Simple, annoying, frightening!

Rating: Null/10 (6 September 2003)

This was one hard to watch movie. I am a person who immerses myself in the story. I don't turn the movie on the first time and begin my critique as many here have done. First watch it, then, later, return and blast it if you must. I loved it. The idea is unique. The style is the annoying part, but, that is one of the things that makes this movie. I found myself so wrapped up in this thing that I was yelling at the stupid characters in the film. All they had to do was follow the creek down stream.. it is any woodsman's guaranteed method for getting "un-lost" (especially in slightly rural Maryland). What I enjoyed most was the intelligence of the director. He didn't play the Hollywood game of showing us the horrifying monster. Instead he let our minds do the work. If you have imagination, you'll be frightened to death. If you don't, you'll fall asleep or get motion sickness. This was so much fun that I made my own, cheaper yet, spoof, and mine is funny, at least to me! Enjoy and be brave.. not everything on screen has to be so glossy and predictable as a big budget Hollywood bore!