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The Woods
2006
Equal parts Dario Argento and Henry James, Lucky McKee's brooding psychological horror film stars Agnes Bruckner as Heather, a young woman with a tendency to set things on fire. Her exasperated parents send her off to a remote boarding school in a mysterious wooded area, where it turns out the administration has been collecting .. Read more
| Starring | Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson, Bruce Campbell |
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| Director | Lucky McKee |
| Genres | Horror |
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The Woods
Equal parts Dario Argento and Henry James, Lucky McKee's brooding psychological horror film stars Agnes Bruckner as Heather, a young woman with a tendency to set things on fire. Her exasperated parents send her off to a remote boarding school in a mysterious wooded area, where it turns out the administration has been collecting young people with special powers in order to execute their nefarious schemes. Patricia Clarkson (DOGVILLE, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK) stars as the school's creepy headmistress, and cult legend Bruce Campbell (ARMY OF DARKNESS) plays Heather's father.
| Starring | Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson, Bruce Campbell |
|---|---|
| Director | Lucky McKee |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Spanish, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Spanish, Dutch, Hindi, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 11 Dec 2006 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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26 out of 30 people found this review helpful
Worth while
The film is really slow paced for the first hour, and despite some mysterious goings on at first; there isn't a lot of horror involved. But that's not to say that the film is boring! McKee utilises this time well and uses it to create mystery around his central theme and build the characters up to a point that we can easily care for them. The atmosphere is continually creepy, and this bodes well with the mystery theme and the dark and gloomy woodland. While The Woods doesn't feature much in the way of blood and gore, McKee skilfully manages to work some schlock sequences into the film, and the frenzied final third brilliantly offsets the slow build of the first two. The director has managed to put together a good line-up of acting talent for the film, which sees Agnes Bruckner doing well in the lead role, and receiving good feedback from experienced actors, including a devilish Patricia Clarkson, and cult icon Bruce Campbell; whom I'd like to have seen more of. It all boils down to a satisfying, yet open, climax and overall; despite its problems getting a release - this is a damn good horror film and will surely rank as one of the best of 2006! Here's to hoping McKee has an easier time getting a release for his next film.
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12 out of 15 people found this review helpful
The Woods
Not bad at all actually!! In adding this film to my rental list I wasn't sure it was going to be much good. I certainly can't say this film was ground breaking in any way, and if you're looking for jump and bumps you won't find them here .... but it's a nice little spooky/mystery story with enough intrigue to keep you interested to the end. The plot is thin in places and you will have got the twist within the first 30 mins if your on the ball, but nevertheless it is fairly good watch. Enjoy.
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