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2/10
Wow, just wow...
paul_haakonsen9 May 2023
I hadn't heard about this 2022 horror movie titled "Wolf Mountain" prior to sitting down here in 2023 to watch it. But since it was a horror movie that I hadn't seen, and it had the likes of Danny Trejo and Tobin Bell on the cast list, I figured I would give the movie a chance.

I made it just more than half way through this ordeal of a movie, and then I just simply had to give up out of sheer and utter boredom. There literally was nothing entertaining me to be found in the movie, and it was quite a struggle to suffer through the pointless narrative that made the script for the movie. Amazing that writer Keli Price could manage to put together something so fully and wholly uninteresting.

The character gallery in the movie was a farce. I didn't care about any of the characters on the screen, so their fates hardly mattered. So when people were killed on the screen, it was merely a shrug and then moving on.

As for the acting performances in "Wolf Mountain", well I am sure that the actors and actresses put on good performances, but they virtually had nothing to work with in terms of script, characters and dialogue. And while both Danny Trejo and Tobin Bell are on the movie's cover, they are there just to lure in the audience, because they were hardly in the movie at all.

For a horror movie then director David Lipper dropped the ball with "Wolf Mountain", and I wonder how the movie managed to land a 8.7 rating here on IMDb, as it had gotten whilst I am writing this review. And that rating of the movie definitely made me believe that I would be in for a treat as I sat down to watch the movie.

I am not going to bother returning to watch the rest of "Wolf Mountain", I just simply didn't care about the storyline, the characters or anything that transpired on the screen.

My rating of "Wolf Mountain" lands on a two out of ten stars.
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2/10
A truly dire genre effort without much of anything going for it
Trying to unlock some repressed memories, a man agrees to join his girlfriend and some friends on a trip to the woods where his parents died to help it through, but when a group of thieves arrives and a strange series of deaths strikes them causes him to believe a local legend is responsible.

This was a pretty abysmal effort without much to really like about it. Most of the film's positives are based on the final half here where the film manages to introduce some liveliness and energy into what's going on. With the build-up before this featuring a series of strange disappearances and incidents surrounding both groups being taken out one by one, the full reveal of who's in the woods responsible for everything brings about some admittedly enjoyable chases and encounters in the woods that produce a couple of brutal and graphic kills that come about. With the overall approach taken here from this managing to offer up the kind of cheesy twist that this type of style is always used to do but still being quite fun for it overall, this one does have a few bright spots for it. There are some pretty big issues to be had with the film. The main drawback of the film is a wholly bland and unnecessarily dull pace that just drags the film out far longer than it really should. Despite introducing a great concept involving the repressed memories and the strange monster in his visions, very little of the film tends to evolve exploring that as the main section of the trip entails the sexual exploits of their friends or teasing each other about the situation which isn't helped by then introducing the group of thieves into the scenario for what should be merely for extra figures in the body count. Instead, none of this really devotes the kind of time it should to indulging the creature action it set itself up to be. That also manages to bring up the fact that the creature here is such a mystery that it's hard to feel truly invested or scared in what's going on. Since the conflicting storylines are given centerstage here and very little of the creature is given beyond a minor bit of lip-service about a creature in the area, there's not much of a chance here to get to know much about the creature's origins or purpose which simply makes a reveal that happens at the end seemingly contradict what's been known at the very beginning as that information doesn't really make the repressed memory angle feel like a complete cheat. On top of that, there are also plenty of issues here in its presentation that just highlight the criminally low budget this is working with. As nearly all of the night-time scenes are plainly shot day-for-night with a lame blue filter over it, not only are these scenes outright embarrassing but it also makes it way too hard to tell what's going on which makes it rather difficult to understand why they would be set at night to begin with. As well, with a lot of foreshadowing about the twist at the end based on the creatures' killing methods and tactics long before it comes to light and some direly unfunny intended comedy shoehorned into the film, there's quite a lot to dislike here that brings it down.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language, Violence, and clothed sex scenes.
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2/10
Messy
BandSAboutMovies11 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
AJ (Keli Price, the writer of this movie) keeps dreaming of the night his parents died. When his psychiatrist, Dr. Avery (Tobin Bell) recommends that he go to where they were killed -- look, this is just bad advice and if the truly terrifying Tobin Bell is your therapist, something is very off -- with his brother Max (David Lipper, the director).

But come on. We all know that nothing good comes from looking into the mysterious past of your parents. Leave it be. Stay alive. Or, you know, go to Wolf Mountain.

If you saw a wolf-masked man kill your parents twenty years ago, would you go back to the scene of the horrific crime and bring along your pregnant wife*? Would you let your brother bring his wife**? Her sister***? Her sister's boyfriend****? Your cousin*****?

No. You would not. You would be smarter than that.

But where is Danny Trejo, you may wonder. Well, he's a crook named Eddie who has come to Wolf Mountain with his friend Joe (Kenny Yates) to bury some money.

At this point, you might expect this to be a film that has Bell and Trejo have a scene together.

No. It is not.

It is a slasher and it's not that good and I say that as someone who has watched some of the most bottom of the barrel from the slasher boom years. I know this is a complaint that could go for so many movies, but why are things so dark and hard to see?

I was disappointed because this started with good ideas and I like the look of the killer. Here's hoping. The next movie that Lipper and Price make is an improvement.

*Samantha (Karissa Lee Staples)

**Lexi (Fernanda Romero)

***Emma (Malu Trevejo)

****James (Matt Rife)

*****Ric (Eddie McClintock)
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1/10
total waste of talent and money (could have gone to a better project)
clara-179 May 2023
Such a dreadful movie! Who gave this lackluster, non-creative people money in the first place to make this piece of garbage?

The actors try their best with the lame screenplay. The director obviously doesn't know how to direct (there is truly no suspense). The gore looks simply like a requirement for this type of film. The photography is dark throughout. Hard to see what's going on half the time. And the "surprise" ending actually happens TWICE! Such a total waste of time for anyone interested in a decent horror film

How on earth a rating of 8 something exist for this thing?

Avoid at all costs.
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1/10
How to waste your time 101
djzer18 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This movie was shot just like some youtuber's video. The whole movie was unpleasant, the acting of these actors were bland.

The part where they showed their parents fall of the cliff is a must watch, they carried it out so perfectly. The plot twist they gave was so cliché and stupid. And the killer each time got distracted by lamest of the lamest things. The scene where the killer gets killed with holding his knife and slowing strafing towards his brother like they weren't seeing him at all was flipping hilarious.

This movie had one of the worst directing in all aspects, even as to cut scenes in most of the parts of the movie if noticed.
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10/10
Suspenseful and funny all at the same time!
mindyrobin12 May 2023
Really entertaining! I found myself covering my eyes but also laughing out loud! Good cast!!! Loved the scary background sound effects as well as the scenery. I won't give anything away but I was shocked at one of the parts and found my jaw dropped. I watched it alone and was very scared at times. I love the fact that there was humor worked into the suspenseful plot I recommend this movie to all ages. I found it was the perfect length of time. Not too long and not too short. Most of all, I love when the story all comes together at the end and sums up all the unknowns and loose ends. I found the plot clever and well written. Good job!!!
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10/10
FUN
mackenziedslater11 May 2023
This film was a lot of fun! Cool slasher flick and actually very funny. The pacing was excellent and I kept wanting more. The ensamble cast did a great job and the lead couple was believe and connected well. They carried the film. The characters were very funny and well-rounded. It reminded me of some of the films I grew up watching. I highly recommend this movie if you want to be entertained with a fun slasher flick. The team did a great job on this. I heard great things about it and had to check it out. The Curse of Wolf Mountain does not disappoint. Everyone should go watch! Check it out on Appletv!
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