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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Terrifier 3 G
I can’t believe how popular Art the Clown became. (I think he’s more of a mime, but I’m okay
with him being a clown). This was the
number one movie in the country last weekend!
A fourth film was already mentioned before this was even released! [I wonder if a 4th one was
intended from the get-go though, because this one didn’t conclude]. Plus, there may be a fifth one too! (Apparently Art, much like other cinematic
baddies, can’t be killed). Am I a fan? I guess you can say I like him enough (I do
own a miniature Art smashie I basically got for free after coupons). There was a whole bunch of “negative”
publicity before this was even officially released, i.e. 9 people walked out of
a U.K. premiere before the opening sequence, France banned minors from seeing
it, and two people passed out during a screening in Australia. Yada, yada, yada. Oh, and there was a Christian group that
protested it outside of a theater in Kansas City. Cue the eye-rolls. Negative publicity is still publicity that’s
only going to make people more curious, even though fans of the franchise are
going to watch it anyway. Plus,
controversy always gives movies an edge, eventually garnering cult status as a
result. In regards to those that walked
out, passed out, or were maybe even just grossed out, what the hell did you
expect from a Terrifier movie?! Did you even see the first two?! [My reviews of those are in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/06/mooby-reviews-61318.html,
and here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2022/11/terrifier-2.html]. Yes, this is gory, very gory, but it’s a
friggin’ Terrifier movie that
delivers exactly what you’d expect!!! Art
is crazy and the whole fun of these films is seeing what he’s going to do. Plus, it’s so over-the-top, as has also
become expected for the franchise, that it’s more fascinating than nauseating,
at least for us horror fans; there was even a gory scene here that audience
members laughed at because of how far over-the-top it went! Put it this way, if you were able to stomach
the first two, you’ll do fine with this one.
Anyway, five years after Terrifier
2’s events (yes, you do actually need to watch these in order), Sienna, the
female protagonist from that film, goes to stay with her aunt, uncle, and young
cousin after being in and out of an institution, while Art slices, chops, eviscerates,
what have you, any poor souls he comes across before their eventual and
inevitable confrontation. No one is
spared either, not men, women, or children. Some scenes reminded me of ones from Jason X, Pieces, and Sinister 2,
the scenes here definitely giving those a run for their money. I enjoyed this enough (didn’t even seem like
it was roughly 2-hours) to definitely deem it a worthy addition to the
franchise, as well as Christmas horror flicks (yes, it is a Christmas movie, if
you somehow didn’t know, even though it came out during Halloween). A jolly, bloody good time! 10/15/2024
Bonus review:
It’s Me, Billy
It’s Me, Billy Chapter
II EH
Silly me thought It’s
Me, Billy Chapter II was a direct fan film sequel to the original Black Christmas. Luckily I read the entire intro before the
film (available on YouTube) or else I wouldn’t have known that it was actually
a sequel to another fan film (It’s Me,
Billy) released in 2021 (also available on YouTube). Therefore, I watched both, not back-to-back,
but you very much can, given they’re both a little over 40-minutes each (hence,
an 80-plus minute feature). Those that
are fans of Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (as
I very much am) will recognize the title as the words uttered by the killer in
that seminal Canadian feature. Black Christmas is definitely one of my
favorite slasher movies, maybe even movies period, one that didn’t originally
get as much recognition as it deserved (I didn’t even see it until right after
high school), and it’s one that never had countless sequels like many of its
ilk; two remakes, yes, but no official sequels (you can read my review of the
original film and the first remake in here---https://vampireclown82-2.blogspot.com/2016/11/imdreaming-of-blackchristmas.html,
and my review of the second remake/reimagining here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2019/12/black-christmas.html). I may not necessarily think fan films are
great, but I do look forward to watching them; expectations usually aren’t that
high and many aren’t even feature-length (my review of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre fan film, The Sawyer Massacre, is in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2022/11/terrifier-2.html,
and there’s a link in there for my reviews of some Friday the 13th fan films). The first in this duo of fan films, both
written and directed by Bruce Dale and Dave McRae, follows the granddaughter of
Jess (played by Olivia Hussey in the original film) traveling with two of her
friends to the sorority house (not the same one, obviously) the murders
occurred at all those years ago. Based
on the title, I don’t think I need to tell you that Billy is still alive in the
house and not everyone makes it out alive.
Was I a fan of this fan film, films
collectively (the second part picks up right after the first)? No, I wasn’t (my rating, which goes for both,
should’ve told you that). The original Black Christmas worked well enough just
knowing “Billy” was a psycho that happened to end up in a sorority house
killing the inhabitants; seeing or knowing any more about him just ruins the
mystery. Yeah, I may have grown to
appreciate the first remake over time (as you’ll see in the review above from
one of my other blogs), but it still didn’t need to exist. I understand these films were “unofficial”
sequels and simply meant to be mild forms of flattery (as all fan films are),
but I still don’t think they were worth watching, or necessary, above all. There will always only be one Black Christmas! R.I.P. Bob Clark. [On a side note---one actress from the
original film makes an appearance in Chapter
II playing the sister of her character].
10/13/2024
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead >>>EH/OK
Daddy’s Head >>>EH
Eight Eyes >>>OK
(Sometimes in
subtitles)
Family Guy Halloween
Special >>>EH
(Hulu)
Haunt Season >>>OK/G
Mr. Crocket >>>EH/OK
(Hulu)
The Platform 2 >>>EH/OK
(Netflix; In
Spanish with subtitles)
Snack Shack >>>OK
---Sean O.10/16/2024
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