Remember this and only this

Rating: Null/10 (21 October 1999)

Just watched it on tape. I knew every single twist and turn before I watched it. I expected the worst.
The thing you all need to remember is that this is NOT a horror film. Go into this thinking it's a horror film, you'll leave not only disappointed, but you'll feel as if 87 minutes of your life has been wasted. Minutes, mind you, you'll curse on your deathbed.
Go into it thinking it's a thriller/suspense, and you'll find the same reaction I found. Simply amazing.
Toss aside what you heard: the satellite beacons all actors had so that the producers knew when and where to set up the scary stuff; the scripts they were all given each day; the realization that anyone with half a brain would know to follow a stream/river to reach civilization; the snot dripping from Heather's nose; the fact that you know it's not real.
Look at is as a film about a film, and it's simply surreal. The 80 minutes that most people find boring actually turn out to be the most important part of the film. It's a dynamic turn in the characters...from getting ready for a campy weekend in the mountains to the sinister realization that one of the members helped sabotage the outing.
I work at a video store. I watch movies for fun. And the last part of this film has to be one of the most perplexing and unsettling 10 minutes of filming I've ever seen. As the characters went into the house, I tried to remind myself of the aforementioned facts. I knew what it was. I knew the outcome. But there was a sense of terror that had me on the edge of my couch.
College-produced film? Maybe. That's what they called "Night of the Living Dead." Hate to throw out other films in comparison, but this one was a doozy. Highly recommend it, and rest assured every person that steps inside my store will have either seen it or will be on their way out with copy in hand.