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The Woods (2006)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:8

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The Woods is a psychological horror story that begins when a neglected teenager named Heather (Agnes Bruckner) is dropped off by her parents at a remote all-girls boarding school deep in the... The Woods is a psychological horror story that begins when a neglected teenager named Heather (Agnes Bruckner) is dropped off by her parents at a remote all-girls boarding school deep in the forest. Watched over by sinister headmistress Ms. Traverse (Patricia Clarkson) and her staff, Heather is tormented by her classmates and is desperate to go home. But when students start disappearing and she begins to have horrifying visions, Heather realizes things at the school are not what they seem. She only knows there's something out there in the woods - and it won't be letting her leave any time soon. -- © MGM/UA [More]

Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Agnes Bruckner, Bruce Campbell

Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Agnes Bruckner, Bruce Campbell

Director: Lucky McKee

Director: Lucky McKee
Studio: MGM/UA

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
09/30/06
Film Threat

"The Woods" plays like a classic Lewton film of the '40's, where the emphasis was on telling a good yarn without much ado and wrapping it up in a tightly wound 70 minutes.

Full Review Source: Beyond Hollywood | comment Comment
04/20/08
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
Beyond Hollywood

The actors obviously don't understand the material any more than we do, nor do they seem to care.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/26/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

...a well-made yet thoroughly impenetrable horror flick..

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/13/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Never justifies the witches' tale it was spinning.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/11/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Derrière The Woods se cache sans l'ombre d'un doute un film d'horreur qui aurait pu facilement devenir un classique du genre.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
08/18/06
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

Not a groundbreaking or innovative horror film, but contains many elements that make horror movies appealing: screaming schoolgirls, spooky forces of nature, stylish camerawork, a good sense of humor throughout ... and the presence of Bruce Campbell.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
04/08/07
Jette Kernion
Jette Kernion
Cinematical

Lucky McKee's latest is not as singular as May, but it's still a solid flick.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/30/06
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

...leaves no doubt that there will be a rabid following for it.

Full Review Source: LYTRules.com | comment Comment
02/07/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
LYTRules.com

One of the most polished and inventive horror flicks of the still-ongoing year, a synthesis of classical supernatural and sexualized imagery that expands upon, rather than simply regurgitates, its celebrated predecessors.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
10/19/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Those expecting a shock-a-minute gore-fest will most likely walk away scratching their head, but as a semi-homage to Dario Argento's Suspiria, The Woods is a creepy little winner.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
09/02/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

There's a lot to like about The Woods, but it never really takes root.

Full Review Source: Horror.com | comment Comment
09/29/06
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com
 
 
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