Cry_Wolf (2005)

Just perfect...

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

It's been a long time since I first watched it and tonight I saw it again and I just have to say I love it. It's not the typical teen slasher film nor the typical horror movie. What's also great it's that the director made it after he won $1,000,000 at the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival... It's a shame this movie is so underrated and actually I'm just reviewing so I can give it a 10 points score. The ending is also great but I won't give it away, you'll be surprised. This movie is an example of how good a teen slasher-suspense movie can be as apposed to the crap we've (horror fans) been getting lately, not saying everything's bad but you know what I mean.Go watch it, you won't be disappointed.

"This is high school. Nothing's for real."Spoilers galore. Cry_Wolf was made and released at a peculiar time in horror. 2005 was kind of a bridge between the Scream phase of "safe" horror in regards to the lack of violence on screen, as not permitted if you market the film to a larger audience (yet, following the mold of "who is the killer?" and satirizing the slasher genre), and the "grindhouse", blood and guts of Zombie and Eli Roth. The problem with this film is that the lead "final guy" is pretty gullible and easily manipulated. Anyone could see that red-headed hottie, Dodger (Lindy Booth) is *forbidden fruit*. She just doesn't look trustworthy, and I think anyone somewhat together can see Dodger might be the culprit arranging the whole scenario that is the genesis of the movie's stalk-n-slash formula. I dig the look of the "killer", though, and think he's menacing in appearance. The orange ski mask, the hunting knife, camouflage jacket, and the imposing build, I think the person known under the created moniker "The Wolf" is quite an impressive sight. I think one might consider Cry_Wolf the Scream Generation's "April Fool's Day". You see how everyone in the film's little group are puppets on a string and just guess who the puppeteer is? I think many of us can see who that is and yet Owen, and those of the Dodger gang, is jerked around with relative ease.The plot concerns a prank where the proponent is who has the superior skill of lying. A murder outside of a prestigious high school is the inspiration for a spread rumor that the Wolf could be among them. Dodger motivates Owen to spread it, and the two of them detail the killer. Soon, it appears that a real killer, dressed exactly as described by The Wolf, is hunting Dodger's band of preppies. We follow Owen, a Brit who has caused so much mischief he is on probation with this new school being his possible last resort, not to mention his businessman father won't even return his calls, as he tries to unearth the killer and stop him/her. But could appearances be deceiving? I just kept wondering how Owen could be so stupid, but he sure is played like a fiddle. The reason behind the initial murder and all of the shenanigans involving The Wolf (there is an actual ulterior motive regarding teacher Bon Jovi) will come to fruition. Cry_Wolf uses Saw as a model in regards to a particular character pulling the strings behind all that takes place while also informing us of how it all took place. I guess whether or not this is successful to you depends on if the outcome and all that it took to get to it wash. I had a hard time seeing how Owen (and others) could be so manipulated, but the film's point is that the game has a victor and to the victor are the spoils.Before hitting it big on the show Supernatural, Jared Padalecki has parts in movies like this and the House of Wax remake. Julian Morris has plenty of vulnerability and arrogance in equal measure, the perfect foil for a delectable female con artist.

I just finished watching this and I thought it was absolutely amazing. The ending was perfect as was the entire story line. I think this movie really should be more famous. At first i though the movie was going to be another one of those cheesy teen slashers but after i watched it i realized that it is not even close. no regular teen movie could have had such a complex ending and interesting plot throughout that constantly kept you guessing, also with the relationship between Owen and Dodger being crushed by her relationship with Mr. Walker was equally as enticing. definitely worth a watch if your tired of regular teen horror movies and want something more well thought out.

Cry Wolf is the outcome of Jeff Wadlow's million dollar masterpiece. Being awarded the million at the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival for his short film Living the Lie, Wadlow used the amount to self-direct and round up some people to make his very own horror film. In terms of film, not much can be done with $1,000,000, but John puts it to the test and makes Cry Wolf actually something more than one would expect.Not splattering the viewer with gore, "Cry Wolf" is a game played by a group of friends who attend Westlake Preparatory Academy, an extremely prestigious school. Owen (Morris) is a newcomer and gets mixed in with a group of people who play this game. The object of the game is to mark someone the "wolf" leaving the other members to guess who the wolf is.One night, a student is murdered in the woods by being dragged by a wolf. The friends decide to make up a fake serial killer by sending a mass email out to every student. They describe the killer as wearing an orange ski mask, a camouflage jacket, and carrying a hunting knife as a weapon of choice. The "wolf" character becomes real and winds up killing all the students off one by one mimicking their lie.The film has an unexpected and slightly off the wall twist at the end I did appreciate, and also shows itself to be more engaging in the storyline than one would expect. Most horror movies now give scarce backstory to the characters leaving us asking so many questions.For example, recently, a film called Laid To Rest was released. It was a pretty well done film, the disappointing aspect was we never really found out why the killer was killing. With films like Friday the 13th we get explicit backstory and we actually care what happens to the characters. Cry Wolf does enough to keep you guessing and keep you intrigued.Like any horror film in the twenty-first century it is equipped with numerous, and mostly ineffective jump scares (sudden instances in the film that are shot with loud, synthy music that cause a moment of great intensity, GOTCHA!) that fail to do it any better. If horror films would realize that jump scares only work for a certain amount of time before they wear thin, maybe I'd be curious and more open to the idea of new horror films. Instead of looking at every horror film as a piece of modern crap, I'd maybe look at it as "a piece of modern curiosity." Lately, the horror market in 2011 has no attract factor. But little gems like this and Insidious shine. Cry Wolf is a worth a look. Especially to see Jon Bon Jovi.Starring: Julian Morris, Jon Bon Jovi, Lindy Booth, and Jared Padalecki. Directed by: Jeff Wadlow.