Forest of the Damned (2005)

Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

A group of friends go on a road trip and come to a stop in a forest where legend has it a group of naked bisexual female monsters lurk. Will they awake them? And if so, will they survive? Clearly the folks behind this picture love the horror genre, having Tom Savini take part and calling their production company "Gatlin Pictures" (a "Children of the Corn" reference if you missed it). And sometimes that goes a long way.Here, I just do not know what to think. If you cut the credits off, you have barely over an hour of a film, and it seems they were going for the selling point of naked women with big teeth. Not sure if that worked for them. It definitely has not convinced the critics or created much word-of-mouth buzz.

I have to admit to being a fan of low budget movies. They are usually a fine place for young directors to showcase what they can do.Well Johannes Roberts doesn't disappoint. Yes, it's clear to see (and he has admitted the fact) that FOREST was made on a student movie budget, but don't let that put you off as he uses some great techniques and special effects in what can only be described as directorial genius.Spinning cameras under a moving van, night vision shots and some amazing overhead shots are all interlaced with some very clever MTV style editing, by a director that is screaming out for a budget he could really work with.The effects are also good, and I should think so with TOM SAVINI on set to point them in the right direction. Disembowelments and beheadings are done with a loving care for gory detail that is sadly missing in some big budget endeavours.The entire cast are doing this for the love of making a movie they believe in. Why else would three naked women wander around the woods in the freezing cold? (and I can assure you they are cold) Another good reason to watch this film is the cameo appearance of the legendary SHAUN HUTSON as himself.Support the indie horror industry and get this film now. It really is worth the watch.

oh god where to begin......bad acting....characters you just don't care about... are they American or British... they seem to think they are in America, because where else is this enormous forest in the midlands...one big fault... they are driving all night through these woods... unless they are going around and around they'd have been in Scotland come the morning.. when the whiny one knocks the poor wandering woman over....and they're mobiles don't work.. so what do they do... split up of course, make it easier to be picked off... so three go looking for a house that might be there in the middle of nowhere and two stay behind to 'care' for the unconscious woman... so what do they do, rather than make her comfortable, cushion her head, cover her up or even move her off the blooming road they just leave her lying on the hard road while they go and make a fire 100 yrds away....and all the time they have a camper van they could put her in...and onto the horny angels that are supposed to have desired human kind so much that they were ejected from heaven to live amongst us...so what do they do? embark on sexual relations with any men they encounter?.........no they bite huge chunks out of them and rip their heads off... i think they are missing the point...these are not gorgeous sexually deprived former angels they are cannabalistic vampires... and as for tom savini saying how breath takingly beautiful they are....well those gals have good bodies but nothing special in the face dept. the lead role was far more pretty than these so called irresistible sirens...rubbish film waste of £2.30 from my local library...

Note to Horror fans: The only horror here is when you realized you just wasted 95 minutes of your life on a movie that's so worthless it's insulting.I watched this because:The premise sounded slightly promising: It's not. It's just an excuse to use the same lame set pieces from other low-budget slasher films that weren't good either. The promise of naked forest nymphs sounded nice even if the movie turned out to be awful: It's not. It's SO not. The amateur cinematography makes sure the "fallen angels" are about as sexy as the average homeless person.The name Tom Savini has a long history in the horror genre: He's the king of low-budget special effects and lower-budget acting. Come to think of it, Savini should have been a reason not to watch this movie. It's not that he's bad, but he's almost always in bad movies. His only good role was in From Dusk Till Dawn, and he's been milking that at horror conventions ever since.But let's focus on the positive: Forest of the Damned is a great example of how NOT to make a movie. Everything else is a negative. Obviously the writer is allergic to originality. The script is terrible. That's all a given after the first 10 minutes. But the clueless pacing; the way the director treats "plot" and "characterization" as a nuisance he thinks no one cares about anyway; and the excruciatingly long and boring driving, walking, and nature sequences (no doubt added to increase the running time to make the film qualify for distribution) show a complete lack of aptitude for film and storytelling in general.This is another good example of the number-one way you can tell if a movie is going to be bad: If it's written and directed by the same person, expect garbage.