Wilderness

Plot synopsis:
The film starts with the arrival of Callum at a small juvenile facility ran by Jed and consists of Steve, Blue, Jethro, Lindsay, Davie, and Lewis. It is implied that the group gives Davie and Lindsay a hard time. After Steve and Louis get back at the two by urinating on them, Callum discovers Davie has killed himself. Davie's dad learns about the suicide and the group, along with Jed, are sent to an island. Once arriving, the group notices something odd about it.
Callum is knocked out by an unseen force and is discovered by the group. They go swimming and afterwards Jed notices a campfire in the distance. Lindsay is captured by an unseen force. They then meet a group of women, consisting of Jo, Louise, and Mandy. Jed and Louise come to agreement to keep the groups separate, while Jo and Lewis attempt to hit it off.
Steve and Lewis discover a man and chase after him. The man pokes Steve with a stick, prompting Steve to beat him with it, and Callum later discovers him dead. Callum is caught by Jed and Louise washing the blood off and is handcuffed by a tree. Jed blames the group for taking his phone which angers Steve. Jed then decides the girls are staying with them.
The next morning Jethro wakes up to go get more water and is then attacked by something. Jed orders Blue and Lindsay to go find him and they discover his arm in the water. The group is ambushed and Jed is killed by a group of dogs. One of the dogs chases Louise and she is knocked off a cliff.
The group discover Jethro hanging from a tree with the letter D painted on him. They find a cabin and take refuge in it. Lindsay reveals everything he knew, including who the killer is, which is Davie's dad. The next morning Blue is killed after he gets caught in a bear trap. Davie's dad then forces the rest of them out of the cabin.
The group finds that Louise is alive but badly injured. Louise is killed after the group leaves her alone. Steve plans to leave the others and Lewis agrees to it. They discover the fuel line is cut and Davie's dad shoots at them with a flaming arrow. The dogs return and they all get away from them. Steve and Lewis discover Lindsay and chase after him.
The dogs are eventually called back but one stays behind and Callum kills it. The group discovers Louise's head on a stick, prompting Callum to cut the dog's head off. They then cook the dog and eat it. Callum puts the dog's head on a stick. Steve and Mandy then fight the next morning.
Lewis subdues Steve and Steve calms down. Jo then angers Steve, prompting him to kill Lewis. Jo then runs away and is caught in a trap. Steve finds her and she begs him for help. He then declines and she is burned alive.
Steve runs into Lindsay and ties him to a tree. Davie's dad appears and forces Steve to cut his wrists. Steve then taunts him and throws a knife in his leg, only to be shot in the head with the crossbow. Davie's dad cuts Lindsay free and tells him to meet him by the boat. Callum appears and calls him out.
The two fight and Callum chases after Davie's dad with the crossbow. Mandy confronts Lindsay and causes him to fall off the cliff to his death. Callum prepares to shoot Davie's dad with the crossbow but the latter succumbs to his wounds on the sand. Mandy and Callum reunite and Callum states that "everyone died on the island". The two then get on the boat and leave the island.

Tags: revenge, murder, violence

Review:
It seems strange that there is on one prison guard with this group of about ten juvenile offenders out on a supposedly deserted island and the killer seems almost too effective is dispatching his prey although to be fair it works for the movie in terms of the scariness of the villain and some explanation is provided for his skill in this regard.
The way in which some of the gorier death scenes, such as the first dog killing, are lingered on is a bit too much and toward the end some of the character's abhorrent behaviour comes across as a bit much also (Okay we already knew these guys were scum, can we get on with it).On the whole a slick, well made and exciting movie which is both helped and hampered, but mostly helped, by it's willingness to be mean spirited and harsh..
In case you were thrilled by movies like "Battle Royale", "Blood Camp Thatcher" or even the more classic milestone "The Most Dangerous Game", you simply have to see "Wilderness"; a brand new British survival-horror effort directed by Michael "Deathwatch" Basset.
Following films like "Dog Soldiers", "28 Days Later" and "The Descent", this "Wilderness" is yet another piece of evidence that the British horror industry is working on a remarkable revival nowadays.
Bassett.Set on a remote uninhabited island used by Britain's correctional services as a retreat for troubled youth, the movie tells the story of a group of juvenile criminals who get sent to the remote location only to find themselves being stalked by a trained killer bent on revenge.Screened at the 2006 edition of Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival, the movie doesn't make much effort to conceal the identity of the stalker.
Rather, it's about the thrill of hunting humans, the most sophisticated predator on the planet, and the diverse and innovative tricks involved.Featuring Sean Pertwee, who seems to own a clause in British movie contracts saying he will appear in every UK thriller/horror film under production, the film showcases the talents of a young cast of unknowns who, while not demanded of Shakespearean performances, nonetheless turn in flawless performances to round out the movie.Bassett, whose previous directorial debut was 2002's intriguing but flawed Deathwatch, seems to have found his stride with this effort.
He clearly understands how to pace a film of this nature, and what works and what doesn't in what clearly was a demanding shoot involving attack dogs, forest chases, fires and numerous stunts.The movie has something for every fan of the genre; beheadings, vicious forest traps, maulings, being eaten alive, crossbows, knife fights, skinheads, near drownings, the list goes on.Viewers can add this to the ever growing list of British horror films such as The Descent, Dog Soldiers, and 28 Days Later (to name only a few) that are currently setting the world standard for delivering quality cinematic chills and thrills..
So for those of you who think this is probably a movie with a profound message and a big amount of drama, sorry to disappoint you, but this is more than anything a flick meant to be enjoyed by gore lovers.In "Wilderness", a bunch of violent prisoners are sent to an isolated island, after one of the interns commit suicide.
The whole point of the trip gets quickly forgotten, but a new lesson regarding survival is what the inmates are forced to learn, when the figure of a mysterious hunter appears out of nowhere and starts to chase them for no evident reason.Essentially, "Wilderness" is a movie that is probably not meant to be taken very seriously.
Wilderness isn't a great modern horror film, but it does a good job of taking old ideas and rehashing them into a fresh and exciting plot line.
A bunch of teenage delinquents are taken to a remote British island in order to 'build character', but are picked off by an unseen assailant in a variety of gruesome ways.Wilderness, a violent British made survivalist horror, is another clunker from director Michael J.
Once again, Bassett presents us with another poorly thought out movie saddled with a ridiculous conceit, a poor cast (when Sean Pertwee is the best actor on the bill, something is definitely up), and a very bad script.Even if a large picturesque island paradise off the coast of the UK actually existed, the idea that it could possibly remain totally uninhabited is unbelievably daft.
"Wilderness" is a fantastic film about several teens struggle for survival as they are hunted down by a at-first mysterious killer on a remote island where they have been taken to lean a different kind of lesson.
It stars Sean Pertwee, Alex Reid, Toby Kebbell, Karly Greene, Stephen Wight & Lenora Crichlow.After the suicide of one of their inmates at a British male young offender institution, a group of teenage offenders and their prison officer, are sent to a remote island for outdoor rehabilitation.
He is a vile and nasty piece of work that Bassett enjoys playing the audience's sympathies with.At times brutal and even unforgiving as a human interest piece, Wilderness is a far better survivalist horror than some would have you believe.
Sean Pertwee stars as Jed,a warden at a Young Offenders' Institute,who's assigned to take a group of dangerous inmates to a deserted island for an Outward Bound course after one of their dorm-mate commits suicide because of vicious bullying.Things look up when the group runs into a couple of girls but it isn't long before their numbers start rapidly diminishing,thanks to an unseen assailant intent on picking them off one by one.This insanely bloody survival horror is truly exciting and well-made.The characters are well-developed and some of the gory deaths are suitably shocking.The biggest problem with Wilderness is that it kills off its most likable characters too early on and the ostensible lead is underwritten so it's hard to really care about him.Still if you like survivalist horror cinema give this one a chance..
Well, the first few times you see the gore, you think "oh my god, thats gross"...then you see it again and you're like "ewww"...then you see it again and eventually, you end up just watching this gore with no reaction what-so-ever because you've seen enough of it already....and this, is a common problem with most British horror films (like 28 days later).Some of the acting isn't brilliant either...and correct me if i'm wrong, but i got the impression this was a pretty low budget movie.
This one does by having nothing to show besides the premise which can be seen in any other horrorflick.When u think of it, it's even a bit awkward to see people make a film that basically again just has a bunch of people being somewhere for them to be murdered off one by one - The End - This movie stands out in being unoriginal, somehow i even thought it to be somewhat of a cute attempt, maybe being written by a 12 year old for a school writing contest?just another pointless flick i guess..2/10.
Had I been producing this movie I would have left the entire cast and crew on the island, along with some wolves and bears, thus doing the film industry a tremendous service.Sean Pertwee reprisals his role in Dog Soldiers by putting himself on the canine menu once again, and Alex Reid plays the tough guy, though I think she's a girl.
i have watched wilderness and enjoyed it with great pleasure at fist i thought it started off similar to the movie "band of the hand" were a group of juvenile delinquent's are sent to a swamp to learn how to survive and be to be punished,but were that move got silly, wilderness was neat-o ,marvolous,splendidly suspense full, tip-top gore,horror flick-British style-anyway i think its a British film.
also some good horror movies popping up from there.anyway i was very pleased with it,, seems like every scene had some frightening moments to it,nice cruel death scenes, just right on the gore ,great horror flick,will watch again and again.
OK in a nutshell the movie contained a few unique twists mostly though it is a good run up to a horror can lead on well if u haven't seen hey no worries i ain't tipping u off the movie is actual rather good depending on if u like the British genre that comes with it mostly the film is a rather unique look at survival and the adaptability of the youth but in truth its just a lot of teenagers getting there own back in essence look just watch it seriously has a few sick scenes has a few funny scenes has a little side humour mostly its a good adaptability.
However, they soon discover that they're not alone.Wilderness is a pretty obvious mash-up of themes borrowed from various sources: the island location, lack of adult supervision, and sadistic bullying of Lord of the Flies; the man vs man conflict of The Most Dangerous Game, as well as its hunter antagonist and island location; the revenge setup of Friday the 13th and countless other slashers; the survival horror of Deliverance; and "Broken Britain" thrillers about despicable, violent youths.
There are also hints of other slasher and survival horror films, but, unlike some reviewers, I think Dog Soldiers and Battle Royale are kind of stretching it.
At the start we get a group of young offenders in a prison and one of them commits suicide, after he is continuously bullied by his cellmates, the remaining inmates are then sent to an Island where they have to learn team building which was a little far-fetched and out there and then they come across a small group of girls who are also there for the same reason and both become targets of a psychopathic army man whose hell bent on killing them all and armed with vicious attack dogs.This movie was pure fun all the way through, okay the who dun nit angle wasn't hard to figure out but that didn't matter as this movie sustained suspense all the way through and it's unpredictable which is rare in horror movies these days and the death scenes are well thought out and very elaborate and those attack dogs were nasty and vicious and were well used, and this movie really makes the most of out of its eerie island setting and cleverly staged scenes in the woods and the cliffs and oceans.
This movie has a definite height of realism to it despite the ridiculous reason that they were sent to the island, and this movie does build drama and suspense, the killer was spot on and a welcome change from the usual teen slice and dice, here we get an army guy decked out in camflourage and decked out with attack dogs which makes the chase scenes more nerve racking and exciting which does add a hint of intelligence to the proceedings, but my only complaint was that when the killer was finally revealed he was quite easily dispatched which was a bit of a downer.The acting was very good despite the fact that they were mostly underdeveloped but that didn't stop them from becoming interesting as we get a range of variety in the cast Sean Pertwee as the Prison guard gets a nasty death and gives a credible performance, as does Alex Reid she displays true strength and courage to her role and should've been in it more.
Stephen Wight also did well at making his character unlikeable and believable as the movie carries on he becomes more and more unhinged which was exciting and Lenora Crichlow brought true charm to her role as Mandy and made decent for final girl material.All in all "Wilderness" is a decent survival flick slasher movie, that brings something a little different to the table and gladly it works as a whole..
A history of violence gives you power over the weaker in a prison cell, but how far does it get you in the wilderness?The movie is a good work from the British film industry, if you like films like Dog Soldiers and Creep you will certainly enjoy this one.
"Wilderness" has the same intensity, attention to story and characters, and propensity for gruesome special effects and gore that leave little to the viewer's imagination.I actually have no doubt in my mind that Bassett was in some way influenced by "The Descent" - my personal favorite horror movie so far this millennium - especially with its outdoors setting and a mindless killer chasing after tough, non-stereotypical young people.
And the newest member of this wholesome crew of violent youths is Callum (Toby Kebbell), a young man prone to uncontrolled bursts of anger and violence who is there because he committed a brutal murder.So, after one of them commits suicide in his bunk, the whole group is shipped off to a nearby island, where their supervisor Jed (Sean Pertwee, of Marshall's "Dog Soldiers") will hopefully teach these boys some dignity and respect through a little bit of hard labor in the forests of the UK.
Soon enough, however, both groups come to realize that they are not alone on this island either, and that someone or something is hunting them down one at a time (and that maybe one of them is not who he/she appears to be either), and it soon becomes clear that the only thing that matters is survival, and getting off the island alive and in one piece, or die trying...Let me just say that "Wilderness" is most definitely not a movie for children.
Strange, I know, but just see it to understand what I mean, and make up your mind about whether or not it ruins your late-night fun."Wilderness" is a great movie, with an interesting premise that stayed my interest a little bit by forcing us to root for under-developed characters and believe some rather stupid actions on their part.
it all looks like its going in the right direction and the more good horror movies out there, the better..
Well, it's really more of a teen skewering flick but if that's what you enjoy, you'll like Wilderness.Now, there's not any more depth to this film than your average kids-getting-killed movie and it's not making any wry observations about the genre or trying to be ironic or anything like that.
Sean Pertwee and Alex Reid as the male and female guards also engage in a cute "who's got bigger balls" stare down.If there's any problem with this film it's that the only characters who even remotely resemble good guys are disposed of early on, and the ones that are left are either ciphers you have no reason to care about or bad people who, to some extent, deserve what they're getting.
It's also a little odd that the ones who survive are probably the least interesting characters in the story.If you don't like teen slasher films, there's nothing special here to bother with.
The main draw here is the charismatic Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers, 2002), as this band of brothers guide on an uninhabited island known as The Wilderness, an old army training ground handed over to the prison service for the aid of character building, there's an irony here somewhere, and rehabilitation.A good concept in theory but executed in the manner of amateur hour at a local movie making convention.
Considering the makers obviously cast him to draw the crowds to the only known name in the film, he was vastly under-used and under-credited.The unknown young actors did do a good job, so all credit to them, but the movie itself was very mediocre.If this does better than Dog Soldiers, which in my mind should have gained far more recognition than it did, I will be extremely disappointed..
Sean Pertwee is the only cast member of any real note here.Wilderness is a very good film that will have most gripped, the plot is good & the action & gore is great.
I haven't heard of this movie before but it sounded interesting enough.I love horror and suspense and liked how it was out in the wilderness.I noticed it was another U.K. film and was looking forward to seeing it since I enjoyed the last few I saw.I had to re-watch a few scenes because I didn't understand their accents all the time and some of the wording is different but I could understand what was going on.At first I was angry at the way Davie and Lindsay were getting treated but then realized the bullies were gonna be slaughtered in the wilderness and couldn't wait!
I liked the direction the story took and at first I never guessed who the killer was,but I was a little upset he was killed after all he went through to get even for his son's death.It was a nice revenge story.I loved how he was stalking his prey by the way he hid and was camouflaged in their surroundings.This way he could see and hear everything.I haven't seen those moves before in a movie.He had a good motive for wanting all those bastards dead.But I was even more angry that Lindsay died,especially after enduring all the torture and ridicule.I really wanted him to live the most.Mandy the girl who confronted Lindsay for plotting with the killer before he fell to his death should have died instead.Her character was too annoying and sure of herself.I was happy to see Steve blown away after he turned into a complete psychopath.There are so many different ways the film could have ended but I did not like the way it ended.Either they all should have died or all except Lyndsay and Callum because Lindsay is too disabled to find a way off the Island and Callum had nothing to do with the bullying.I knew the 2 leaders were gonna die because it is mentioned in the description.
Brilliant, Wilderness follows as a triumph for British horror films like 28 Days Later & Dog Soldiers.