Daddy's going hunting in this tale of two urban dudes, Steve & Charlie (Dean Russell, John Batis) who decide to go on a camping trip. Preceded on the trip by their wives (Tomi Barrett, Ann Wilkinson), who want to prove to their knucklehead husbands that they can hack it on their own in the wilderness, Steve & Charlie meet a forest-dwelling hermit named John (Gary Kent, a B movie mainstay for many years) who will eat ANYTHING to survive. And two ghostly children (Corky Pigeon of 'Silver Spoons' and Becki Burke) try to offer assistance to our protagonists.
Sometimes serious, and sometimes tongue-in-cheek, "The Forest" was the work of exploitation veteran Don Jones, whose other credits include "Schoolgirls in Chains" and "The Love Butcher". It's NOT an especially "good" entry in terms of rural body count flicks, but I admit I found it to be entertaining in its silliness. It's hampered by less than stellar dialogue, and protagonists who really are senseless, unlikable dummies, but the supernatural touch lends it a unique quality. The forest atmosphere is well captured, the music is good, and there's a fun dark-as-Hell comedy component (Charlie eats something that is definitely NOT a doe, as John claims it to be). There's also a hilarious sequence around the 51 minute mark, as John blunders through his efforts to kill his late wifes' current lover.
In any event, watching some very attractive ladies, and seeing Kent in fine form made this work fairly well for me.
Jones appears on screen as a forest ranger.
Six out of 10.
Sometimes serious, and sometimes tongue-in-cheek, "The Forest" was the work of exploitation veteran Don Jones, whose other credits include "Schoolgirls in Chains" and "The Love Butcher". It's NOT an especially "good" entry in terms of rural body count flicks, but I admit I found it to be entertaining in its silliness. It's hampered by less than stellar dialogue, and protagonists who really are senseless, unlikable dummies, but the supernatural touch lends it a unique quality. The forest atmosphere is well captured, the music is good, and there's a fun dark-as-Hell comedy component (Charlie eats something that is definitely NOT a doe, as John claims it to be). There's also a hilarious sequence around the 51 minute mark, as John blunders through his efforts to kill his late wifes' current lover.
In any event, watching some very attractive ladies, and seeing Kent in fine form made this work fairly well for me.
Jones appears on screen as a forest ranger.
Six out of 10.