
Sudden, gory, death, hides behind every bush. When beautiful Jennifer and her friends embark on a backpacking excursion deep into the woods, they come chest to chest with an evil as old as the trees. Listen...above the crackling of the campfire...is that the sound of a twig snapping or your best girlfriend's neck? The interlopers discover that when the locals warn you not to trespass, it's a warning you should heed.... (Full plot summary below)
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Sudden, gory, death, hides behind every bush. When beautiful Jennifer and her friends embark on a backpacking excursion deep into the woods, they come chest to chest with an evil as old as the trees. Listen...above the crackling of the campfire...is that the sound of a twig snapping or your best girlfriend's neck? The interlopers discover that when the locals warn you not to trespass, it's a warning you should heed.
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| User ReviewJonathan C2010's "Pelt" has a group of friends fighting for their lives against a couple of local yokels with a taste for blood and torture. Unfortunately for this crew they chose to spend a weekend in the woods on private property. The choice is a fatal error for the friends. A typical scenario found in modern horror but it all works. The story is a fun, modern nightmare that puts fuel into the "camping/in the woods" horror film. I really didn't expect a lot from "Pelt" but was pleasantly surprised. Swindell creates a very suspenseful chiller that plays with elements of slasher, grindhouse and splatter horror. The cast commit to their characters and pull off some pretty authentic personalities that I connected with. "Pelt" does find itself battling through some pretty standard clichés, but never gets marred down completely by the stereotypes. Even with a few of the characters coming off a bit abrasive, (douche-bag daddy-o's) , the actors give convincing performances that does take the characters into caricature territory. The special effects are strong, realistic grue that explores elements of exploitation, and splatter without pushing the kill scenes into sensationalized depravity. There is a nice balance between the horror elements and the psychological suspense that makes "Pelt" a very strong horror film. The soundtrack and sound effects create a tense, thrilling atmosphere that carries the story arch from the first scene until the credits roll. Honestly I went into this film expecting to be disappointed or bored, but instead I was captivated and chilled. "Pelt" is a film that I will be watching over and over. There is some downer moments to "Pelt". The dialog is weak in some scenes, with characters feeling forced into conversation with one another, instead of seeming natural. It does ad a bit of a hokey vibe that disrupts the intensity and drama of the story. Honestly that is really the only hiccups I had while watching "Pelt". The kills are bloody, there is screaming and crying, running through the woods. Brutality is the theme de jour for "Pelt" with some truly nightmarish moments. I will be referencing this film the next time I decide to explore the hills and back roads in my neck of the woods-believe that! |
| User ReviewChris GNow this is what i like, cheap, youngster film. Horror, bit of gore. Action, screaming the works. This is one of the good ones that you ill enjoy watching. Good to scare her knickers off. |
| User ReviewShawn HStereotypical as you could possibly get, this movie really doesn't have any surprises in it. The killings try to be gruesome but just aren't anything new. The only surprise...why is it no one made fun of the guy wearing the one piece pajama suit with...duckies on it? |
| User ReviewCade HPelt was a run of the mill horror movie along the same lines as "Wrong Turn" and many other movies where a hillbilly or backwoods family kills a group of teens. This one was a little different in that it had one killer, who was a almost superhuman big strong hillbilly. The acting was horrible, some of the lines were so bad they were laughable and the ending made no sense whatsoever. This looked like it could have been a student film project with crappy special effects and cut aways at the last second so you don't see the blood and gore. Nothing was special about this one and I think most people would say the same thing. |
| User ReviewLee MPelt isn't kitschy, clever or witty, even though it looks as if it the filmmakers thought otherwise. It's not clear to me why movies like this get made. |
| User ReviewAlex GThe filming was meh. The casting meh. The acting meh. Special effects meh. Overall the film was just that so, so. I do give it an A for effort though trying to be more than just a horror film full of hot teeny boppers with no brains. It has multiple attempts at some emotional moments, but then it goes back to the same old being chased here and there, but I do commend the effort. Iâ(TM)d say it gets a 4 at best, and thats because I round up. Most of that number is because of a brief moment between two characters that as I stated previous was at least an attempt to make this movie more than just ANOTHER horror movie. The acting and casting wasnâ(TM)t all bad, and this nympho chick in the movie is ridiculously attractive. Also something else I really appreciate is that there are no boobs, I mean I love boobs as much as the next guy, but anymore they have become their own character in horror films nowadays. They need to start calling them Whorror films really. But anyways that was a breath of fresh air to be honest. Overall this is a netflix movie, thatâ(TM)s where is currently resides, and rightfully so. It is mediocre in all aspects, leaves you with way to many questions like: Where did that person go for so long? What is the killerâ(TM)s motive? and so on. These are just a few examples of what i was left wondering. NOT REALLY RECOMMENDED (Late night netflix movie to be played in the background.) 4 out of 10 Reels. |
| User ReviewWes SA stupid movie about a bunch of stupid teens getting killed by a stupid redneck. The premise is uninspired, the kills are lackluster, and the ending is cheap. It does nothing to stand out, being another forgettable independent slasher movie. |
| User ReviewBranches PWhats shocking about this movie is that it was obviously bad, yet I liked it. All the cliches are there, but there's something different about this film than other fright fests. It's a great movie to watch with a group of friends who enjoy bad movies. |
| User ReviewMike CActually I'm the one who deserves just one star.. for deliberately watching it.. argh! |
| User ReviewJennifer PWow, I'm the first one to review this movie. I can understand why... It's pure garbage. We only watched it because it supposedly takes place in KY. Plot was horrible, acting was VERY bad, and everyone in it was so stupid I was rooting for their deaths. |