Just Before Dawn 1981 123movies

Watch: Just Before Dawn 1981 123movies, Full Movie Online – Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by Forest Ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorising the area. Ignoring the warnings, they set up camp, and start disappearing one by one..
Plot: In the Oregon mountains, a pair of hunters encounter a machete-wielding killer in an abandoned church. Meanwhile, five campers arrive to examine some property one of them has inherited but are warned by the forest ranger not to venture forth. Soon after they set up camp, they begin hearing strange noises, encounter a mysterious singing girl and start disappearing one by one.
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Ratings:

	6.1/10 Votes: 6,599
	60% | RottenTomatoes
	N/A | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 92 Popularity: 8.458 | TMDB

Reviews:

impressive early 80’s slasher.
Five teens set out to do some camping in the Oregon wilderness, and despite being warned by the park ranger, they soon realize that something is lurking around in the backwoods waiting to strike.

When it comes to old horror movies, the only one that keeps popping up in every conversation is Friday THE 13th, so I took it upon myself to find those good old horror movies that fell short for simply being compared to Friday THE 13th, JUST BEFORE DAWN just so happened to be among the ones I found, and was really very impressive, it wasn’t as bland as some of the stuff you find today, it was very sharp in terms of character development as it had quite a few likable ones, and it has this very casual pace, its not in a hurry to get to the hack and slash bits, it takes its time to set the proper mood and tone and is very atmospheric and builds some killer suspense by letting you always have that sense of dread like, somethings out there but you don’t know where it is or when it will strike.

Where I live its definitely an overlooked gem simply because people never heard of it or won’t give it a chance, but I’ll state that it is not a Friday THE 13th rip off, the two concepts don’t even go near each other, but in my mind, it is overall one of the more impressive slashers I’ve seen in a while.

A nightmarish hell pre dawn
JBD has something that a lot of other horror films lack. I knew that the first time I saw it. It stands above many others. It’s funny to think this when it’s scenario here is nothing knew. The film even has better actors for this type of flick, none better than Gregg Henry, and it’s great to see him play a good guy. The actress playing his girlfriend, looks like a female version of him. Are they related? Again, despite the warning of an old buzzard (horror icon, George Kennedy, who else) not to venture into these dangerous woods, of course they pay no heed. Henry and co proceed in their R.V. into this elevated terrain, below quite a drop, (kind of has you thinking of RV with Robin Williams). The killer family (cliched) are of course deformed, some of them giants, very much Wrong Turnish 1. As they trek out into the mountains, the movie takes it time to pick off it’s victims (I like movies that work this way) they are picked off gradually. JBD, an unhurried frightener flick, maintains much suspense, throughout, which it never loses, some of it truly claustrophobic. This horror is one of those few, I’ve actually found truly and effectively scary. Some moments, truly jangle the senses. Violence is restrained here too. Although JBD with a lot of instances and happenings which are cliché’d, what it has great suspense, which a lot of other films lack this much in volume, it’s story structured with a master disciplined touch. It has a less is more thing going for it. The unrelated ten minute opening too is one of grand suspense, in a movie that pushes all the right buttons. There is a warning, on the cover that the last ten minutes of the movie may be intense or disturbing. What an over exaggeration, you’ll see what I’m talking about, when you see that image.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 30 min (90 min), 1 hr 42 min (102 min) (extended cut)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Jeff Lieberman
Writer Mark Arywitz, Jeff Lieberman, Jonas Middleton
Actors George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Chris Lemmon
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex
Laboratory Movielab, New York (NY), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm