Review of Wendigo (1978) by Barry L — 20 May 2008

One of the oddest films ive seen for a while.....I was slightly drunk but still.......

This review of Wendigo (1978) was written by Barry L on 20 May 2008.

Wendigo has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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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 Izzie B (3) on 22 Aug 2008

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By Noah C (192) on 18 Oct 2010

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By Lee M (4,001) on 16 Apr 2018

The woods haven't been this creepy since The Blair Witch Project…

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By Diana S (414) on 28 Jun 2005

Just watched an interesting horror movie, Wendigo, with the fabulous Patricia Clarkson (Miracle)…

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By Ronnie P (177) on 28 Jun 2008

Well-acted and well-directed for the most part, the ending is great... everything else was pretty forgettable…

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By Craig P (288) on 05 Jul 2004

A bunch of elitists over in GD were saying Wendigo was a good horror movie and I made the mistake of putting any value into their warped opinion…

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By Aaron S (1,130) on 12 Jun 2008

My first exposure to Larry Fessenden, and holy shit it was terrifying. I love this movie…

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