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BLOODWOOD CANNIBALS is once again another dull indie horror flick set in the local woods. A couple of extremely lame Bigfoot hunters head off on a hunt for a remarkable creature, but instead find a random cannibal tribe with a penchant for human flesh. What follows is an odyssey of wooden acting, terrible costumes, cheap gore effects, and very bad action scenes, although not until the very end. It's lame and inane.

Low budget doesn't even begin to COVER how bad this movie is. The opening sequence with the 'nature documentary narration' was cute. It would've been quite effective, had this been a campy comedy. Unfortunately, the film takes itself waaaaay to seriously. Begin with the horrible opening music. The soundtrack sounded like a bunch of power tools being banged together with handsaws and socket wrenches. The 'host' with his FAKE Australian accent was too annoying for words. It seemed like he was trying to channel Steve Irwin, which was a slap in the face to the Irwin family. He was hammy and overacted every line of dialogue he had. Even his SENSITIVE moment by the fire, talking about the plane crash, was overdone.

The 'assistant', who was brought along to be a 'step and fetchit' for the producer, was bland and one-note with every line she delivered. There was absolutely NO inflection in her voice whatsoever. She sounded like she was reading a pizza menu, for f***s sake.

The 'feral' girl they found was terrible. I was a performer in a traveling carnival show for a little while one summer. I volunteered to be 'Zoma the Wild Girl'. I had to act like a savage, and let me tell you, I scared the bejeezus out of the customers with my act. This girl couldn't scare a friggin mouse. She was too clean and too neat to have been living in the woods for as long as they say she did. In fact, all of the 'cannibals' were a little too neatly pressed.

Segue to the tavern, where everyone was enjoying a pint. The exterior, where the producer and the tracker were attempting to 'flirt' with each other. It reminded me painfully of a seriously badly acted porno, it was that clumsy and uncomfortable.

The dialogue was wretched. Overall, there was nothing to like about this film. And it doesn't even really QUALIFY as a 'found footage film', as the majority of it was shot from a third person perspective.

The movie opens smartly as a documentary of the ecosystem of the Pacific NW, claiming the area is large and diverse enough to support large predators. WE then see a young boy abducted by a cannibal. Sweet!. We know he is a cannibal because it is in the title of the movie. Bloodwood gets it name from the reddish tree bark appearance.

The movie shifts to a film crew shooting scenes of Nigel (British accent) trying to locate Big Foot. In trying to find Big Foot they come across a feral woman who they capture, but not without the guide getting bit. Those who watch zombie movies will be able to appreciate the implication.

Nigel decides to shift gears and hunt for other feral people in the words. The crew enters the forest the same time as does a flower photographer and 2 hunters. At this point the plot is established and it is just a matter of who lives and who dies...and who gets bit.

I was really impressed for a low budget film. The acting was decent. The dialogue, somewhat amusing. The movie was written, produced, directed, camera man, boom man and starring Joshua Siegel. It is a worthwhile view for those who don't take their horror films too seriously.

Brief nudity.

Brings me back to the days when I use to do sleep overs at my friends house. We would try to stay up all night watching scary movies with Elvira "Mistress of the Dark", Svengolie, or other similar late night horror guides. For the budget, this is a well directed film with the potential to become a cult classic. The only disappointment is the director kills off the key character making it difficult (but not impossible), to make a sequel. Who kills off Indiana Jones??? I would to see more about the background of the character Nigel. Perhaps he will consider a prequel explaining how Nigel got famous. I would definitely recommend this movie.

The crew of the reality TV series "Hunting the Unknown" venture into the remote wilderness to film a segment on Bigfoot. Instead they stumble across a lethal clan of ferocious feral cannibals. Writer/director Joshua A. Siegel relates the entertaining story at a brisk pace, delivers a handy helping of gruesome gore, makes good use of the isolated sylvan setting, develops a reasonable amount of tension, and tops everything off with an amusing sense of lowbrow humor. Moreover, it's acted with zest by an enthusiastic cast, with especially commendable work from Nathan Anthony Carter as pompous charlatan show host Nigel Thorne, Kate Forsyth Corey as spunky long-suffering producer Lindsey Amos, Matthew Corbett Davis as rugged guide Roy Henderson, Siegel as obnoxious jerk Dave Nelson, Darren Courtney as amiable cameraman Mark Cavanaugh, and Cori Jenab as eager rookie TJ Lane. The flesh-eating freaks are pretty frightening: Joe Calavita makes a strong impression as fearsome leader Big Papa and Steve I. Everson is quite unnerving as the maniacal Hyena. The grim tone gets more progressively bleak and upsetting as the plot unfolds. Everson's crisp cinematography provides a pleasing polished look. The lively primal score by Brent Walsh and Martijn de Man does the rousing trick. A solid little shocker.