The Forest of the Damned can be classified as this: More than terrible concerning the acting, the script, the shooting, the direction....well, everything this useless thing can spit out into your eyes. Stupid lines, stupid story, unbelievable disgusting pace and cheap nudity. That's how you make a abhorrent movie! If you see Forest of the "Nausea" let me remind you will never be the same again. My brain just couldn't cope with the utter trash vomited by this carnival of fecal matter...I just can't believe there's people out there that liked this crap... no sense, more than horrible/painful performance and a terrifying will to shout "I want my money back and the head of this inept director!" And, please, IMDb administrators, let people give 0 rating to films that shouldn't be produced. I gave 1 star cause it's the lowest grade here, but sincerely this Forest deserved, not 0, but below 0!
... View MoreI have to admit to being a fan of low budget movies. They are usually a fine place for young directors to showcase what they can do.Well Johannes Roberts doesn't disappoint. Yes, it's clear to see (and he has admitted the fact) that FOREST was made on a student movie budget, but don't let that put you off as he uses some great techniques and special effects in what can only be described as directorial genius.Spinning cameras under a moving van, night vision shots and some amazing overhead shots are all interlaced with some very clever MTV style editing, by a director that is screaming out for a budget he could really work with.The effects are also good, and I should think so with TOM SAVINI on set to point them in the right direction. Disembowelments and beheadings are done with a loving care for gory detail that is sadly missing in some big budget endeavours.The entire cast are doing this for the love of making a movie they believe in. Why else would three naked women wander around the woods in the freezing cold? (and I can assure you they are cold) Another good reason to watch this film is the cameo appearance of the legendary SHAUN HUTSON as himself.Support the indie horror industry and get this film now. It really is worth the watch.
... View MoreI couldn't watch more than 14 minutes of it. It's a GREAT combination of really bad acting and really bad directing. The shots used are disgusting, they broke the 180 degrees angle all the time. My head hurts try to watch that load of "you know what". Dirt on the "mystery machine" window make you see light from the lighting on the windows...annoying. What else... it's so badly framed all the time it's just make you want to scream at that lady directing there. I only directed short films, but I'm pretty sure I'd be way better than that directing a feature film.... the story is unbelievable, just the long french kissing scene at the beginning tell you that it's gonna be pretty awful. So pretty much, try to avoid this really bad movies at all cost, it'll save you the 5 bucks or so for the rental, and that 1h30 hour of your life you'll never get back...
... View MoreBooted out of heaven, a gang of horny naked female angels (with big plastic fangs) have taken up residence in a spooky forest where they feed upon any hapless souls who should wander by. It's not long before a group of friends on a road trip are falling victim to the bloodthirsty babes An independent low budget horror made in the UK, Forest of the Damned takes an interesting premise and flushes it down the pan with some of the worst acting, effects and direction I have seen in a long time.Director Johannes Roberts shows some occasional flair behind the camera the scenes in the delapidated house are fairly tense and there are some deftly handled 'shock' moments - but for the most part the film is technically amateurish. Throw in some truly awful performances from horror icons Tom Savini and Shaun Hutson, and you have one real bad movie on your hands.Some fun may be derived from the film's sheer shoddiness, and there is loads of female nudity for the guys to savour, but most will find this a chore to sit through.
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