Deliverance

Why are most the hillbillies super chill but those two randos are nasty creeps. I need to know the neighborhood structure and which hillbillies know what. Cuz I love the inbred banjo kid and the dancing old man. Ain’t no way they associate with those other freaks. Overall mid.

Absolutely blown away by this. It’s gruesome, shocking, thrilling, disgusting, stressful and thought-provoking. Acted to perfection from any of the 4 leads. The juxtaposition of such a beautiful location with such violence is worthy of being studied. Maybe my favourite film I’ve

What in the John Boorman is this? An unexpected and unreasonable oxbow story that you definitely won't forget. I had to watch another Boorman after 'Excalibur'. Do I regret it? No. The cinematography was mesmerisingly beautiful. Boorman knows how to handle a camera and that's just a fact, not so much a script though. Characters get confusing and the story lacks any genuine entertainment. So don't watch it if you get bored easily. Most of it takes place in a river with unreliable canoes, so it's shocking how smooth it runs. The meandering and cringeworthy sequences had me giggling in '1970s'.

truly shocking. the direction of this film is precisely sharp, surrounding great characters and horrific moments with masterful sound design and cinematography. each performance is excellent and there are a variety of impressive effects; plus, that fucking ending. haunting

Peak hicksploitation though a difficult watch. Worth ticking off the list of must see horrors though.

6/10