Wordiezett So much average

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

EVOL666 Although the fact that BODY COUNT was helmed by the notorious Ruggero 'CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST' Deodato-the film itself treads pretty much the same territory as any string of interchangeable '80s teen-slashers. Annoying group of kids go to a cabin in the woods...'scary back story' about haunted woods...kids drink and act stupid...tits...David Hess...people die...bad dialogue/acting...bad '80s-style music...worse '80s-style hair...more tits...more people die...'big reveal'...the end. Although this one brings nothing particularly new or fresh to the table-it's still fun enough if you haven't seen one of these types of films in a while. There's nothing standout to highly recommend this film-but it's worth a loom for slasher fans or Deodato completists. 6.5/10

startide77 you didn't miss much.By the numbers slash and stalk affair. You neither care that these people die or how, to be quite honest. No, I tell a lie, these people get offed in whichever way Deodato thought best, and then their "friends" get on with their long weekend, as if nothing ever happened. That in itself is quite amusing.Aside from Claudio Simonetti's soundtrack, which is quite intriguing, and the location, which is very pretty, but not used to its fullest extent (proving Deodato really is just a hack who should've been collecting his pension cheque), this film simply adds to the the mid to late 80s horror industry decline.You've seen it all before and probably better too. Go watch Friday the 13th Part II again, if you feel the need for backwoods horror, or pick up Madman if you haven't seen it, or even Tony Maylam's The Burning. All are far superior backwoods horror films, with similarly effective soundtracks and much spookier atmosphere.

Cristian Camping del Terrore (1987)* out of ****Directed by Ruggero DeodatoWith Luisa Maneri and David HessNo novelty if you have seen "Friday the 13th". Campers goes to for a weekend of sex but they find a crazy killer out there; each by one going to be killed. End of plot. Interesting Simonetti score but not so good as its other works. Sensacionalist Deodato almost do it with some camera moves and one "flashback" scene, but that don't help much. Look for David Hess ("Last House on the Left" and it's rip-off "House on the Edge of the Park" - other Deodatto! -) in the same pulse of always. Nehh.

The_Void I'm not the biggest fan of slasher movies, but this one was a point of interest for me due to its director, and the fact that I'm a big fan of Italian cinema. Body count is clearly very derivative of successful American slashers such as Friday the 13th, as it takes place in a backwater location and features a seemingly unstoppable madman murdering his way through a load of useless teenagers. However, Ruggero Deodato's film elevates itself above the barrage of rip-offs with some great scenes of slaughter and a fitting music score courtesy of former Goblin, Claudio Simonetti. The film takes in the common supernatural slasher themes, and focuses on a legend of an old Indian shaman that used to live in the woods where all the screaming takes place. Naturally, most of our main characters are dumb, horny teens that have made the silly decision of going camping in a van. It's not long before they meet a young kid from the army, and they decide to go stay over at his parent's house; a couple who are having marital problems. Oh, and there's the small problem of a maniac in the woods...could it be the same Indian shaman? Ruggero Deodato isn't a director that likes to leave you wondering what his films are about, and pretty soon after the film has started, we are treated to a delicious double murder scene. From there, the murder scenes are all memorable and although they're mostly committed with a knife, Deodato makes good use of the weapon and scenes that see a young girl coming through a door with a knife in her head ensure that this is slightly more than the usual eighties slasher. My only real complaint where weapons are concerned is the fact that there's a chainsaw in the film, which isn't put to best use. Body Count benefits from a great cast of Eurohorror regulars, including David Hess; who isn't put to best use, Mimsey Farmer who has worked previously with Italian masters Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci, and cult luminary Ivan Rassimov as the sheriff. It's true that none of the stars are given roles that allow them to shine; David Hess' role even seems to be a parody of his usual strong performances. Body Count won't be a must see film for fans of Italian horror, but slasher fans shouldn't be disappointed and I rate this as a success for the overpopulated slasher sub-genre on the whole.