Resurrection County (2008)

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Gifted director Matt Zettell sets the screen afire with horror in this incredibly intense film where suburbanite campers must fight for their very lives against unimaginable terror. Creating an atmosphere of unrelenting horror and dread, Zettell provides one shocking sequence after another. At times the starkly haunting imagery is overwhelming and one is forced to look away. The acting is uniformly superb with a cast that each delivers breathtaking performances. This is a film that constantly asks the question of what we would do if put in such a situation. Would we be able to do what it takes to survive? A film that reaches beyond the horror elements to confront the audience with existential matters seldom confronted in cinema.

I watch many a horror film, some good and some bad - I know what I like and I liked this very much.Whilst Resurrection County won't win any awards, my personal opinion is that it rose above many other films of its ilk by putting a different slant on the "rednecks" usually seen in movies of this type. The inhabitants of Enoch, in my opinion, were more of a religious/survivalist type who would for the most part, leave intruders alone - unless of course, they interfere in their world.I have no complaints about the acting or the effects and was surprised by the ending... my only complaint was the character of Lucy whom I found a bit irritating and Dayton Knoll reminded me of Corey Feldman - other than that, a rather solid little film.

This is possible my favourite backwoods film of all time and yes that means it exceeds The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( 1974 ). I was giving up on North American Horror until I watched this little gem a few years back. In fact I thought only Asia and Europe were making great flicks, hello Martys, Frontiers, Inside, High Tension, In my skin, Creep, Severance, Storm warning, Eden lake, Them,The orphanage etc etc etc but films like this one, Lovely Molly, Insidious and The Orphan have renewed my trust in films in North America. Resurrection County is one of the most insanely intense film I have seen in years. I was on the edge of my seat throughout its beautifully crafted running time. You can see the influence from such films like High Tension and Frontiers here especially with our main heroine with her short hair and blood drenched body. Distribution for this gem was very small so please do seek it out. It will be worth every minute you put into it.

This movie is another redneck torture porn crap. It is boring, predictable and you can see the ending from miles away. There are no surprises there.The only surprise for was based on fact the movie was described to me in the shop as a "gothic horror story" similar to the Children of Corn. Boy, these people have been so wrong! Seriously I have no idea who could watch these redneck slashers on purpose. Are these movie designed so folks from American cities do not try to wander in the woods? Is this really supposed to be some religious replacement of hardcore porn sold as a story? Seriously, the only such movie which was fun was the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and maybe The Southern Comfort. All other movies are so derivative and unoriginal. I would never watch another one unless being tricked to buy it by accident as it happened in this case. I have so wasted the money on this one :-(