Absolutely Fantastic

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Judging from my other reviews, you would not think that horror films would be my thing, especially very gory ones. Actually aim to have a diverse taste in film, so seeing films from all decades and genres with no bias intended. Plus have seen my fair share of horror franchises where at least one film has been good.Found myself surprisingly enjoying 'Wrong Turn' when slowly working my way through the films. Despite the mixed to negative critical reception, to me flaws and all it is the best of the 'Wrong Turn' films by quite some way, was less impressed with the sequels. It doesn't get everything completely right, but it is a long way from a wrong turn and is instead a worthwhile one.'Wrong Turn' is in terms of story simplistic and derivative admittedly. It also has thinly sketched characters, cheesy dialogue and a run-out-of-ideas ending. A longer length would definitely have helped, there were times where the film's duration felt too brief. So those are reasons enough to dislike the film and consider it bad.However, quite a lot is done right in 'Wrong Turn' as well. It has a slick and atmospheric visual look and has a wonderfully mysterious and creepy setting. The make-up is also well done. One of 'Wrong Turn's' biggest stars is the special effects, which send a chill down the spine in how realistically horrifying they are.The music score is suitably eerie and Rob Schmidt adeptly pays tribute to 1970s exploitation cinema. While the story may not be perfect in how it's executed, it really does deliver on the creepy mood, the gruesome shocks and also the fun. There is a lot of gore here but mostly it is not used in a cheap way, there are times where it is not needed but generally the mood isn't compromised.Despite the lack of development for the characters, the acting is not bad at all. Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku and Emmanuelle Chriqui in fact give pretty ballsy performances.In conclusion, worthwhile. 6/10 Bethany Cox

This is a good solid horror thriller. There is nothing original here. It has shades of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and is very similar indeed to the remake. The monsters are very creepy but they are never fully realised. The violence and sadomasochist-violence is excellent with realistic gross-out deaths. It is scary and jumpy and almost a step-up over older horror but that also means that it is a step down as the connection is gone and replaced with slickness. This is a fun slasher.

'Wrong Turn.' If you're into your horror flicks you've probably heard of it, if not the original then one of the – numerous – lesser sequels it managed to spawn. And, like with so many films, the sequels were all poor imitations of the original. Although 'Wrong Turn' was just about as generic as it could possibly be, it still contains enough charm to make it worth a watch – if you're into your slasher stuff.I'm going to talk about it now and you'll probably think that I hate it, however I don't. For a start, the plot is about as tired as they come – a group of youngsters are stranded and fall foul to the local nutters. The characters are paper-thin and the bad-guys are those clichéd inbred lot you get in so many horror films simply because you can tell they're bonkers just by looking at them. They don't need any form of backstory to explain their villainous behaviour – you just know they're the bad guys and they're going to be notoriously difficult to kill.Our gorgeous set of 'mutant-bait' is headed up by Eliza Dushku ('Faith' from Buffy, but kind of after she was famous) and Desmond Harrington (not yet that well known at the time, but probably most remembered now as 'Joey Quinn' from the Dexter TV series). Anyway, they're about the only two you'll really know. The rest are unknowns and barely have a definable character trait between them.Naturally, not all our heroes make it out alive, but the kills are hardly ingenious – they're okay, but nothing that special and there isn't that much gore either if you're watching for the red stuff.So, all in all, Wrong Turn is nothing that you haven't seen before (assuming you've seen one single slasher film). However, it's short and sweet – and that's something. It never gets bogged down with anything other than the constant chase between prey and hunter. Yes, some parts are unbelievable and it succumbs to almost every horror cliché going, but, if you're into your horror films this one is at least vaguely entertaining enough to warrant the hour and a quarter it takes up. Just don't bother with any of the sequels. Seriously.

Chris Flynn is driving through the backwoods of West Virginia on the way to an interview when he has an accident with a group of five friends, writing off his car. Their car is also damaged, so four of them set off to find help, leaving two behind to watch the cars. One by one they get picked off by a bunch of mutated inbred hillbillies.One of the better inbred-hillbilly horror-thrillers (not that this says too much). While the whole hillbilly-horror genre is incredibly formulaic, unoriginal and predictable (as is the horror genre in general), this has some degree of originality. Yes, there is a large degree of sticking to a formula but it does take turns you don't expect and is not that predictable - it does keep you in suspense, at least.One other indication that this is better than your average horror movie is the cast. Horror movies generally involve no-name actors/actresses that never amount to anything. Cheap B-grade movies are the furthest they'll get. Wrong Turn has three actors - Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Desmond Harrington - who went on to bigger and better things. Performances are decent (another turn up for the horror books), especially from those three.Certainly the best of the Wrong Turn movies. Since this movie there have been five more (and counting...) and all of them have been incredibly bad. Pretty much the same plot, over and over, and pretty much your standard hillbilly-horror stuff. They should have quit after one.