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This is one of those movies with an interesting premise & a dynamite backstory that, somehow, fails to live up to its promise...but that's just my opinion. You may feel differently, especially if you think THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was the scariest movie ever made. Yes, becoming hopelessly lost in the woods is hardly pleasant, especially if your friends go insane and try to kill you. But I can think of many fates that are worse, especially in horror movies. The unique part of YELLOWBRICKROAD is not what happens to the people who enter the woods hoping to retrace the steps of the townspeople who vanished in 1940; the intriguing story is the 1940 event itself, and this is barely mentioned or explored. The present-day investigators do not attempt to track down the sole survivor [or his descendants, since 70 years have passed]; they don't do much research, just take off into the woods to meet their fate. And why did the whole town take off in 1940, while the modern-day residents of Friar remain safely in town with no compulsion to follow the Yellow Brick Road? I also believe the writers got their fairy tales mixed up; the compulsion to keep following the road is more Pied Piper than Wizard of Oz, and it doesn't kick in until you're halfway up the mountain...so, again, this is inconsistent since the original townspeople took off in a group from town, and some bodies and a survivor were later found by rescuers who did not go crazy or keep following the road to doom. I wanted more 1940 backstory, less footage of incompetent "researchers" wandering around lost in the woods. The explanation was sketchy and I didn't understand it. Maybe you will.Read full review
Yellow Brick Road isn't a great film nor bad film, it lies more between. The premise itself is not the most original but is executed well up until the end. The characters are not the most interesting but they all are believable/the actions they do make sense. I give this movie a 6.5 out of 10 for being a decent enjoyable yet falling flat on it's face twords the end.
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Excellent movie. Not your every day, run of the mill horror film. Original and different. We love it. Very underrated movie.
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Surround sound is the key. This movie is mental. Fracking love it
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BORING-watched to see if it would get better-never did. not a horror movie. waste of time-in the trash
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