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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Ritual of finding a great movie!,
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This review is from: Rituals (DVD)
I first saw this film in a cult dvd store about 2 years ago on a full screen bootleg crappy, barley able to see version under some other title. Even then I was blown away by it. As a fan of nature and survival films from the 70's I had never heard of it. A group of doctors fly into a remote area called the cauldron where they are hunted by an ex-veteran face-wound survivor. From shoes being stolen,a dead deer carcass being hung outside the camp,beehives filled with bees being hurled at them,bear traps in the river, and winding down into an old deserted damn where it all comes together, it just never let's down. First off the script/locations/acting/directing are all exceptional. Hal Holbrook gives one of his best performances ever. The film takes you into an abyss of chaos and human horror by the end. This film is a cross genre film. Part psychological suspense drama, part action survival horror. The end of the film has some original negative damage, but it's only for a few seconds. There's an informative commentary by the producer/director actor Lawrence Dane and a video interview. It's also wide-screen.
. Amazon never stocked this dvd. It seemed to be back-ordered awhile, then just got listed as currently un-available.I contacted code red gave me a list of sellers. I ordered a copy from dvd empire. My advise if you want the dvd is to contact code red get a list of on-line sellers, and keep looking until you can get one in stock. It took me about 2 weeks but I did get one. They also told me that had thousands of them, so keep hunting. 5 stars to the makers of this film and code red for a decent copy.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you Code Red for finally releasing this movie on dvd!,
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This review is from: Rituals (DVD)
Five doctors go camping and wake up the next morning discovering that their boots are gone. Unfortunately, the mysterious stranger has a deadly agenda towards the group of doctors. This morbid person will bump them off one at a time. The survivors are trying to figure out who is after them and why. The final survivor will face off with the mysterious stranger when all is revealed.
If I'm correct, this movie was made in 1976. It was also known as "The Creeper." I never heard of this movie until I read an article about it in the "Rue Morgue" nearly two years ago. I was very anxious to see this movie and I'm glad I own it! I've never seen a movie like this before and it's too bad that it is not very well known. It's a very simple movie filmed in Canada. The "Rituals" is a slow movie, with a sense of doom. The atypical music is not what I expect to hear but yet it works just fine in the movie. The location is perfect: being lost in the middle of nowhere very far away from modern civilization. A perfect setting for being trapped with no chance for help. You're not going to see the killer running after his victims and hacking them away. He waits for the right moment to strike and bump off the remaining survivors; effectively shattering their level headed approach to everyday life. They're confused, angry, and losing their patience very quickly. The results are not good for the victims and I don't want to reveal the horrors they encounter. You have to see for yourself what happens and I think you'll agree that the approach is much better than the common horror movies. This movie should not be compared to "Deliverance" because the approach and situation is totally different from one another. The only similarity they have is the "backwoods" label. Also, I would not recommend this movie to someone who are expecting a fast paced movie, female nudity (there are no females in this movie) or even explicit gore. It was not needed and it did fine without any one of those typical elements found in a horror movie. This is an excellent 70's horror movie and for me, one of the best "backwoods slasher" movie ever made. If you don't like it watching it for the first time, try again after some time pass by. Maybe you'll like it better the second around. The best print version of "Rituals" is only from Code Red and no one else. I believe Code Red restored the movie best as possible even though there will be some scratches on the screen. Overall, just think of watching a print with a grindhouse style. You can actually see what's going on compared to the videocassette version or a previous version released by another company many years ago on dvd. For example, I couldn't see very well what the killer looked like near the end of the movie. Thanks to Code Red, the appearance of the ugly character is loud and clear. Also, there's an extra feature on the dvd where you can watch a somewhat interesting "interview" with two of the "Rituals" actors: Lawrence Dand and Robin Gammell.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strong atmosphere and unseen dread make this thriller work,
This review is from: Rituals [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is another of those movies that I first saw on the C.B.S. late night movies on Friday nights when I was young. A "Deliverance" clone, this little Canadian thriller works very well and will keep you on the edge of your seat.
6 friends(all Doctors) meet for their yearly retreat together and fly deep into the Canadian woods to go fishing and hiking. All of these guys have problems(drinking, homosexuality, malpractice, and apathy for their jobs) so we learn what each man's failings are. They run across some strange things, but are having a good time, till the next morning they wake up to find someone has come into the camp at night and taken all of their shoes. The man who planed the trip brought an extra pair and sets off for help, never to be seen again. The others with no shoes and dwindling and an uneasy feeling of being stalked wrap their feet up as best as they can and set off to escape the woods. As the fight their way out the "person" leaves clues that show that a doctor did not treat him very well and is now going to take it out on them,or was it one of them that messed him up. The movie is well paced and is very scary. The atmosphere is everything here and it keeps you at the edge of your seat. Hal Holbrook is the only real "name" star here and that helps the mood because it makes this seem more documentary than movie. Well worth your time.
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