Review of Rituals

Rituals (1977)
6/10
Could be great with a good print.
5 July 2013
We found a DVD copy from Synergy and it is poor quality in most spots. However, there is no denying the tension in this film. The premise has been done better in Deliverance and a few others but this film does have a very bleak and hopeless atmosphere.

It's a familiar theme-five doctors go into the wilderness to camp and hike and are being hunted by someone. HIs first attack is subtle but very effective; he steals all of the men's boots. After that things quickly go downhill as the men are injured or worse.

The acting is good but the dialog isn't always great. The editing is poor and this almost seems as though it was transferred from a copy made specifically for television. At times the picture is too dark to see anything. Still, the film is tense and effective.
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