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Woensdag
DVD released by Arts Home Entertainment
Directed byBob Embregts
Jean-Paul Arends
Written byJean-Paul Arends
Produced byBob Embregts
Jean-Paul Arends
StarringReine Rek
Cêfas Hoofs
Corne Heyboer
Sjanett de Geus
Nadia Huffmeijer
Marisa Goedhart
Ronald van den Burg
William van der Voort
CinematographyBob Embregts
Peter Schrijvers
Edited byBob Embregts
Music byRuud Jolie
Jorg van Beers
Production
company
Asura Pictures
Distributed byArts Home Entertainment
Release date
  • 15 June 2005 (2005-06-15) (Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

Woensdag (English: Wednesday) is a 2005 Dutch horror film written and directed by Bob Embregts and Jean-Paul Arends.[1]

Plot

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

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] Horror Neerlands, which gave the film a final grade of 2/5, panned the personality-less characters, the seemingly nonexistent script, and the slow start, but went on to admit that Woensdag did succeed at being "quite entertaining" and "still pretty fun" in spite of its flaws.[5] The same score was awarded by Slasherpool, which summed Woensdag up with, "Disappointing slasher flick from the Netherlands which won't likely impress anyone who lives outside Holland. It's a very dull slasher and the concept has been done to death in several, much better flicks. It doesn't help that it's almost impossible to see what was going on for most of the movie either".[6]

References

  1. ^ Voogd, Door Barend de (4 June 2013). "Nedderhorror galore!". schokkendnieuws.nl. Schokkend Nieuws. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Woensdag (Wednesday)". bloody-disgusting.com. Archive.is. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ Peters, Kasper (12 October 2007). "Woensdag - DVD Review". nlfilmdoek.nl. Neerlands Filmdoek. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Woensdag". totf.nl. Top of the Flops. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Woensdag". horror.nl. Horror Neerlands. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. ^ Fred, Anthro. "Woensdag". slasherpool.starbase.se. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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