Deadfall Trail is one of the best indie psycho-dramatic horror flicks of 2009. The cast includes three budding actors in the lead roles; Slade Hall, Cavin Gray Schneider, and Shane Dean. The film was shot in the desert of Tempe, Arizona. It was directed by the singled named director, Roze.
Along with his title of director, Roze also wore the hat of writer and producer of this film. The film is very much like the blockbuster horror flick, Deliverance. Its profane amount of graphic images, like bug eating and urine drinking, along with the nudity, violence, and profanity all lend to its well deserving R-rating.
The movie starts off with Julian, Paul, and John, the three main characters traveling to Arizona's Kaibab National Forest on a three week camping trip that is solely about survival in the wilderness. This is not your average camping trip. The requirements of this trip are simple. Each boy can only bring a simple plastic trash bag, one camping or hunting knife, and only one bottle of water to drink. The only way to survive for three weeks is to completely depend on their strength, their instincts, their wits, and how they are able to live off of their surroundings.
The personalities of the three young men immediately emerge at the beginning of the trip which is the beginning of the movie. Paul has never experienced anything like this and is the most inexperienced of the group. Julian is bothered by this. He has done similar trips with John and the idea of a new person on the trip does not appeal to him. John has done hikes and survival trips before and begins to show signs of being the leader of the group. He is confident that both of his friends will be able to handle the tasks set forth.
There is nothing out of the ordinary about the beginning of the trip. Everything is going just as planned. Paul is very inexperienced but it is his supreme confidence in his own abilities that leads the group into some tough situations. Thankfully, these little situations are not something that the boys cannot take care of or get out of. Still, Julian continues to be irritated and angered by Paul's presence on the survival trip. John is the only one who can keep the two of them apart and keep everyone from losing focus.
The only reason that Paul agreed to go on a three week excursion in the middle of a national forest is because he was promised that they would take peyote. Peyote is a cactus like plant that affects the body and mind the same way that mescaline or any other psychedelic drug may. It also causes increased thirst. Since they only have one bottle of water apiece, Julian and John try to dissuade Paul from taking the peyote. He does not care for his friends' overbearing warnings.
As with all horror films, things begin to horribly wrong. This flick is no different. The boys take the peyote and all kinds of weird cryptic events begin to occur. The movies moves along at a smooth pace and the characters begin to grown on the viewer, leaving the viewer anxious to see who is going to be the survivor, or if there is going to be any survivors.
Even as an independent movie, Deadfall Trail is actually really good. There are a certain criteria that would deem it to be a great classic horror movie and unfortunately, it does not meet those standards. However, the script is well written and enjoyable, the actors do their jobs wells, and the characters develop nicely throughout the movie. It is a film worth seeing, especially by teenagers and young adults. This is a perfect flick for movie night in any household. - 40730
Along with his title of director, Roze also wore the hat of writer and producer of this film. The film is very much like the blockbuster horror flick, Deliverance. Its profane amount of graphic images, like bug eating and urine drinking, along with the nudity, violence, and profanity all lend to its well deserving R-rating.
The movie starts off with Julian, Paul, and John, the three main characters traveling to Arizona's Kaibab National Forest on a three week camping trip that is solely about survival in the wilderness. This is not your average camping trip. The requirements of this trip are simple. Each boy can only bring a simple plastic trash bag, one camping or hunting knife, and only one bottle of water to drink. The only way to survive for three weeks is to completely depend on their strength, their instincts, their wits, and how they are able to live off of their surroundings.
The personalities of the three young men immediately emerge at the beginning of the trip which is the beginning of the movie. Paul has never experienced anything like this and is the most inexperienced of the group. Julian is bothered by this. He has done similar trips with John and the idea of a new person on the trip does not appeal to him. John has done hikes and survival trips before and begins to show signs of being the leader of the group. He is confident that both of his friends will be able to handle the tasks set forth.
There is nothing out of the ordinary about the beginning of the trip. Everything is going just as planned. Paul is very inexperienced but it is his supreme confidence in his own abilities that leads the group into some tough situations. Thankfully, these little situations are not something that the boys cannot take care of or get out of. Still, Julian continues to be irritated and angered by Paul's presence on the survival trip. John is the only one who can keep the two of them apart and keep everyone from losing focus.
The only reason that Paul agreed to go on a three week excursion in the middle of a national forest is because he was promised that they would take peyote. Peyote is a cactus like plant that affects the body and mind the same way that mescaline or any other psychedelic drug may. It also causes increased thirst. Since they only have one bottle of water apiece, Julian and John try to dissuade Paul from taking the peyote. He does not care for his friends' overbearing warnings.
As with all horror films, things begin to horribly wrong. This flick is no different. The boys take the peyote and all kinds of weird cryptic events begin to occur. The movies moves along at a smooth pace and the characters begin to grown on the viewer, leaving the viewer anxious to see who is going to be the survivor, or if there is going to be any survivors.
Even as an independent movie, Deadfall Trail is actually really good. There are a certain criteria that would deem it to be a great classic horror movie and unfortunately, it does not meet those standards. However, the script is well written and enjoyable, the actors do their jobs wells, and the characters develop nicely throughout the movie. It is a film worth seeing, especially by teenagers and young adults. This is a perfect flick for movie night in any household. - 40730
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