Review of The Redwood Massacre (2014) by David L — 25 Jun 2016

Bloody Hell - That is actually the best way to describe this. It was pretty awful from the start with five teenagers, each with an inability to act, staying over in the woods where a legendary massacre took place years ago.

What was pitted as just another Urban Legend turns into a reality when a large figure equipped with a potato sack over his head starts butchering the group one by one. It's actually a relief to see them die so we don't have to witness their lack of talent anymore, but instead we are then subjected to a mass of unnecessary blood.

A single punch to the face seems to yield a pint of blood being leaked, and when someone has a stab wound to the stomach, there is a further fountain of blood projected from the mouth. It's totally over the top and unnecessary but amusing in a strange way.

I actually have no idea who the killer was at the end of it all, but at least that meant the continuity of the poor script was consistent with the rest of the film. I had never heard of this film before, and I can see why now, as it's just a very, very low budget Scottish production which had about as much chance of success as their national football team.