Horde, The (2016)
Matt Boiselle
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Starring Paul Logan, Costas Mandylor, Matthew Willig
Directed by Jared Cohn
With the opportunity to completely shed any sense of plausibility towards a film’s storyline and simply down a few cold ones while watching some good old-fashioned, blood-soaked brutality, then Jared Cohn’s The Horde might just be right up your alley.
Starring long-time stuntman and fight coordinator Paul Logan as John Crenshaw, the movie exceeds the limits of action/horror and goes right for the throat as far as excitement is concerned. Crenshaw is an ex-Navy SEAL who, after a bit of coaxing, decides to act as a chaperone for his girlfriend’s photography students on a trip deep into the woods for a little camping assignment… sure, no trouble here! Can someone please cue the inbred, backwater, bloodthirsty cannibals to be unleashed upon this hapless group? Thanks.
In all seriousness, the movie is a generally fun time, and aside from the extremely simplistic premise of “people camp, people die,” there are more than a few instances of primal fun to be had when checking this one out. Deep down, the shedding of layers on this one could go for days, but Crenshaw’s more-than-adept acting skills, as well as the ability to hand some of these mutants their own asses in a fight, make this one good time to partake in ocularly.
Looking for cameos, you say? Well, might you be interested in Bill Moseley, Vernon Wells, and Costas Mandylor as the leader of this rampaging band of flaked-out foresters? You’ll get a little bit of everything with this presentation – heavy doses of blistering action as well as some good old-fashioned torture-gore, and hell, sprinkle a little bit of human emotion in there as well. I think we all know that last bit normally has no place in a movie such as this, but it makes it all that much more grounded… aside from the hellaciously ferocious actions that are committed within.
Now I know that this particular review may be a bit on the condensed side, but it has absolutely NO bearing on how much fun this film is. Take my word for it (which, along with a dollar, still gives you only a dollar): If it’s a popcorn flick that your heart’s desiring, might I request you spend a little time with The Horde? Recommended.
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