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Eight people are chosen to compete on ''Camp Slasher'', a new horror-themed [[game show]] in which the contestants must complete challenges while trying to avoid a masked killer, one who is based on a local [[urban legend]]. Unbeknownst to the cast and crew of the show, an actual homicidal maniac resides in the woods where they have decided to shoot, and after massacring the program's behind-the-scenes personnel, he sets his sights on the competitors. |
Eight people are chosen to compete on ''Camp Slasher'', a new horror-themed [[game show]] in which the contestants must complete challenges while trying to avoid a masked killer, one who is based on a local [[urban legend]]. Unbeknownst to the cast and crew of the show, an actual homicidal maniac resides in the woods where they have decided to shoot, and after massacring the program's behind-the-scenes personnel, he sets his sights on the competitors. |
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[[Bloody Disgusting]] praised the gore, criticized the screenplay and acting, and gave the film a final score of 3/5, concluding, "''Woensdag'' may not be a great movie but it sure is entertaining and it being a relatively short movie (75 minutes) helps keep the pace and our attention up".<ref> {{cite web|url = http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/109465/woensdag-wednesday-5/|title = ''Woensdag (Wednesday)''|publisher = [[Internet Archive]]|date = 24 June 2005|website = bloody-disgusting.com|accessdate = 19 October 2014|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151206214307/http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/109465/woensdag-wednesday-5/|archivedate = 6 December 2015}} </ref> The acting, dialogue, story, and production values were all panned by Neerlands Filmdoek, which gave ''Woensdag'' a grade of 1½ while also conceding that, "Nevertheless, there is still something to enjoy for lovers who have no objection to these shortcomings; the film is never boring and has enough amusing horror moments, fitted with the necessary gore".<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.nlfilmdoek.nl/dvd-blu-ray/dvd/woensdag-dvd-recensie/|title = ''Woensdag'' - DVD Review|last = Peters|first = Kasper|publisher = Neerlands Filmdoek|date = 12 October 2007|website = nlfilmdoek.nl|accessdate = 19 October 2014}} </ref> Top of the Flops gave ''Woensdag'' a similar commendation, noting that despite the drawbacks inherent in it being a "semi amateurish production" the film was still enjoyable as something "designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts".<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.totf.nl/movies/woensdag/|title = ''Woensdag''|publisher = Top of the Flops|date = 23 July 2007|website = totf.nl|accessdate = 11 November 2016}} </ref> |
[[Bloody Disgusting]] praised the gore, criticized the screenplay and acting, and gave the film a final score of 3/5, concluding, "''Woensdag'' may not be a great movie but it sure is entertaining and it being a relatively short movie (75 minutes) helps keep the pace and our attention up".<ref> {{cite web|url = http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/109465/woensdag-wednesday-5/|title = ''Woensdag (Wednesday)''|publisher = [[Internet Archive]]|date = 24 June 2005|website = bloody-disgusting.com|accessdate = 19 October 2014|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151206214307/http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/109465/woensdag-wednesday-5/|archivedate = 6 December 2015}} </ref> The acting, dialogue, story, and production values were all panned by Neerlands Filmdoek, which gave ''Woensdag'' a grade of 1½ while also conceding that, "Nevertheless, there is still something to enjoy for lovers who have no objection to these shortcomings; the film is never boring and has enough amusing horror moments, fitted with the necessary gore".<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.nlfilmdoek.nl/dvd-blu-ray/dvd/woensdag-dvd-recensie/|title = ''Woensdag'' - DVD Review|last = Peters|first = Kasper|publisher = Neerlands Filmdoek|date = 12 October 2007|website = nlfilmdoek.nl|accessdate = 19 October 2014}} </ref> Top of the Flops gave ''Woensdag'' a similar commendation, noting that despite the drawbacks inherent in it being a "semi amateurish production" the film was still enjoyable as something "designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts".<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.totf.nl/movies/woensdag/|title = ''Woensdag''|publisher = Top of the Flops|date = 23 July 2007|website = totf.nl|accessdate = 11 November 2016}} </ref> |
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| Woensdag | |
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 DVD released by Arts Home Entertainment | |
| Directed by | Bob Embregts Jean-Paul Arends |
| Written by | Jean-Paul Arends |
| Produced by | Bob Embregts Jean-Paul Arends |
| Starring | Reine Rek Cêfas Hoofs Corne Heyboer Sjanett de Geus Nadia Huffmeijer Marisa Goedhart Ronald van den Burg William van der Voort |
| Cinematography | Bob Embregts Peter Schrijvers |
| Edited by | Bob Embregts |
| Music by | Ruud Jolie Jorg van Beers |
Production company | Asura Pictures |
| Distributed by | Arts Home Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Woensdag is a 2005 Dutch horror film written and directed by Bob Embregts and Jean-Paul Arends.[1]
Plot
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Eight people are chosen to compete on Camp Slasher, a new horror-themed game show in which the contestants must complete challenges while trying to avoid a masked killer, one who is based on a local urban legend. Unbeknownst to the cast and crew of the show, an actual homicidal maniac resides in the woods where they have decided to shoot, and after massacring the program's behind-the-scenes personnel, he sets his sights on the competitors.
Cast
- Marisa Goedhart as Vera de Jong
- Ronald van den Burg as Erik Faber
- William van der Voort as Matthijs van Weert
- Sjanett de Geus as Leanne Beekveld
- Cêfas Hoofs as Tom Cranen
- Reine Rek as Marieke Ouwerling
- Nadia Huffmeijer as Jeniffer Moonen
- Corne Heijboer as Kevin van Noordhof
- Laura Molenaar as Reizend Meisje
- Frans van der Meer as Presentatie
- Debby de Brouwer as Presentatie
- Marq van Broekhoven as Televisie Operator
- Ruud Jolie as Internet Operator
- Toine Schuurman as Assistant Techniek
- Theunis van den Broek as Nepmoordenaar #1
- Jeroen van Gelderblom as Nepmoordenaar #2
- Fred Sibelink as Producent Camp Slasher
- Patrice van der Linden as Moordenaar
Reception
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Bloody Disgusting praised the gore, criticized the screenplay and acting, and gave the film a final score of 3/5, concluding, "Woensdag may not be a great movie but it sure is entertaining and it being a relatively short movie (75 minutes) helps keep the pace and our attention up".[2] The acting, dialogue, story, and production values were all panned by Neerlands Filmdoek, which gave Woensdag a grade of 1½ while also conceding that, "Nevertheless, there is still something to enjoy for lovers who have no objection to these shortcomings; the film is never boring and has enough amusing horror moments, fitted with the necessary gore".[3] Top of the Flops gave Woensdag a similar commendation, noting that despite the drawbacks inherent in it being a "semi amateurish production" the film was still enjoyable as something "designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts".[4]
References
- ^ Voogd, Door Barend de (4 June 2013). "Nedderhorror galore!". schokkendnieuws.nl. Schokkend Nieuws. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Woensdag (Wednesday)". bloody-disgusting.com. Internet Archive. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Peters, Kasper (12 October 2007). "Woensdag - DVD Review". nlfilmdoek.nl. Neerlands Filmdoek. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Woensdag". totf.nl. Top of the Flops. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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Categories:
- 2005 films
- 2005 horror films
- 2000s independent films
- Directorial debut films
- Dutch films
- Dutch horror films
- Dutch independent films
- Dutch-language films
- Dutch slasher films
- Films about television
- Films set in 2004
- Films set in forests
- Films set in the Netherlands
- Films shot in Amsterdam
- Films shot in the Netherlands
- Mass murder in fiction
- Reality television series parodies