Wilderness (2006)

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• Lady D

  
  It all started out ok, with a Young Offenders prison etc, thought this could be quite a good story, but it's no different to any other slasher on an island type film, where everybody gets killed off as some kind of revenge, I hang my head in shame to not only see the Brits (who… More
  It all started out ok, with a Young Offenders prison etc, thought this could be quite a good story, but it's no different to any other slasher on an island type film, where everybody gets killed off as some kind of revenge, I hang my head in shame to not only see the Brits (who rarely do Slasher films) to come up with something so one-dimensional and to top it off, Toby Kebbell - why are you lowering yourself to take on this film? When your acting skills are clearly above such films!

• Lee ?

  
  Bloody British horror about a group of young prison offenders being hunted down on a remote island by a vengeful father and his pack of German Shepherds. Enjoyble survival horror. Fairly straightforward though, nothing too surprising or groundbreaking. If you liked other Brit horrors… More
  Bloody British horror about a group of young prison offenders being hunted down on a remote island by a vengeful father and his pack of German Shepherds. Enjoyble survival horror. Fairly straightforward though, nothing too surprising or groundbreaking. If you liked other Brit horrors like Dog Soldiers, The Decent or Severence than this is worth a look.

• A.D. V

  
  A welcome entry to survival horror with shades of the slasher genre thrown in for good measure. Low budget British fun.

• Dean !

  
  Low budget UK horror, looked great from trailer but bit of a let down overall, had great potential. Very gory.

• Steve K

  
  Solid if unoriginal Lord of the Flies type film. Hard to root for anyone, which is problematic. Some fierce dog mauling effects.

• vieras e

  
  Battle Royale meets The Most Dangerous Game with a hint of Lord of the Flies. I don't think I've been so ticked off by a film character in a long time as I was by Steve. Gods, was he a right prick (though I don't think anyone can beat the guys in I Spit On Your Grave in… More
  Battle Royale meets The Most Dangerous Game with a hint of Lord of the Flies. I don't think I've been so ticked off by a film character in a long time as I was by Steve. Gods, was he a right prick (though I don't think anyone can beat the guys in I Spit On Your Grave in a-holeness).

• Deb S

  
  Wilderness is a brutal thriller/horror movie. A bunch of violent young male inmates are sent to an isolated island, after one of the interns commit suicide. It appears that the young cell-mate felt forced to take his own life, due to the constant, aggressive harassment that he used to… More
  Wilderness is a brutal thriller/horror movie. A bunch of violent young male inmates are sent to an isolated island, after one of the interns commit suicide. It appears that the young cell-mate felt forced to take his own life, due to the constant, aggressive harassment that he used to suffer from his fellow inmates. The boys run into 2 girls and their own warden from another detention center. Testosterone fuelled male inmates can't help but make advances to the opposing female camp. Neither of the two wardens are very happy about each other's group being there, but when one of the boys is found dead, they band together to fight for survival after getting picked off one by one by a mysterious and ruthless killer with a crossbow, a pack of attack dogs and a skill for booby traps. The characters are a sorry and tiring bunch that you couldn't care less about. Sure they're not meant to be likable, but hell they really irritated me. The movie has something for every fan of the genre; beheadings, vicious forest traps, mauling, being eaten alive, crossbows, knife fights, skinheads, near drowning, the list goes on. I cannot recall the last time I saw a movie so openly graphic in terms of dismemberment and human death. Maybe there wasn't enough violence or action for you, but it was more than enough for me.

• Daniel P

  
  <I>Wilderness</I> falls squarely into B-movie horror territory; the concept is ridiculous, the characterisation is non-existent, the acting is awful across the board and it also looks very, very cheap. Taken on these terms, if that's possible, there's still some… More
  <I>Wilderness</I> falls squarely into B-movie horror territory; the concept is ridiculous, the characterisation is non-existent, the acting is awful across the board and it also looks very, very cheap. Taken on these terms, if that's possible, there's still some enjoyment to be found. The basic pitch is: male young offenders, being punished for their part (or lack thereof) in the suicide of another inmate, are packed off to a remote, uninhabited island for team-building, orienteering and to learn respect. There, coincidentally, they run into another team-building group of teenage girls, and they soon have to stick together to out run an unseen enemy - plus a pack of rabid dogs - gradually picking them off one by one in gruesome ways. <p>The reasons behind the attacks is where the film utterly derails; the survivors, whilst talking about what might be happening, come to an absolutely insane conclusion that turns out to be true and all suspension of disbelief is thrown out of the window. Such 'plot development' is just crazy and quite frankly I would've been happier if the murders been committed by a giant snake or a garden gnome (spoiler: they're not!). Ah well. Anyway, what keeps the film interesting is some actually quite inventive camerawork, which includes underwater shots, blood splatters on the lens, crash zooms etc., and the level and ferocity of the cartoonish violence, as limbs are torn off and heads ripped from bodies.

• Brandon K

  
  I don't really know what to say except that it's not great. There were also a couple of god awful scenes mixed in.

• ken j

  
  Wilderness is a horror/survival movie straight from the UK that turned out to be really good in my book. When a bunch of youth offenders are sent to whats suppose to be a deserted island after another prisoner is found dead they find more then just that seems someone is stalking them… More
  Wilderness is a horror/survival movie straight from the UK that turned out to be really good in my book. When a bunch of youth offenders are sent to whats suppose to be a deserted island after another prisoner is found dead they find more then just that seems someone is stalking them and beginning to kill them off one by one as they try to there best to learn to survive. Blood and gore and killer dogs are all over this movie that has one part Dog Soldiers another part Battle Royale and is very much worth taken a look at would have been 5 stars but some of the characters and little bit of the story i found to be weak still doesnt take alot away from this movie.

• John M

  
  Gripping, fast paced and well acted British film that delivers some brutal and jumpy sequences.

• Barry L

  
  This was a blend of Dog Soldiers and every other wilderness film you have ever seen but still worth a watch.

• Christopher B

  
  Great little film made by the director of Deathwatch. It's weird, in Deathwatch he seemed to not want to be making a horror film, but in this one he revels in it. I've heard people complain that there are no likeable characters in this film, but at least they're… More
  Great little film made by the director of Deathwatch. It's weird, in Deathwatch he seemed to not want to be making a horror film, but in this one he revels in it. I've heard people complain that there are no likeable characters in this film, but at least they're interesting and there are some excellent performances. Gory as hell, suspenseful and a fun concept make this a great watch.

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