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Review of Wendigo (1978) by Tom R — 09 Feb 2006

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Do NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IT IS REALY REALY REALY SHIT.

This review of Wendigo (1978) was written by Tom R on 09 Feb 2006.

Wendigo has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Alison W (96) on 15 Oct 2007

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By Beth S (223) on 25 Oct 2007

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By Oz T (62) on 30 Mar 2008

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By Morpheus O (175) on 21 Mar 2008

Could've been a thousand times better, could've been authentically scarey, but they barely tried. I feel bad for this movie…

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By Brenden R (32) on 11 Nov 2007

Wendigo. He eats people and shits metal. Wendigo…

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By Tyler R (1,095) on 04 Jul 2005

Horrible waste of time . unrealized plot and characters left me saying what the mother fuck…

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By Diana S (414) on 28 Jun 2005

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By Fiona M (90) on 24 Mar 2006

OMG! The Wiggles is scarier then this. Such a great legend story genre... why oh why didn't this movie get put together better. So sad…

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By Alissa F (14) on 16 Jun 2004

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By Nathan N (592) on 18 Dec 2008

In a word - terrible…

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