Review of Wendigo (1978) by Michael M — 02 Dec 2007

An odd little atmospheric "horror" movie.

This review of Wendigo (1978) was written by Michael M on 02 Dec 2007.

Wendigo has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Adrian V (163) on 02 Jul 2008

This film starts off quite well and has moments of real thrills but unfortunately looses its way in the second half…

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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 Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 28 Apr 2009

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By Wendy N (115) on 25 Jun 2007

Chilling horror thriller. The cast is great, especially Patricia Clarkson. She's terrific and adds a lot of credibilty to the story…

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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 Oz T (62) on 30 Mar 2008

This wasn?t so bad, just don?t buy it or waste a queue spot on it. For the wee hours of the night when there?s nothing else to do, it…

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By Barry L (336) on 20 May 2008

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

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By Zoe S (202) on 23 Jun 2009

Saw this a long time ago and dont really remember that much of it but what I do the film was ok not the best film ive seen but it was ok…

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By Beth S (223) on 25 Oct 2007

A little offbeat, but more mature than 98% of the horror movies made that year. Terrific…

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By Nathan N (592) on 18 Dec 2008

In a word - terrible…

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