Simply A Masterpiece

Absolutely the worst movie.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Released to TV in 2008, "Backwoods" stars Haylie Duff and Ryan Merriman as employees of a video game company in Los Angeles partaking in paint ball games on a company retreat. They're mistaken for Federal agents by a Waco-like religious cult who apprehend young women to impregnate. Havoc ensues. Craig Zimmerman plays the company leader and Deborah Van Valkenburgh the matriarch of the cult. Mimi Michaels and Willow Geer are on hand as female eye candy. There are many others; too numerous to cite.The movie plays like a mishmash of "Wrong Turn" (2003), "Hostel" (2005) and similar movies, but is limited by its TV budget and constraints. Amazingly, production-wise it's on par with "Wrong Turn" (which wasn't anything great to begin with, but it was at least passably good) and, as a result, has better women, locations and music, but a weaker script and blasé filmmaking. To be more specific about the positives: The opening & closing metalized song is excellent; the cast is good, highlighted by Willow's curvy beauty and Duff's striking features; and, like I said, the wilderness locations are great. Unfortunately, the movie often plays in a routine and not-thought-out way. For instance, would the cult advertise the entrance to their secret underground compound with can't-miss-them concrete entrances and air vents? Wouldn't they more likely make these features blend-in with the environment? Would a guy impaled by several wooden spikes be able to shoot a rifle at the hip as accurately as shown? Also, the ending leaves one element up in the air and reflects an all-around absence of imagination. Still, if you like the redneck slasher genre there are enough positives here to make it worth checking out. Just bear in mind that when the most imperative question about a movie is "Who's the hot redhead at the beginning?" it's not a good sign.The movie runs 85 minutes and it looks like it was shot in wilderness areas in greater Los Angeles (but I can't confirm it).GRADE: C

To me this movie was fantastic. with surprisingly good acting from Haylie duff. when i saw this movie at my local DVD shop i didn't really think much of it. i walked in, looked at it, put it back, then the lady behind the desk said pick one more for $1.00 so i went straight to Backwoods and picked it up. when i got home i put it on and when the starting credits came on i said to myself this movie could be good and i was right. it was like Wrong Turn (just without the inbreds). it keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting more. i wasn't expecting good acting from Haylie Duff but i was quite surprised her acting had improved since the last movie she was in. if you see it cheap you should buy it but don't pay to much for it :)

I don't want to give away anything about this movie. I'll just say that I love horror movies and have seen quite a few, but none of them disturbed me more than this movie. It wasn't exactly a "scary" movie exactly, but it was definitely a well made movie. I haven't seen the original, so maybe that made it a more positive experience for me.One reviewer gave the movie 1 star, for the same reason I gave the movie 5 stars. "This movie was so deranged and sadistic. It was awful! To think someone would even want to make something like this is awful. Now I remember why I don't watch 21st century horror movies because they keep getting worse and worse!" I agree recent horror movies have gotten worse, which is why I was so pleased with this movie, finally something that doesn't disappoint.

I was really surprised by this movie. It's very difficult to find a good horror movie that focuses on one plot and stays on track ( without being distracted by the blonde naked victim running through the woods ) This movie doesn't waste any time, it goes right to the action . Haylie Duff is a wonderful, great actress that fitted in the role perfectly. It's unexpectedly better than the trailers (as it often happens with good movies). My husband and I both thought this was one of the best movies we've seen in a long time. Haylie Duff was meant for this role! The plot was. There was no boring pause in it like you find in some movies. I would recommend this DVD to everyone.