A group of friends go camping in the woods. Of course, the main reason they’re going there is because it just so happens to be a famous murder site… because… you know, fun times, right? Predictably, the mythical killer is still lumbering around the forest, and he’s just hankering to hack even more campers to pieces.
The Redwood Massacre is another one of those movies where annoying British people get on your nerves, stumble around the woods, argue with one another, and then (finally) get killed. Despite my initial restlessness and general distain for British slasher movies, once the killer got around to slaughtering campers wholesale, I had to admit it was pretty effective.
The killer is pretty cool too. He kind of looks like what would happen if Scarecrow escaped from Arkham Asylum and went on to become the drummer for Slipknot. The kills are surprisingly juicy too. The axe murder/cannibalism flashback sets the bar pretty high early on. From there, the various axing and stabbings leave just about everything coated in crimson. Heck, even when the killer’s just punching dudes in the face, the blood flies every which way. I tell ya, true to the title, this guy sure knows how to turn the woods red.
Some of the kills have a torture porn vibe to them as many of the victims are either tied up or helpless while the killer is twisting his blade into them. That may or may not turn some viewers off. I will say that the copious amount of red stuff will surely please the gorehounds out there. The bad news is the finale is a little protracted as we get too many new characters popping up late in the game. If the filmmakers decided to pack everything in about ten minutes earlier, it might’ve skated by with *** ½. That quibble aside, The Redwood Massacre is a gory good time.
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