Timber Falls (2007)

You know right away a film is going to be bad when you see a strapped- down woman, impaled on a cross like Jesus, agonizingly dis-impales herself from said cross, then starts using both hands normally like they'd been healed for months. Railroad spikes through both hands will render them absolutely useless. Besides the intense pain from your exposed tendons and nerves, there'd be some paralysis. Those were pretty big holes!Anyway, I thought I hadn't seen the movie before so I started watching it recently. As it turns out, I did see it already. The fact that it didn't stick around in my mind is saying something - it was probably best forgotten. Still, why do I stick around and watch gore-filled movies like these that feature poor acting, poor script and poor judgment by every single character? I'm no psychologist, but I'd imagine there must be an inherent need to right the wrongs that I've faced in life - if I can't get revenge on those who've been bad to me, then hell, watching a flick of the vengeance I should have received will have to suffice.

I skipped supernatural for this? It's extremely cliché and Wrong turn was better. When they lady got decapitated the graphics were terrible. If you expect anyone to still be pregnant after all that? Then there's seriously something wrong. Someone who was pregnant and then went into a situation like that would have lost it. Then the ending? Really!?! I'm sure Deacon is dead and wouldn't come back so the double sided sickle wouldn't have appeared. I really hope there isn't a sequel! Especially after the disaster of a movie this was! You could tell that when Micheal was being punched for using foul language that it was faked. Especially when the camera angle was turned to face them as a side view and you couldn't see the guys fist connect with the others face. There were no bruises or marks showing he was punched.

This film had me convinced on the quality right up to where the girlfriend bumps into a park ranger as she is escaping the pursuit of her disfigured attacker. It was this moment when it was revealed the ranger and attacker were connected that ruined the whole experience. The ranger character acted poorly and the scripting for this scene was totally mismanaged from the perspective of solid performances being felt throughout from the lead actors. Other than this there were no real surprises, although I did enjoy very much the toying with that the young couple got from the locals early on in the film. The final and most cliché aspect of the film involved the surviving couple (a year later) leaving their newborn to sleep whilst the blade of the attacker was seen outside the window. So, all in all I would say this film had a lot of potential but it felt like the director wanted to make some quick money and just have his name up in lights as it popped up immediately when the credits started, which by the way was so fast it was without any artistic direction or subtlety.

If you like backwoods, and by the way the scenery was fantastic, and the setting........Also if you like, weird crazy families who live out of reality, you will love this film. The only bad thing, was the very beginning, when they give you a prelude to what is to come.....Producers, leave that part off, I don't want to know what to expect before I see it. Okay, about the story, it was fabulous acting by Josh and Brianna. The only dumb thing was Josh throwing away his bullets....come on, right after you were terrorized by crazy hunters? Anyway, the movie was intense, (to much soft porn) could have used less love making, after all this is a scary horror film, but the film in general was intense and very creepy. You never really knew if those hunters were involved till way later. A lot of excellent acting in the torture and running scared moments. I'm glad they had Brianna tell her boyfriend she was 8 weeks pregnant, that was the whole point of their trip was to be a romantic camping adventure where she tells Josh she is 8 weeks along, but things started to happen before she could. This film was very realistic, because this actually happened to a friend of mine....at a chalet in the mountain woods of western North Carolina. The end was another one like Halloween, Wrong Turn, etc., when you can't seem to kill them off.....As always, that last family member coming back for more. Good, there will be a sequel....The burned brother with the cycle coming after them again..I really enjoyed this movie, it was just enough gore without being overly done and too too bloody and the characters were religious fanatics, creepy, dumb, and crazy backwoods country folks who are strange enough to do anything....This film was way better than Cabin Fever....You won't waste your time with this film, just get you some popcorn and enjoy !