Death Island: Paranormal Retribution

The Plot. A team of supernatural researchers set out to shoot a documentary about hikers who vanished on a remote and desolate island in the Great Lakes; an island whose only inhabitants are 3,500 Native American graves. Despite repeated warnings from locals, they provoke the spirits of the dead and find themselves stranded and trapped in a vortex of Paranormal retribution.

Not sure this movie deserves the 3 star rating it's getting. I think people are upset because it sort of really IS a Blair Witch rip off. But the film itself is not all that bad, even if some of the acting is laffable. And there's really too much talking and too little action.

IMDB says the budget was a million. Hard to believe. Looks like it was made for pennies.

Being warned that the island is full of snakes, spiders, mosquitos, wild animals and poison ivy, the investigators are walking around in sandles,shorts and tank tops. Only once did I see any protective gear on. Wondering through the woods at night!? Really?? To what purpose or end? To get lost! Mission accomplished! We see no attempt to investigate the '89 disappearance of 4 children although they"may have" found an article that belonged to one child. Then the supposedly "meth" cookers who are stalking them with lasers scopes at night. So what happened to the investigators? We have ZERO idea. Did they disappear? Did they get back to town? Did the die?? Don't waste your time.

Why does every farking "Blair Witch" wannabe/knockoff absolutely have to include the sniveling, whimpering, snot bubble close-up scene where some shuddering wretch bemoans their decision to embark upon the project that virtually everyone that they met along the way tried to warn them away from? ENOUGH ALREADY. IT'S BEEN DONE TO DEATH AND BACK AGAIN.

I watched the movie because it takes place in Michigan, and I live in Michigan. There are a few other horror movies that take place in Michigan, and were filmed here. Unfortunately, most of them are pretty awful. There was one whose title I can't immediately recall; it was about a demonic creature that was terrorizing the community of Lake Orion. That movie depicted Lake Orion as a slum bordering the city of Detroit. Lake Orion is anything but a slum, and it does NOT border Detroit. Another poor offering would be "Dogman", and the even worse sequel, "Dogman 2: Wrath of the Litter". The worst of the lot would have to be "Werewolf Island". Apparently, Michigan is riddled with paranormally plagues islands. "Death Island" isn't as bad as "Werewolf Island" is, but it's only marginally better... very marginally.