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It meant well

posted 7 years ago by vegicat
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It had some promise. I was hoping it was going to be a psychological thriller, since I hadn't seen the trailer, but was a bit disappointed when it ended up being more 80s slasher.

That said, I tried to not like it, but it wasn't bad enough to not like. On the other hand, it wasn't bad enough to really like it, either. It was just un-offensively meh.

The acting was okay. I think the script/plot were to blame. It kind of fell apart toward the end. Too bad it didn't explore more conflict between the brothers, or something else to give it a little more depth.

It definitely had a retro-feel. For anyone looking for a kind of fluffy, non-scary horror movie with tame language, campy (but graphic) gore, and no sex/nudity, this might be up your alley.

[–] NoseofNicko 7 years ago

Why would you try not to like a movie?

Also, the movie might have tame language and no nudity, but it does have a couple of graphic gore scenes. I think that's a detail that should be mentioned.

Anyway, ok movie. Nothing special.

CG gore is the worst thing that has ever happened to the horror genre.

[–] Thrill_KillZ 7 years ago

Anyway, ok movie. Nothing special.

Agreed.

[–] vegicat 7 years ago

You're right about the gore. I'll add that in.

Generally, when a movie has a bunch of plot holes or a weak story, or tries too hard, I don't like them. And, as far as horror movies go, I have specific standards. For some reason this one didn't bother me, even though I wouldn't like another movie with the same flaws. I actually was surprised when the gore happened, and I appreciated how campy it was executed.

[–] rEVOLVEr91 7 years ago

It reminded me of AVGN's "Board James" episodes and for that I liked it. Campy and nostalgic.

[–] vegicat 7 years ago

Do you have any recommendations for similar things? I'm open to a lot of genres, it just has to be solid.

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