The Woods details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Patricia Clarkson, Agnes Bruckner, Bruce Campbell |
| Director: | Lucky McKee |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller - Mystery |
| Studio: | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Woods |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 31 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Dubbed: | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles: | Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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Worth while
By Richard Cubbie from Kent, England , 16 Dec 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
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.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(47)‘And Bruce Campbell’
By TheWatchman (520 reviews) from Suburbia , 07 Feb 2012The front cover of The Woods reads ‘And Bruce Campbell,’ so I watched this. Bruce ‘the chin’ Campbell is a legend, providing one silly, tongue-in-cheek performance in horror films after another. However, it’s worth noting he’s barely in this and, when he is, he’s not saying much.
The Woods is about Heather – a young girl who gets sent to a private school by her (seemingly naturally) evil mother and silent father (Bruce Campbell incidentally). There, she gets picked on by a clichéd bully and starts to wonder if her teachers have ulterior motives for the pupils.
The teachers mainly stand around in groups, facing the same direction and staring – always a sign that they’re up to something. One occasionally twitches. This may be trying to add ‘character’ to them, but if you can watch without laughing you’re a more composed person than me.
The Woods is like a kind of remake of Italian horror classic ‘Suspira,’ as it’s about a girl starting a new school run by witches. Soon, Heather’s classmates start disappearing (luckily their parents don’t seem to ever bother much that their children have vanished without a trace and nor to the police). The film’s pretty slow, but deliberately so, doing its best to built tension and get to know the characters.
There’s nothing particularly wrong with The Woods, apart from the fact that it doesn’t really offer anything new. If you’ve seen a reasonable amount of horror films, you’ve basically seen this. It’s nicely directed, the sets are fitting and it picks up pace towards the end. I just felt it was too little too late.
Give me Evil Dead any day.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Not what I wanted it to be
By MickeyMouse3000 (299 reviews) from Dorset, England , 02 Feb 2011I'm no fan of horror movies - I was really hoping this would be more of a creepy supernatural thriller. Especially as several reviewers described this as a 'mild horror', I thought hopefully no blood and guts and just atmospheric suspense and tension. Unfortunately, this is still very much a horror movie, with the usual unnecessary blood and disturbing moments. Wasn't anything major, but I just really don't like that sort of thing. Switched off about 30 minutes in, so can't say what it's like after that. I was enjoying it too until the horror elements appeared. Pity :(- Was this review helpful to you?
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The Woods - Disappointing
By a customer from London , 08 Aug 2010I'd caught some of this film whilst it was shown on terrestrial tv, and it looked interesting, so decided to rent the DVD. I think the film had potential, but was let down by poor quality acting. Not as scary as I thought it would be, but worth a try.- Was this review helpful to you?
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I Got Wood
By DavidM2000AD (6 reviews) from Worcester , 23 Nov 2009An intriguing, little spooky film this. I thought it was a bit 'Heathers' crossed with 'Suspiria' - and though it falls way short of either, it had some interesting touches. There's a nice blustery, autumnal feel to it, and a constant woody creaking that plays throughout that adds a sinister presence.
And Agnes Bruckner, in the lead role, recalled the pouty insouciance of a circa 2001 Scarlet Johansson. I liked her.
Apparently the film sat on a shelf for a few years before getting a straight-to-DVD release. It's a little scrappy and not a great deal happens - no real scares either - but it deserved a better fate than the one it got.- Was this review helpful to you?
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the Woods
By druGeliuks9 (157 reviews) from London , 17 Nov 2009hm... maybe because it is quite all movie, it is quite poor afects... wasnt the worst movie but definatly wasnt the best- Was this review helpful to you?
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