Wrong Turn

[cfr1970]

This was good and I had very vague recollections while watching but they were so vague that it still felt new to me.

Lots of suspense and great gore too. I liked when they had the dead girl on the table in the cabin with her leg cut off. So gross but fun.

I really have no nitpicks except for the scene in the trees. It was so comical because I was wondering what the hell kinds of trees were these where they were just walking around all the way up there with such ease?

It was so unrealistic that it came off comical. I was kind of glad when the girl who lost her boyfriend got the axe to her mouth. I think it was meant to be symbolic to finally shut her up with all her constant whining.

One scene that probably will make me out to be a cold, heartless bastard is where the guy hangs onto the police car to get back to the cabin to save the girl.

No way would I have done that. Uh uh...this chick I just met and face it, after seeing how those inbreds quickly kill people, she would've been dismembered long before he got there. So I would've just kept running down that main road to save myself!

That's actually another nitpick...these killers murder on sight. Why on earth would they take that girl back to tie her up? It made no sense because they kill instantly and apparently eat their victims for dinner.

Other than that, it was really good and i'm looking forward to the other 5 parts. I think I saw part 2 but not the rest. So next week i'll see what I remember from that one.

I guess there's more of them hideous inbreds living in those mountains to continue the series?

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

This was good and I had very vague recollections while watching but they were so vague that it still felt new to me.

Not for me. I've rewatched this one so many times, I remember what happens next.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Lots of suspense and great gore too. I liked when they had the dead girl on the table in the cabin with her leg cut off. So gross but fun.

I think this scene began Carly's breakdown before Scott's death. Remember the scene where she laughs about Chris getting close to one of the traps? It was right after Scott's death. I remember thinking the woman lost her mind. She saw quite a bit of disturbing stuff. I knew she wasn't going to make it when I first watched this movie years ago.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I really have no nitpicks except for the scene in the trees. It was so comical because I was wondering what the hell kinds of trees were these where they were just walking around all the way up there with such ease?

It was so unrealistic that it came off comical. I was kind of glad when the girl who lost her boyfriend got the axe to her mouth. I think it was meant to be symbolic to finally shut her up with all her constant whining.

When Jessie fell on the tree limbs, she went falling backwards. I was surprise she didn't break her back. They are lucky none of the weight falling on the branches caused it to break off.

I was happy when Carly died She was an idiot who was going to get Chris and Jessie killed if she had been around any longer.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

One scene that probably will make me out to be a cold, heartless bastard is where the guy hangs onto the police car to get back to the cabin to save the girl.

No way would I have done that. Uh uh...this chick I just met and face it, after seeing how those inbreds quickly kill people, she would've been dismembered long before he got there. So I would've just kept running down that main road to save myself!

I don't think it makes you heartless. I do wonder though, how far would Chris have gotten by himself if he didn't go after Jessie? Those freaks were everywhere. His best odds were getting the advantage on them by going back and saving her. Plus in my mind, I like to think they became a couple after this

Originally Posted by cfr1970

That's actually another nitpick...these killers murder on sight. Why on earth would they take that girl back to tie her up? It made no sense because they kill instantly and apparently eat their victims for dinner.

I think they were going to use her as a sex toy before killing her. You'll see in upcoming sequels, they do get horny. Either that or they were going to slowly kill her by cutting her body parts off one at a time.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Other than that, it was really good and i'm looking forward to the other 5 parts. I think I saw part 2 but not the rest. So next week i'll see what I remember from that one.

I guess there's more of them hideous inbreds living in those mountains to continue the series?

Yes, there are more of them. After watching Wrong Turn, I really want to watch The Hills Have Eyes now

I hope we see Chris and Jessie back for a sequel. It's not like Desmond or Eliza are big stars to where they can't do this. It would be neat to see how after almost twenty years they are dealing with their trauma. I could see one of them or maybe even both wanting to go back to permanently kill all of them. After the horrible plot of Wrong Turn 6, this would be a better sequel.

Edit: Almost forgot. Eliza is in two other great horror flicks I recommend. Open Graves (2009) and Eloise (2016). I really enjoyed both of them.

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I think this scene began Carly's breakdown before Scott's death. Remember the scene where she laughs about Chris getting close to one of the traps? It was right after Scott's death. I remember thinking the woman lost her mind. She saw quite a bit of disturbing stuff. I knew she wasn't going to make it when I first watched this movie years ago.

While her reaction to seeing her fiance killed right in front of her was completely normal, i'm surprised the others didn't just come out and say "Shut the F up!". I get she was having a breakdown, but you're still running for your lives here...put the tears away for later and focus on saving yourselves.

But she did kind of give up...remember a couple of times she says "We're all gonna die" as if to say "why bother"? I think after the fiance was killed she didn't want to live anymore and didn't really care if they got her. Hell, I would've used her for bait.

Originally Posted by Christopher

When Jessie fell on the tree limbs, she went falling backwards. I was surprise she didn't break her back. They are lucky none of the weight falling on the branches caused it to break off.

I noticed that too and even said to myself, she would've broke her back. Jumping into trees like that could've also impaled them on a branch too. But the way they were all just walking around 100 feet up in the air and going from tree to tree was funny because it was so unrealistic.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I was happy when Carly died She was an idiot who was going to get Chris and Jessie killed if she had been around any longer.

I was thrilled because she was dead weight and would've definitely gotten the others killed. But she had no will to survive anyway imo so it was all good.

It was sad when Jessie told how she had just broken up with he boyfriend and her friends took her on this trip to lift her spirits. When Chris told her it wasn't her fault because she seemed to be feeling guilt about that, I was like..."Well, it kind of is."

Originally Posted by Christopher

I don't think it makes you heartless. I do wonder though, how far would Chris have gotten by himself if he didn't go after Jessie? Those freaks were everywhere. His best odds were getting the advantage on them by going back and saving her. Plus in my mind, I like to think they became a couple after this

Well, this was the main road that the police just came down, so I think he stood a good chance of getting to another main road with traffic. They all took Jessie away to the cabin together so this was the perfect chance to get the hell out of there while they had their new victim.

I would've thought that Jessie was most likely dead by then anyway since he saw how they kill instantly---so the most logical thing to do imo would be to stay on that main road for help.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I think they were going to use her as a sex toy before killing her. You'll see in upcoming sequels, they do get horny. Either that or they were going to slowly kill her by cutting her body parts off one at a time.

That's a scene i'm glad we didn't get to see, but it makes sense. Also cutting off her body parts slowly makes sense too if they were going to slowly eat her and try to keep the rest of her alive and fresh.

The makeup jobs on them were great because they were ugly and scary looking creatures.

Originally Posted by Christopher

Yes, there are more of them. After watching Wrong Turn, I really want to watch The Hills Have Eyes now

I just watched the 1977 film for the first time a couple weeks ago during my first Shudder trial. I saw the 2006 version once when it came to dvd and thought it was the most disgusting film ever at the time. In fact I couldn't bring myself to ever watch that one again since because of the horrible violence and they actually kill the baby which is almost unheard of in horror films.

The 1977 one was really good and I enjoyed it. Even though the violence was high, I don't think it's as graphic as the remake. I may try and watch the remake again...but man, that's one that makes me uncomfortable to watch and I love horror films.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I hope we see Chris and Jessie back for a sequel. It's not like Desmond or Eliza are big stars to where they can't do this. It would be neat to see how after almost twenty years they are dealing with their trauma. I could see one of them or maybe even both wanting to go back to permanently kill all of them. After the horrible plot of Wrong Turn 6, this would be a better sequel.

I'm surprised she didn't go back for the sequels because I don't remember her ever becoming too big of a star to return. In fact I think it would've only helped her career if she did.

I remember a TV show with her years ago that was ok, but nothing special and I think she all but disappeared from show business?

Originally Posted by Christopher

Edit: Almost forgot. Eliza is in two other great horror flicks I recommend. Open Graves (2009) and Eloise (2016). I really enjoyed both of them.

I'll check those out. Open Graves sounds familiar...I must've seen it but many of these horror films i've seen between 2000 and now I pretty much forgotten so they'll feel new again because I rarely watch horror movies over unless they're classics like Halloween or Friday the 13th series.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Hell, I would've used her for bait.

That would have been funny to see.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I noticed that too and even said to myself, she would've broke her back. Jumping into trees like that could've also impaled them on a branch too. But the way they were all just walking around 100 feet up in the air and going from tree to tree was funny because it was so unrealistic.

When she lands with her back hitting first, it looks like she was bent backwards. I don't know why Eliza and the filming crew agreed to that type of jump. It seemed really unbelievable. The way Chris jumped with his arms out made sense because he was trying to grab onto whatever he could while falling down. I still have trouble with that scene even after all these years of rewatching it.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I was thrilled because she was dead weight and would've definitely gotten the others killed. But she had no will to survive anyway imo so it was all good.

It was sad when Jessie told how she had just broken up with he boyfriend and her friends took her on this trip to lift her spirits. When Chris told her it wasn't her fault because she seemed to be feeling guilt about that, I was like..."Well, it kind of is."

In the moment of trying to survive from maniacs, you don't point that out though It is Jessie's fault yes, but at least she lived. I don't know why she needed cheering up over a breakup. She appeared very tough in the film. Eliza was channeling her character from Buffy in this film during some scenes.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Well, this was the main road that the police just came down, so I think he stood a good chance of getting to another main road with traffic. They all took Jessie away to the cabin together so this was the perfect chance to get the hell out of there while they had their new victim.

I would've thought that Jessie was most likely dead by then anyway since he saw how they kill instantly---so the most logical thing to do imo would be to stay on that main road for help.

True, but I think he was starting to like Jessie so that's why he risked his life to save her. Like I said, I hope some day they do a sequel because I bet these two characters ended up together.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

That's a scene i'm glad we didn't get to see, but it makes sense. Also cutting off her body parts slowly makes sense too if they were going to slowly eat her and try to keep the rest of her alive and fresh.

The makeup jobs on them were great because they were ugly and scary looking creatures.

You'll be seeing a lot of scenes in the sequels you wish you didn't get to see

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I just watched the 1977 film for the first time a couple weeks ago during my first Shudder trial. I saw the 2006 version once when it came to dvd and thought it was the most disgusting film ever at the time. In fact I couldn't bring myself to ever watch that one again since because of the horrible violence and they actually kill the baby which is almost unheard of in horror films.

The 1977 one was really good and I enjoyed it. Even though the violence was high, I don't think it's as graphic as the remake. I may try and watch the remake again...but man, that's one that makes me uncomfortable to watch and I love horror films.

The baby doesn't die in the remake. Doug, the father, with the help of Ruby saves the baby from the cannibals. I like the remake better because they go more into detail about the mutated cannibals. We also get a longer, detailed scene of Doug saving his daughter going into their town to find her.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I'm surprised she didn't go back for the sequels because I don't remember her ever becoming too big of a star to return. In fact I think it would've only helped her career if she did.

I remember a TV show with her years ago that was ok, but nothing special and I think she all but disappeared from show business?

The Wrong Turn sequels were all direct to video. They wouldn't have helped her career. She has disappeared for the last few years.

Now I remember. Yeah, she'll never work again sadly. She had a role on Bull and endured sexual advances from Michael Weatherly. When she reported it, CBS fired her from the show and paid her 9.5 million because she was on contract. No one is going to take a chance working with her again. That's the thing in Hollywood. When you report misconduct, you lose your career. Sad this happen to Eliza because I like her acting.

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by Christopher

When she lands with her back hitting first, it looks like she was bent backwards. I don't know why Eliza and the filming crew agreed to that type of jump. It seemed really unbelievable. The way Chris jumped with his arms out made sense because he was trying to grab onto whatever he could while falling down. I still have trouble with that scene even after all these years of rewatching it.

And when you think about it, all 3 of them going up that watchtower made them sitting ducks for the killers. When they all climbed up, I thought to myself why not just have the guy go up to check for a radio and get the hell back down instead of all 3 of them trapping themselves there?

For all they knew, the killers could've chopped all the wooden legs with their axes or exactly what they did...burn it down. I think you have much better chances running in the dark woods or finding somewhere to hide.

Originally Posted by Christopher

In the moment of trying to survive from maniacs, you don't point that out though It is Jessie's fault yes, but at least she lived. I don't know why she needed cheering up over a breakup. She appeared very tough in the film. Eliza was channeling her character from Buffy in this film during some scenes.

No, I didn't mean the guy should've said that to her right there. That would've been terrible to do! She's feeling guilty enough in that moment, but i'm sure he was thinking it like I was.

I didn't know she was on Buffy. One of these days I may try that show, but it's a long series and an hour show. 30 min shows are easy to invest in---hour shows take a little more.

Originally Posted by Christopher

You'll be seeing a lot of scenes in the sequels you wish you didn't get to see

I'm a fan of gore and can take disgusting up to a point....so i'm looking forward to that.

Originally Posted by Christopher

The baby doesn't die in the remake. Doug, the father, with the help of Ruby saves the baby from the cannibals. I like the remake better because they go more into detail about the mutated cannibals. We also get a longer, detailed scene of Doug saving his daughter going into their town to find her.

I guess my memory is foggy on that after 14 years. I specifically remember watching it with a friend in 2006 when it came to dvd and afterwards remarking how sick and over the line it was to kill the baby. Maybe they lead the viewer to think the baby's dead? I just have this memory of saying how disgusting it was the baby was killed. Now i'll have to watch it again, but I think the violence in the remake was way worse and more disturbing than the original so i'll have to mentally prepare myself for it.

Originally Posted by Christopher

The Wrong Turn sequels were all direct to video. They wouldn't have helped her career. She has disappeared for the last few years.

Now I remember. Yeah, she'll never work again sadly. She had a role on Bull and endured sexual advances from Michael Weatherly. When she reported it, CBS fired her from the show and paid her 9.5 million because she was on contract. No one is going to take a chance working with her again. That's the thing in Hollywood. When you report misconduct, you lose your career. Sad this happen to Eliza because I like her acting.

That's strange because in this "Me Too" era, it's applauded in Hollywood to make accusations of sexual harassment or worse. You would think that she'd be the darling victim now and have her choice of roles. It shows the blatant hypocrisy of Hollywood that one actress is shunned while others get praised for outing sexual predators.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I didn't know she was on Buffy. One of these days I may try that show, but it's a long series and an hour show. 30 min shows are easy to invest in---hour shows take a little more.

It's only 144 episodes at 42 to 44 minutes It actually is worth it. It's not a silly teeny bopper show or a show to sexually objectify women like Charmed became. Buffy is a serious show that relates to viewers. As I mentioned on the FOL board, Buffy has some episodes where they go really dark and depressing. There's not always a happy ending on Buffy.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I guess my memory is foggy on that after 14 years. I specifically remember watching it with a friend in 2006 when it came to dvd and afterwards remarking how sick and over the line it was to kill the baby. Maybe they lead the viewer to think the baby's dead? I just have this memory of saying how disgusting it was the baby was killed. Now i'll have to watch it again, but I think the violence in the remake was way worse and more disturbing than the original so i'll have to mentally prepare myself for it.

I can't think of horror movies where a baby or child dies. I'm trying, but the only ones that stick out are Pet Cemetery and Children of The Corn series. It's rare when a baby or child dies in horror films.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

That's strange because in this "Me Too" era, it's applauded in Hollywood to make accusations of sexual harassment or worse. You would think that she'd be the darling victim now and have her choice of roles. It shows the blatant hypocrisy of Hollywood that one actress is shunned while others get praised for outing sexual predators.

Well seeing how she disappeared from media and quit acting, I think Eliza was telling the truth. Look at Rose McGowan who makes her fame off being Hollywood's number 1 victim. She's no victim. She was on Charmed for God's sake showing off her body weekly having no issues with that. She's not getting offered roles she wants so she's playing victim to stay in the spotlight. It's like every time Rose is fading out, she comes up with another Hollywood name that abused her. I don't like Rose. Alyssa Milano is following suit. She's bringing up how she's a victim and using it to stay in the media as well. I think if you're really a victim, you don't continually publicize it for your personal gain. It's no wonder Alyssa said yes to doing a Who's The Boss reboot. She's ruined her credibility that she'll never get the roles she would like anymore. I hope someday Eliza is able to make it back into acting. She isn't a media whore and that's what we need from people in show business.

That's one thing I really like about Buffy, CFR. You never see the cast of Buffy using their fame to be whores in media. Sarah Michelle Gellar especially lives a very private life. I think she's commented the reason her and Freddie Prinze Jr have stayed together for two decades is because they don't want their life for others to see. I respect performers like that. I like performers who use acting as a job and not a way to get what they want.

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by Christopher

It's only 144 episodes at 42 to 44 minutes It actually is worth it. It's not a silly teeny bopper show or a show to sexually objectify women like Charmed became. Buffy is a serious show that relates to viewers. As I mentioned on the FOL board, Buffy has some episodes where they go really dark and depressing. There's not always a happy ending on Buffy.

I may check it out after I get through all my horror flicks and a bunch of sitcoms that I want to start watching.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I can't think of horror movies where a baby or child dies. I'm trying, but the only ones that stick out are Pet Cemetery and Children of The Corn series. It's rare when a baby or child dies in horror films.

I'm going nuts over this because I was so sure that damn baby was killed int he remake. Maybe it was the unrated version I saw? I want to do a search on it but since i'm going to watch it again now I don't want to read other spoilers since it's been so long since i've seen it.

Originally Posted by Christopher

Well seeing how she disappeared from media and quit acting, I think Eliza was telling the truth. Look at Rose McGowan who makes her fame off being Hollywood's number 1 victim. She's no victim. She was on Charmed for God's sake showing off her body weekly having no issues with that. She's not getting offered roles she wants so she's playing victim to stay in the spotlight. It's like every time Rose is fading out, she comes up with another Hollywood name that abused her. I don't like Rose. Alyssa Milano is following suit. She's bringing up how she's a victim and using it to stay in the media as well. I think if you're really a victim, you don't continually publicize it for your personal gain. It's no wonder Alyssa said yes to doing a Who's The Boss reboot. She's ruined her credibility that she'll never get the roles she would like anymore. I hope someday Eliza is able to make it back into acting. She isn't a media whore and that's what we need from people in show business.

That's one thing I really like about Buffy, CFR. You never see the cast of Buffy using their fame to be whores in media. Sarah Michelle Gellar especially lives a very private life. I think she's commented the reason her and Freddie Prinze Jr have stayed together for two decades is because they don't want their life for others to see. I respect performers like that. I like performers who use acting as a job and not a way to get what they want.

I too can't stand Rose McGowan and think she's mentally unstable and something seriously wrong inside her head. I was going to make a comment on her after I saw Scream but held back as not to get political or offend.

She clearly had no issue flaunting her body in that film and the way she's now so hypocritical about everything and passing herself off as this big victim is absurd imo.

For decades it's been known how Hollywood works and the rules they go by in that town. The "casting couch" has been widely known by everyone and even constantly joked about it.

None of these actresses ever had a problem with it and those that did, left the environment. To allow it to go on for so many decades until suddenly turning it political and acting sanctimonious about it is laughable.

Rose and Alyssa Milano are jokes and both used their sex to further their careers. The angry women act I always see from them in the news these days has me rolling my eyes every time. They knowingly traded sex for fame when they were young and try to act like victims now, because they're middle aged and cast aside for hotter and younger women who are probably following in their same footsteps.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I'm going nuts over this because I was so sure that damn baby was killed int he remake. Maybe it was the unrated version I saw? I want to do a search on it but since i'm going to watch it again now I don't want to read other spoilers since it's been so long since i've seen it.

It's worth a rewatch. The remake anyways I got bored with the original. The effects and quality of filming just lose me.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I too can't stand Rose McGowan and think she's mentally unstable and something seriously wrong inside her head. I was going to make a comment on her after I saw Scream but held back as not to get political or offend.

She clearly had no issue flaunting her body in that film and the way she's now so hypocritical about everything and passing herself off as this big victim is absurd imo.

For decades it's been known how Hollywood works and the rules they go by in that town. The "casting couch" has been widely known by everyone and even constantly joked about it.

None of these actresses ever had a problem with it and those that did, left the environment. To allow it to go on for so many decades until suddenly turning it political and acting sanctimonious about it is laughable.

Rose and Alyssa Milano are jokes and both used their sex to further their careers. The angry women act I always see from them in the news these days has me rolling my eyes every time. They knowingly traded sex for fame when they were young and try to act like victims now, because they're middle aged and cast aside for hotter and younger women who are probably following in their same footsteps.

It's hard to offend when it's the truth about what Rose is doing right now. She's making her fame off playing a victim in Hollywood. This is why I believe Eliza actually went through crap on the set of Bull. She isn't making a spectacle out of her situation. She wanted it to stop and CBS decided to pay her out of her contract firing her. Instead of getting fame off her situation, Eliza just disappeared. She knew it wasn't worth it apparently since she isn't acting anymore. I'm sure she still gets money off her movies and Buffy, so she's probably setup with a cozy little environment somewhere.

[cfr1970]

I liked part 2 and watched the unrated version tonight. Within the first 5 minutes you could easily tell it was unrated when a girl is literally split in half with an ax and we see it done very graphically. And even afterwards when the two killers are separately dragging both halves of her body away down the road.

I almost shut it off because it began as some sort of filming of a reality show "Survivor" type thing in the woods which looked so boring and I was like "Oh God no!" because I despise reality type shows!

But once the killing began, most of the "Survivor" type crap was dropped and it was all about surviving the inbred killers.

I thought the lead guy who became the hunter of the killers would survive and was sad when they got him. This was definitely more suspenseful (and gorier) than the first one, and I liked this one a little more.

I was shocked when the girl running away got the ax to her head. The inbred threw that from so far away that I found it incredible that he got her with it. I then wondered to myself, "Why didn't Jason just do this with his victims?"

The makeup jobs on the inbred lunatics was awesome and they all really looked scary and disgusting. Especially when two of them were making out together. Yuck! And that baby at the very end. Jesus Christ that thing was hideous!

I hope the series keeps up the momentum in part 3 and i'm looking forward to it now. So far I liked 1 & 2 and hope it doesn't all fall apart.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I liked part 2 and watched the unrated version tonight. Within the first 5 minutes you could easily tell it was unrated when a girl is literally split in half with an ax and we see it done very graphically. And even afterwards when the two killers are separately dragging both halves of her body away down the road.

I forgot how big an influence American Idol was when it first started. A lot of the contestants really kept it going in Hollywood back then. I was glad when Kimberly got killed. I don't care for diva characters.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I almost shut it off because it began as some sort of filming of a reality show "Survivor" type thing in the woods which looked so boring and I was like "Oh God no!" because I despise reality type shows!

But once the killing began, most of the "Survivor" type crap was dropped and it was all about surviving the inbred killers.

I didn't care for the Survivor type story either. It did set up some great kills though.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I thought the lead guy who became the hunter of the killers would survive and was sad when they got him. This was definitely more suspenseful (and gorier) than the first one, and I liked this one a little more.

I didn't like him. I thought he was too cartoony. I also don't believe that much blood would come out of your neck. They did amp up the gore for the sequels. I like some of it. When Kimberly gets her mouth chewed off, the effects were cool looking.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I was shocked when the girl running away got the ax to her head. The inbred threw that from so far away that I found it incredible that he got her with it. I then wondered to myself, "Why didn't Jason just do this with his victims?"

Oh so you know that was Jason playing the father inbred? He also plays Rusty Nail in the third Joy Ride film.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

The makeup jobs on the inbred lunatics was awesome and they all really looked scary and disgusting. Especially when two of them were making out together. Yuck! And that baby at the very end. Jesus Christ that thing was hideous!

I hope the series keeps up the momentum in part 3 and i'm looking forward to it now. So far I liked 1 & 2 and hope it doesn't all fall apart.

I like the baby at the end. It's funny when he takes the bottle away and gives the baby a severed finger to suck on

Part 3 use to be my least favorite until 6 came along. Now 6 is the worst one I consider in the franchise. I rank the Wrong Turns in this order: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6. Part 3 grew on me after rewatching it a few times.

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I forgot how big an influence American Idol was when it first started. A lot of the contestants really kept it going in Hollywood back then. I was glad when Kimberly got killed. I don't care for diva characters.

Ohhhhhh!! That was Kimberly Caldwell from season 2 of American Idol!! When I read your reply, I was like "WTH does American Idol have to do with anything?!"

Then I just went to the Wiki page and checked the cast and realized who it is. Watching last night I had absolutely no idea that's who it was, and I watched all of season 2 back in the day.

I was hooked on the first couple of seasons of that show, but after that lost interest and I still can't fathom how it ran so long before going away....same with Survivor...once I realized it was all planned and scripted, I never tuned in again.

But anyway, I thought she was great playing the diva bitch in the opening scene and it made it all the more fun seeing her lips ripped off and sliced in half.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I didn't care for the Survivor type story either. It did set up some great kills though.

As soon as I saw that lame reality show opening I was all set to FF or turn it off, but i'm glad I didn't because once that was pushed aside it got really good.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I didn't like him. I thought he was too cartoony. I also don't believe that much blood would come out of your neck. They did amp up the gore for the sequels. I like some of it. When Kimberly gets her mouth chewed off, the effects were cool looking.

That huge pool of blood around him was laughably too much and came off comical. They really should've reshot that while scene.

Originally Posted by Christopher

Oh so you know that was Jason playing the father inbred? He also plays Rusty Nail in the third Joy Ride film.

Was it? That old guy was Jason in the Friday the 13th films?! He threw me off when he was talking to cartoony guy for so long and suddenly went nuts trying to kill him.
I thought to myself, why didn't he just kill him earlier instead of having that whole friendly chat with him first?

Originally Posted by Christopher

I like the baby at the end. It's funny when he takes the bottle away and gives the baby a severed finger to suck on

In part 1 I thought they were all like that because the family reproduced with each other. Now it's revealed it was toxic water that made them that way and killed all the animals in the area and that's why they eat people.

But that baby was so freaking hideous.

Originally Posted by Christopher

Part 3 use to be my least favorite until 6 came along. Now 6 is the worst one I consider in the franchise. I rank the Wrong Turns in this order: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6. Part 3 grew on me after rewatching it a few times.

If you just had part 4 a couple of ranks down, your rating would be exactly the order of the releases.
That tells me it gets progressively worse with each new one. Not good!

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Ohhhhhh!! That was Kimberly Caldwell from season 2 of American Idol!! When I read your reply, I was like "WTH does American Idol have to do with anything?!"

Then I just went to the Wiki page and checked the cast and realized who it is. Watching last night I had absolutely no idea that's who it was, and I watched all of season 2 back in the day.

I was hooked on the first couple of seasons of that show, but after that lost interest and I still can't fathom how it ran so long before going away....same with Survivor...once I realized it was all planned and scripted, I never tuned in again.

But anyway, I thought she was great playing the diva bitch in the opening scene and it made it all the more fun seeing her lips ripped off and sliced in half.

I found The Surreal Life on Pluto TV On Demand. That's my favorite reality series. They had Ryan Starr on season 3. Apparently she was on season 1 of American Idol. I don't even remember her. I remember Kelly, Justin, and Nikki. The rest are a blur. I don't remember season 2 except for Clay and the guy who became nothing after winning. American Idol was fun the first year. The rest were just boring.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

That huge pool of blood around him was laughably too much and came off comical. They really should've reshot that while scene.

It didn't even look like blood. It looked like fruit punch They could have used better effects on that scene. Although that was a cool weapon the mom inbred used.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Was it? That old guy was Jason in the Friday the 13th films?! He threw me off when he was talking to cartoony guy for so long and suddenly went nuts trying to kill him.
I thought to myself, why didn't he just kill him earlier instead of having that whole friendly chat with him first?

Oh not the grandpa guy from part 1 that made a cameo in this one. The tall father inbred that we see at the dinner table. He plays Jason in the movies.

I surprise the grandpa guy didn't feel the fire cracker in the back of his pants. He was really stupid.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

In part 1 I thought they were all like that because the family reproduced with each other. Now it's revealed it was toxic water that made them that way and killed all the animals in the area and that's why they eat people.

But that baby was so freaking hideous.

Well they do sleep with each other. That plus the toxic water has to increase the affects on them.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

If you just had part 4 a couple of ranks down, your rating would be exactly the order of the releases.
That tells me it gets progressively worse with each new one. Not good!

Part 4 is fun. I love setting of the movie. It makes it creepier where they film the events at. The kills are also fun in that one. I hope you like 4 as much as 2.

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Part 4 is fun. I love setting of the movie. It makes it creepier where they film the events at. The kills are also fun in that one. I hope you like 4 as much as 2.

I'm looking forward to 4 now but still have 3 to get through on Saturday. I'm now wondering if i'll hate it since you have it in the bottom 3. I wish I could ask questions, but I don't want to be spoiled so i'll just have to wait.

I watched a movie called "Blood Fest" the other night. Now, I like to just play these films after a quick glance at the synopsis and then start the movie so I knew absolutely nothing about this one going in....

It was so weird and went where I never thought it would go lol. Once the crowd at the park was literally being murdered right out in the open with chainsaws I was like "WTF is this?!" It was all so surreal.

Then I realized as it went on that it was a comedy/horror. It held my attention to the end but what a weird film and like Scream there were a TON of horror movie references in it.

I don't really like that concept where the victims are all all so aware of horror films and act like they're in one and then try going by the rules etc because it takes me out of the story and makes it less scary. But since it was a comedy horror I could forgive it. And the ending just made zero sense but I won't say more for those who haven't seen it.

[cfr1970]

Part 3 was really good. I liked the story of the prisoners in the woods and think it was a good change from the basic campers being hunted by the hillbillies.

The Mexican prisoner was a nasty son of a bitch though who I was looking forward to seeing his death and it didn't disappoint when inbred hillbilly ate his brains.

I think the series is getting better with each one and hopefully it keeps this momentum. I enjoyed this from start to finish and only have a couple nitpicks with it.

For one, we saw how unforgiving and murderous the Mexican prisoner was who killed without a second thought. Yet when he fought for his life with the skinhead prisoner----he doesn't kill him when he put him down?! BS!

He would've put a bullet in that guy's head before walking away and after how we saw him so easily kill the black cop it came off like a poor plot device to keep skinhead alive a little longer.

Then later on when the cop and "innocent" prisoner knock out the Mexican---neither one kills him either after seeing first hand what a violent and murderous monster he was.

When "innocent" prisoner asks "Should we kill him?" and cop replies "We're not murderers." I laughed my ass off at the absurdity of that. He killed his fellow cop right in front of him and leaving him alive surely gives him a chance to kill him when he wakes up...that's not murder...it's basic survival. He would've put a bullet in his head to put him down full well knowing it wasn't "murder". (And besides, we learn in the end that "innocent" prisoner isn't so innocent so he would've popped him.)

But I guess they wanted to save him for the brain eating death instead.

Then there's the police station being right smack in the middle of these mountains that's infested with these inbred monsters, and the chief there is just fine with the cops driving the prisoner bus through those back roads. GMAB. Do these cops and also the one who said he grew up in these mountains not know of the hillbillies killing everyone in sight?! And why put a police station there?!

Wow, I didn't there would be this much nitpicking lol....But wait...there's more!

When the girl who was with her rafting friends in the beginning said her friends were killed "2 days ago"....and leads the convicts back to the raft location....The police would've surely been scouring those roaring rapids for them since the woman back at the sheriff office mentioned the missing rafters.

So why wasn't a search party being conducted all along that river during those 2 days?! That's a HUGE plot hole there!

Oh and when the cop and the girl are driving the hillbilly's truck to get away, the cop sees crazy murderous hillbilly in the middle of the road.....and swerves to avoid him?! WTF?! Wouldn't any sane person floor the gas and aim right for him?!

And when he's on the truck wielding the ax into cops shoulder through the roof, he never thinks to stop the truck short to fling him off it. This is basic common sense, yet he continues driving at full speed like a moron and eventually crashes. Ugh.

And I hated the final minute of the film and think it really should've been scrapped on the cutting room floor. Why on earth would the cop return to the old armored truck for the money bags when he had no idea if there weren't more crazed hillbillies in those mountains?! I don't think it was in his character to do that especially after what he went through.

But then again he grew up in those mountains and apparently never even heard of the mutant cannibals who have been killing people for years.

Then we see "innocent" prisoner who's not so innocent after all and just happens to arrive at the money truck at the exact same time (lol) and kills the cop just as he opens the truck. What a coincidence they both get there at the exact same time!

And then sure enough there's the new hillbilly to off him too and movie is over.

But these kinds of films are so much fun that I can forgive these crazy plot devices and holes. I did like the continuity of the burned down watchtower from the last one. At least there's that.

I can't wait to see part 4 next week now and i'm really enjoying this whole series. I think it's even better than the Screams...and even the Friday the 13ths which I love.

I'm glad there's still 3 more left to go.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Part 3 was really good. I liked the story of the prisoners in the woods and think it was a good change from the basic campers being hunted by the hillbillies.

I'm going off memory here because I didn't have time to rewatch this to discuss it.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

The Mexican prisoner was a nasty son of a bitch though who I was looking forward to seeing his death and it didn't disappoint when inbred hillbilly ate his brains.

I think I liked his character. Didn't he cut off one of the prisoner's legs when they were slowing them down? He was brutal. He wanted his money and escape the police. It made it a good story.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I think the series is getting better with each one and hopefully it keeps this momentum. I enjoyed this from start to finish and only have a couple nitpicks with it.

I can't wait to see if you still feel this way when you see 6. I did rewatch that last week to see if I was misjudging it. I'm not It's still a weird, disgusting movie that I don't feel belongs in this franchise.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

For one, we saw how unforgiving and murderous the Mexican prisoner was who killed without a second thought. Yet when he fought for his life with the skinhead prisoner----he doesn't kill him when he put him down?! BS!

He would've put a bullet in that guy's head before walking away and after how we saw him so easily kill the black cop it came off like a poor plot device to keep skinhead alive a little longer.

I didn't like the skinhead prisoner. I get that they needed him because realistically there's always skinheads in prisons. I would have preferred they killed him off sooner than to keep the message around longer in the film there's a racist piece of **** who needs to die. I don't like when horror movies bring in politics for the story. We watch movies to get away from that.

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Then later on when the cop and "innocent" prisoner knock out the Mexican---neither one kills him either after seeing first hand what a violent and murderous monster he was.

When "innocent" prisoner asks "Should we kill him?" and cop replies "We're not murderers." I laughed my ass off at the absurdity of that. He killed his fellow cop right in front of him and leaving him alive surely gives him a chance to kill him when he wakes up...that's not murder...it's basic survival. He would've put a bullet in his head to put him down full well knowing it wasn't "murder". (And besides, we learn in the end that "innocent" prisoner isn't so innocent so he would've popped him.)

I remember this scene. I didn't find it believable either. They should have killed him to get away from him. He was forcing them into a dangerous situation. Why keep him alive any longer?

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Then there's the police station being right smack in the middle of these mountains that's infested with these inbred monsters, and the chief there is just fine with the cops driving the prisoner bus through those back roads. GMAB. Do these cops and also the one who said he grew up in these mountains not know of the hillbillies killing everyone in sight?! And why put a police station there?!

I don't remember this but if there's a character who grew up in the woods, where was he the first two films?

Originally Posted by cfr1970

When the girl who was with her rafting friends in the beginning said her friends were killed "2 days ago"....and leads the convicts back to the raft location....The police would've surely been scouring those roaring rapids for them since the woman back at the sheriff office mentioned the missing rafters.

So why wasn't a search party being conducted all along that river during those 2 days?! That's a HUGE plot hole there!

You're not supposed to watch these "direct to video" movies with logic

Originally Posted by cfr1970

And I hated the final minute of the film and think it really should've been scrapped on the cutting room floor. Why on earth would the cop return to the old armored truck for the money bags when he had no idea if there weren't more crazed hillbillies in those mountains?! I don't think it was in his character to do that especially after what he went through.

I remember this scene. I hated it because they show the officer as a thief after spending 90 minutes of showing him as a respectable hero And you're right. Why would he go back there knowing there's crazy inbred hillbillies eating people?

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I can't wait to see part 4 next week now and i'm really enjoying this whole series. I think it's even better than the Screams...and even the Friday the 13ths which I love.

Better than Scream I never I enjoy both franchises but Scream has a special place for me. I'm glad you're enjoying the Wrong Turn series. You definitely got your money's worth on this purchase since you haven't seen these movies. I hate when I blind buy movies and they turn out to be duds.