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Is Cliff Robertson going nutty nuts? How in the world do you take such an old & creepy legend that countless locals still believe in & manage to somehow screw it up? Being from jersey devil land I was kind of insulted. I grew up with these extemely spooky stories that made me, my cousins & friends never venture into the Pine Barrens at night & we would often get creeped out even during day light hours. I really don't know where to begin? First off, me nor any of my friends or family ever heard the so called tale that they tried to pass off in the film? I have no idea what the thinking was there so the film held no truth what so ever, except for the mere fact that it was a real legend thats been passed down for many generations.

Yes....I'm well aware that this was just a movie & I'm quite familiar with the Hollywood way, but this was supposed to based entirely on the real legend & nothing could have been further from the truth. The very simple premise of the real story could have easily been another Blair Witch Project or at least another Wendigo, which was a far better take on the jersey devil, even though that film was based on a true Native American legend unlike this movie & done extemely well in my opinion. Besides, the stupidly fabricated story of the 13th Child being a complete crock, they over loaded the movie with terrible special effects that made no sense & the creature looked like a really bad copy of an H.R. Gieger alien.Just horrible. If....... they had to show a clear shot of the creature, the creature in the Wendigo would have been a hundred times better. The only things mildly watchable were some cool shots of NJ & the Pine Barrens & go figure?, there is a good documentary included on the special features, which interviewed some true residents & writers of the region . I'm certain that those poor people are ashamed of being included on the same disk as the "movie" Other than these few things it was very poorly done & I can't help but think that anybody from the area could have done a much better job. All that they had to do was follow the true stories that the real locals told & that would have been more than enough to make a great horror film, that could have been a classic. I truly hope that some director out there makes a new movie that does this scarey legend justice. Worth seeing? If......... you can get it REALLY CHEAP, I'd say check it out, for the documentary, but DO NOT spend more than five dollars. Only the documentary merrits the second star.

If you're interested in spookey movies that are based on actual fact check out the fore mentioned Wendigo, The Mothman Phrophecies & The Legend of Boggy Creek (highly debated as fact of fiction, but great)& for flat out fiction....... Session 9 & The Blair Witch Project were sheer genious & very entertaining. I strongly recomend all of these titles if you have not already seen them.

What a waste of 5 million dollars!

The acting was mediocre to bad, the story made little sense, and the special effects were minimal. On the upside, the photography was sometimes eerily effective, and many of the creepy looking sets were actually in the Pine Barrens (example: the interior set for Robertsons home, as well as many other exterior sets, were at the historical Batsto Village State Park in the Pine Barrens).

As a 7th generation South Jerseyan I was appalled at what I sat through. The movie had about a 2 week trial showing between New York and Philadelphia before it was yanked - none too soon. The writers took the beloved legend of what was mostly a mischevious phantom, and turned it into a story about a demonic blood-lusting creature - what a shame! This story has no resemblance to any of the legends surrounding the Jersey Devil, so essentially, this movie is not about the Jersey Devil. Don't waste your time or money.

Special Note: A New Jersey movie company has been advertising for a composer to create a musical score for a project about the Jersey Devil. Maybe we will get the real thing, yet.