In a Violent Nature (2024) Horror Movie Review | Come Chill with Me Spoiler Free Style

[@ericsiemens9891]

Saw this one last week, everyone can agree on the brutality of the kills, but there's an interesting amount of pleasant nature sounds. As a person who grew up camping I found it was actually very serene. I loved this movie. Not sure what that says about me but I thought this was great.

[@erikschwartz1214]

100% agree. All those shots of him just walking through the woods I kept imagining myself back on hiking trips.

[@guthrielindquist1]

Loved it too

[@suzybearheart530]

​@@erikschwartz1214 Ambient horror, a new genre 😂 but I get it. I felt the same. The sound of his boots crunching, the birds chirping, the lovely scenery - I quite enjoyed this. I don't love super gorey stuff, but I closed my eyes when it was too much for me. It wasn't drawn out torture porn, so that's good.

[@chris18560]

I don’t often get scared by horror (i suspect because of some combination of horror is my escapism and my own autism) but I found the end of this movie to be extremely tense. Knowing what the killer was capable of and just watching backgrounds and waiting for him to burst out to continue his spree really worked for me; it’s disappointing that even people who otherwise like the movie hate the ending.

[@samodonnell1929]

Agree 100% I liked the ending

[@almondeyez00]

Completely agree! SPOILERS AHEAD. Loved the ending. As the killer is the protagonist, we lose our “villain” and most of the movie isn’t scary for that reason. But the last 15 minutes were harrowing to me: Kris running in a “loop” cued by the repetitive bird sounds and “thwacking” noises was super eerie, and waiting for something terrible to happen during the car ride was very tense. I love the very end, as the “final girl” will never feel safe again. No final jump scare needed.

[@Fueledbychapstick]

I only disliked how drawn out the dialogue was in the car. Her experience of paranoia in the woods and the car though really freaked me out!

[@ScoobieDoobie197474]

Ending went too long

[@hief5505]

I loved the ending. I liked that they realistically showed how a person gains a permanent fear. That girl staring at the wood, turns something (nature) forever violent for her. The story about the animal? Just cemented the fact that nature can be irrationally violent in that girls mind and it wasn't a nature documentary. She now understood it because she'd lived it, and had taken part in it of being hunted, and it was her reality at that point, not just a "commonly held knowledge we live with but have no real clue about." that''s why the film and the ending worked on me

[@bavelar8775]

The extra long walking scene to get the axe was gold

[@andrewspicecake]

My take on the true intention of the "unsatisfying" ending is that not only will the traumatized Final Girl live in fear of Johnny's return for the rest of her life, but we should all know that there could be a million Johnnys out there, in every forest, that could be reawakened by the simplest offense or oblivious mistake. That's what makes the documentation terrifying 😎

[@JosephGeorgeDeka]

I thought it was a bit of a meta homage to horror tropes of the bad guy jumping out. After all his slow walking I was genuinely on the edge of my seat thinking, "If he can suddenly outrun a car..." The tension was meta and not for the character, but it was tension nonetheless. Any tension is better than a cheap jump scare.

[@opethmike]

I absolutely loved this movie. I 100% see why a lot of people hate it, but speaking for myself, I super duper adored it.

[@jamesmarshall6619]

same. I loved it but when a few people said they found it boring I totally understood. To me this movie was really for horror fans only and I fully expect opinions to be all over the place.

[@TommyDay-kq1jj]

​@@jamesmarshall6619True is kinda makes sense why people are bored watching this

[@citizenvulpes4562]

​@@jamesmarshall6619 I'm a horror fan, and this was boring for true horror fans.

[@jamesmarshall6619]

@@citizenvulpes4562 eh, it was boring for some horror fans not all. It's split as a lot of horror fans liked it. None of us speak for all horror fans and the idea that some of you are "true" horror fans and others aren't is ridiculous. Takes a special kind of arrogance to think here is some people who are "true" horror fans and others who aren't true. True is just a subjective term people make up when they want to discount people who disagree with them, nothing more than that.

[@kd8663]

Same. It had this weird juxtaposition of beautiful, ‘elevated horror’ visuals with campy slasher homage, which I totally see could put people off, putting aside how it could be repetitive to some as well. But it was such a unique experience. I honestly enjoyed it. My only gripe is that Johnny’s backstory should have connected to the themes a little closer. And I liked the concept of the ending more than the execution. They could have tightened it up and gotten the same effect with more punch.

[@lro001]

The final girl was the smartest person in the movie. 🏃🏽‍♀️💨

[@m1ghtysauc3E]

“Hey what if I just give the locket back and get the fuck out of here?”

[@TommyDay-kq1jj]

Lmao

[@DUANEYAISER]

​@@m1ghtysauc3E It's like she was playing the game, saw her potential future, and just said "Nope." It's also almost like she was saying, "I'm leaving this damn movie."

[@MaxxRemKing1]

This sounds like an ASMR slasher 😂 I like the high brow psychological horror but i also like experimental films and indie cinema. This sounds like an interesting experience! I would not have considered thjs movie without your review, thanks!

[@Dandyd47]

I thought the beauty of the forest (and the sound design of same) juxtaposed with the horrific kills kept me hooked. No pun intended.

[@LoveRick-hi5yd]

I love this film bc the director took a brave choice to offer his unique take on the slasher genre that transcended its boundaries to become a classic. The genius of the last 12 minutes in the truck ratcheted up the tension. People in audience had an expectation that by the time credits rolled, there was an audible collective gasp. IYKYK ❤🇨🇦🌈

[@ttel31]

Heard this described as "if Terrence Malick directed a Friday the 13th film" and I think it fits perfectly.

[@pdzombie1906]

Gus Van Sant, maybe... Malick images are sublime and I don't see anybody praising the cinematography...

[@tlovehater]

Don't know if that's a good thing lol.

[@AlmaPetula]

I think lately there a lot of directors exposing their influence from directors like Terrence Malick, like The outwaters, robin, the director, said that Terrence was inspiration for his movie. A few days ago I watched The Giant, kind of a thriller and it shows a big influence from Malick’s style. I think there is some interesting mixing in styles in horror movies lately.

[@thomasffrench3639]

⁠@@pdzombie1906the cinematography is excellent although I have not seen a Malick film, so I don’t know if it’s that level

[@GregHuffman1987]

gus van sant and terrince mallick both make sense to me and not for good reasons.

[@caseymckenna7111]

I was already so hyped for this, but hearing what you’ve had to say about it I now know this is the exact kinda thing I’m lookin for. Thank you for what you do here, it’s so helpful.

[@baseballfan21100]

Omgggg my comment made it to the video!!! You are the best movie reviewer ever!!! Edit: also love how you always appreciate the art and vision!

[@Mirandacloud]

I am glad you were able to watch this! I enjoyed it, it was filmed 2.5 hours from where I grew up so the scenery feels veeeeery familiar. The atmosphere and sound were standout aspects to me. The director of Psycho Goreman also helped with the practical effects, I think there is a lot of cross-over in the Canadian horror world right now

[@spookyastronauts]

Oh that’s amazing

[@watts111]

I'm looking forward to this. The original "Night Of The Living Dead" had almost no music, either, and that's part of why it worked so well.

[@kowalsolosolo]

There is a brilliant German slasher/gore/horror called ANGST which allows you to get into the killer's head. Literally.

[@Horror_Savant_Jayme]

Angst is a brutal movie but one of my favorite movies because it feels real and original.

[@robertpetre9378]

Made by the same guy who did necromantic?

[@kowalsolosolo]

@@robertpetre9378 No,if I am not mistaken the director's name was Zbigniew Rybczynski.

[@spookyastronauts]

I believe I’ve seen it? Maybe I need a rewatch!

[@jackspawn77771]

​​@@spookyastronauts Angst (English: "Fear") is a 1983 Austrian horror film directed by Gerald Kargl, who co-wrote the screenplay with cinematographer and editor Zbigniew Rybczyński. It follows a psychopath recently released from prison and is loosely based on real-life mass murderer Werner Kniesek. Wikipedia *Angst is an amazing depiction of realistic murder capturing the savage chaotic nature of real life homicidal violence

[@cbarber5366]

My teenage self was loving it until the last 15 minutes which went on forever. Am I the only one that was hoping the lady in the truck was Johnny's mother, and she was going to drive her right to him? Now THAT would have been an amazing ending

[@patoloquend0]

I thought that would be the twist

[@williamseneyjr.6277]

I was expecting to discover Johnny had stowed away in the bed of the truck...or that he would suddenly pop out of the woods to come at them. Then when neither of those things happened, I applauded the sheer brass balls of it. Even if I do wish something had happened.

[@Erlisch1337]

wouldnt that just be tcm or similar

[@doomyeti3521]

I loved it, i get its not for everyone, i hear people didnt like the ending but i found it so tense like you were not sure where he was. it reminded me the ending of halloween with the steady shots of the house after he has disappeared he could still be anywhere , and you dont know when hes next going to pop out. really enjoyed this one

[@DUANEYAISER]

I so love that you said it reminded me of "A Ghost Story," as it was one of the first thoughts I had when first watching it. First for the reason of its pacing, then also for seeing the polarity of opinions online. It was usually for the same reasons too. "Ghost Story" is one of my favorite five films of all time, and I really enjoyed this film too. I think it would've been VASTLY improved if the walking were shortened after first being established thematically, and that time replaced with about three more high-value set piece kills. Then, the speech at the end cut into half the time. I didn't mind it, it was just too long. That reminded me of the ending of "No Country for Old Men," also among of my top five. I'd love to see a sequel where they nail all of that down. It feels like a 3rd draft of what could've been really amazing with just a few more tweaks.

[@GSnickerz]

I appreciate the concept and I’m happy to have supported it! I think it could’ve been a short film, maybe like 20-30 minutes. The slow burn didn’t build to anything so it felt flat as I walked out of the theater. The more I think about it the more I think it’s going to become an indie classic.

[@steely10]

Thanks for the review. Very much looking forward to it. I wanted to mention one thing: The slow tracking shots behind the killer and the long, static shots of nature in the distance, interrupted only occasionally with inventive violence, pays off in the end. But not in the way most slasher fans will appreciate. But I thought the tension built there was unique and had me glued to my seat until all the lights came on in theatre.

[@MrAndy12878]

Gotta appreciate braching out with a concept in one of our favorite genres. I understood what they went for and liked it alot. Even with minimal cons against it. Thanks again for the views #spookyastronauts

[@tangerinemisfit]

Pretty gutted this isn’t getting a cinematic release anywhere near me in the U.K. Have to wait for Shudder release over here

[@spookyastronauts]

Same! I wish I got to see it in the cinema

[@tangerinemisfit]

@@spookyastronauts update: I saw the watched yesterday and they had a trailer for In a Violent Nature “COMING SOON” so maybe I will get a chance after all

[@blondedddzo]

@@tangerinemisfit save yourself the time, the movie is a snooze fest

[@yaznool]

It's on Piratebay

[@Quest4Horror]

I'm in the UK and I watched it on Kodi two weeks ago.

[@TheDukeOfReuben]

Saw it on Saturday. It's definitely very divisive. A couple people walked out of an already pretty empty theater. Im one of the people that liked it though. I would have actually preferred it if they commited more to the POV and only ever tangentially showed the victims until the end. I liked moments like when the killer is coming for them and you can hear them having a horror movie conversation("there's something strange going on here!") but you don't see them. I thought that was great. I'm going to make people watch a double feature of In A Violent Nature and Sasquatch Sunset. Find out who my real friends are.

[@spookyastronauts]

Hahahha

[@mynameisphil86]

I actually went to see this movie twice in theatres opening weekend. Not because I loved it that much, but because I drank a bit too much the first time and didn't really remember much about it, lol. That said, I did really like this movie, despite its flaws. I thought it did a great job of bringing the boogeyman back to the slasher. It does undermine that a bit with at least one kill being a bit comedic (despite being brutal) and maybe lingering on one kill a little too long. The ending also falls flat for me - far too dragged out for too little pay-off. But even with those flaws, I did really enjoy it. I really like what you said about it being from the land's perspective (the Canadian folk song that plays during the end credits, The Blackfly Song, I think really backs that idea up). And I totally agree with you that taking this perspective allows for some meta-appreciation of the genre, a la Behind the Mask. Anyway, big fan of your channel. I'm gonna actually finish watching your video now.

[@doomyeti3521]

The review we have all been waiting for! :)

[@Dandyd47]

I also believe that this is the appetizer/warm-up for LONGLEGS. Early reviews are just.coming out here in the states. Raves and qualified raves. I haven't read most of them in order not to be."spoilered".

[@cassieainsworth83]

Originality 9? Damn im definitely checking this one out

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Thanks for the review, Emma. This is one film I have been looking forward to this year and I'm glad to hear that you liked it. Some critics have called it boring, while others say it is the new standard for horror. All I need is for it to be entertaining and I am prepared for the gore. Hope to see it soon and I will let you know.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Okay, I just saw "In A Violent Nature" and I pretty much agree with your review. I knew about the slow pace, having seen the trailer, and I was actually looking forward to how that would play out. Started out great and the transition campfire scene gave us some needed background. The kills were indeed brutal and can I say, even creative. A perfect showcase for the director's special effects skills. It does drag towards the end, so I finally settled on a score of 6/10.

[@adriennelee26]

Oh wow, that's such a great comparison with A Ghost Story. Your reviews and analysis are always so insightful. I liked this one. Mostly. I think. 😄 Have you seen Lovely, Dark and Deep? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one.

[@Horror_Savant_Jayme]

You had me at super interesting niche slasher. Can't wait to see it great review!!!

[@eb5x_789]

I loved this one. 8/10. The direct, realistic, stripped down nature of it was the spooky/unsettling aspect to me. Yeah, you gotta walk in the woods for 5 minutes to find your prey. We hear headlines like 'stabbed 29 times' well, this is what it's like 😂 takes a while. I think we are overly critical of bad writing and trope-y characters sometimes. We are all trope-y characters with bad dialogue in real life. Our theater in Albany, NY was like 70% full. Quite unheard of these days, esp for spooky movies. Quite a few of us had a good laugh too. I felt like I was among 'my people'.

[@tonifruin6486]

Just out of a secret screening and this is what was showed. I bloody loved it, the kills were epic, but my god ive been left with the ultimate creeps, the walking, lots of walking, so tense and the ending. Walking back to my car, i felt like i was in a horror film, looking all around me, locking car doors, scarpering as quick as possible into my house. Love it when a film makes you feel like this.

[@ericap1098]

Great review! I'm very excited to see this, as it sounds very interesting to me. One cool thing, is that the director is from my hometown, which is a small city in Northern Ontario. I'm super pumped that his movie is getting soo much hype.

[@tofu1561]

There’s a good portion of it that just feels like a third person video game. I loved it tbh. I so appreciate the lack of music in no country for old men, glad you mentioned that I didn’t realize it

[@lochnessamonster1912]

Oh my, this sounds like my kind of horror film and an effective homage to the old slow burn slasher. I love the premise of little dialogue and no music to take away from the most important aspect of movie making, the visuals. Especially in a horror film, where the kills and fx are the main payoff. Makes me stuck even more in my own head, without distraction, searching for comprehension without the added bells and whistles. Can't wait for this one, just wish a theatre around me had it.

[@suikofreak546]

Just make sure you have lots of caffeine in you or you might fall asleep

[@vanessalaughtland4417]

I'm super excited for this so I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it! It looks absolutely chilling and the trailer played in the cinema the other day which made me feel some kind of way ahaha

[@misskarin]

just saw this yesterday and i really enjoyed it. as i was leaving the theater i told my friend i really hope you make a video on it.

[@dukeon]

“The gore? Beautiful.” You’re a sick person Emma 😂. Great non-spoilery review though. Always love to hear your impressions about films. As for this one I’ll pass…I’m not really one for realistic horror but I can appreciate that there are many people who are. I personally like the horror tropes (the rules, as you put it) that allow me to escape my anxiety/depression, so something about vampires or a campy Freddy movie is more my thing. Or supernatural shenanigans. Can’t wait for your next review. Hooroo ✌🏼

[@gavvo-7640]

I cannot wait to see this! It's been a long time coming and not released here in the UK for a while. You are so lucky to have an advance screener Emma!

[@robertfrancis3752]

loved your review!!! my only gripe was the yapping towards the end that felt like an overexplained thesis of the film, but otherwise for such an innovative premise it was pretty effective. My theater and I loved it!

[@Lilboozibert]

Yea. That was a callback to Friday the 13th Part2. Same actress. I don't remember that one too much, though, so can't tell you if the bear had any context.

[@MatthewGClarke]

I saw this in the cinema (in the UK) at the weekend, so glad I caught it on the big screen!

[@nathaliedrinkstea]

This review was amazing, Emma! I hung on your every word. I will so check this out! It sounds reallly interesting.

[@spookyastronauts]

Oh thank you so much

[@arcticwolf6402]

I LOVED this movie. I adore these slow burn, different, experimental, artsy experiences. Not all of them land, of course. But this film certainly did!

[@davidellis5141]

Hi Emma ! Was excited to see this & now I'm really excited to see it ! 9 out of 10 on originality definitely intrigues me 🍿

[@aurorahill9551]

I think I may be the venn target audience! The walking shots look gorgeous, and I'm excited by the thought of the silence fir realism. Can't wait to actuary get it here in Australia!

[@fredbergstrom4866]

I didn't think it was horrible. I would recommend people to see it because it's an original premise. The kills were very well done. My biggest complaint was the ending. It's literally the only time I felt tension and that scene did not deliver

[@Captaiesqueleto]

Just cause it’s an original premise doesn’t mean people should watch it also it’s so lame it’s a whole snooze fest

[@woodsro]

Finally saw it last night. I did enjoy it overall! Thought it was a cute idea. Like Gus Van Sant directs Friday the 13th

[@suzybearheart530]

I think it's genuinely adorable that you call it "cute." Made me smile because I strangely agree. 😂

[@TranCeFORM3R]

Smart WA, Perth Aussie here too .We are to used to warn temps, i do admirie abd respect your attitue towards film making , i i know you push towwards horror.

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

Sounds like a Terrifier movie and Skinamarink had a baby and sprinkled some magic Friday the 13th dust over it lol

[@Quest4Horror]

It's nowhere near as gory or as brutal as Terrifier 1 or 2.

[@4CHAMBuurs]

Great review. That was a good observation you made, the film definitely takes a raw approach in how it uses music & the way it was edited.

[@erikschwartz1214]

I think the car ride at the end was supposed to be a meta conversation. The lady basically says I know exactly what happened to you, no one will believe you, and here's a story about my brother to help you cope with the trauma and be able to live the rest of your life after this.

[@JugheadJones825]

Did her brother die the same way you think? Or was she just trying to relate..

[@erikschwartz1214]

@@JugheadJones825 You know, I'm not sure, but either way I think she was trying to say like I know you just went through a traumatizing experience but don't let it stop you from living the rest of your life.

[@JugheadJones825]

@erikschwartz1214 Yea, that's what I got from it as well. It's possible it was meant to be as simple as that, but there was something about the looks she gave her, like a different type of understanding. Not sure, probably meant to be left ambiguous.

[@JosephGeorgeDeka]

​@@JugheadJones825Yeah. It wasn't really a bear. It was just him indiscriminitely killing everything in his path, like I sometimes do in video games (Red Dead Redemption 2)

[@JugheadJones825]

@user-nx8zm3yd8d So he killed her brother? That wasn't really confirmed indefinitely. BTW, I love Red Dead Redemption :)

[@arlem525]

I saw this in the theater and even thoroughly spoiled ahead of time, I was still riveted. I think the final girl makes one of the smartest decisions ever in a slasher. The practical effects are absolutely amazing. I LOVED this film and can't wait to see it again.

[@thevimonsterinyourcloset]

I LOVE Behind the Mask, and I love slow burn experimental shit, so I'm pretty excited to see this.

[@brocoolhurst]

really loved loved loveddddd the tension of the final scenes in the car. Thought the way they played with tension and expectation there was so interesting

[@joeycj2631]

Sounds like folk horror/hauntology if it’s about the land and the ghosts of the past impacting on the present. Will probably check it out when it’s available here in the UK as I love all that shit

[@HorrorMovieSyllabus]

I loved this movie, though I also pretty much agree with everything you've said about it too including the dialogue and lack of payoff at the end. I never thought about the "A Ghost Story" comparison, though! Now I can't not see it! 😂

[@HenriqueMassafra]

This looks really interesting. Great review, Emma!

[@Witsgam76]

I found all the forest walking rather relaxing. Someone needs to edit all those scenes into a loop so I can play it in the background while I sleep.

[@Chicoandtheman]

They were relaxing for the first minute but I literally found myself legit thinking about my car payment 5 minutes into one of the walking scenes. Lol.

[@koolkitty2768]

I was anxiously awaiting your review but didn't want to bug, I knew you would get to it! I haven't seen it yet but I am definitely going to! People are really divided on this movie, the biggest complaints I hear are that it's painfully slow, cheesy acting and unrealistic decision making by the victims, but isn't that what a slasher is? Everyone is in agreement that it is brutal in the violence department! So I'm going to kick back and enjoy myself a nice slow brutally gory slasher!😁...pssst I really enjoy all your review's, awesome content!😊👍

[@stuartwashington2658]

Hey, it's been awhile since I've seen your channel. Really love the channel and I am so pleased that you liked In a Violent Nature. This is definitely my favorite slasher, a genre that I am not really a huge fan of.

[@bourbonernie9534]

I love the idea of this. I've waited too long to watch this, I usually try to avoid even trailers. I guess I'm gonna watch it anyway but my impatience may have ruined a lot of it for me cos I watched all these reviews. I think that's great Damien Leone has some competition now. Let's keep horror gory! PS. Love your videos as always, Emma.

[@dianaedid7819]

I really liked this film and I appreciate your review… felt like a stripped down bare slasher film..I actually enjoyed the end in context to the film as like you said pushed through with what it was trying to do

[@thomasgeorge5856]

i actually really loved the car ride ending for some reason it felt like a nice refresh

[@buddyberglund]

Interesting. I feel that I'm a bit in the minority of horror fans in that I don't actually like slasher films, for whatever reason. However, I think I will have to watch this one, because I do love a good slow burn horror, I love that it's doing the slasher thing differently, and I'm for sure interested in the idea that it has that experimental nature.

[@jerryrose9472]

I also am not a big fan of slashers. That said, I absolutely loved In a Violent Nature.

[@buddyberglund]

@@jerryrose9472 excellent. I'm adding it to my watchlist, for sure

[@spookyastronauts]

I was never big into slashers either, I think I’ve grown a lot more of an appreciation after doing this channel for a decade and hearing other fans and their recommendations

[@noctiliogames350]

dunno when I'm gonna be able to get around to it, but I'm definitely gonna check this out. Thanks.

[@thesilentknight4554]

Favorite part of the video was seeing you run up the stairs to get cozy. Cute😅😅❤ With in a violent nature, I felt like.... if he moves like jason. if he resembles jason. He's jason!!! Maybe that's why I loved it. Very Friday the 13th vibes. Even those group of college friends. which I'm glad some got offed the way they did. Cause they were bothersome!🫣💥

[@David.Lofven]

Thank you!!! So excited for this ❤

[@JuanCinefilo]

One of the best slashers I've seen so far, and one of the best horror movies from 2024.. so far, also.. I didn't find it scary at all, in fact.. it was funny at times.. I think it's so original it should be a one and done project, because if another movie takes that same approach or idea, we will be like "oohh you are copying what we saw in a violent nature.." And the ending... really?! that's one thing I don't really like..

[@filmfangirls9163]

Well I'm thinking I might give it a try! The more reviews I watch the more I'm intrigued!!

[@eVanDiesel]

I was ALL IN on this movie....until the end when they betrayed their premise. They just couldn't see it through until the end and it completely ruined it for me.

[@spookyastronauts]

How do you feel like it betrayed it?

[@eVanDiesel]

@spookyastronauts i went in expecting it to follow the killer the whole time and it switched to following the final girl. I kept thinking "no!" "Stop" "why are we seeing this" "get back to Johnny" and it never did. I wanted it to stick with him the whole time.

[@SpeedBoost]

I can legitimately say that I absolutely hated this movie! After 30mins I watched the rest at 20X speed and even then I was still bored to the point of anger. It was like watching a silent Let's Play of Dead by Daylight, but more boring and 50 times more aimlessly walking around.

[@williamseneyjr.6277]

Tell me you have ADD without telling me you have ADD.

[@Chicoandtheman]

So I saw it and I see both sides to what people live and what people hate. Literally hated what everyone else did and literally loved what everyone else loved. The kills, OMG some of the most creative and brutal I’ve ever seen!! YOGA!!! Enough said! In saying all that…I don’t know what you would even call this movie…there wasn’t a second of this movie where I was scared or terrified, like at all. Probably the most un scary/horror I’ve ever seen. It gives me a good idea of what A24 could do with a Friday The 13th property should that ever happen. Just scarier I’m sure. All in all it’s the first movie that I can genuinely say that I didn’t love or even like…but didn’t hate. If that even makes sense?? lol

[@mikesilva3868]

Great review emma 😊

[@TheBretchenShow]

That one yoga girl sure did get bent out of shape

[@thesilentknight4554]

I understood that reference 😂

[@Saffron-sugar]

I got so bored by it. It’s a Friday the 13th/slasher flick style film. A group of extremely annoying people camping out in the woods get picked off one by one, in various gory ways, by a vengeful, big burley, walking dead dude. In the end of the final girl escapes 😴 If you haven’t seen all of the Friday the 13th franchise or the Halloween franchise, this might be interesting. If you have, you’ve already seen it about a dozen times.

[@darrenhadden1037]

Too much walking 🚶‍♀️ but we got a Friday the 13th movie 😂

[@woodsro]

I'm very intrigued by this one, even if I think it might not be entirely for me. I'm quite curious.

[@sarahscurse6089]

We've got to wait till mid July in the UK. Will have to watch this review first though 💯

[@AkaneaKurayami]

I hated it. I see why people enjoyed it, but personally it wasn't my cup of tea at all.

[@spookyastronauts]

Yeah I get it, my best friend who saw it in America also hated it and wasn’t sure if I would too

[@AkaneaKurayami]

@@spookyastronauts It definitely caters to the folks who dig the artsy experimental horror movies. Which again totally fine, but for me I left bored and angry haha

[@mistersudz102]

I really liked the ending because they had driven so far that if the killer managed to somehow pop out it would have completely destroyed the realism of the whole thing. They had driven like 5 miles easily over the course of that conversation

[@natalietodd5698]

I’ll definitely give it a watch. Thank you Emma.

[@robbass4367]

Well, after reading the comments i definitely will wait for VOD. I hope i like it.......

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

I liked it. I think the slow pace following him from behind was good, but it seemed weird. I guess him waling through the woods, it wasn't as scary because he was following the path, so him meandering on the trail where it was easiest to walk seemed to lessen his scariness. It wasn't as menacing like Jason who is walking in a straight line to his victim. It's like, "I'm a relentless killer, but I don't want to walk through that poison ivy either."

[@TheKiddo2468]

I know this is a month late but this movie was really giving me Under the Skin (2013) vibes. The whole following the killer, voyeuristic, spider catching a fly in its web feeling is so good at keeping the tension for me. I really enjoyed both movies

[@jaydee8094]

Can't wait to own it to so I can put it in the background to take a nap to it or have it playing in the back at a Halloween party

[@Mark-b8i3e]

I liked it I don't mind slow burn if it pays off

[@ryanmclellan8740]

The kills were cool. It was beautifully shot. But, aside from the kills, I was so bored. The last 15 minutes... Ugh....

[@dexterjankaren]

I dont know if this is a spoiler so beware... but I guess I had a problem with what the perspective or motivation of the slasher was. The movie hints as if he was an allegory for nature itself, no feeling, just kill. I thought though he was very creative in his killing, like Daddy didnt think I was a talented artist so Ill show him. I wish i got a better sense of what the core theme was for this movie was. I thought it was great other than that though. It was a fun movie watching experience altogether.

[@baralai12]

Oh an upload on Monday. What a treat!

[@Ross-y8c]

I just got to see this movie in the cinema today. I loved it. I didn’t find it boring, the slow pace was very relaxing to me. The best scenes were when we are just following the killer slowly walking through the beautiful scenery. The weakest stuff was all of the lame characters/dialogue. I would have been happy if the whole movie was just following the killer with the occasional gory kill.

[@LunovaLabs]

I have such complicated feelings about this flick. I saw it in theaters and my rating keeps changing. I loved so much about the style and composition of this film, but it didn't hit the way I expected it to. I thought the gore was a little unrealistic and campy. I want to like this new horror monster, but I still need to be convinced that he belongs.

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

Good review and cool video Emma!👉🙂👈

[@coritekk]

Where did you watch it? Was it released on VOD?

[@spookyastronauts]

I say at the start. I received a screener to review from the company. It’s not online

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Personally, I found it disappointing. Half the movie is a walking simulator of watching the killer walk through the woods between kills. No character development. Not even a thumbnail sketch of any of the "victims". I wouldn't recommend this movie at all.

[@williamseneyjr.6277]

But who watches a slasher film for "character development"? I feel like this one is on you and not the film.

[@CRYPTOKNIGHT324]

Yes!! Been waiting for you to talk about this!!

[@justheretocommentokdontwan685]

me waiting patiently for it to be uploaded on my go to 🤫site for over a week and here you are with a screener 😤

[@aaronmichael1201]

I actually liked the cheesy dialogue, despite the arthouse, quiet atmosphere. It was as if we were watching a typical, cheesy slasher but from a completely new perspective. It's the same story, with the same dialogue and setup, cheesy as all get out, but with a fresh, artsy perspective.

[@S7eventhHeaven]

This movies cinematography looks like it's been filmed with a 360 degree camera as if you are meant to be in the centre of each frame of the film almost like it was meant for the meta quest vr.

[@karlmeaner2624]

you think seeing it in the theatres would have made the experience better or worse then watching it at home?