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Monsters in the Woods

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2.2/10 • 10

2012-02-111h 23m

Horror

A micro-budget movie crew treks into the wilderness to shoot horror scenes for their unsellable indie-drama. They soon find themselves in the midst of their own real horror movie, as they are hunted by a large group of creatures.

Directors
J. Horton
Writters
J. Horton, R.J. Smith
Editors
J. Horton, R.J. Smith, J. Horton

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Glenn Plummer

    Glenn Plummer

    Jayson

  2. Lee Perkins

    Lee Perkins

    Guy

  3. Linda Bella

    Linda Bella

    Ashley

  4. Edward Hendershott

    Edward Hendershott

    Burt

  5. Claudia Perea

    Claudia Perea

    Ariel

  6. Gladys Otero

    Gladys Otero

    Bianca

  7. Paul Misko

    Paul Misko

    Kris

  8. Ashton Blanchard

    Ashton Blanchard

    Script Girl

  9. Curt Mega

    Curt Mega

    Thomas

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Wuchak

Jul 8, 2018

3/10

Micro-budget, half-baked monster twaddle RELEASED IN 2012 and written/directed by Jason Horton, "Monsters in the Woods" is a micro-budget flick (costing a mere $30,000) about – you guessed it – monsters in the woods of Southern California that an indie film crew experience while shooting a B-horror flick. I like the diverse ethnic cast, which is refreshing, but the shaky, sometimes unfocused, cam gets tedious after a while. There are a few good-looking women. I also like the monsters, which are half-spider/half-human and impressively diabolic all things considered (it’s eventually explained WHY they’re so diabolic-looking). The first act is quite amusing as it parodies the trials & tribulations of a B-horror shoot in the sticks. Near the end of the first act, however, one of the main protagonists abruptly buys the farm and the reaction of the cast & crew is unconvincing but, then, I guess it’s supposed to be a joke anyway. The second act introduces two curious characters with head-scratching dialogue but, thankfully, the cool monsters are also introduced. Unfortunately, the proceedings and characters are dull and confusing as written and executed. Things finally perk up in the last act with revelations about what's really going on, but it can't save the flick from being what it is: half-baked. There's enough good here for a quality monster-in-the-woods horror movie, but Jason Horton needed to take the time to work the kinks out in the story/script, specifically in the second and final acts. George Romero did this with his original "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and it remains a selling masterpiece to this day. The lesson? Don't rush off into the woods to shoot a horror flick with cast & crew, low-budget or not, UNTIL you have a well-written, comprehensible story with interesting characters. Otherwise you're just wasting your time and the time of anyone who might view your work. THE MOVIE RUNS 84 minutes and was shot in Fawnskin, San Bernardino National Forest (exteriors) and Malibu, California. GRADE: C-/D+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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