David Marcos Whenever someone asks me to recommend them a slasher film, The Burning is always at the top of the list. Not only does it feature a recognizable cast of up and coming soon-to-be-stars, but it has career-best work by makeup artist Tom Savini, a wicked score by Rick Wakeman, and an impressive series of set pieces.The plot is your usual summer camp slash 'n dash stuff - a camp caretaker is left horribly burned after a prank goes wrong and, years later, he returns to make sure all the kids at Camp Blackfoot have as bad a time as he did.Let's face it, that's not exactly reinventing the wheel, but there's a lot to recommend her. Almost all the death scenes pack a nasty punch, the characters are semi-interesting, and there's a good deal of atmosphere. The Burning is one to proudly put next to Friday the 13th and Sleepaway Camp in your "summer camp horror" collection.

keoppeljared Gory, excellent, scary and very i Cool totally a horror classic, this is what you look for in a slasher film, a creepy killer, great gore, suspense, and hilarious actor's this movie was so fun and totally worth it, today this is what horror needs., now lets get on to the real stuff, the burning would get a 9.5/10 for me because it basically is a enjoyable film and is a visual masterpiece to slasher collection and will always be one of my favorites

Mark Habeeb The Burning is one the most well made and scariest slasher film to be made. This is a pure classic gem that stands out from the countless other 80's slasher movies. And I would even say it can compete with Friday the 13th. Now I know F13 became more popular, but I think if this movie came out before, it probably would of been just as popular. Unfortunately it came out in the middle of the slasher boom, and didn't get recognized at first, although that is changing now a days. What made the movie stand out from so many other slasher films of the time was a few things. First the mood of the movie was very scary, and always made you feel unsafe. Second was the pace of the movie. The movie is very well paced, unlike many other slasher films of the time that are either rushed into or dreadfully slow. The acting was also very good for a horror movie. You actually get attached to these characters, their not just a bunch of dumb teens. Then there's the very good gore effects, which really gives this movie its flavor. Tom Savini did a fantastic job in this movie with the make up. And then of coarse is the score, which is super creepy and makes your heart race. Overall, this is a very suspenseful and awesome movie. It has a realistic feel to it, and keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. I would recommend to any horror fan!

Uriah43 This movie begins at a place in upstate New York called "Camp Blackfoot" where a few teenagers are about to play a prank on the camp caretaker who goes by the name of "Cropsy" (Lou David). Unfortunately, something goes dreadfully wrong and Cropsy is engulfed in flames and barely manages to make it to a nearby lake in time to save himself. He then spends years in a hospital and eventually comes out horribly disfigured and consumed with hate. To that end, his first act upon being released is to kill a prostitute who expresses shock at his appearance. He then travels to a place called "Camp Stonewater" which is near the place where he was set on fire five years earlier. As it so happens, Camp Stonewater has a number of young teenagers in attendance with one of the camp counselors named "Todd" (Brian Matthews) being present during the prank on Cropsy years earlier. Whether Cropsy is aware of this or not is unknown but regardless of that fact he is determined to kill as many people as he can one way or another. Now as far as this movie is concerned I must admit that it has quite a few similarities to "Friday the 13th" and as such suffers to a certain degree by comparison. One thing in particular I didn't care for was the age of some of the victims who were a bit too young in my opinion. I mean, it's okay to kill off the camp counselors because that's what they are there for. But not teenage kids. Hmmm. On the other hand, I must also admit that some of them were quite annoying so perhaps it wasn't necessarily that bad after all. In any case, this movie had its moments here and there and the presence of some attractive young ladies like former Miss Ohio beauty queen Carolyn Houlihan (as "Karen"), Carrick Glenn ("Sally") and Leah Ayres ("Michelle") certainly didn't hurt either. All things considered then I suppose this wasn't a bad "80's slasher film" overall and I have rated it accordingly. Average.