ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Wuchak RELEASED TO VIDEO IN 2007 and directed/written by Donn Kennedy, "Backwoods Bloodbath" (subtitled "The Curse of the Black Hodag") chronicles events when six college youths from Milwaukee take a Fall vacation to the Black Forest in Oneida County, Northern Wisconsin, but are unaware that the area's cursed by a half-human, half-creature called the Hodag.This is an independent slasher flick in the mold of the Friday the 13th sequels, but hampered by a budget of somewhere around $10,000-$50,000 and the typical problems that come with micro-budget fare: bad acting, sometimes bad sound, hand-held cameras, dubious editing, etc. However, if you can handle these kinds of limitations and roll with it rather than against it, "Backwoods Bloodbath" delivers the goods in several respects. For one, the movie has a sense of humor and I busted out laughing several times (e.g. "You guys aren't FIBs?" and the following textual note).Secondly, the movie delivers with a few quality females, starting with the barn brunette in the prologue and, about 25 minutes later, a tent-camping girl in red bikini-shorts, which is just a cameo. The main protagonist, Jessica, is pretty decent as well. Personally, I could do without the flashes of nudity though.Thirdly, there's a lot of fairly convincing gore; and sometimes so much that it's laughable (not that I'm into gore, I'm just pointing out that it's done very well for a no-budget flick). Fourthly, the script throws in a surprise in the last act, which I won't give away. Fifthly, there are several quality cuts on the soundtrack by presumably local artists, like "Whiskey Morning" by 8 Hours of Violence (see the "Soundtracks" credits on IMDb for more info).Sixth, the director/writer knows how to make a movie, as far as camera angles, editing, music, flow, etc. go. Sure, you can harp on this or that (which is easy to do with a no-budget flick), but the movie accomplishes its goal, it's entertaining and entertainment is the name of the game. For comparison, my wife & I saw a no-budget horror flick recently that cost less than $10,000 and it totally siphoned from beginning to end, lacking all the six positives noted above (!).On the downside (beyond the typical issues with these kinds of independent productions), the movie's overlong by about ten minutes, with a useless epilogue/montage tacked on, there's too much juvenile crudity (although some of it's amusing) and the second half doesn't generate enough suspense. Nevertheless, if you don't mind independent flicks with miniscule non-budgets, "Backwoods Bloodbath" is worth checking out for the highlights noted above.THE MOVIE RUNS 89 minutes and was shot in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, with additional stuff done in Brookfield and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.GRADE: C- (but C+/B- for overall entertainment value)

akbeckham86 Well for starters this movie has it all. Blood, gore, tits, and a Hodag, aka R. Sherman, that runs a 40yd in 4.5secs. The movie starts out with a major gore scene and a fantastic actress who plays the barn girl very well. The exceptional costume design has me wondering how they picked the comedic hats that adorn many of the characters. For example: "The Brent's" hat says -- "Eatin' ain't Cheatin'" Brilliant. Where can I buy one? I thought the movie was very open sexually speaking. I particularly loved the scene with the forbidden syrup play. Also the random inserted still scenes of breasts to include the single one. That one was a deal sealer for the movie in my opinion. They even had a hick-hunter gay couple, that was a hidden plot twist. A major goof was how the manure plant was only 4 miles away, yet the Hodag, aka Seattle Seahawks superstar corner-back R. Sherman fifth round pick out of Stan Uni., had a smell overwhelmed at a distance of 5 feet. The most curious thing I discovered while watching this gore-fest was the Becky's OUTRAGEOUS EYEBROWS OF DESTINY. They seemed to grow throughout the movie, getting longer, and longer, and eventually to her lip I believe. Why did she do that? I may never know. Continuing... The way they captured Richard's shear athletic talent was absolutely enjoyable and superb. Cooper's ability to ignore all things around except for beer, brats, and the "State" game (possibly a Stanford game??) is the most dynamic concept for this character. The scene where Paul is rubbing one out and no one cares when he comes back to the table, I thought this was pure genius as I can relate. As for the soundtrack that illustrated the overall flow of the movie I was hoping to get a copy of the OST one day. But for now it helps night shift at work go quickly. Favorite Quote -- "Take a queue from my dick and go long." - The Brent.

Woodyanders Here we go again: Six college kids -- nerdy shutterbug, hardcore jock, obnoxious jerk, token black dude, slutty hot babe, and the nice girl -- venture into a remote woodland area in Wisconsin for the weekend. Naturally, the young adults run afoul of a vicious flesh-eating local legend humanoid freak known as the Black Hodag (Seth Chilsen sporting long greasy hair, a huge overcoat, and a cheapo monster mask). Director Donn Kennedy, who also co-wrote the leave no-cliché-unturned script with Brandon Semling, does his best to compensate for the lack of scares and creepy mood by pouring on the blood-spilling gore by the gallon -- the red stuff squirts and spurts everywhere while one victim even gets split in half -- and playing up the amusingly irreverent humor to the ninth degree (the stock array of belligerent redneck stereotypes are quite funny). Moreover, there's a decent smattering of tasty female nudity, a strong rural atmosphere, and the pace moves along at a reasonably quick clip. The acting by the non-star cast is very hit or miss, with the best work done by Angela Lowe as the sweet Becky and Jesse L. Cyr as the geeky Mark. However, Erin Castrapeli's murky cinematography and the largely unsympathetic characters prevent this film from being a complete success. Still, there's one particular plot twist that's truly surprising and the movie's overall eager to please attitude makes it entertaining enough.

trashgang I was advised to have a view on this low budget independent and so I did. Just let me say that the acting is sometimes not convincing and the storyline isn't that good too. For example, when you get a scythe in your body, better say, chest you won't be smoking or drinking at all after wards. But here it happens, sadly. Or when Jessica runs into the death bodies of her friends she doesn't give any scream or isn't even bothered. When one screams to be killed, that's bad acting too but what makes this flick worth watching is the gory scene's. Okay, you will see a lot of blood but also severed limbs or crushed heads. And let that be the fact why this flick is worth watching. There are two shots that are a bit weird, two times the director just let us see some breasts, not that I mind but it was so weird, they are going to make love and you see them undress and suddenly one close up of a tittie. It's nice but could have been done into the scene, it's just an insert of it. Anyhow, I haven't seen any shadows from sound or whatsoever so that's okay. If you are in for a bloody low budget than i would surely recommend this flick. Just go for the gore and not for the acting...