madman be a pretty anemic horror film that copy everything from friday the 13th except for suspense and believability . even if it take place in a forested area and the movie be extremely claustrophobic . it almost feel like it be shoot in a forest that be build inside a studio . the camera be always in tight close ups . the whole film occurs at night . we never get to see the natural splendor of the area . the forest just serve a a backdrop to the extremely derivative action . so and the camera never sweep around the area to give u an idea of the place . the camera be very static and dull . madman almost feel like it be shoot on video even if it wasn not . the actor be all forgettable and a be the killing . nothing really work here . there one word to describe madman represent clunky . even the killer and who be sorta formidable look from a distance during the first part of the movie and becomes ludicrous when we finally see him up close . he look like a morlock from the time machine movie star rod taylor . when the camera remain more than one second on the killer face we can clearly see the haphazard makeup effect . all in all and madman be pretty much terrible and dull . the only good thing be the title and the original movie poster .