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| Survival | 
 enlarge | Director: Joe Francis
Actors: Don Prentiss, Vanelle, Ian C. King, Matt Mcclure
Studio: YORK HOME VIDEO
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 103764
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 80
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: YORDYP1466D
UPC: 750723146621
EAN: 0750723146621
ASIN: B0019N5A8E
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: August 12, 2008
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Studio: York Home Video Release Date: 08/12/2008
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A no-budget film made by a couple of true grindhouse horror fans December 30, 2008
Anyone familiar with my reviews should know that I'm a big supporter of low-budget, independent films, particularly of the horror variety, and I can only hope that a few of my reviews help get the word out about unknown productions deserving a wider audience. Unfortunately, some of these types of films just aren't very good, and I'm afraid Survival falls in that latter category. I really wanted to like this movie because it was not only set here in my home state of North Carolina, it was filmed in Concord, which is just a couple of counties over from where I live. To be fair, Survival is essentially a no-budget movie made by a couple of tried and true fans of the schlock horror film genre (think 70s grindhouse). You might see it referred to as "The EBAY movie" because the filmmakers financed the film by auctioning off producer credits on EBAY for twenty-five bucks a pop. The twelve hundred bucks they raised went solely to production costs - in other words, the cast and crew basically worked for no money whatsoever. You have to love the kind of dedication and hard work that made this film a reality, even if you don't like the final product.
Survival is pretty much another in a long line of films about young people going camping and having to fight for their lives against some inhospitable denizens of the backwoods. Jake (Matt McClure), Brian (Ian C. King), and two of their buddies go out camping every year to get away from the rigors of college, but this year's outing is a little different. Jake brings his girlfriend Lauren (Vanelle) along, while Brian is accompanied by his ex-girlfriend Wendy (Hannah Reynolds) - and their little group arrives a good day after their two fellow campers. They're unable to find their buddies, but everything still seems fine until Lauren gets a nasty little injury. A gruff local yokel (Rufus, played by Don Prentiss), who just happens to be passing by at the time, takes them home to see his very hospitable father - a doctor. It's pretty much all downhill from there, as the kids soon find themselves hunted by one or more psychos determined to torture and kill them all.
Obviously, you're not going to have much in the way of great acting among a cast of unpaid volunteers, and that hurts the film. None of the cast members are flat-out awful, but you're constantly aware that they are all acting, which means the film never succeeds at drawing you in to the story. As far as special effects go, I found all of the blood and gore quite satisfactory, especially for such a low-budget film. The most prominent special effect, though, is seen throughout the entire movie. In post-production, the filmmakers went about digitally adding a bunch of scratches and other defects designed to make the movie look like one of those 1970s drive-thru schlock classics. I actually think this works quite well, although I think the limited budget could have been put to better use in just about any other area.
I'm going to give Survival three stars. Quite frankly, it's not a great horror movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it was made for all the right reasons by some true fans of the genre (Joe Francis and Kevin Woods) - and I doubt anyone else out there could do more with such a limited, almost nonexistent budget. More power to these guys - I hear that a Survival 2 is in the works.
 It's pretty darn okay! August 30, 2008
I gotta say, for a movie I made with a bunch of people this is defiantly a movie. In 2006 we assembled a bunch of crazies (some of them included actors and crew people) to make a horror picture. Kevin Woods and I made it, and I took a really really long time to edit it.
I won't bs you, the possible customer, I promise. In the realm of crappy no budget backyard horror pictures, I honestly think this is at the top of the heap. Some people love it, some people loathe it. The latter will probably never have the sand to make something and put it out there though, will they? Hopefully they will, and hopefully it will change the way we all view motion pictures. I believe in them, I swear.
So here's the straight scoop, it IS a no budget horror picture. We d!cked with the video and audio enough to make it look like an old crappy movie. We also jam packed the dvd with as many special features as possible. Including BEHIND THE SCENES, PRELUDE COMIC, PROMOTING THE MOVIE, SCREENING FOOTAGE, and more! Seriously, this movie is about a lot of hate and was made with a lot of love.
Check it out if you want. Personally I haven't bought it yet, but I do plan on it at some point.
Love,
Joe Francis
writer/director 'Survival'
 DO NOT BUY THIS August 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a horror movie fan and have watched alot. The acting is poor, the story is more of a comedy than horror. Looks like something that Shock Theater would not show.
 One of the Best No Budget Titles of All time May 22, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Any movie that has Kevin Woods as one of the writers has to have a quirky sense of humor and horror. Survival not only fits this bill but brings it to an even more chilling height.
Remember how Blair Witch was all over the net but when you finally got to see it it was a let down (at least to me) this movie should be all over the net and will not let you down. Its a rollercoaster ride that I know you will enjoy.
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