Don't Go in the Woods

Name: Don't Go in the Woods
Genre: Horror, Musical
Released: January 13, 2012
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 29

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Tribeca Film | Release Date: January 13, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: Don't Go in the Woods is sound advice, especially when there's a killer on the loose. The film explores love, greed and ruthlessness in this twisted musical/horror hybrid, telling the story of a young band who heads to the woods to get away from their everyday lives in order to focus on writing new songs. Hoping to walk away from the tripDon't Go in the Woods is sound advice, especially when there's a killer on the loose. The film explores love, greed and ruthlessness in this twisted musical/horror hybrid, telling the story of a young band who heads to the woods to get away from their everyday lives in order to focus on writing new songs. Hoping to walk away from the trip with new tunes that will score them their big break, they instead find themselves in the middle of a nightmare beyond comprehension. (Tribeca Film)… Expand

Director: Vincent D'Onofrio

Genre(s): Horror, Musical

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 107 min

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Movieline Michelle Orange

Jan 12, 2012

Unfortunately, outside of the proxy satisfaction it will give those who are dying to see the grim reaper let loose on the set of a very special episode of "Glee," the pleasures of Don't Go in the Woods can't quite compensate for its straggly bits. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jan 11, 2012

Give Don't Go In The Woods credit for not being a wholly conventional horror movie. Debit it for not caring about horror in the first place. Read full review

David DeWitt

Jan 12, 2012

The actors are all natural, but no character is developed enough for you to care who is killed next. There's not much suspense, no inventive pacing, no wink-wink irony, no cinematic gimmicks, not much mystery and no awful gore. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Jan 10, 2012

The forced horseplay is entirely without ensemble chemistry, probably because the leads were hired principally as singers/musicians, as this, the directorial debut of former Law & Order: Criminal Intent star Vincent D'Onofrio, is that rarest of mongrel movies: a slasher/musical. Read full review

Robert Abele

Feb 9, 2012

An undercooked, "Glee"-like hybrid of grating indie pop songs and forest slasher flick. Read full review

Nick Schager

Jan 13, 2012

Coming across as a promotional showcase for a gaggle of young up-and-coming singer-actors, Don't Go in the Woods tethers together numerous indie-rock musical numbers with a backwoods-horror-film framework that's the definition of an afterthought. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Jan 12, 2012

The acting and general schlockiness make "Friday the 13th" look like "Macbeth," but it's clear D'Onofrio just wants to hang out. And actually, a lot of the music is really good. Let's hope next time, he decides to make something like "The Commitments" instead. Read full review

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TheDRauch

Jun 28, 2012

Don't Go in the Woods, the directorial debut of actor Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: CI), is jumbled mess between the two genres of musical and horror, which would have played out better with more of a sense of fun and self awareness. When five band members head out into the woods for theDon't Go in the Woods, the directorial debut of actor Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: CI), is jumbled mess between the two genres of musical and horror, which would have played out better with more of a sense of fun and self awareness. When five band members head out into the woods for the weekend to get away from women, drugs, technology, alcohol, etc. in order to focus on their music, they are followed by their groupies and band front man Nick's girlfriend, which leads to bickering amongst the group. More trouble arises when it is revealed there is a killer in the woods, slaughtering people with a sledgehammer. The film plays out as a first act filled with band arguing, bad acting, no sense of fun, and some okay indie songs played by the band mates as they sit around a fire. The much shorter, badly paced second act contains many scenes of brutality and unoriginal death sequences (save one involving a blow-in keyboard), plus some odd character behavior and a fairly unoriginal twist. The band members are all very unlikable and aren't given any justice or depth by their screenwriters and actors. The only semi-likable character is Nick's girlfriend, but they are all cut-out characters. The horseplay between the band is just so unauthentic and mean-spirited that within the first few minutes, you might not mind a few of them being picked off, and that is the trick with good horror - getting us to care. The singing voices aren't too bad, though, and the title message sure is conveyed, if obviously.… Expand

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