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Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Z. Dane, Robin Gammell, Ken James, Gary Reineke ... see more see more... , Jack Creley , Murray Westgate , Peter Carter , Michael Zenon

When five MD colleagues go camping up in the northern woods they encounter a crazed killer, turning their vacation into a nightmare. This one definitely borrowed heavily from the successful film Deliv... read more read more...erance. ~ Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Peter Carter

Release Date: July 21, 1977

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 1989

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  • cacutshaw
    January 16, 2009
    cacutshaw
    Having missed the screening of the Canadian slasher film My Bloody Valentine because of a major power outage here in Toronto, I decided to quench my thirst for Canadian horror by rewatching this Deliverance inspired flick.
    I first heard of this in Stephen King's fantastic Danse M... read moreacabre book, where he makes the bold statement that he liked this more than Deliverance. Granted, I wouldn't go that far, but Rituals' got the goods. Anyway, once a movie's over 30 years old, who cares if it's a rip off? And Deliverance has spawned some great films (including this one) that were inspired by it. Southern Comfort, Hunter's Blood, Beverly Hills Chihuahua. The list is endless.
    Rituals has some great performances, good dialogue and a gripping atmosphere. And it's nice to see a film about a group of adults (doctors no less) rather than teens stalked by a killer.
    Highly recommended to fans of horror and survival movies.
  • kingmob6
    January 4, 2012
    kingmob6
    When the internet recently started going nuts about this Hicksploitation film I was very surprised to find that I owned a public domain version on one of those giant Mill Creek sets, so I was able to give it a peep, even if it might be missing a minute or so of the full running t... read moreime.

    The story of five doctors who take a camping trip each year, but this year they find themselves pursued by an unseen madman who leaves clues at the scene of each attack, slowly filling in why he's so hellbent on killing them.

    Decent little watch, I would be curious to see how much I like it if I get to check out a better print.

    Rental?
  • dukeakasmudge
    September 3, 2010
    dukeakasmudge
    After watching Rituals, Deliverance seems so boring.If I had to choose between Rituals & Deliverance, Id go for Rituals everytime

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