Story: Horror story about band members who head to the woods to find inspiration for writing new songs, but find a killer on the loose instead. Cast:Bo Boddie, Eric Bogosian, Soomin Lee, Kate O'Malley, Matt Sbeglia, Casey SmithDirector:Vincent D'OnofrioOpened:January 13, 2012On DVD:June 12, 2012From:Tribeca FilmsLength:1 hr. 46 min.
Don't Go in the Woods (2012), Weak Reviews NYC, LA
Don't Go in the Woods (2012) played in New York City and Los Angeles to weak reviews. • Michelle Orange wrote for Movieline, "...outside of the proxy satisfaction it will give those who are dying to see the grim reaper let loose on the set of a very special episode of 'Glee,' the pleasures can't quite compensate for its straggly bits.... feels unfinished..." • And Robert Abele wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...an undercooked, 'Glee'-like hybrid of grating indie pop songs and forest slasher flick." More Reviews Below...
Don't Go in the Woods (2012) Positive Reviews (8 Reviews, reviews below)
David DeWitt, New York Times: FAIR "...plain, old tepid; it's as if Vincent D'Onofrio created the movie for teenagers wanting safe scares while they were making out."(Read the full review...) 283 words, 01/13/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "The acting and general schlockiness make 'Friday the 13th' look like 'Macbeth,' but it's clear D'Onofrio just wants to hang out. And actually, a lot of the music is really good. Let's hope next time, he decides to make something like 'The Commitments' instead."(Read the full review...) 146 words, 01/13/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...an undercooked, 'Glee'-like hybrid of grating indie pop songs and forest slasher flick.... only for those with sadistic fantasies toward emo musicians."(Read the full review...) 205 words, 02/10/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...a slasher/musical.... The musical 'numbers' take precedence over the carelessly handled horror elements, while the further tacked-on music-biz 'satire' is completely unhip to contemporary rock-band mores."(Read the full review...) 194 words, 01/11/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Don't Go in the Woods (2012) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...a slasher/musical.... The musical 'numbers' take precedence over the carelessly handled horror elements, while the further tacked-on music-biz 'satire' is completely unhip to contemporary rock-band mores."(Read the full review...) 194 words, 01/11/12
Noel Murray, AV Club: FAIR(cg) "...at a certain point, the horror premise starts to feel like an afterthought. The songs become less diegetic as the movie progresses, as the characters begin singing what they're feeling -- which is mainly loneliness, frustration, or jealousy, not abject terror."(Read the full review...) 391 words, 01/12/12
Michelle Orange, Movieline: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...outside of the proxy satisfaction it will give those who are dying to see the grim reaper let loose on the set of a very special episode of 'Glee,' the pleasures can't quite compensate for its straggly bits.... feels unfinished..."(Read the full review...) 565 words, 01/12/12
Nick Schager, Slant: POOR(cg) "...when the action finally gets around to young people being sledgehammered to death in a variety of uncreative ways, the acts seem less like terrifying crimes than mercy killings designed to spare audiences from spending any more torturous time in these ciphers' company."(Read the full review...) 394 words, 01/13/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: FAIR "...plain, old tepid; it's as if Vincent D'Onofrio created the movie for teenagers wanting safe scares while they were making out."(Read the full review...) 283 words, 01/13/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...an undercooked, 'Glee'-like hybrid of grating indie pop songs and forest slasher flick.... only for those with sadistic fantasies toward emo musicians."(Read the full review...) 205 words, 02/10/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...an undercooked, 'Glee'-like hybrid of grating indie pop songs and forest slasher flick.... only for those with sadistic fantasies toward emo musicians."(Read the full review...) 205 words, 02/10/12
David DeWitt, New York Times: FAIR "...plain, old tepid; it's as if Vincent D'Onofrio created the movie for teenagers wanting safe scares while they were making out."(Read the full review...) 283 words, 01/13/12
14.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Don't Go in the Woods (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 14.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Don't Go in the Woods (2012) (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Don't Go in the Woods (2012)'s reviews cover 9.9% of potential readers (average is 68.2%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,372 words involume (average is 19,979 words). Length:The film's reviews average 296 words in length (the norm is 512 words).
Don't Go in the Woods (2012) Coverage, Volume & Length (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 6 Days After Release (Norm is 0.2 Release)
Don't Go in the Woods (2012)'s reviews on average broke 6 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 0.2 hours after. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Don't Go in the Woods (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Don't Go in the Woods (2012) (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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