“Wild” brings them to the trail, “Backcountry” sends them running

[Steven Paris]

I had to watch a trailer for a movie called "Backcountry", complete with the following scares:

1. the overly-confident boyfriend who insists they don't need a map
2. the slightly-creepy stranger in the woods
3. a man-eating bear
4. falling and breaking your leg
5. the man-eating bear breathing heavily outside the tent

If "Wild" is going to encourage newcomers to backpacking, what do we think this will do?

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/ifcfilms/backcountry/

[Brendan Yeager]

It's as if someone filmed what goes through my wife's mind every time I go solo.

[Ken Thompson]

At least it sounds outdoorsy unlike Wild.

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