All i could think is that a community like that would have been discovered pretty fast. I'm not an expert on the subject but i'm pretty sure that if you report 6 people disappearing (as mentioned at the start) the search would be pretty intense. I would find it easier to believe if it was in a more isolated area instead of being in the USA.
@@PowuhToSeven Kinda but the hills have eyes is acceptable because it's only a family of 6, here we have a pretty huge community so it's not easy to hide everything. I feel that it's honestly hard to find a place where a huge group of people can live without anyone knowing that they are there.
Search and rescue is extremely thorough. Of course they don’t find people at all sometimes, but an entire community would for sure be known about. They already keep track of specific mountain men who live entirely off grid. Anyway, look up Missing 411 if you want to hear/read about crazy unexplained disappearances, they do happen.
Towns thatre near the heads of Appalachian trails a very isolated. And very suspicious of outsiders. It wouldn’t surprise me of search and rescue would drag their feet unless they’re county/state officials
This movie reminds me of backpackers who visit my home country. They over estimate their survival capabilities and under estimate how much locals' help they truly need to survive and make it out alive. Especially missionaries.
Correct me if I’m wrong but regarding the punishment of being blinded THEN tossed into “darkness”…. Does it not completely undermine the punishment to take their eyes before sentencing them to be in the dark forever? I think nothing but darkness is inevitable at that point lol.
human eyes adapt to low or zero light conditions over an extended period of time. the blinding is probably over the top ritualistic practice, but if they figure out how to escape they can't see still. plus when the large gate opens up, they will be able to the light emanating from the entrance, i don't remember it being a solid door either, large branches i believe. so the gaps would leak light as well. i imagine that the darkness is the punishment, the blinding is mostly for confusion and containment (and of course punishment)
@@violet_skrs I thought when they said blind, they were going to straight up gouge the whole eyeball out lol. I do appreciate the insightful info since I honestly didn’t know any of that so thank you 💕
@@violet_skrs Well you can't truly see in pitch black darkness as your brain creates images to fill in the darkness although your eyes can adapt to true darkness after 7 hours you still can't see in complete darkness... Yet you can still perceive your own body but that is also just merely in your head. And if there is light shining threw the leaves your eyes would still take hours to adapt as the rods have to adjust
They also make them deaf by stabbing their ear drums and burn out their tongues. Their ritual motto is that the condemned will “hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil” before throwing them into the caves.
If Morgan and Samuel just spoke English (as they obviously could) and told them they were taking their friend to town, this all could have been avoided. But yeah, it was definitely a kangaroo court.
Lol how about the thousands of cell phones and shoes/clothing from other travelers? Or the fact they have been tracking them, stole their phones and literally almost crushed them all instead ending up crushing just the one friend? Yeah there is no misunderstanding lol
Stuff like that is why I don't get this movie's intent at all. Okay, so they're not cannibal mutants any more, but the hill people are still monstrous, preying upon hikers. The movie tries weakly to set up a "see, both sides misunderstand the other" as a analog to modern political polarization, when it's not a question of small-town locals but a murderous cult. Even with the yuppies being written as insufferable as possible there's no "seeing the other side" of the cultists here and their laughable protestations about justice.
Only some of the Founders could speak English. In the film, they had to translate for Morgan. Still, with the phone theft, stalking, and log crush, this was clearly a rigged court.
Nah, it was just a mock trial. Their leader wanted" fresh meat" (new wives) so he was just using the trial as an excuse to get them. No doubt, the guys would have been blinded and left to die no matter what. Unless they proved to be really useful like her bf. Just think about it. If you were running some secret cult, would you let any witnesses go free to tell everybody about you?
Yeah they made a ton of mistakes leading up to capture but once they get brought into the court it’s time to play the long game and play to the community’s rules so that you can hope someone finds you and rescues you.
@@madspet9106 churn some butter learn some hunting skills and marry a kind of hot native girl? Doesn’t sound to bad and at least they arent like savages eating people or doing hills have eyes kind of stuff.
Definitely do your best to explain why you believe you were being killed and hunted. Probably fucked either way but speak 100% facts. She wad the only one who spoke and the others got fucked from her kinda lying. Definitely your best hope is to appease them and do whatever they will allow you to do, join them or take a lesser punishment for some trade.
Haha I didnt even know they remade it. When he said he was gonna cover wrong turn i was stoked. I was at work listening to this beyond confused trying to think of what scenes hes talking abiur. I was honestly thinking i must have misremembered the name of the movie I watched back in 2003 haha
yeah this remake is absolute dog shit even the 6th one is better than this, I'd rather jump in that spike pit than watch that garbage again. this remake is literally disrespectful to the original creators they completely removed the original plot of wrong turn even the 6th movie didn't do that and it was pretty shit from third movie up
Tracking tips : 1.never leave the track 2.listen to the local they know better than you 3.don't go too deep in the woods 4.always bring tools just incase 5.dont spilt in a place where you never know 6.bring maps 7.bring pappers spray or pocket nife Speaking from experience
@@imtoxiq_ no but i have met tribesman which by pure luck our language were same they take me to there village and they were pretty nice after i came back from tracking i learn that i wasn't in any danger even if i didn't understand there language they say if anyone came by they just leave them
How to beat 98% of these types of movies is to just have a normal functioning human brain and not ignore every red flag but alas can't have a movie if the characters are logical
@@luffydpirate9518 Yeah if you want your character to be dumb just go Lovecraftian that way they are so freaked out and bordering on insanity that of course they are going to make bad decisions.
The idea of not running to the side when an object is heading faster than you is such a stupid trope that makes me immediately lose all investment in the characters/movies that do it
Or you can run downhill and when you are in front of a solid tree you just jump and grab onto the tree as high as possible, the terrain was pretty much in their favor
Before watching this video, I saw this movie, and I was SCREAMING at how stupid these people were. All of this movie was avoidable with common sense and not staring at the object about to smoosh you (looking at you guy that got crushed by the rolling log).
To be honest they were sorta screwed the moment they left the trail. Almost military like gillie suit design and vast knowledge of the area really boned the woke noobs.
Did Jen not bring up the fact that the ‘foundation’ Pre made and pre planned traps during the time that the hikers were having fun, like laying on the ground to be unseen (camouflage due to the costume thingy’s), or the pungi sticks… THE LOG
That part pissed me off so much. I was waiting for her to bring up the log because she saw two guys on top of the mountain where it rolled down from. She didn't mention it at all
After watching them run downhill from a log rolling straight down without any of them just side stepping away out of the path of the falling log has made me cheer for the mountain men.
WAIT! Is this a NEW Wrong Turn? What happened to the deformed, inbred cannibal hillbillys??? They were MUCH MORE terrifying in my opinion, especially coz they kinda had super human traits
this is a movie that came out 8 months ago... it's a reboot of the series... still part of the franchise but doesn't continue the story of the original 7
@@17Jroach Damn, i think i prefer the deformed antagonists, much scarier to think bout wen going camping to me coz theres no reasoning with those things
Thank you for talking about the snake, im a herpetologist and hate when people assume a brown snake is a copperhead. They probably used a pine snake to be a threatening snake as the entire family that pine snakes belong to are very hissy, bull snakes, pine snakes, and gopher snakes have an organ dedicated to hissing so they use it often, it makes them seem scarier than they are. they also shake their tail to imitate a rattlesnake, but they are of course non venomous
I’m not sure how many people I speak for, but when I requested Wrong Turn a while back, I was definitely talking about the cannibalistic mutilated hillbillies that set up traps and hunt humans. Now I’m not saying this video wasn’t interesting, because it’s its own thing, but I definitely was expecting one of the other Wrong Turns to make it, considering you usually cover movies with action/horror. Edit: I’m guessing this is a newer rendition of the older movies to some extent, but the older ones were all so much better than this.
SAME dude. Was personally super disappointed when I came here hoping to see the 2003 movie covered, only to find this meh-tier remake. Not that his coverage of it was bad, I just think for me the 2003 movie would have been way more fun.
ok i was looking for which one it was bc there was no year in the title :/ i dont usually mind watching coverage of movies i havent seen but a remake is just.... not nearly as interesting
That log is an impossibility. There is quite literally no way for a log of that length and thickness to have been rolled through a forest, hill or no hill. There is NEVER a gap perfectly that wide for a significant distance in woods like that. A log of that size likewise would be ridiculously difficult to move through a forest to get it to that exact location. This means they had to have just been waiting there hoping that out of the ENTIRE FORREST some yuppy hikers would meander by THAT location and just stand there for a bit and also not hear the tree barreling down the hill before it crests the ridge to bear down on them. To top it off they had to hope said hikers would run down the hill instead of to the side. Needlessly elaborate. Just set actual traps like pitfalls into either snakes or spikes, snares/nets, bear traps, whip traps, and swinging mace traps. All are simpler, more likely to be lethal (for the lethal ones) and infinitely more likely to be crippling (for the ones designed to catch rather than kill). Oh, wait THEY DO. The log is just dumb who came up with that? The dudes in ghillie suits didn't actually even seem hostile. I mean a guy ran at them with a weapon (and they had weapons themselves) yet they seemed to be trying to reason with them albeit with a language barrier, yes they made fairly aggressive gestures but you would too if someone just ran at you with a weapon and started yelling at you in a language you don't understand. While a bit odd they would carry a guy like that if they had no means of making a proper stretcher and deemed him mostly unhurt they could very well have just been carrying him back to the road or where they know people park their cars (as the one that doesn't die later claims, no idea if that is a lie or not). In all likelihood they have some sort of agreement with the locals that "outsiders" are to stay on the marked trails and off "their" land. After all the townspeople kept saying to stick to the trails because everywhere else is dangerous. The gate is locked... so just go over it? Or around it. FFS you have been there for long enough you should know how to get out of the camp.
@@Its_Captain_Jack_Sparrow Yup and it sure didn't look like they had vehicles or animals in that camp lol. that is what I meant when I said it was stupid. It would take probably 6-8 really strong dudes to move that tree trunk or like 2 large animals (technically one but that would put a lot of strain on it due to the friction of dragging it). The area was certainly not cleared, you could see all of the trees in the area and not one stump to be found if they removed larger trees (I mean it did eventually get stopped by a tree about half its thickness which is about right). And if they did clear it and took the time to remove stumps without heavy machinery that is A LOT of work for as I said a trap that requires people to be complete idiots and slow idiots at that to not just walk past the cleared area. The effort spent setting up that log trap would have been better spent just setting more pitfalls, whips, and deadfalls. And would have been infinitely more effective.
They were setting up traps, so they obviously cut and cleared trees to make a sufficient path for a rolling log.... .ffs dude, not that hard to realize this instead of blathering off like an ignorant savage
I bet there were a few people pretending like the college kids were the "good guys" forgetting this is a horror movie, and good horror frequently tells a moral story Also, the barbarians speak perfect English yet refused to explain themselves in anything other than ancient languages in a critical situation. If anyone recorded that to explain, maybe venerable would see the problem
Their defense was weak, they could have easily made a case for self defense.....assuming, of course, that the tribe would have even heard them out in the first place.
doesnt matter. the tribe has been killing innocent people for years i doubt they're civilized and moral enough to be like "not guilty yall can go home now lol".
Hey heads up, water makes it impossible for you to hear anything hunting you. bad call. I killed a deer once with a long bow at about 25 feet using a river to cover my noise.
Even assuming the rain made it impossible to detect their pursuers, they'd still be better off booking it to town. The longer they stay there, the more time it gives the hunters to surround and catch them.
I watch these videos whenever my paranoia gets too high and you would not believe the relief they bring to me, knowing that I have a mental plan for whenever the impossible happens. I know that’s kinda dumb, but thank you for making these.
Recently we had an overnight college camping class where we hiked about 2 miles into the woods and NO ONE mentioned needing anything to cut, pound, saw, nothing. Well, luckily I brought my tomahawk, shovel, brushhook and a large fixed blade with pommel (thick steel on the btm of handle). We needed the knife pommel and tomahawk to pound the stakes into packed ground. We needed to cut dead wood for a fire so the brushhook was great. I never needed the camp shovel, but I was seriously the only person out of 20 that brought anything besides a pocketknife, including my first aid kits, rope, paracord, and extra lights. Always be prepared!!
Buddy if you only knew, the amount of people with no concept of being prepared even for the day at work is insane (like didn’t even bring a water bottle or pen type underprepared) it’s along the same lines as people not knowing how to change a tire, the most basic skills and tools are so foreign in todays world, just a good knife and fire starter can get you out of most pickles in the woods if you have the knowledge and skills, if you were going camping you would’ve hoped for a bit more preparation but considering I’ve had students show up to wilderness medicine courses without a tent……. It’s bad, most people have NEVER started a fire in the woods, and even less know how to purify water (WITH a filter, much less without a filter or metal container), the lack of basic life skills and foresight is honestly sad to see
Also first aid kits are so underpacked for any aspect of life it’s ridiculous, even a basic trauma kit is more than most people have, tbh a small pack of bandaids is probably more than 90% of people keep with them sadly
Anyone who defends the mountain men as the peaceful ones who's been aggressed upon is a clown. I'm not 100 on legal terms, but I feel like you have to disclose that there are animal traps in the area. I'm fine with all the murder shit, but it's a serious hazard these people are doing by not warning innocent hitchhikers that there could be animal traps. This is a serious violation of safety protocall and imagine if someone died from infection after they get stuck with a rusted bear trap? Or dislocate a shoulder being hoisted up on a snare trap that comically throws them into the trees? It's just reckless, and don't even get me started that they forgot to yell "TIMBER!!!" when they cut down the tree to warn passers by that there is forest work being done in the area. These people are sickos who do not abide by the law and regulations of park and forest safety and should be fined according to the fullest extent of the law.
Well the whole showing signs of aggression and luring them into traps and the log thing are better arguments than not telling them the traps were there 😂 ( the log thing as in the fact it was intentional )
11:31 Small correction: Cottonmouth/water moccasins can be extremely aggressive when they feel they're being threatened. However they live in very VERY specific areas in the americas and certainly not in this area. All other pit vipers in America are entirely defensive iirc. As for non pit viper snakes in North America (coral snakes) I'm not sure of their temperament. Its likely defensive too.
God review!! Must admit, while watching this thing I was a bit "confused" for none of the characters looked like the "Wrong Turn": that I am familiar with. Then remembered that this is a remake and then everything made sense. Will have to hunt this version down and give it try.
Fun fact! Although there are only 4 venomous snakes in America, Virgina has 3 of them, the copperhead (most common), the Timber and canebrake rattlesnakes, and water moccasins/ Cotten mouths. As a rule of thumb when traveling in Virginia, don’t go near the snakes definitely don’t try to pet it.
7:40 I've been in a similar situation, when I was in a forest in a rather sloppy terrain, the log rolling towards us was big too, my friend ran on the other side and I on the opposite and hide behind a tree , the tree rather big ...the log barely miss the place wherre I took shelter to, but Even if it hit the place I hide in,I think the tree would probably stop it.
For those trying to count the four types of venomous snakes and coming up with five: 1. Rattlesnakes 2. Copperheads 3. Cottonmouths (and moccasins) and 4. Coral snakes Teach 'em young: Red and yeller kills a feller, Red and black don't mean jack.
Picking up on your mercenary army idea, I’d love to see a movie or series about some rich person losing someone they love to the mountain people and bringing an army to burn down their village. It could follow them as the fight their way up the mountain and slowly get picked off by traps and guerrilla tactics. Maybe in the second to last or last episode (provided it’s a series) the forest gets lit ablaze and we could get some awesome shots of the mountain in flames and the rich person squares off as the last survivor with the Foundation’s leader in a burnt down section of the forest surrounded by burnt trees and ash. Maybe some ash is falling around as they fight. You could have them kill each other and give it the message of seeking vengeance for what you’ve lost will make you lose everything you have left or something along those lines. If you’ve read the Star Wars Republic comics that covered the battle of Jabiim, basically the ending from that
I watched this movie yesterday and the entire situation was easy to avoid Edit: Didn't one of the traps kill the hikers so couldn't the hikers say the hunters did hurt one of them?
Yes the very first trap. The one with the log. And there were two people on top of the hill where the log rolled down from. Ofcourse Jen didn't bring it up because plot
Commenting on the rolling barrel of trunk: The guys were so stupid running downhill when there are much better and easier solutions. 1. If the trunk is very long, it still doesn't have a chance of knocking you if you run sideways to the end closest to you ie. if you were at the right end of the trunk, run forward which is basically the right end of the tree trunk, vice versa for if you were at the back of the line, run backwards (which is left end of trunk.) 2. Assuming the speed was very high, a simple solution is going behind a tree of relatively similar broadness. It will stop the trunk or change it's course. For example how we see the guy who was crushed waiting for the incoming trunk, had he adjusted himself quickly and gone behind the tree, he would have survived. 3. The riskiest idea: Lay flat behind raising ground areas. The idea is to spot where there is something like a pile of wood sticking from the ground or where there are roots protuding from the ground to create small anthill-like formations. Laying down under this MIGHT save you because the trunk will be lifted over the ground for some distance. For maximum security when doing so, lay parallel to the incoming trunk.
1. Running downhill wasn't a bad idea in itself, running downhill without a plan was and falling was reaaaaaally fking bad, you can run downhill, keep cool to no lose your balance that easily and once ur in front of a tree just jump and grap on as high as you can, the tree will either deviate, rotate around your tree or stop 2. Eh as mentionned here ^, the trunk can rotate around the tree, so it can literally hit the front and the back if its slightly to the righ or the left of the middle of the falling trunk, he even said it himself in the video
id love having him work on a movie with characters that actually have a functioning brain, just imagine a well thought out horror movie with smart protagonists, but as a catch you have smart antagonists as well
As an Australian, I would see a snake and assume it could kill me 100x over if it woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning. I don't blame anyone for not messing with those slithery bastards.
Idk why, but I always got the feeling that Darrius was actively looking for the Foundation since he wanted the utopia. I just have a hard time finding that to be a coincidence.
I saw a video of a women in a car after a accident and it was smoking, she was in full panic and couldn't unlock the front doors or wind down the windows due to damage, this biker with a go pro kept calm and ordered/asked her if its possible she can unlock the back doors to the car, she could and did and got out before the car caught fire. I mention that because it's annoying when people say "why don't you just run this way when a log is rolling at you at high speeds" or some other scenario where if you have a clear head it's a simple fix, in an actual situation where your life is in danger you can't just switch off and think rationally unless you've been trained to do so like the military, police, ambulance or fire services. The average person will panic and make stupid mistakes without the education people have. Even trained people panic and make mistakes, "hindsight is 20/20" yeah but in the moment it's a blur. Love your content just had to rant about the judgement, I understand its for entertainment but jeez give them slack! 😂 especially how even though its a movie and not "real" with my argument in a way it is with how they react
I agree SOME people will do that, but ALL of the people in the video and quite frankly in nearly all horror movies run straight down from impending doom. These people had a good 5-6 seconds from seeing the branch till it got close to them to move out of the way If a person runs parallel to doom coming towards them and continues running the same way after some time, I'm sorry perhaps it's for the best that they're caught by death I've been in an motorcycle accident where after hitting the brakes I had the wherewithal to understand that it wouldn't be enough and I also slammed my feet on the asphalt to further increase friction and reduce speed. The moment wasn't a blur, the adrenaline made it feel like time was much slower in fact and I remember it vividly to this day years later
Everyone and everyhing that has ever died has done so when the Sun was up, or when it's confederate (the moon) was watching. These guys live off of our souls people, pure evil is right!
I almost got crushed by a boulder while mountaineering once, thing came tumbling down the mountain toward me, I ran sideways and imagine any person in real life would have the same thought.
I have no idea why the characters in horror movies never run sideways smh. If a truck, log, boulder, or whatever is coming towards me, I’m gonna run to the side to get out of the way. Not try to outrun whatever it is coming at me.
A few weeks as a prisoner is absolutely enough time to become a skilled and professional fighter, marksman, survivalist and killer. I mean, I went to summer camp for a few weeks and was a navy seal when I left. 🙄🙄
I think it's hilarious that after only 6 weeks Darius went full native. Like damn dude, what kind of kool-aid were they feeding you? Definitely feels like they were there for something more like a year, not a month.
@@seasnaill2589 exactly. If this movie had been like, a two parter, separated by a few years; then I could believe that. Shit, one month isn't even enough time for these two to fully learn the culture, let alone become cemented members of it.
The biggest issue here was being rude to Nate at the bar. Maybe you might not want him as a guide. That's fine. There's other things he can do for you. My first assumption is that he's trying to offer services for money. I might suggest: "Thanks for the offer, friend. We're really excited about choosing our own path and making our own way. We're hoping to do this without a guide. And I don't mean anything by it, but I don't know you very well, and I'm not an easily trusting kind of person. But, for $20 and a couple of beers I'd love to take 20 minutes of your time to talk to you about this map. What are the conditions like? Are all of these trails still in hiking condition?"
For the log rolling down, I would have used one of the standing trees (relatively thick one) as cover. Even if the tree breaks, it'll knock off the rolling log off course. As for other things, I agree. First of all, when there's hostile force near you, then the first thing you should do is arm yourself with lots and lots of weapons (and shield, such as your own backpack). And never run in unfamiliar environment, esp when you know ahead of the time that there are traps.
Nerd, please do Terminator 2 Judgement Day, and/or The Terminator. T2 being the more iconic, id love to watch your analysis on the machine that came into my life at age 3 and still has a very special place in my heart. Love the content man, its always top notch!
T2 would be very hard to do since the T-1000 acted quite well and did try everything it could and T-800 was able to counter every attempt. John and Sarah also were written smartly.
Right! I thought that too about the guy that got Darius. That doesn't even make sense that he was pulled out one handed from a hole like that! If they're that strong. They might as well just surrender to being killed
My survival strategy would have been to stick to the trail, have a nice large knife for protection and always have some of the giggle bush for the campfire as nothing unites people more than a doobie-even murderous mountain men. Edit* Actually in all seriousness I would have three main items-Hatchet or large knife, a compass and a flashlight or fire-starter. As soon as I see the attackers I would stay hidden and wait until they leave the area. I would then climb down the mountain into the town to inform them my friends had been taken. I would leave the area and inform better law enforcement. I would go back with backup and go on the offensive and try and help rescue my friends. Otherwise, everyone would die.
The "shadow stick" method can be used no matter where you are. Easy to learn, easy to perform. The natives were using a lot of traps similar to the ones used in Vietnam. Not necessarily to kill but maim and slow down entire group having to care for the wounded.
I don't know why but when they killed the dude and some guy said something to the effect of "this is a lawless place" i thought how funny is these mutants brought them to court. It made the eventuality way funnier. Although in my head they were wearing suits and had briefcases.
When he asked the question in the beginning my first thought was ‘wonder why a family reunion was happening unannounced’ then I realized that was in-fact NOT the right answer 😬
One thing I like to add on the pile of "paranoid guy tells you have to not be dumb and survive" walking in ranks would be much better than a line, set of two walking side by side lowers chance of being ambushed and though they might be a bit slower they should be anyways to check for traps and people in the woods.
Overall it’s really Darius fault that this all happened. If he would of just listened to Jen of what the hotel lady said, everyone else wouldn’t have died.
So a pregnant woman murdered a truck full of men from a tribe that trained her on how to survive, which she was trained for only a few weeks. Move over Rey from Star Wars a new Mary Sue Queen has usurped the throne!
I like to imagine if nerdexplains and I were in a horror situation, we'd be back to back fighting all sorts of whatever, following a strategic plan, making effective use of improvised resources, and kicking major ass with yeat guitar remixes playing in the background. And neither of us dies 🗿
Overall it’s really Darius fault this all happened. If he would have just listened to Jen of what the hotel lady said, everyone else wouldn’t have died.
@@Crunjer Well this is a reboot. There were previously 6 Wrong Turn titles throughout the past couple decades. I came to this video SUPER excited thinking he made a Nerd Explains for the original Wrong Turn.
@@Crunjer The OG movie was amazing. This one is just eh. Typical modern college kids. The OG had some smarter people, but it still follows the horror formula of some bad decisions.
@@anthonyrazzano787 not to mention the cult in this one is pretty boring compared to the mutant hillbilly families of the first set of movies. Just some regular psychos that like dressing up in tribal garb.
I’ve heard some crazy stories about people who went hiking in the Appalachians, a part of me wants to go to see if there is actually anything there, but the survivor part of me says that that’s a dumb idea.
“I would leave town and then return with guns and mercenaries” has the same energy as “Actually I have a giant laser gun with a force field and you can’t get me haha”
@@BloodyKnives66quite frankly with that much money / influence he easily could’ve gotten in contact with actual military resources and actual search and rescue personnel, if he funded the search and they had reports of 6 young adults of influential families missing in one area, at the same time, it’s weird enough and the media pressure would likely be enough to get a National response
Another thing they could have done was cut the rope binding their hands with the sharp, rocky wall while in the pit seeing as she was there for quite a time. She might not have been able to escape but if you pretended to be binded still you could try to fight back if they were going to kill you
I was about to ask where Scott would get the money for training, guns and mercenaries then Scott handed 5 grand to some random who barely knows what he’s doing
Even if you would be not dumb enough to go off trail, one thing you can do is what me and my buddy's are doing. Whenever we hike (deadly cult country or not), and we walk in a single line, we do something that's called a soldier walk. We've all been in the military and there we've learned to rotate, so for example: 3 Persons: Front - middle - back and then we rotate every 500M or so the back becomes front, front middle and so on. The last person also always looks backwards every 3 to 7 steps, and the front one looks in the same pace backwards to check if everyone is there and so on. That way we're sure every is accounted for and not fell suddenly, or that we're having wild life behind us all out of the blue. Anyways, just thought is was worth sharing. Keep up the good work Nerd Explains! love your vids
All i could think is that a community like that would have been discovered pretty fast.
I'm not an expert on the subject but i'm pretty sure that if you report 6 people disappearing (as mentioned at the start) the search would be pretty intense.
I would find it easier to believe if it was in a more isolated area instead of being in the USA.
Like Hills have eyes?
@@PowuhToSeven Kinda but the hills have eyes is acceptable because it's only a family of 6, here we have a pretty huge community so it's not easy to hide everything.
I feel that it's honestly hard to find a place where a huge group of people can live without anyone knowing that they are there.
Search and rescue is extremely thorough. Of course they don’t find people at all sometimes, but an entire community would for sure be known about. They already keep track of specific mountain men who live entirely off grid. Anyway, look up Missing 411 if you want to hear/read about crazy unexplained disappearances, they do happen.
Towns thatre near the heads of Appalachian trails a very isolated. And very suspicious of outsiders. It wouldn’t surprise me of search and rescue would drag their feet unless they’re county/state officials
@@PowuhToSeven well some of the most secluded areas on the planet are in the western states
This movie reminds me of backpackers who visit my home country. They over estimate their survival capabilities and under estimate how much locals' help they truly need to survive and make it out alive.
Especially missionaries.
Where do you live?
@@mohandasjung yeah would be good to know that!
Kenya from the looks of it
@@jameson1239 yup. Between Kenya and Nigeria. Same story though.
Ah yes missionaries they make great sexual slaves
Please never change your music. At this point it has a nostalgic feeling that is as part of your channel as your voice.
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Correct me if I’m wrong but regarding the punishment of being blinded THEN tossed into “darkness”…. Does it not completely undermine the punishment to take their eyes before sentencing them to be in the dark forever? I think nothing but darkness is inevitable at that point lol.
human eyes adapt to low or zero light conditions over an extended period of time.
the blinding is probably over the top ritualistic practice, but if they figure out how to escape they can't see still.
plus when the large gate opens up, they will be able to the light emanating from the entrance, i don't remember it being a solid door either, large branches i believe. so the gaps would leak light as well.
i imagine that the darkness is the punishment, the blinding is mostly for confusion and containment (and of course punishment)
@@violet_skrs I thought when they said blind, they were going to straight up gouge the whole eyeball out lol. I do appreciate the insightful info since I honestly didn’t know any of that so thank you 💕
@@violet_skrs Well you can't truly see in pitch black darkness as your brain creates images to fill in the darkness although your eyes can adapt to true darkness after 7 hours you still can't see in complete darkness... Yet you can still perceive your own body but that is also just merely in your head.
And if there is light shining threw the leaves your eyes would still take hours to adapt as the rods have to adjust
Blindness for freedom. Let them go back into the woods after that.
They also make them deaf by stabbing their ear drums and burn out their tongues. Their ritual motto is that the condemned will “hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil” before throwing them into the caves.
It makes me so mad that she really let him say none of them have been harmed by the foundation when she had the chance to speak
Ikr, their phones being stolen alone is enough for them to believe these people are hostile, let alone the traps and shed full of belongings.
@@Elle... Omg exactly lol
scott is papa
If Morgan and Samuel just spoke English (as they obviously could) and told them they were taking their friend to town, this all could have been avoided. But yeah, it was definitely a kangaroo court.
Lol how about the thousands of cell phones and shoes/clothing from other travelers? Or the fact they have been tracking them, stole their phones and literally almost crushed them all instead ending up crushing just the one friend? Yeah there is no misunderstanding lol
They actually couldn’t speak English.
Stuff like that is why I don't get this movie's intent at all. Okay, so they're not cannibal mutants any more, but the hill people are still monstrous, preying upon hikers. The movie tries weakly to set up a "see, both sides misunderstand the other" as a analog to modern political polarization, when it's not a question of small-town locals but a murderous cult. Even with the yuppies being written as insufferable as possible there's no "seeing the other side" of the cultists here and their laughable protestations about justice.
Only some of the Founders could speak English. In the film, they had to translate for Morgan.
Still, with the phone theft, stalking, and log crush, this was clearly a rigged court.
Nah, it was just a mock trial. Their leader wanted" fresh meat" (new wives) so he was just using the trial as an excuse to get them. No doubt, the guys would have been blinded and left to die no matter what. Unless they proved to be really useful like her bf.
Just think about it. If you were running some secret cult, would you let any witnesses go free to tell everybody about you?
Yeah they made a ton of mistakes leading up to capture but once they get brought into the court it’s time to play the long game and play to the community’s rules so that you can hope someone finds you and rescues you.
Just gotta be careful that you don't end up going native
@@madspet9106 That's probably the easiest part.
@@madspet9106 churn some butter learn some hunting skills and marry a kind of hot native girl? Doesn’t sound to bad and at least they arent like savages eating people or doing hills have eyes kind of stuff.
Definitely do your best to explain why you believe you were being killed and hunted. Probably fucked either way but speak 100% facts. She wad the only one who spoke and the others got fucked from her kinda lying.
Definitely your best hope is to appease them and do whatever they will allow you to do, join them or take a lesser punishment for some trade.
I have to be honest. This was not the Wrong Turn I thought Nerd Explains was going to cover. But I'm not disappointed.
Haha I didnt even know they remade it. When he said he was gonna cover wrong turn i was stoked. I was at work listening to this beyond confused trying to think of what scenes hes talking abiur. I was honestly thinking i must have misremembered the name of the movie I watched back in 2003 haha
@@Bigproffits well not everyone watch recent horror movies nowadays so I dont blame you is hard founding good horror movies
I thought this was the 03 one too
Same here
yeah this remake is absolute dog shit even the 6th one is better than this, I'd rather jump in that spike pit than watch that garbage again. this remake is literally disrespectful to the original creators they completely removed the original plot of wrong turn even the 6th movie didn't do that and it was pretty shit from third movie up
Tracking tips :
1.never leave the track
2.listen to the local they know better than you
3.don't go too deep in the woods
4.always bring tools just incase
5.dont spilt in a place where you never know
6.bring maps
7.bring pappers spray or pocket nife
Speaking from experience
Have you been attacked by crazy woods people
@@imtoxiq_ no but i have met tribesman which by pure luck our language were same they take me to there village and they were pretty nice after i came back from tracking i learn that i wasn't in any danger even if i didn't understand there language they say if anyone came by they just leave them
You forgot being gun, lots of gun.
@@BuetifullPersun they aren't really necessary for in real life.
8.Glock
How to beat 98% of these types of movies is to just have a normal functioning human brain and not ignore every red flag but alas can't have a movie if the characters are logical
It's why I dislike horror movies. Alot of the time it just relys on characters being dumb in order for the movie to work.
@@luffydpirate9518 get out is a logical horror movie check it out
@@luffydpirate9518 Yeah if you want your character to be dumb just go Lovecraftian that way they are so freaked out and bordering on insanity that of course they are going to make bad decisions.
I don't like shark movies either if you noticed all of them starts the same way dumb ppl go in the water gets eaten boom into the movie
@@Oh_mariam sharknado?
The idea of not running to the side when an object is heading faster than you is such a stupid trope that makes me immediately lose all investment in the characters/movies that do it
Right??? It just seems like such an obvious move to make...
Even in a situation where you have to think on your feet.🤷🏼♀️
To avoid that they could’ve just had that guy closer to the log than everyone else, could’ve just shown he had no time to get out of the way.
Or jump over the log, even if you hit it you could avoid getting crushed
Or you can run downhill and when you are in front of a solid tree you just jump and grab onto the tree as high as possible, the terrain was pretty much in their favor
@@aluminiumknight4038 well since the ground wasn't leveled and the log i higher than your feet are you would of gotten ingured really fucking bad
"Graduates from the Prometheus School of running away from things."
*cinemasins approves
Ding
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Ding
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I was wondering where I'd heard that before.
Asking Nerd to tell us how to beat the Predator in “Predator” (1987)
I second this
Or annabelle or a movie like that
Make this the most liked comment
On god that would be lit
I fourth this, predator is my favorite movie
Before watching this video, I saw this movie, and I was SCREAMING at how stupid these people were. All of this movie was avoidable with common sense and not staring at the object about to smoosh you (looking at you guy that got crushed by the rolling log).
also be sure to keep looking at the bad guy so they can't vanish like quicksilver
And maybe don't go running off the trail.
To be honest they were sorta screwed the moment they left the trail. Almost military like gillie suit design and vast knowledge of the area really boned the woke noobs.
Plot twist:
Papa is looking for Eleven
I swear I thought I was the only one who noticed Matthew Modine
i agree daddy
He's not he's looking for another test subject 😂
I KNEW THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE A STRANGER THINGS FAN IN THE COMMENT
@@realoogabooga hahaha
Can we all appreciate the fact that Nerd Explains never disappoints with his content.
@@aplila always one of you isnt there
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scott is papa
@@Twistedkingjabs89 yeah I'd much prefer the bot comments to people calling them out
Did Jen not bring up the fact that the ‘foundation’ Pre made and pre planned traps during the time that the hikers were having fun, like laying on the ground to be unseen (camouflage due to the costume thingy’s), or the pungi sticks… THE LOG
That part pissed me off so much. I was waiting for her to bring up the log because she saw two guys on top of the mountain where it rolled down from.
She didn't mention it at all
The big ass spiked boulder too? Like the wounds are fresh, Mary
Who would have thought being crushed by a tree trap (because of inability to run sideways) would be the best option?
Idk man, "working for a bunch of loonies" doesn't sound bad
After watching them run downhill from a log rolling straight down without any of them just side stepping away out of the path of the falling log has made me cheer for the mountain men.
You'll probably not see this, but i really appreciate you being one of the channels that have subtitles. Keep up the good work mate!
WAIT! Is this a NEW Wrong Turn? What happened to the deformed, inbred cannibal hillbillys??? They were MUCH MORE terrifying in my opinion, especially coz they kinda had super human traits
@@ashkiimaiitsoh7223 no wrong turn was the name of 7 movies that focused on mutated hill billies...who killed people and ate them.
this is a movie that came out 8 months ago... it's a reboot of the series... still part of the franchise but doesn't continue the story of the original 7
@@ashkiimaiitsoh7223 nope, Wrong Turn, i didnt watch Hills but heard its similar
@@17Jroach Damn, i think i prefer the deformed antagonists, much scarier to think bout wen going camping to me coz theres no reasoning with those things
@@spudmatix8770 yeah man watch Hills if you enjoyed the OG Wrong Turn. Same kinda thing just in the desert, was a really fun movie.
Thank you for talking about the snake, im a herpetologist and hate when people assume a brown snake is a copperhead.
They probably used a pine snake to be a threatening snake as the entire family that pine snakes belong to are very hissy, bull snakes, pine snakes, and gopher snakes have an organ dedicated to hissing so they use it often, it makes them seem scarier than they are. they also shake their tail to imitate a rattlesnake, but they are of course non venomous
I’m not sure how many people I speak for, but when I requested Wrong Turn a while back, I was definitely talking about the cannibalistic mutilated hillbillies that set up traps and hunt humans. Now I’m not saying this video wasn’t interesting, because it’s its own thing, but I definitely was expecting one of the other Wrong Turns to make it, considering you usually cover movies with action/horror.
Edit: I’m guessing this is a newer rendition of the older movies to some extent, but the older ones were all so much better than this.
SAME dude. Was personally super disappointed when I came here hoping to see the 2003 movie covered, only to find this meh-tier remake. Not that his coverage of it was bad, I just think for me the 2003 movie would have been way more fun.
I am also disappointed he didn't do the first Wrong Turn, This movies is just not that good.
ok i was looking for which one it was bc there was no year in the title :/ i dont usually mind watching coverage of movies i havent seen but a remake is just.... not nearly as interesting
I guess you can say, he made a...wrong turn.
I'll see myself out.
@@danbasford7456 lmfao
That log is an impossibility. There is quite literally no way for a log of that length and thickness to have been rolled through a forest, hill or no hill. There is NEVER a gap perfectly that wide for a significant distance in woods like that. A log of that size likewise would be ridiculously difficult to move through a forest to get it to that exact location. This means they had to have just been waiting there hoping that out of the ENTIRE FORREST some yuppy hikers would meander by THAT location and just stand there for a bit and also not hear the tree barreling down the hill before it crests the ridge to bear down on them. To top it off they had to hope said hikers would run down the hill instead of to the side.
Needlessly elaborate. Just set actual traps like pitfalls into either snakes or spikes, snares/nets, bear traps, whip traps, and swinging mace traps. All are simpler, more likely to be lethal (for the lethal ones) and infinitely more likely to be crippling (for the ones designed to catch rather than kill). Oh, wait THEY DO. The log is just dumb who came up with that?
The dudes in ghillie suits didn't actually even seem hostile. I mean a guy ran at them with a weapon (and they had weapons themselves) yet they seemed to be trying to reason with them albeit with a language barrier, yes they made fairly aggressive gestures but you would too if someone just ran at you with a weapon and started yelling at you in a language you don't understand. While a bit odd they would carry a guy like that if they had no means of making a proper stretcher and deemed him mostly unhurt they could very well have just been carrying him back to the road or where they know people park their cars (as the one that doesn't die later claims, no idea if that is a lie or not). In all likelihood they have some sort of agreement with the locals that "outsiders" are to stay on the marked trails and off "their" land. After all the townspeople kept saying to stick to the trails because everywhere else is dangerous.
The gate is locked... so just go over it? Or around it. FFS you have been there for long enough you should know how to get out of the camp.
These were my exact thoughts as well
@@Its_Captain_Jack_Sparrow Yup and it sure didn't look like they had vehicles or animals in that camp lol. that is what I meant when I said it was stupid. It would take probably 6-8 really strong dudes to move that tree trunk or like 2 large animals (technically one but that would put a lot of strain on it due to the friction of dragging it).
The area was certainly not cleared, you could see all of the trees in the area and not one stump to be found if they removed larger trees (I mean it did eventually get stopped by a tree about half its thickness which is about right). And if they did clear it and took the time to remove stumps without heavy machinery that is A LOT of work for as I said a trap that requires people to be complete idiots and slow idiots at that to not just walk past the cleared area.
The effort spent setting up that log trap would have been better spent just setting more pitfalls, whips, and deadfalls. And would have been infinitely more effective.
Bro what they have your friend tied up on a log and you say they didn't look dangerous? Wtf
@@Joe-ut6st ikr?
They were setting up traps, so they obviously cut and cleared trees to make a sufficient path for a rolling log.... .ffs dude, not that hard to realize this instead of blathering off like an ignorant savage
I bet there were a few people pretending like the college kids were the "good guys" forgetting this is a horror movie, and good horror frequently tells a moral story
Also, the barbarians speak perfect English yet refused to explain themselves in anything other than ancient languages in a critical situation. If anyone recorded that to explain, maybe venerable would see the problem
Their defense was weak, they could have easily made a case for self defense.....assuming, of course, that the tribe would have even heard them out in the first place.
doesnt matter. the tribe has been killing innocent people for years i doubt they're civilized and moral enough to be like "not guilty yall can go home now lol".
They couldn’t all speak English.
@@seasnaill2589 The girl did tell them it was self defense - but they hadn't been attacked.
Its a gray area of SD, However the whole not speaking English at the time of convergence really doesn't help anyone.
Hey heads up, water makes it impossible for you to hear anything hunting you. bad call. I killed a deer once with a long bow at about 25 feet using a river to cover my noise.
I have 7 years of experience as a theoretical hunter and can tell you that's not true
@@CabbageYe what
@@CabbageYe I've had 2 minutes as a theoretical deer and I can say it depends on how noisy the forest is
Even assuming the rain made it impossible to detect their pursuers, they'd still be better off booking it to town. The longer they stay there, the more time it gives the hunters to surround and catch them.
dude they have 0 skill anyway best move now is " gtfo as quickly as possible"
man, burning eyes, mouth and ears is the darkest punishment i´ve seen so far.
actually surprised me when i watched the movie 😩
Overall it’s really Darius fault this all happened. If he would’ve just listened to Jen, everyone else wouldn’t have died.
The legal system can be one of extremes. Fines, bit of jail time…or eyes gouged out. Definitely need some good luck there.
The easiest way to beat Wrong Turn?
Don't go hiking.
Nah, stay on the trail would have prevented the entire movie
I watch these videos whenever my paranoia gets too high and you would not believe the relief they bring to me, knowing that I have a mental plan for whenever the impossible happens. I know that’s kinda dumb, but thank you for making these.
Recently we had an overnight college camping class where we hiked about 2 miles into the woods and NO ONE mentioned needing anything to cut, pound, saw, nothing. Well, luckily I brought my tomahawk, shovel, brushhook and a large fixed blade with pommel (thick steel on the btm of handle).
We needed the knife pommel and tomahawk to pound the stakes into packed ground. We needed to cut dead wood for a fire so the brushhook was great. I never needed the camp shovel, but I was seriously the only person out of 20 that brought anything besides a pocketknife, including my first aid kits, rope, paracord, and extra lights. Always be prepared!!
Buddy if you only knew, the amount of people with no concept of being prepared even for the day at work is insane (like didn’t even bring a water bottle or pen type underprepared) it’s along the same lines as people not knowing how to change a tire, the most basic skills and tools are so foreign in todays world, just a good knife and fire starter can get you out of most pickles in the woods if you have the knowledge and skills, if you were going camping you would’ve hoped for a bit more preparation but considering I’ve had students show up to wilderness medicine courses without a tent……. It’s bad, most people have NEVER started a fire in the woods, and even less know how to purify water (WITH a filter, much less without a filter or metal container), the lack of basic life skills and foresight is honestly sad to see
Also first aid kits are so underpacked for any aspect of life it’s ridiculous, even a basic trauma kit is more than most people have, tbh a small pack of bandaids is probably more than 90% of people keep with them sadly
Anyone who defends the mountain men as the peaceful ones who's been aggressed upon is a clown. I'm not 100 on legal terms, but I feel like you have to disclose that there are animal traps in the area.
I'm fine with all the murder shit, but it's a serious hazard these people are doing by not warning innocent hitchhikers that there could be animal traps. This is a serious violation of safety protocall and imagine if someone died from infection after they get stuck with a rusted bear trap? Or dislocate a shoulder being hoisted up on a snare trap that comically throws them into the trees? It's just reckless, and don't even get me started that they forgot to yell "TIMBER!!!" when they cut down the tree to warn passers by that there is forest work being done in the area.
These people are sickos who do not abide by the law and regulations of park and forest safety and should be fined according to the fullest extent of the law.
lawful neutral
Well the whole showing signs of aggression and luring them into traps and the log thing are better arguments than not telling them the traps were there 😂 ( the log thing as in the fact it was intentional )
They Went Off The Trail People Who Leave The Trail Are Fair Game It Seems
Since when do hitchhikers travel in the forest ??
@@abrahamwashington8579 they werent hitchhikers they were normal hikers
You know you're dealing with typical horror movie teens, when thei're NOT Running to the side to evade the rolling tree log.
11:31 Small correction: Cottonmouth/water moccasins can be extremely aggressive when they feel they're being threatened. However they live in very VERY specific areas in the americas and certainly not in this area. All other pit vipers in America are entirely defensive iirc.
As for non pit viper snakes in North America (coral snakes) I'm not sure of their temperament. Its likely defensive too.
God review!! Must admit, while watching this thing I was a bit "confused" for none of the characters looked like the "Wrong Turn": that I am familiar with. Then remembered that this is a remake and then everything made sense. Will have to hunt this version down and give it try.
This is an in-name-only remake, aka the worst kind of remake.
I watched the movie on Prime
"Like a Jack-o-Lantern that owes her money"
Nerd, you have such a way with words.
Fun fact! Although there are only 4 venomous snakes in America, Virgina has 3 of them, the copperhead (most common), the Timber and canebrake rattlesnakes, and water moccasins/ Cotten mouths. As a rule of thumb when traveling in Virginia, don’t go near the snakes definitely don’t try to pet it.
7:40 I've been in a similar situation, when I was in a forest in a rather sloppy terrain, the log rolling towards us was big too, my friend ran on the other side and I on the opposite and hide behind a tree , the tree rather big ...the log barely miss the place wherre I took shelter to, but Even if it hit the place I hide in,I think the tree would probably stop it.
Just what I needed after a really rough week. Your videos always help me relax.
I hope next week is better for you
@@Chiara.905 thanks. I hope you have an amazing week too
For those trying to count the four types of venomous snakes and coming up with five:
1. Rattlesnakes
2. Copperheads
3. Cottonmouths (and moccasins)
and
4. Coral snakes
Teach 'em young:
Red and yeller kills a feller,
Red and black don't mean jack.
I remember being taught that saying. I don't remember from who though. It was fun. The one and only time I went camping as a kid.
As silly and avoidable a lot of this movie is, I really appreciate how badass Jen turned out in the end
Picking up on your mercenary army idea, I’d love to see a movie or series about some rich person losing someone they love to the mountain people and bringing an army to burn down their village. It could follow them as the fight their way up the mountain and slowly get picked off by traps and guerrilla tactics. Maybe in the second to last or last episode (provided it’s a series) the forest gets lit ablaze and we could get some awesome shots of the mountain in flames and the rich person squares off as the last survivor with the Foundation’s leader in a burnt down section of the forest surrounded by burnt trees and ash. Maybe some ash is falling around as they fight. You could have them kill each other and give it the message of seeking vengeance for what you’ve lost will make you lose everything you have left or something along those lines. If you’ve read the Star Wars Republic comics that covered the battle of Jabiim, basically the ending from that
I watched this movie yesterday and the entire situation was easy to avoid
Edit: Didn't one of the traps kill the hikers so couldn't the hikers say the hunters did hurt one of them?
Yes the very first trap. The one with the log. And there were two people on top of the hill where the log rolled down from.
Ofcourse Jen didn't bring it up because plot
Commenting on the rolling barrel of trunk:
The guys were so stupid running downhill when there are much better and easier solutions.
1. If the trunk is very long, it still doesn't have a chance of knocking you if you run sideways to the end closest to you ie. if you were at the right end of the trunk, run forward which is basically the right end of the tree trunk, vice versa for if you were at the back of the line, run backwards (which is left end of trunk.)
2. Assuming the speed was very high, a simple solution is going behind a tree of relatively similar broadness. It will stop the trunk or change it's course. For example how we see the guy who was crushed waiting for the incoming trunk, had he adjusted himself quickly and gone behind the tree, he would have survived.
3. The riskiest idea:
Lay flat behind raising ground areas. The idea is to spot where there is something like a pile of wood sticking from the ground or where there are roots protuding from the ground to create small anthill-like formations. Laying down under this MIGHT save you because the trunk will be lifted over the ground for some distance. For maximum security when doing so, lay parallel to the incoming trunk.
1. Running downhill wasn't a bad idea in itself, running downhill without a plan was and falling was reaaaaaally fking bad, you can run downhill, keep cool to no lose your balance that easily and once ur in front of a tree just jump and grap on as high as you can, the tree will either deviate, rotate around your tree or stop
2. Eh as mentionned here ^, the trunk can rotate around the tree, so it can literally hit the front and the back if its slightly to the righ or the left of the middle of the falling trunk, he even said it himself in the video
Or if you can't run from it just jump above it lol
@@deniz1473 then you'd risk getting a whole lot of wood for breakfast
id love having him work on a movie with characters that actually have a functioning brain, just imagine a well thought out horror movie with smart protagonists, but as a catch you have smart antagonists as well
Overall it’s Darius fault this all happened. If he would have just listened to Jen of what the hotel lady said, everyone else wouldn’t have died.
As an Australian, I would see a snake and assume it could kill me 100x over if it woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
I don't blame anyone for not messing with those slithery bastards.
Idk why, but I always got the feeling that Darrius was actively looking for the Foundation since he wanted the utopia. I just have a hard time finding that to be a coincidence.
I saw a video of a women in a car after a accident and it was smoking, she was in full panic and couldn't unlock the front doors or wind down the windows due to damage, this biker with a go pro kept calm and ordered/asked her if its possible she can unlock the back doors to the car, she could and did and got out before the car caught fire. I mention that because it's annoying when people say "why don't you just run this way when a log is rolling at you at high speeds" or some other scenario where if you have a clear head it's a simple fix, in an actual situation where your life is in danger you can't just switch off and think rationally unless you've been trained to do so like the military, police, ambulance or fire services. The average person will panic and make stupid mistakes without the education people have. Even trained people panic and make mistakes, "hindsight is 20/20" yeah but in the moment it's a blur. Love your content just had to rant about the judgement, I understand its for entertainment but jeez give them slack! 😂 especially how even though its a movie and not "real" with my argument in a way it is with how they react
I agree SOME people will do that, but ALL of the people in the video and quite frankly in nearly all horror movies run straight down from impending doom. These people had a good 5-6 seconds from seeing the branch till it got close to them to move out of the way
If a person runs parallel to doom coming towards them and continues running the same way after some time, I'm sorry perhaps it's for the best that they're caught by death
I've been in an motorcycle accident where after hitting the brakes I had the wherewithal to understand that it wouldn't be enough and I also slammed my feet on the asphalt to further increase friction and reduce speed. The moment wasn't a blur, the adrenaline made it feel like time was much slower in fact and I remember it vividly to this day years later
BIG thanks to the nerd/s helping you bring videos so often! ❤
Best way to beat the Mountain Men is to avoid going outside at all costs...remember, the sun is evil
For extra protection against the sun and it's evil deeds consume sunscreen
Yup just eat sunscreen and live like Howie from benchwarmers
It’s a deadly laser
Everyone and everyhing that has ever died has done so when the Sun was up, or when it's confederate (the moon) was watching. These guys live off of our souls people, pure evil is right!
@@roccotaco1843 Not anymore though, there's a blanket.
After watchin' movies like these I never go hiking without my glock and buckshot
Nerd explains blurring stuff? Never thought that day would come
I can beat Wrong Turn in less than 10 seconds. *rolls over on my couch and goes back to sleep*
I almost got crushed by a boulder while mountaineering once, thing came tumbling down the mountain toward me, I ran sideways and imagine any person in real life would have the same thought.
I have no idea why the characters in horror movies never run sideways smh. If a truck, log, boulder, or whatever is coming towards me, I’m gonna run to the side to get out of the way. Not try to outrun whatever it is coming at me.
I’m watching this while taking a vacation in Virginia… I’m very close to the trail too
I don't know why they named this wrong turn, when this movie was completely different from previous entries ?
its a reboot
@@memberof9yearoldarmy675 They could have just named something else, why try to leech off the existing audience of that franchise.
@@notgoodenough1669 idk but yeah they killed the og franchise, if you had watched this whole movie then you would've realized how boring this is.
@@memberof9yearoldarmy675 I felt cheated when watched that, went in for the gorey inbred tomfuckery got a boring horror wanna be survival flick.
for money!!!
Im shocked I suggested this series a little while back I didn't expect it to be heard. I'm excited to see this
A few weeks as a prisoner is absolutely enough time to become a skilled and professional fighter, marksman, survivalist and killer. I mean, I went to summer camp for a few weeks and was a navy seal when I left. 🙄🙄
I think it's hilarious that after only 6 weeks Darius went full native. Like damn dude, what kind of kool-aid were they feeding you?
Definitely feels like they were there for something more like a year, not a month.
@@seasnaill2589 exactly. If this movie had been like, a two parter, separated by a few years; then I could believe that. Shit, one month isn't even enough time for these two to fully learn the culture, let alone become cemented members of it.
The biggest issue here was being rude to Nate at the bar.
Maybe you might not want him as a guide. That's fine.
There's other things he can do for you. My first assumption is that he's trying to offer services for money.
I might suggest:
"Thanks for the offer, friend. We're really excited about choosing our own path and making our own way. We're hoping to do this without a guide. And I don't mean anything by it, but I don't know you very well, and I'm not an easily trusting kind of person.
But, for $20 and a couple of beers I'd love to take 20 minutes of your time to talk to you about this map. What are the conditions like? Are all of these trails still in hiking condition?"
In all my years of not going hiking on backwood mountain areas, this has never happened to me. Take from that what you will.
For the log rolling down, I would have used one of the standing trees (relatively thick one) as cover. Even if the tree breaks, it'll knock off the rolling log off course.
As for other things, I agree. First of all, when there's hostile force near you, then the first thing you should do is arm yourself with lots and lots of weapons (and shield, such as your own backpack). And never run in unfamiliar environment, esp when you know ahead of the time that there are traps.
Is it bad that now I’m watching all the videos on repeat?! I think I’m ready for whatever life throws at me
My heart giggled when I heard the reference to CinemSins' "Prometheus School of Running Away from Things" 😭😂
Nerd, please do Terminator 2 Judgement Day, and/or The Terminator. T2 being the more iconic, id love to watch your analysis on the machine that came into my life at age 3 and still has a very special place in my heart. Love the content man, its always top notch!
T2 would be very hard to do since the T-1000 acted quite well and did try everything it could and T-800 was able to counter every attempt. John and Sarah also were written smartly.
Right! I thought that too about the guy that got Darius. That doesn't even make sense that he was pulled out one handed from a hole like that! If they're that strong. They might as well just surrender to being killed
My survival strategy would have been to stick to the trail, have a nice large knife for protection and always have some of the giggle bush for the campfire as nothing unites people more than a doobie-even murderous mountain men.
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Actually in all seriousness I would have three main items-Hatchet or large knife, a compass and a flashlight or fire-starter. As soon as I see the attackers I would stay hidden and wait until they leave the area. I would then climb down the mountain into the town to inform them my friends had been taken. I would leave the area and inform better law enforcement. I would go back with backup and go on the offensive and try and help rescue my friends. Otherwise, everyone would die.
The "shadow stick" method can be used no matter where you are. Easy to learn, easy to perform. The natives were using a lot of traps similar to the ones used in Vietnam. Not necessarily to kill but maim and slow down entire group having to care for the wounded.
6:51 That scene was one of the most grotesque I have seen in a film! I greatly appreciate the smiley pancake face in place of it lol.
I don't know why but when they killed the dude and some guy said something to the effect of "this is a lawless place" i thought how funny is these mutants brought them to court. It made the eventuality way funnier. Although in my head they were wearing suits and had briefcases.
I can't hear "the foundation" without thinking it means SCP...😁
When he asked the question in the beginning my first thought was ‘wonder why a family reunion was happening unannounced’ then I realized that was in-fact NOT the right answer 😬
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A cottonmouth is also known as a water moccasin. They are extremely aggressive and absolutely will go out of their way to bite you.
why is there a clock ticking sound in every one of his videos?
Man brand new how to beat, and perfectly in time for right when I sat down for lunch
I love people on movies who went to the Prometheus School of Running Away from Things! 🤣
I love how this entire movie could've been beaten by the "just don't" quote.
One thing I like to add on the pile of "paranoid guy tells you have to not be dumb and survive" walking in ranks would be much better than a line, set of two walking side by side lowers chance of being ambushed and though they might be a bit slower they should be anyways to check for traps and people in the woods.
Overall it’s really Darius fault that this all happened. If he would of just listened to Jen of what the hotel lady said, everyone else wouldn’t have died.
So a pregnant woman murdered a truck full of men from a tribe that trained her on how to survive, which she was trained for only a few weeks. Move over Rey from Star Wars a new Mary Sue Queen has usurped the throne!
I like to imagine if nerdexplains and I were in a horror situation, we'd be back to back fighting all sorts of whatever, following a strategic plan, making effective use of improvised resources, and kicking major ass with yeat guitar remixes playing in the background. And neither of us dies 🗿
Easiest solution, don't leave your house ever. Thanks for coming to my TED talk
Honestly I stick to trails because I don't want to get lost and I die out there.
In short: Horror movies depend on the characters being stupid to work.
Bad* Horror movies. Hostel, Get Out, The Cube, and The Thing are great examples of horror movies that don’t dumb down their cast to make things work.
Overall it’s really Darius fault this all happened. If he would have just listened to Jen of what the hotel lady said, everyone else wouldn’t have died.
If you could do the other movies too that would be awesome! This one is just not good. But in terms of survival tips it was a good one.
@violet💫 I know this is the exact same message as always but is there a way to make it more sense able
do you mean the sequel to this movie? or just more movies in general, cause if its more movies in general thats kinda the whole channel
@@Crunjer Well this is a reboot. There were previously 6 Wrong Turn titles throughout the past couple decades. I came to this video SUPER excited thinking he made a Nerd Explains for the original Wrong Turn.
@@Crunjer The OG movie was amazing. This one is just eh. Typical modern college kids. The OG had some smarter people, but it still follows the horror formula of some bad decisions.
@@anthonyrazzano787 not to mention the cult in this one is pretty boring compared to the mutant hillbilly families of the first set of movies. Just some regular psychos that like dressing up in tribal garb.
Could you possibly do a video on the movie "Vivarium"? It is pretty disturbing, and I think it would be difficult, if not impossible, to beat.
I’ve heard some crazy stories about people who went hiking in the Appalachians, a part of me wants to go to see if there is actually anything there, but the survivor part of me says that that’s a dumb idea.
“I would leave town and then return with guns and mercenaries” has the same energy as “Actually I have a giant laser gun with a force field and you can’t get me haha”
The father had money, no reason he couldn't hire muscle.
@@BloodyKnives66quite frankly with that much money / influence he easily could’ve gotten in contact with actual military resources and actual search and rescue personnel, if he funded the search and they had reports of 6 young adults of influential families missing in one area, at the same time, it’s weird enough and the media pressure would likely be enough to get a National response
Another thing they could have done was cut the rope binding their hands with the sharp, rocky wall while in the pit seeing as she was there for quite a time. She might not have been able to escape but if you pretended to be binded still you could try to fight back if they were going to kill you
I cant remember the last time i wanted anyone to die in a horror movie this badly
Uuu, a Nerd Explains video!! the best in its genre!!
You should do any of the Jeepers Creepers movies
You'll have a field day roasting everyone
Why is it always a group of 4-5 young of college friends gone missing but it's never a group of former navy seal men out together going missing.
I was about to ask where Scott would get the money for training, guns and mercenaries then Scott handed 5 grand to some random who barely knows what he’s doing
the man with the white hair looks like papa from stranger things season 4 lol
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compared to the villains in the early wrong turn movies, these are much smarter and way better prepared
Continuing my new ritual of asking nerd explains to tell me how to survive green room!
Bro these characters wouldn’t do any better with ur tips these are the types of characters to die by trying to make waffles In the bath
Even if you would be not dumb enough to go off trail, one thing you can do is what me and my buddy's are doing.
Whenever we hike (deadly cult country or not), and we walk in a single line, we do something that's called a soldier walk.
We've all been in the military and there we've learned to rotate, so for example:
3 Persons: Front - middle - back and then we rotate every 500M or so the back becomes front, front middle and so on.
The last person also always looks backwards every 3 to 7 steps, and the front one looks in the same pace backwards to check if everyone is there and so on. That way we're sure every is accounted for and not fell suddenly, or that we're having wild life behind us all out of the blue.
Anyways, just thought is was worth sharing. Keep up the good work Nerd Explains! love your vids
When you said “because they don’t have cell reception or a GPS” I just in my mind said “or a 50 caliber machinegun seated on a humvee”
Just asking but why do none of them have a firearm considering there easy to buy in the usa
Scott: "My name is Scott, I am looking for my daughter. She's..."
Harry Mason from Silent Hill: "Get in line, buddy!"