Directed by Rob Schmidt. Written by Alan B. McElroy. Starring Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Kevin Zegers and Lindy Booth.
Plot: 6 people are hunted by inbred cannibals in the backwoods of West Virginia
The original Wrong Turn deserves a place in your Halloween marathon this year. None of the sequels are worth shit, but the original was excellent.
6 young people go into the forest and not all of them come out. We’ve seen it before, but this one is classic. 2 people, Zegers and Booth, drop off pretty quickly, but if you want to see them “happily-ever-after” watch the remake of Dawn of the Dead. Same peeps and in my opinion, cuter in that one.
Anyway, down to 4, you have the handy stranger, Harrington, who is particularly cute while whipping out his skills and hard work and self-sacrifice. There’s the final girl, Dushku, who knows when to move and how to be quiet and cuddles up right to the stranger when it’s necessary even though she just met him 5 minutes ago. There’s Sisto, who is honestly the smartest of the bunch since he never wanted to go into the inbred-from-the-outside house. And there’s his girlfriend, Chriqui, who listens well enough, but won’t stop whining.
It’s a good formula and a perfect little cast of very pretty people. It’s not so much scary as it is tense, but the kills are nice. One negative though – the killers are virtually unstoppable. I hate that and DJ downright loathes it. It’s good for what it is though. A disgusting movie with a horrible motive that’s fun to watch.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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