Gory enough to satisfy jaded horror fans and scary enough to offer a decent, frightening night at the movies for everyone else.
Wrong Turn (2003)
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Reviews Counted:78
Fresh:31
Rotten:47
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: An unremarkable slasher flick that fails to distinguished itself from others of its ilk.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and gore, some language and drug use
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Theatrical Release:May 30, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $15,176,515
Synopsis:
From four-time Academy Award-winning character effects artist Stan Winston ("Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Aliens") and the producers of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and...
From four-time Academy Award-winning character effects artist Stan Winston ("Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Aliens") and the producers of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Resident Evil" comes "Wrong Turn," a film steeped in the traditions of classic '70s-style horror movies.
Chris (Desmond Harrington) has a job interview in Raleigh in three hours and he's making good time in his refurbished classic Mustang convertible ... until an accident miles down the highway turns Chris' three-hour trip into a six-hour wait.
Determined to make his critical appointment, Chris makes a hard U-turn and heads back up the West Virginia highway. Running low on fuel, he finds a dirt road that seemingly intersects the highway after about 20 miles. It's clearly a road less traveled, but to Chris it seems to be a quick fix to get around the highway traffic jam.
Not far away, Jessie (Eliza Dushku) and her friends, Carly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), Carly's boyfriend Scott (Jeremy Sisto), Evan (Kevin Zegers) and his girlfriend Francine (Lindy Booth), stand quiet; stunned as they survey what's left of their road trip after the tires blow out, leaving them stranded deep in the middle of the woods.
Chris heads down the dusty, winding back road, as the green forest canopy overhead casts ominous shadows of twilight on his foreboding path. He loses control around the curve and by the time he can see the disabled Range Rover in front of him it is too late to stop or swerve. The rear wheels lock up and the mustang roars into the back of the SUV, scattering the people surrounding it.
Luckily, no one is seriously hurt in the collision but egos are bruised and tempers flare. Chris is apologetic and Jessie is the claming force when she discovers the barbed wire that was stretched across the road. The blown out tires were seemingly the result of a prank.
The group quickly bands together, determined to find a phone. Evan and Francine stay with the cars, as the other four make their way down the road. As they venture deeper and deeper into the woods, the idea of a prankster grows dim when they discover a mountain cabin filled with grisly hunting weapons and horrific souvenirs of the hunt.
They are now certain that whomever -- or whatever -- lives in the cabin are responsible for the barbed-wire trap. What the foursome doesn't know is that Evan and Francine are now dead, mercilessly mutilated by three gruesome mountain men. Facing an uncertain and possibly horrific fate at the hands of these men, the four friends are sure of one thing: they will never go camping again. -- © 20th Century Fox
Starring: Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Starring: Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lindy Booth, Kevin Zegers
Director: Rob Schmidt
Director: Rob Schmidt
Screenwriter: Alan McElroy
Producer: Robert Kulzer, Erik Feig, Stan Winston, Brian Gilbert
Composer: Elia Cmiral
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Sep 15, 2009
Reviews for Wrong Turn
Like most slasher films, Wrong Turn is not especially scary, though it does achieve a few moments of mild suspense.
The film is ludicrous and poorly directed, and the cast appears to be looking for the exit.
As long as you don't take a wrong turn and wander into this film thinking it's a run-of -the-mill horror flick, you'll have fun.
With Stan Winston's disturbingly realistic effects and spine-chilling mountain men, Wrong Turn takes the concept of hillbillies to a whole new level. You seriously may never go into the woods again.
A film of zero substance that also happens to be good old fashioned slasher fun.
Unless you're looking for a midnight movie to watch in the middle of the afternoon, beware when you walk into the multi-plex or you just might make a wrong turn and wind up watching this - you'll be sorry!
The Hills Have Eyes meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Jeepers Creepers. This movie is relentless in its pursuit of scares and squirms.
'Deliverance' us! In this case the wrong turn is into the theater parking lot.
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