Wolves at the Door (2016)

Returning home from a night out, a group of friends at a remote house in the hillside find their festivities interrupted when a group of deranged psychopaths invade their home and begin killing them one-by-one, forcing them to try to fight back to save themselves.For the most part, this one wasn't really all that bad. One of the more enjoyable elements present is the fact that there's quite a nice atmosphere present throughout here which is quite fun. From the opening which features the first failed ambushes on the first house that immediately sets this one in motion to the first few hints that something's wrong within the house, there's a rather nicely-accomplished sense throughout here that doesn't feel right and really generates a suspenseful atmosphere. This carries into the actual attacks on the house later on, where they ambush the lone victim outside the gates in his truck to the stalking by the front door and that leads into the group finally breaking into the house which has some dark and brutal efforts with the intensity of the attacks here. Given the true-life happenings of the situation, there's a fine series of intense brawls throughout here as they deal with the intruders which manage to hold this one up quite nicely. There are a few rather large flaws here, the biggest of which is the fact that there's just nothing told here about what the intruders are doing there. It's obvious based on the historical connection as well as the epilogue, yet in the film itself, the sheer randomness of the whole affair simply leaves this one confused more than anything. Likewise, the film seems to believe that being a recreation of the actual events means that plenty of utterly despicable decision-making occurs throughout here, from failing to understand the concept of strangers who aren't supposed to be there which doesn't set off any kind of alarms about the situation to completely letting themselves into the danger by not taking advantage of them having the upperhand the few times it happens as the group has the opportunity to beat back the intruders without it happening so that it can deal with the actual events of the real incident. The last big problem here is the overall length, where it's way too short to mean anything and then just ends on an abrupt sequence that just peters out without any kind of meaning. Lasting barely over an hour with all the interludes, an overlong and unneeded introduction that doesn't do anything for the film and then gets the tacked on ending which really has some pretty big problems. These few issues here lower this one significantly.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language and intense themes involving a pregnant woman.

First untruth is in the first frame 1969 was NOT the summer of love. Two, Steve Parent was shot in his car not killed outside a truck with a sledgehammer. Three Vojtek was sleeping on the couch under an American flag. I quit, movies don't have to be documentaries but don't need to lie like JFK once every minute. And since when is an hour enough time to flesh out characters. Obvious that the filmmakers desperately were stretching out the flimsy script. No option to give it zero or negative stars. I have been tirelessly working on my screenplay, while studios are churning out turgid duds like this and Human Centipede 3. UGH!!!!!

I liked the movie a lot. It is not about wolves, it is about Charles Manson and his cult of murderers. There are places in the film where I jumped, and the plot was very good, keeps you on the edge of your seat.For any of the reviews that said the movie wasn't good, they are clearly kids who have no idea of who Charles Manson was or any of the crimes he and his followers did. The acting is very good and the music is brilliant, lots of 60, 70, 80's psychedelic music.I definitely think that you will like this film, if you are old or smart enough to know about Charles Manson. Great horror flick 7/10

Let me say very few film make me angry, but this is possibly the angriest I've been in a long time. "Wolves at the Door" gives the viewer enough "clues" to lure them into renting/buying/stealing this TURD. It is supposedly about the Charles Manson murders which took place way back in 1969 during this nation's "Summer of Love". Not only did the followers of Manson slaughter a pregnant Sharon Tate, they also wasted three more of her friends including coffee heiress Abigail Folger, and then continued their killing spree the next evening. If you are actually interested in these horrible crimes, the movie to rent is called "Helter Skelter" and Steve Railsback played the title character of Charles Manson.I don't know why this movie was made. It was pointless and as useless as a screen door on a submarine. And it does NOTHING. If you're thinking you're going to get a different POV, think again. I don't why a single cent was wasted on a movie that has nothing original to say and never really delves deep enough into its characters or story. Shame on ANYONE remotely connected to this POS. Rated R.