"The Woods" is an American English-language short film from 2017, in fact a Halloween-themed work from only 2 days ago as this one really became famous very quickly and managed hundreds of thousands views in this short period of time, probably also because the channel this was posted on has many many subscribers. Anyway, the director is John Redlinger, usually an actor, but in here he doesn't act. But the two writers DeAngelis and Parker can also be seen before the camera here. There are no big names attached to this project as expected and usually the case for Youtube releases (unless the film is by Blomkamp), but that also really isn't a problem I'd say. The problem is more with the plot I guess and the fact that you need to be an avid follower of the channel to say "oh that's him (insert name). look" and consequently enjoy this 26-minute short film. And the ways in which the film tries to divert the attention from pretty low production values by showing that they don't take themselves seriously only works for so long I guess. So to me it wasn't a scary or funny or dramatically convincing work and as a consequence I give it a thumbs-down. It may be good enough for Youtube to entertain an existing fan(boy) base, but from a cinematic perspective it is not. I give it a thumbs-down. Don't watch. Acting, directing and writing are all on a sub-par level.

Personally, I was hyped for this short film from SP7. I think it more or less lived up to it. It kinda seems rushed, but with limited filming days and a short deadline, it's amazing. They didn't have a multi-million dollar budget.It's not the scariest thing in the world, even with there being two antagonists. But the creature is a solid presence, while Arlo is slightly concerning until he -you know-. Even though that's what I think about that character, I'm glad he was there as it did set some substantiation to the setting.For a ~25 minute short film, it was really good in every aspect. Everything was shot so nicely and looked great, the story was cool, and everyone tried their hardest in the short amount of time they had. It showed that they liked making this, and I liked watching it. Can't wait to see what they do in the future with things like this.<3 -Nightilt

This is a viciously raw and stylistic piece of good classic horror, the fact that it was filmed in 3 days is incredible, this made me feel disturbed, horrified, and even made me laugh. The fact that you don't shy away from putting "IT" out in broad daylight and still get the feeling of genuine fear proves how well made and ballsy this amazing short is, you guys gave me my last little push to start writing a script for a short, thank you so much for doing what you love and inspiring me and other people to get out there and make things. I'm so happy for you guys and I hope this helps you out in some way, you deserve so much, my real review is 9.3 but I want to give something back to you.

I, as a fifteen year old am terrified of horrors, i was thinking i would be peeing my pants while in reality it was not all that scary. I really liked and i was so pumped watching this. And the music choices were so satisfying.I was both relieved and disappointed at the end of this movie, i was relieved that the acting was a solid B- (Solid performances by Mimi Torres, Eliott Morgan and James Deangelis) The editing was an A and so were the more techinical aspects like sound design, music, lighting, visual effects and all that boogie - woogie.If you wanna watch this movie, don't go into it thinking you'll jump, because you will not. Will you laugh? Probably once... I'm actually not quite sure what this movie is.Is it a good movie? Oh hell yeah. Is it a good horror movie? oh it's a good attempt.Kudos to them for shooting this in 3 Days! Tip: Turn your brain off before watching this movie!I r8 a 7.5/10