Toronto85 Richard takes a group of his friends up to a secluded cottage to discuss their fears as a part of his university report. He finds an old wooden life-size dummy which is named "Morty". It was in his family for years. Anyways, they decide to tell Morty their fears. Some of their fears include bugs, water, heights, growing old, etc. Eventually, Morty begins to pop up in places scaring the group. And it isn't long before Morty comes to life and begins killing a few of them by using their fears.There are some subplots involved in the movie such as the identity of the campus rapist. We see a woman attacked on campus by an unknown assailant and discover that someone has been raping girls at the college. It is quickly obvious that the rapist is among the group of friends. And we also follow the individual relationships between each of the couples, which are mostly dysfunctional. There is also some weird borderline incest scene which was unnecessary. A lot of it just seemed to over the place. The acting is decent enough to not ruin the movie. And there are some interesting twists regarding some of the character's pasts (especially Richard's), but the film is too all over the place. The Fear never sticks to one plot for long periods of time. We've got this wooden person roaming around, but we are also trying to figure out the identity of the campus rapist. I think The Fear would have been better if it focused more on the creepy wooden dummy Morty. It trailed off too much onto other story lines and failed to provide any scares or frightening moments. Interesting twists, but this did not scare me in the slightest which is what a horror movie should do.4/10

slayrrr666 "The Fear" is certainly flawed for what could've been a lot of fun.**SPOILERS**In order to get a better understanding of psychological aspects, student Richard, (Eddie Bowz) is assigned a group of students, Ashley, (Heather Medway) Troy, (Darin Heames) Gerald, (Antonio Lewis Todd) Mindy, (Monique Mannen) and tag-alongs Leslie, (Ann Turkel) and Vance Cooper, (Leland Howard III) to a cabin in the woods for an experiment on fear. As he begins his sessions, his Uncle Pete, (Vince Edwards) and daughter Tanya, (Anna Karin) show up to ask for a room for the weekend, and he takes them in on his sessions. As they start to overcome their fears one by one, they have an idea that an Indian statue is more than just that, and when it eventually is proved true, they all have to face their individual fears to survive.The Good News: There was a couple of things that stood out in this. Morty looks quite freaky. The actor did a good job of portraying the fact that he is a wooden dummy and so he couldn't walk or move like a normal person. We get stilted, almost comical, walking and movement but it's quite realistic and incredibly creepy the first time around. He doesn't say anything here either so his creepiness is enhanced by not having him turned into the wise-cracking killer he could've been. There is some effective moments of dread and suspense, especially the scenes inside the carnival ride. The designs on the statues around the walls, the darkness of the location, and the way their filmed make for some great moments. The first scare attempt, using a dummy and a pool did get a little jump out, even though it's pretty much expected, but the timing of the scene wins it out. The original premise is rife with potential and has some interesting set-ups possible that would lead to believe it had a chance. To bad it wasn't founded up as good as it could've.The Bad News: There really wasn't a whole lot of good things, which means that there must be a lot more negative aspects. It would take a lot of coffee to stay awake during the running time, as it's too long. There is way too much running around talking in this film, or unnecessary moments placed within that really test viewers patience. The film needed some livening up and death scenes usually do that, but this one cheats us out even more as most of the deaths don't happen on screen. Just before it gets ready to have someone done away with, the scene cuts to someone talking, then the dead body is found later and more talking happens. Without on screen deaths, we don't get any blood or gore either. These are all bloodless kills, leaving the gore-hound without that much to really invest in it. The chase scenes are only really spectacular due to the dummy, but beyond that, there really isn't much to them. They just sort of happen and pass over without scoring that much in the suspense department. So without action, without gore and without any true suspense, the film is pretty boring and hollow. The perfectly potential-filled plot is also wasted at times, as the kills come so late in the film half the viewers won't care, but also, as most of them were supposed to be based on fears, only a scarce few actually are. A really big cheat there, as that just opens up tons of different scenarios to work and explore, yet this one doesn't really do any of them.The Final Verdict: An interesting premise with a great killer spoiled by a long period of inactivity and not playing out the full of it's potential. Worth it mainly for those that like to get a little deeper into films, but advance with caution if you like a fast pace with lots of stuff going on.Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence, Brief Nudity, a mild sex scene and an attempted Rape

Coventry Nice try…but that's about the only positive thing you can say about this lackluster attempt to blend psychological thriller with eerie horror monsters. The script desperately tries to be intelligent and innovating but the result is a very poor and tedious movie, even for the already low 90's standards. The story handles about an overly ambitious psychology student who motivates a clique of people to go on a mountain-weekend where he'll finish his thesis about phobias. The point is that all the participants get over their fears by talking about them and, in the meantime, our college boy can process his own childhood trauma. Upon arrival, everyone's fear comes to life in the shape of a life-size wooden dummy. Of course the puppet means trouble! It's made by Indians…it's always the Indians with their spiritual evils, I tell you!! This movie takes itself way too seriously and the makers actually seem to believe that the subject matter is deep and complex! It's not! It's more than obvious that every character hides one of several dark secrets and the viewer figures them all out long before they reveal the "truth" themselves. I've rarely seen a movie so predictable than "The Fear". The story gets more and more annoying near the end and, the more clever it tries to be, the more ridiculous it all looks. The wooden "evil personified" dummy isn't very impressive and the squeaky stretching-sounds he constantly makes aren't my idea of eerie sound effects. Pinocchio actually was a lot scarier…at least he could do tricks with his nose. The acting performances are forgettable, even though I'm sure the guy who came up with the idea to offer Wes Craven a small role is very proud of himself. In case you're looking for some really unsettling evil-dummy horror movies, check out "Pin" (brilliant but disgracefully underrated 80's thriller) and "Magic" (staring a young Anthony Hopkins".

Carleton Hendrix This movie would be a great movie for a true horror fan, and not so much a slasher fan like I am.. How ever, I like Horror of the old, like the Exorcist, or maybe House, that didn't have so many killings in them, where most of the people in the movie lived in the end.. That is the difference between Horror and Slasher in most cases.. I also like movies based on folk lore, and legend, like Rumpelstilskin, Pinocchio's revenge, or more known, the Leprechaun.. This movie was both.. It was made in 1995, and for a 90's horror, (not Suspense) it looked fairly good.. The production was done well for an Independent film, and for being made by A-Pix.. The actors were know ones, except Wes Craven, who as an actor, is still a know one.. And the movie takes place in a cabin, in the middle of the woods.. All great things that Horror movies posses.. Jason would have fit in well where this movie was filmed.. I like the fact that the director was not afraid to use and work with total darkness.. Most movies made today, don't have what one would call real darkness.. Most scenes in movies that are dark are not dark at all.. This way the viewer can see what is going on all around the actors.. Mostly movies like the original Halloween's and Friday the 13th's have true darkness.. Like the original Halloween and many other movies, this film builds up the characters and the bad guy, so that you don't really know what's going on, but if you watch you will find out.. This movie would make a good beginning for a great series, that would end up turning into a Slasher, with a killer that could be compared to Freddy, or the Wishmaster in the long run.. I was happy to see a sequel after this movie.. The #1 down fault is the fact that the movie was made in 1995 and not 1985, or 1975, because if it was, than this movie would have a long chain going now, and would be a classic.. But it was made too late, with not enough special affects for the times.. See when people watch a horror movie that is 15 to 20 years old, and the acting is bad or it doesn't look that good, they don't care so much because they just figure that the movie is so old, and that is why it looks bad, and that is why they can watch, and even more, they can like it.. But when a movie is made today, they have to say it sucks if the picture doesn't look like a top rate film, or if the acting seems to be lacking in a way.. The funny thing is that Horror movies have always had bad acting and a lousy picture, that was the idea, it made things look more scary and maybe more real to life, as far as who was filming goes.. Just look at the first Friday The 13th.. It looks old right? made in 1980 as a matter of fact, but at the same time Rocky was made in 1976 and part 2 in 1979.. Star Wars was made in 1977, and Empire Strikes Back in 1980, all four movie's looked much better than Friday The 13th.. of course Star Wars has been Redone now, but the Original copies still look fine.. a little old but fine... So go rent this movie pop it in the DVD or VHS player, and tell yourself this is a late 70's early 80's HORROR movie, and if you are a real fan of horror, you will like it!! Cause if not "Black Peter will Get Ya!!" or maybe just Morty..LOL Or maybe not..