Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Well Deserved Praise

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

It's strange that some low or even no budget flicks get a good release. Gut Pile is a perfect example. It's clearly to see that indeed no budget was involved but what made it watchable was the way it was shot and edited by the director Jerry O'Sullivan.I liked it and just for one reason. It reminded me a lot of Within The Woods (1978), the short that spawned The Evil Dead (1981). So yes it's a kind of rip-off but only in the way Sam Raimi (the director of Within The Woods) made his shots. It works but still not that much gore is seen as in Raimi's classic.But by clocking in under 55 minutes it really never bored me. The acting was rather good. And the score use did add something to the scariness of this flick. Although it never frightened me it entertained me. Here and there a piece of soft gore and some blood here and there. If you liked Within The Woods then you will like this but if you can't stand no budget keep away from it because it looked as it was made in the eighties, no white balance, no grading afterwards...Gore 2/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

Title: Gut-Pile U.S. Release Date: 24 February 2004 (DVD) Directed by:Jerry O'Sullivan Written by: Jerry O'Sullivan Running Time: 51 minutesSynopsis: After Dan (Jeff Forsyth) kills his buddy Mike (Ron Bonk) in a hunting accident, he covers up the incident by burying Mike in the woods where he fell and never speaking of it again. A year later (always the anniversary, right?), Dan returns to the woods for another hunting trip with a new group of (living) friends. But, unfortunately for them. . . they're the hunted! Cause of Outbreak: Revenge and/or Demonic Possession Review: The film is less than an hour long. And, to be honest. . . you should be grateful. There's nothing really new or interesting about it. The dialogue and acting is believable. I actually imagine they're hunting buddies. But, the film is essentially one giant fan film for 'Evil Dead.' The camera angles, plot, writing, etc., are all taken directly from Raimi's classic. It does take a little while to really get going, and when it finally does. . . there's not much to see and you feel like you wasted your time. Then again, watching a 50 minute no-budget zombie flick. . . why wouldn't you be wasting your time? Final Verdict: 3/10 Recommended? Only if you've really got nothing else and less than an hour of free time. Otherwise. . . just watch Evil Dead. It's endlessly better.

OK, so it's not Spielberg but as straight to video "B" movies go its not that bad. I think the acting has room for improvement, but on the whole its pretty good. The other commenter pointed out the fake fire crackling sound "added" to the soundtrack. I beg to differ, I was there that night the sound is the real fire burning and is not augmented in any way.A small bit of trivia, the explosion was an accident and not intentional, but it was "caught on tape" and added to the movie. I believe a couple of us lost some eyebrow and I fell over a log and pierced the palm of my hand on a stump! Ed Mastin, Bob

One of the best popcorn horror movies I've seen in a long time, and easily one of the best homages to THE EVIL DEAD. Director Sullivan and producer/actor Ron Bonk deserve high praise for putting entertainment back into low-budget horror movies.