Pretty Creepy

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 2003)

I never saw this show in the theaters, never paid attention to all the hype about it at the time. But I like horror movies, so I bought the video and I've watched it about three times. I'd have to say that I fall on the side of the camp who believe that your imagination is what can scare you most of all. If you are like me and are willling to put yourself in with these people, you find yourself spending the first half of the movie wanting to smack all of them for their stupidity in not gearing up properly for a several- day hike in the deep woods. The early night shots, when they are hearing weird sounds in the dark, made me think, 'well, there's lots of animals that move around in the night; roll over and get some sleep.' I think the horror really set in, for me, after Josh disappears and we hear his screams in the distance . . . I couldn't help wondering what was happening to him to make him scream. I wanted to know, but I didn't want to know. The next morning, we discover his bloody tooth. Now we know we're in 'indian territory,' and these people aren't anywhere close to being equipped to deal with it, mentally or physically. (If I were that lost in the woods and being hunted, I'd set a forest fire. At least that would get someone's attention!) The rest is all downhill until the abrupt termination in the basement. Pretty damn creepy if you're willing to put yourself there. I'll never go hiking in deep woods unarmed; you never know what kind of a nut job you might encounter.