Deliverance, Rituals & now Hunter's Blood.Between the 3 & my favorite still has to be...... Rituals.Hunter's Blood was a good enough movie that's worth watching at least once & something I'd tell somebody to watch if they were thinking about watching it but it wasn't all that great.I watched it for the 1st time yesterday & watching it for the 1st time after reading the movie description, I was excited.I couldn't wait to see it.As it went on, the excitement wore off & it was a movie that was just there.Hunter's Moon is definitely NO Rituals.I'd still tell anybody to go see Hunter's Blood if they got a chance to see it but it's not a movie that I'd be really curious to know what their opinion of it was after they watched it.If they liked it then good but if they didn't that's fine too.Rituals is still a better movie than Deliverance & Hunter's Blood ........Rituals

I think stilted acting and extreme hillbilly caricatures spoiled a movie that could have been a lot better.I was soured early on by the scene where "tread lightly" was ignored at the peril of nature and equipment alike. But that was balanced by a scene where the father & son talk about only killing animals when necessary, which I suspect got more treatment in the original 1977 book.There were a number of scenes where people seemed to have no clue about the carriage of sound in the woods. Whispering vs. yelling would have been a good idea early on. They didn't get serious enough, soon enough about their predicament, which lent an air of unrealism to the thing.The film had some tense moments but it lacked smooth direction in too many places. Calling it a "gem," as others have, is really a stretch. I see it as a movie best watched while drunk. There was enough going on to be entertaining, but don't expect anything like the realism and pacing of "Deliverance" and a few other truly good survival movies.One thing that stuck with me was the intro music. A stark guitar piece with a haunting "fog horn" background effect (hard to explain in words). Had the entire movie lived up to the promise of that song it would have been quite decent.

There has been much mention here regarding the appearance of a very young Billy Bob Thornton. For historical BBT fans, this is a must see. There is another interesting, demented performance from none other than Billy Drago. For these two reasons alone, "Hunter's Blood" should be a keeper. The added bonus is that the movie is actually entertaining. Somewhat talky in the beginning, it gradually builds toward a very satisfying hunted in the woods movie experience. Given that it has a 1987 release date, the movie holds up well, since there is little in the Arkansas outback, other than the Bronco, to indicate a 20 year old production. - MERK

You thought "Deliverance" was painful ?! It is a walk on the beach compared to "Hunter's Blood" !! I remember seeing it in the theater when it opened in 1987, I went because I had been a big fan of Clu Gulager who played Billy the Kid in the 60's TV Western "The Tall Man"...so people over the age of 50 will recognize him, but the next biggest name in this is Joey Travolta, who, unlike his brother, has zero talent. Their fight against the demented rednecks is very suspenceful, but I have to warn you that there is a very graphic, stomach-turning scene...have fun!