as she was supposed to be a stubborn one with sarcasm but she doesn't cut it at all as I didn't like on what she did here. She was wooden but not as bad as most of the cast in this flick.
Nicole Crisp shows
off her breasts making out in a tent
Diana Picallo does the same thing
during a much later scene
A lusty woman is
bloodily stabbed in her tent
A guy's stomach is cut and bloodied
A redneck is gutted lying in the woods
but the shot is so fast
Flesh is stripped off a corpses back
A mans arm is chopped off
The music isn't your
average cheesy synthesizer playing which
is a real shock cause just about
everything in this movie is bad and it
was arranged by Allen Wilbanks and is okay with the score on this film
surprisingly. Some nice dark low sounds during the last horror still moments which fit in still night moments when we all get a feeling that something is bound to happen.
We have an annoying
soundtrack by groups like
Donn Aaron - "Hey
Truckadelic - "Truckin Lovin
Man" (Ugh I couldn't wait till that
song was over as it was played towards
the near beginning of the movie. The singer was off key)
Scott Roberts - "Pretending"
Acres - "All I Need"
Buttonhook - "Sea"
Brass Knuckle Surfer - "Haunted
Mouse"
Subject2Change - "Valles
Mariners"
Rae' Ven Rae - "Truth or Lies"
Buttonhook - "Abra Cadaver" ,
"Skindrop"
Tapestry - "Hand Full of Hate"
, "Love Break Down"
Faith: Wait
a minute.... You like her don't you?!
Better than me!
Jake: No baby of course
not I just don't think she should be out
there walking by her herself
Faith: You ass! Go fuck
her then!
Jake: Nicole...
Sorry about earlier... Hey listen, you
think I can sleep in your tent? .... I
promise I won't try anything....
Nicole???
Jebediah (After
telling a creepy tale): Will that be
cash or credit?!
Brooke: (After
Roger does a stupid prank with fake blood
on him): God have you ever thought
of writing children's books???
Roger: Smell that fresh air girls (He lets
out a fart)
Benji: Sabrina
can't stand you
Roger: Then why is she
out here sleeping with me then?... You
don't know a thing about women man.
Lincoln: Y'all
think the killers on the loose?
Shut up!!! I don't have to.
I'm the one with the machette
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