Deadfall Trail is one of the best indie psycho-dramatic horror flicks of 2009. The cast includes three budding actors in the lead roles; Slade Hall, Cavin Gray Schneider, and Shane Dean. The film was shot in the desert of Tempe, Arizona. It was directed by the singled named director, Roze.
Roze was the director, producer, and one of the co-writers for this independent film. What makes this an intriguing piece of work is that it could be a remake of the block office hit, Deliverance. It has an obscene amount of nudity, graphic imagery, profanity and violence which all lend to the R-rating it rightfully deserves.
The story starts with the three main characters, Paul, John, and Julian going the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona for a three week trip that is supposed to be focused on survival. This no frills and no fun trip requires that the three participants only travel with one bottle of drinking water, a single garbage bag, and a hunting knife. Their survival during the three week trip will be determined solely by their instincts, their wits, their strength, and each guy's ability to live off of the land.
The personalities of the three young men immediately emerge at the beginning of the trip which is the beginning of the movie. Paul has never experienced anything like this and is the most inexperienced of the group. Julian is bothered by this. He has done similar trips with John and the idea of a new person on the trip does not appeal to him. John has done hikes and survival trips before and begins to show signs of being the leader of the group. He is confident that both of his friends will be able to handle the tasks set forth.
The start of the trip goes just as planned. Despite his lack of experience, Paul is very confident in his own abilities and often puts the group of young men in awkward and potentially dangerous situations. However, they are not so serious that the group cannot handle them. Even so, Julian's anger and irritation towards Paul increases while John tries to keep the peace and help everyone remain calm.
The only reason that Paul agreed to go on a three week excursion in the middle of a national forest is because he was promised that they would take peyote. Peyote is a cactus like plant that affects the body and mind the same way that mescaline or any other psychedelic drug may. It also causes increased thirst. Since they only have one bottle of water apiece, Julian and John try to dissuade Paul from taking the peyote. He does not care for his friends' overbearing warnings.
As with any good horror movie, the situation becomes disastrous. The boys actually ingest the peyote, setting of a sequence of rather cryptic and crazy events. It is here where the movie actually begins to move at a much faster and more intense pace. The characters become more developed and begin to really captivate the audience. Viewers will be anxious to see who the ultimate survivor is going to be, if there is one at all.
Even as an independent movie, Deadfall Trail is actually really good. There are a certain criteria that would deem it to be a great classic horror movie and unfortunately, it does not meet those standards. However, the script is well written and enjoyable, the actors do their jobs wells, and the characters develop nicely throughout the movie. It is a film worth seeing, especially by teenagers and young adults. This is a perfect flick for movie night in any household. - 40727
Roze was the director, producer, and one of the co-writers for this independent film. What makes this an intriguing piece of work is that it could be a remake of the block office hit, Deliverance. It has an obscene amount of nudity, graphic imagery, profanity and violence which all lend to the R-rating it rightfully deserves.
The story starts with the three main characters, Paul, John, and Julian going the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona for a three week trip that is supposed to be focused on survival. This no frills and no fun trip requires that the three participants only travel with one bottle of drinking water, a single garbage bag, and a hunting knife. Their survival during the three week trip will be determined solely by their instincts, their wits, their strength, and each guy's ability to live off of the land.
The personalities of the three young men immediately emerge at the beginning of the trip which is the beginning of the movie. Paul has never experienced anything like this and is the most inexperienced of the group. Julian is bothered by this. He has done similar trips with John and the idea of a new person on the trip does not appeal to him. John has done hikes and survival trips before and begins to show signs of being the leader of the group. He is confident that both of his friends will be able to handle the tasks set forth.
The start of the trip goes just as planned. Despite his lack of experience, Paul is very confident in his own abilities and often puts the group of young men in awkward and potentially dangerous situations. However, they are not so serious that the group cannot handle them. Even so, Julian's anger and irritation towards Paul increases while John tries to keep the peace and help everyone remain calm.
The only reason that Paul agreed to go on a three week excursion in the middle of a national forest is because he was promised that they would take peyote. Peyote is a cactus like plant that affects the body and mind the same way that mescaline or any other psychedelic drug may. It also causes increased thirst. Since they only have one bottle of water apiece, Julian and John try to dissuade Paul from taking the peyote. He does not care for his friends' overbearing warnings.
As with any good horror movie, the situation becomes disastrous. The boys actually ingest the peyote, setting of a sequence of rather cryptic and crazy events. It is here where the movie actually begins to move at a much faster and more intense pace. The characters become more developed and begin to really captivate the audience. Viewers will be anxious to see who the ultimate survivor is going to be, if there is one at all.
Even as an independent movie, Deadfall Trail is actually really good. There are a certain criteria that would deem it to be a great classic horror movie and unfortunately, it does not meet those standards. However, the script is well written and enjoyable, the actors do their jobs wells, and the characters develop nicely throughout the movie. It is a film worth seeing, especially by teenagers and young adults. This is a perfect flick for movie night in any household. - 40727
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