In a Violent Nature (2024) Review + SPOILERS

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[@hallking7441]

It's horror ASMR.

[@Fretfulbanjo]

It was so calming. I dozed off a couple times 😂

[@thesilentknight4554]

That whispering bit for sure!😁

[@codenamesailorvenis]

I thought I was the only one.. definitely made me doze off 😅

[@andnew1335]

It’s definitely not. It’s trash

[@justheretocommentokdontwan685]

ASMAAAAHHHHH

[@jadesmediacorner]

i’m surprised THAT was The Kill. i would’ve thought the yoga kill was The Kill lol, i had a FAR stronger reaction to that than the one you talked about. the yoga kill is actually one of my favorite kills in like the last 5 years lmao

[@noelkempster]

The yoga kill had me cackling because of how little she tried to run

[@jamesmarshall6619]

The theater I was in had only nine people and I was the only one that laughed. I thought "Dang, am I really that disturbed?"

[@krismarshall3803]

​@@noelkempsterit's like she gave up instantly XD. No duck and roll around him or even just tumbling down that cliff to the river (totally doable tbh). She was like "nah, my time has come" LMAO

[@noelkempster]

@@krismarshall3803 she ran for .2 seconds and then just stood there lmao

[@jadesmediacorner]

@@noelkempster for real she just gave up, it was SO funny

[@merlinho0t]

It was billed as a “ambient slasher” and that is exactly what it is. I thought it was great, albeit the ending being somewhat weird. I’d definitely recommend it to slasher fans who want to see something new and different. The kills were the best part to me, they were insanely good.

[@GhostPirateEntertainment]

It’s so funny you talked about the one kill that isn’t the one everyone is talking about lol the Yoga Kill is the one everyone is talking about. Not a biggie just made me chuckle

[@leebentz6358]

I agree!

[@dannymercury1381]

Right!!!! I was expecting her to talk about that scene but no. Honestly the yoga one fucked me up!

[@ashchase8340]

The audience reaction was mixed, some were like that’s messed up, one guy kept laughing at every kill scene

[@GhostPirateEntertainment]

@@ashchase8340 yeah I kinda laugh with glee when I see good kills so I get that

[@djdepression]

Hot take: The Yoga kill was like the 2nd or 3rd best kill in the movie. I was honestly more impressed with the rock because it was hard to tell how in the hell they did it and the woodcutting one.

[@jgilly02]

the old lady at the end is Lauren-Marie Taylor, who played “Vickie” in friday the 13th part 2!

[@illmeans]

i liked it, but i think it needed to be tightened up or had more needless kills, like him just encountering more groups and taking them out bc they were there and not bc they had the locket - this also would explain the bear story more at the end. I also kind of wish the movie ended with us following him going back to rest. Also, the movie reminded me of that VHS short with the sentient zombie with the gopro on a bike.

[@micahspiece1968]

Maniac is also a gory slasher film shot from the killer's POV!

[@winstonsmith8236]

that movie was way more intense than this. This didn't really work for me and people were def cracking up laughing at most of the kills.

[@djdepression]

I see where you'd think that, but it's not the same as this movie. This is literally his POV from a third person perspective.

[@JohnnyBGoodfornothin]

About 20 minutes into the movie someone in the row behind me told their friend they felt like they were watching them play the Friday the 13th video game lol😂

[@micahspiece1968]

@@djdepression Not making a correlative statement, just pointing out another slasher from the killer's perspective because Sarah said it was the first time for the subgenre. Additionally, Peeping Tom is another key example (and actually the first).

[@jamesbok8385]

Nightmare is another slasher goodie that is from the Killer's POV predominantly.

[@Johnny-ci8mw]

I thought literally the exact same thing about the ranger death. It felt weirdly tame when it shouldn’t have. They could’ve done more. It left me thinking ‘what would Art do?’

[@cooldolphiin]

Yeah I love how brutal art is haha

[@spartan5285]

I disagree. Was the only kill in the movie when I felt like I was watching a snuff film with a bunch of people in the theater. The other kills were bloody great though.

[@jadesmediacorner]

see i was expecting way worse from that kill too. i thought maybe he would put the guy in the machine to where it would split him down the middle crotch first or something absolutely insane like that.

[@flovvers3]

​@spartan5285 staring at a mannequin for 5 mins isn't what comes to mind when I think "Snuff film".

[@Johnny-ci8mw]

@@jadesmediacorner I was totally expecting him to go scrote to throat. Kinda disappointed he didn’t.

[@BRATTERSTEIN]

The park ranger scene was the most unsettling scene for me in the whole movie. My husband felt like they could have pushed that scene farther too but for me it felt super believable as this undead child just sorta playing around and moving on.

[@diskjokk]

OMG! I felt the same way. This scene was so unsettling because it seemed so….. real. Horrific. No music. No jokes. No one liners.

[@SanFranDentist94301]

Are we 100% sure that it's Jonny and not his dad? Remember the film is full of misinformation about Johnny's origin. At the very least they seem to agree that Johnny was not just a kid but a "child". There's nothing child size about that revenge zombie.

[@averyc8761]

⁠@@SanFranDentist94301it seemed to me like johnny was supposed to also be a kind of leatherface type. like both just naturally really physically large for their age and probably closer to a teenager in age but in some way mentally impaired (hopefully that’s the correct term? i’m not entirely sure) which makes them both childlike in nature (no pun intended) as well as both growing up in an environment that was not sympathetic to their mental impairments (save for johnny’s father) which would likely cause them to revert even further back into a childlike state. cause when he’s referred to as a child it seems mostly coddling coming from his dad and condescending coming from others. also i think johnny’s just generally supposed to be much more of an abstract humanoid-monster than a zombie. it seems to me like if anything he’s a physical manifestation of how the community surrounding those woods can taint a place that is so visually beautiful. esp bc there’s smth abt the way he looks that blends in w the rest of the landscape, almost like when he got up from the ground he took some of it w him. idk if any of this makes sense but that’s just how i saw it lol

[@SanFranDentist94301]

@@averyc8761 it does. I don't agree with all of it but you explained yourself well. I think MM was just a very strong normal man. Or possibly like a lot of people on the spectrum his perception of pain is markedly different. Remember the pre credit scene of Halloween MM is a normal sized little boy and teen. Jason was basically normal but husky. But Jason X reconned that in a delightful way. Jason Voorhees has an advanced healing mutation, that the US and eventually all world governments exploit to turn new genetic humans into fast healing Jasons.

[@xlunadxll]

I remember watching the ending and feeling somewhat tense because normally you’d expect something to happen, but after she kept talking I fell from that high 😅

[@andreashelton]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@dylanganem]

Yeah, it killed the tension for too long. A shorter version of that story would have been for the better.

[@andyovthedead]

Yes! The end sequence was incredibly tense for me. You spend the whole movie within relative safety only for it to shift and become dangerous all of a sudden.

[@becksaine7338]

i feel like the ending made it extra clear that johnny was a metaphor for nature taking revenge on humans for its exploitation / climate change. the "henhouse syndrome" the woman in the truck brings up ties into the ruthlessness / totality of how nature will enact karma for deforestation, fossil fuel pollution, etc. also the title started to make sense to me halfway through, like why didn't they just call it "violently" or "violent" but the specific word nature makes the setting an actual character / presence in the film. humans often think we're in complete control over the world around us when in reality we're a lot more vulnerable and fragile than we think. overall i loved the artsiness / quietness of the film, it really made the violence more impactful and the calm shots toward the end more foreboding.

[@zedwerdgorey]

YES! THIS! This was the whole point of the ending if not the entire film. I was shocked Sarah thought she was "going on and on about nothing". That woman is talking about THE THEME of the movie. We're only four walls, a roof, and the thin veil of society away from running thru the dark words screaming in fear like any other animal. The scene of the final girl running in the dark was so traumatic, once she gets out of it you really understand the headspace she's in, plus you're expecting the One Final Scare trope. I was white knuckling the last fifteen minutes and thought how it ended was brilliantly subversive and moving.

[@celestialsaph6402]

I didn’t mind the ending, really hammering home the metaphor of the story and emphasizing the trauma on the final girl, but I wish the themes had been a bit more consistent throughout

[@Thecleetus]

I did mind the ending, cause like why tf are we supposed to care about this character who pretty much did nothing the whole film, after following the killer the rest of the time? Movie should’ve just ended at her escaping and save us like 20 minutes

[@averyc8761]

@@Thecleetusi kind of agree w both of you two. the ending was a slog in a sense but i do like that throughout the movie you do at least a little bit feel for johnny due to him being a traumatized youth, then that being complicated by the ending hammering home the trauma he’s caused to another innocent youth. i think if anything it shows that there is smth promising in this directors future in the genre

[@murphythecat3652]

I personally really liked the movie, it’s not for everyone but I found the kills to be great and I found the walking scenes to be really soothing for some reason lol

[@opethmike]

Same

[@projectorist547]

Same

[@thesilentknight4554]

The ending went over many people's heads. It's a very interesting twist on the common horror trope. Expecting the killer to suddenly show up and there be a big sudden jump scare. Her staring into the woods expecting Johnny to pop up & say Heeeeeeere's Johnny! But we get nothing. Cause we see back with the gas can, the necklace is gone. His mission was over, and he never was coming after her anymore. She was safe for hours, and we didn't even know til that final shot. It's brilliant! This violent movie was one of the greatest creations in the world! Even far greater in spectacle then the ring. You heard me right😵😁

[@Fueledbychapstick]

Right, I really expected him to come out of nowhere when the woman was treating her leg. It did make it suspsenseful but I’m kinda glad, it felt less cheap than something popping up

[@LastKansasExit]

It didn't go over our heads, we just thought it was trash. It's great you liked it. I think it's one of the most boring, and overall worst movies I've ever seen

[@ghiajohnson1547]

You’ve piqued my curiosity! I hope to see it tomorrow!

[@Saaxmantha]

Exactly, it just shows the trauma that girl had endured & is going to continue to endure never actually knowing if he’s coming for her or not

[@kayp89]

I feel the same. It reminded me of the ending to the first Halloween. Where carpenter said you're supposed to feel his presence everywhere. He's everywhere but nowhere at the same time. A.constant threat no matter where you are.

[@ericw48]

I loved the ending; it was so refreshing. The whole sequence with the lady driver built so much tension. Her choice of words cause you to constantly wonder if she was evil or not and played with your expectations of what was going to happen. Finally seeing that the final girl's continued paranoia was not warranted was so relieving and made for a satisfying ending.

[@shadows1192]

Wait wait wait..... The wood cutter was THE KILL for you???? Everyone I've talked to about this. Movie only talks about the Yoga scene..... Interesting.

[@TheCronedoggy]

"going on and on" describes the whole movie for me. It felt like 6 mins of dude coming out of his grave. 70% of the movie was just a dude walking in the woods. I felt like they lingered on the ranger for 2 mins after his head came off with nothing happening. No tension, didn't care about any characters.

[@DerrickVanderspoon]

It’s a moodpiece. It’s not really “about” the storyline. Works for some people, doesn’t work for others. Imo it was great.

[@ghiajohnson1547]

Dude🤣👏🤣👏!

[@DerrickVanderspoon]

@@ghiajohnson1547 hey Gia why you poopin

[@RaganSmash]

I went in knowing it was a slow burn, so that helped me enjoy it more. I think my favorite thing about it was the sound design(?). It was so immersive it felt like you were there. I’m glad I saw it in theatre’s because being at home would’ve made the difference the first watch. I gave it a 7.5/10. I appreciate the original idea and enjoyed myself, but not sure I’ll watch it again.

[@inferno1153]

same, the sound design was so good and comfy feeling. That was my fav part along with the shots and a few specific kills.

[@Lupinvej]

It’s a cool concept for a 10-15 minute short film.

[@cameronstewart5069]

I was born and raised in Ontario so the look of this movie was perfect to me. I also really enjoyed the ending. I found it to be the scariest part of the film and it wasn’t afraid to present itself as the thesis of the movie.

[@Oscarlopez12456]

I honestly thought he was gonna cut the ranger from the legs up you know like cut him in half not limbs by limbs

[@kellyaustin7487]

I loved it. It was exactly what I thought it would be with the added bonus of several humorous moments that had me laughing out loud. The kills were fantastic and the special effects were on another level. This was definitely not the old 1980's horror slasher music video movie we've all come to expect. I think Johnny the killer might have just become the latest horror cult favorite slasher killer and I'm hopeful for a part 2 in the not so distinct future. I gave this movie a 7 out of 10. Im so glad they didn't overthink this little gem.

[@kathybennett2108]

Agreed!😀

[@kellyaustin7487]

@@kathybennett2108 🤗

[@Kittymassacre]

I think the woman at the end telling the story about a “bear” running amok is actually Johnny, I do agree it drags on a little too much and does feel disconnected so the ending feels like “ok? Is that it?

[@moviefiendz]

No the bear suffered from a rampage disease that just makes it go apeshit and try to kill anything. Johnny is the same type but is an angry spirit in a zombie form

[@grim_2000]

Her story is most likely about an actual animal. But it's used as a parallel to Johnny's story.

[@mickeymoose2583]

The dead by daylight comparison is so real that’s funny 😭😂

[@wurker1466]

A soothing slasher film.

[@wallaceandgromit99]

I’m loving your thumbnails recently

[@aricampanilla7085]

I agree with the wood splitter 😂 I wanted more choppin! Haha

[@robk.6591]

An entire slasher film from the perspective from the killer seems like a cool idea in theory. But I can see myself getting tired of it quickly. It seems like that would take away a lot of the suspense. But probably not a lot of jumpscares I hope.

[@andlifeissuchablur]

i would say it’s pretty suspenseful but all of the characters make such stupid decisions it kinda nullifies the suspense but still a very unique movie

[@robk.6591]

​@@andlifeissuchablurAh, okay. I'll check it out. Thanks!

[@Tye0111]

Lot of horror gets tiring. Most is copy and paste, this was different

[@andrewalvarado5350]

I feel like behind the mask, the rise of leslie vernon did a good job, but I can see why that wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. It's more of a comedy/slasher.

[@Tye0111]

@@andrewalvarado5350 plus idk 2006 felt weird for that type of horror

[@baseballfan21100]

I think that the ending was to keep us guessing whether he would go back for her and I wish he would have but it never did 😭🤣

[@GeorgeXRP]

That was pretty hilarious when she said that she had heard that someone had vomited after watching the #1 kill scene. I just started busting out laughing hearing that. It was gruesome. So glad that I didn’t eat anything before the movie, lol.

[@lassiewho]

The audience I saw it with laughed through the whole movie and erupted for 2 minutes during “the yoga scene “ then a long applause after. Loved it

[@jamesmarshall6619]

I wished I had been in the theater you were in because I was in a theater with only 9 people and I was the only one who was laughing throughout.

[@mattb2906]

Sounds like a theatre of psychos

[@SteveBlais5791]

@@jamesmarshall6619 I watched it at home alone and I did laugh when he uses the body to smash the glass case at the ranger station, and the body just falls to the floor lifeless. I'm not sure why I found that so funny but I'm glad I didn't have to explain myself to anybody, lol.

[@socialistprofessor3206]

I've not yet seen this movie but I'll say that I thought The Poughkeepsie Tapes handled the mystery of the killer's identity very well. It's better not to know some things.

[@nckbty]

i saw it saturday and really liked it. i wish they hadn’t shown the dummy heads of the victims or at least not as close because it does make the movie sit in this weird place between artsy and campy. otherwise, i was willing to look past some of the pacing issues because i like so much of the rest of it. also i found the hotwheels scene cute in a morbid way 😅

[@GhostPirateEntertainment]

Yeah the ending lost me too, I’m really wondering if I somehow missed something. Like there is a meaning I missed

[@PeterKvas-ev4mu]

I think the bear was really the killer not a bear

[@Johnny-ci8mw]

I wanted to like this movie so badly. I just didn’t. After seeing the positive reactions to it online, I genuinely questioned my horror fan credibility 😆 Everybody keeps saying that only true horror fans will understand it. I didn’t understand it. It had a couple good kills, but that’s about it for me.

[@TheCronedoggy]

I'm with you, it was painfully dull. No tension and I didn't care about any characters.

[@manyhappyhauntings6878]

Don't feel like you're not a true horror fan! Not everyone likes the same stuff.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Don't worry about it. As a person who like horror movies I disagree with people all the time.

[@jamesmarshall6619]

I loved it but to me it's very easy to see why other people don't like it. To me, all horror movie fans should see it and really, I would only recommend it to horror fans because it's so different. I also disagree that only true horror fans will understand it, I don't think it was that deep, but the movie was made to challenge in a way and it's a movie seemingly made for horror fans with the purpose of testing horror fans on the question of "Do you really want to see what it would be like if we followed Jason?" One way or another this movie kind of answers the question and opinions will be all over the place and it feels like the movie was made to do that, cause opinions to be all over the place. Don't question your horror fan credibility, this movie was unique that an opinion like yours makes perfect sense.

[@fayemoss7282]

You have an absolute right to your opinion. If you didn't like it you still keep your true horror fan badge 😉

[@mickeymoose2583]

So I appreciate this movie for what it was, every frame was composed beautifully! But overall it was a bit underwhelming as it drew out. Those kills were fun tho!!

[@noctiliogames350]

I watched Infested even though you suggested I not, as I'm afraid of tiny skittery creatures of all kinds. I did so because being a fan of the horror genre while avoiding things that truly scare me, personally, feels like a cop-out, so I watched it to test myself and I swear there's still a part of me on that couch just shaking in icky feels. Just wanted you to know that. That said, I plan on giving this a whirl because the perspective interests the hell outta me and the upping of the gore skill ceiling intrigues me as well. I hadn't heard anything about this one until you posted this, so thanks.

[@virginiacroft7640]

Just wanted to note that the woman in the car was in friday the 13th pt 2! She played Vickie

[@neuesachlichkeit6919]

Maniac with Elijah Wood comes to mind, from your description, though I'd hesitate to call that a 'slasher' exactly.

[@robertpreston2220]

Been many many years since there was a slasher film to get excited about! I cannot wait to see it

[@jada5229]

i hated the ending too. the final girl wasn’t really giving final girl energy imo either. i would’ve liked to see them put up more of a fight too. but i can’t say i didn’t enjoy the film. it was interesting, gory, atmospheric, but boring at times.

[@batlavender]

the song that plays through the credits is SUCH an earworm -- i feel like it's going to stick with me longer than the film itself haha ~always a black fly where ever i go~ i totally agree with you that it would have been better without all the dialogue (especially with weak actors) -- i think this is the first movie i've ever heard use the word ableist, and it sucks that a lot of people are reading that character as annoying and "deserving" the kill she got :-( like it just leaves a really weird taste in my mouth i'm not a slasher girlie, and in a violent nature, scream, cabin in the woods, happy death day and behind the mask: the rise of leslie vernon are basically the whole catalogue of slashers that have strong rewatch value for me. really really hoping this paves the way for more artistic and modern takes on slashers tho 🤞🤞

[@batlavender]

also, i'll nerd out a little with some literary analysis regarding the ending ((so spoilers ahead, obvi)): to start off, i also think it wasn't a strong ending. i think they could have accomplished the same messaging in like 2 minutes of screen time and saved the pacing from feeling so awkward. so, like, i'm not Defending it, just sharing what i took away from it so, a lot of folks understand the classic slashers through the lens of jeffrey jerome cohen's monster culture (seven theses), where the slasher is a cultural body punishing social deviations like teen promiscuity and "rewarding" the purity of a final girl through her survival. this classic formula has become pretty passe at this point, with films like cabin in the woods giving more modern, meta takes on tired tropes. the seven theses is definitely still worth a read though, because it can be applied more generally, and doesn't actually feed into these tropes. it just helps understand what tropes are present in a movie that said, what sets in a violent nature apart is it's reluctance to adhere to certain tropes while sticking to others. there's a blonde girl, yes, but she's not the dumb blonde stereotype. the final girl is in a committed relationship, and there's no reason to think she's a virgin. like, they hit a lot the staples of the genre in clever ways ((the scared girls at the gas station that are mentioned a few times were the portents of death, the ranger is the common mentor/ expert figure and is seeded really early, the body being "hidden" in the ranger station to be found later is a common plot beat, etc)) so it's not like it's trying to completely redefine the genre -- the main thing that's different is the killer's drive and the deaths putting it super simply, this slasher more is like the killers in the strangers than those in halloween or friday the 13th. classic slashers are scary on one level because they kill people (duh) but on another because they're punishing characters for common "transgressions." the really long speech about how bears and other animals sometimes kill for no reason anybody can understand is clearly meant to be applied to johnny, too. like the review mentioned, he seems to kill without a pattern. sometimes torturing people, sometimes killing them quickly and brutally. unlike a lot of classic slashers, he doesn't *really* stab any of his victims ((the hook feels different than a knife, to me at least)), and the lack of stabbing prevents the really common read of an impotent killer using a knife instead of his [redacted for youtube comments, but yknow what i mean haha]. in this movie, characters die just for existing in a certain space. not for anything specific *they've* done. i think this pivot makes a lot of sense in films geared towards an audience raised during the war on terror, where the threat of a third world war is so taken for granted that it's become meme-fodder. i saw a letterboxd review compare this movie to a nature documentary, and i think that's a really interesting perspective -- like, from that pov, this is a very, very nihilistic movie, but also timely in its own way. it's also notable that johnny kills the basically-a-maga hat guy from the beginning and the progressive blonde girl in similarly brutal ways: personal politics don't save anyone ((tbh this felt kinda goofy to me -- the scripting was so awkward for both these characters but it's there, so, *shrugs*)) tbh i think they could have hammered this point home by having johnny leave no survivors and cause a car wreck ((or even by having like a shock ending where the driver kills the final girl)) but alas :-( that ending probably would have pissed a lot of people off just as much as the weird monologue tldr: the idea that johnny is a product of an incomprehensible pattern of nature, like a bear that's killing indiscriminately for no reason, is meant to be scarier to a modern audience than the idea of a more rule-following classic slasher :-) if michael myers and jason vorhees were weird, impotant and puritanical vigilantes, johnny is a natural disaster ahhhh this comment is so long 🙈i hope it's not totally incomprehensible and that someone gets something out of it

[@Brendanstop]

The ending completely lost me too. Seemed pointless. I was really enjoying the movie until then.

[@opethmike]

I thought the ending fit perfectly. Really showed her trauma and how she'll never escape it.

[@cameronbleecker9072]

I agree with you. I’ve heard from a lot of folks that they felt a ton of tension in the last 10-15 minutes….? That was lost on me. I didn’t feel it, at least not in a significant enough way to warrant that drawn-out sequence. It ended with a sad little whimper for a movie that had some really good tension up until that point.

[@opethmike]

@@cameronbleecker9072 I think the whole point is that it isn't an ending; because Johnny is a force of nature to the area and his rampages will come time and time again and always continue.

[@Kukurio]

@@opethmike yah the ending was truly amazing

[@NM-hp4eo]

Same the killer doesn’t die she most likely didn’t either at least strangers chapter 1 showed us what happened to her in the post credit scene. The movie is a 7 but it make me think they did to purposely make a sequel

[@myrddino]

the ending killed it for me, but mostly because in a way i was rooting for johnny to finish everyone off. they had the ranger tell the kids that even if johnny gets the necklace back he wouldn’t stop and he’d go after them all but then he literally does stop once he has the necklace lol. it also would have been more interesting to follow him all the way to the end; does he just bury himself back in the dirt? does he simply wander off?

[@rogdawg123]

you are stunning 😍

[@babykermie]

see i’m the opposite, i think it’s more interesting to not know where he went lol!

[@daryldwayne3538]

I loved how they accidentally took a picture with Johnny in the background at the campfire scene… very awesome movie… 100%

[@sillyxceci]

1000% agree with the person who commented it's horror ASMR. This was my first time going back to the theater since I quit the industry in 2019, I just needed somewhere cool and dark to get out of my house for a bit and this movie was the only showtime that worked for me. It was exactly what I needed at the moment 🥰 overall the cinematography was great but idk if I'd rewatch at home. Saw The Watchers in theaters last week and planning to see MaXXXine in theaters next week!

[@Ricardodiaz17762]

Ha! Ha! Ha! She really gave us blue balls by not talking about the yoga scene.😂😂😂

[@stanleymkhize4433]

the final girl perspetive had me on the edge of my seat to go nowhere, the anxiety of that long drive waiting for something bad to happen to never happen and just drown us with exposition ruined it for me. I wish they brought some fresh ideas to the killer to seperate him from Jason Voorhees, the scene where he plays with the toy car, was just such a treat, that was the experimentation I wanted more of.

[@everydaybuddyfighter1711]

Had multiple walkouts during the final scene. After it all ended, couldn’t really blame them.

[@noelkempster]

Multiple people walked out throughout the movie during my viewing and I couldn’t blame them at all lol

[@adlc5288]

Saw it on opening day. Loved it.. Unique, beautiful, tense at the right times, gory.

[@larranpickett9891]

Re: the ending - I do believe the lady’s rambling was a combination of her attempt at keeping the girl from falling asleep until they could reach help (since it was a long drive out of those woods and someone with that much trauma/blood loss shouldn’t fall asleep because they might not wake back up) + the director toying with us and pushing the paranoia one last time in making us wonder if the strange lady had ulterior motives! Honestly, don’t feel stupid at all for not liking the ending. Like you mentioned, they really pushed the subtlety in a way that may have been TOO subtle for many. However, as someone who lives in a lush, woody southern town, the setting was right up my alley! But yeah, I TOTALLY understand that this movie won’t work for everyone. Ps, Re: the gore - a young adult couple behind me did actually walk out of the theater following the yoga scene!

[@atmosphericentry0]

I absolutely loved the movie, but I can understand why others dont.

[@Dregaz]

I thought this movie was great! Surprised to hear you say the effects weren't great, although I agree they were the weakest when Johnny was carrying the head and body of that one guy to the ranger station. It's true that knowing where the killer is removes that "where is he" element of suspense, but it replaces it with a kind of inevitable dread similar to the POV shots of Jaws moving in on the legs of unsuspecting swimmers. You know he's there but it's like watching a train wreck unfold and you see him formulate his plan in real time. I found that to be extremely effective at building tension. Totally expected you to talk about the yoga kill when you said "that kill" although I agree the wood cutter scene was way more disturbing overall. I wish people would stop comparing it to Terrifier because Johnny is nowhere near as manic and over the top as Art. Both movies are gory and have good practical effects, but the tone is completely different. Personally I liked the long tracking shots of Johnny walking. Again it reminded me of Jaws with this force of nature out their in his element with unsuspecting victims nearby. It was also oddly peaceful between kills which played into the movie's theme of nature being beautiful and powerful but still having the capacity for sudden and extreme violence. I've got mixed feelings on the ending. On a first watch you are scanning the woods the whole time wondering if and when Johnny will reappear, which I think is very much intentional. Rewatches will rob the ending of that stress and tension though, so I'm not sure if that makes it a satisfying ending overall.

[@farbeyondfading8697]

I actually enjoyed the slow burn of most of the movie, but that last 15 minutes... Jeez, I almost walked out lol

[@215zigzag]

Never watched Terrifier 2. Didn’t like the clown in the first movie but I’ll check it out now since you said it has extremely violent kills.

[@samanthasteighner1999]

Patiently (impatiently) waiting for your The Watchers review

[@PossessedbyHorror]

I’m seeing it tomorrow!

[@DeJuane1]

I agree with you about the Ranger. I was expecting Joseph (I think that’s the killer’s name) to split the Ranger in half Art the Clown style, but he didn’t, and I was kinda bummed hahaha. I liked it overall though. Solid 6.5/10 for me.

[@PossessedbyKaitlyn]

I was really excited for this one but unfortunately it didn’t really work for me. I ended up giving it a 1.5/5 I thought some of the kills were cool, and the concept was unique but I felt like it was a lot of us just following him tromp around lol and the end just completely lost me. I also didn’t love the acting it was definitely questionable lol

[@allaboutcars19]

Yes! People love this movie and it just was not for me.

[@Joecbg100]

As a Jason fan, this was everything I wanted from a follow-up not allowed to say the name Jason Also Johnny Walker should be this guy's official name 😅

[@thomasffrench3639]

That would be a very cheeky name.

[@Joecbg100]

​@thomasffrench3639 canon now. I can't take credit for it, but it's awesome

[@Budrow710]

I was waiting for him to cut off his feet! Lmao

[@beerbear81]

Great review as always

[@justheretocommentokdontwan685]

Seems like it might be for me, i like calming movies, there have been movies that storywise don't have much going for them but their presentation makes you feel so at ease, i know the violent moment are probably to snap you out of that but thats fine, it just putting another genre i like into another genre i like

[@mikewhite8663]

Yea that is one thing that stood out to me the most in the trailer it looks like it’s the same location where they filmed the first crow movie where they show Eric and Shelly and her family cabin where they are in the field of flowers next to the cabin to the point where you can say it’s the same universe

[@mewmedic]

Spoilers: the point of the "long end" was to demonstrate that all Johnny wanted was the locket to stop killing. Yes the fire ritual would have made him slumber but they could made had a truce and gave him the locket back. After she gave it back he stopped chasing her, but she doesn't know that. It "drags on" to show how she will be scared and looking over her shoulder for god knows how long. She has no idea she's safe but her life is forever changed.

[@vansonbrock]

This is the correct take. The part that 'dragged' for many in the comments was the most tense part of the movie for me. There are definitely tweaks I would make to the movie, but overall I thought it was pretty well done.

[@goodcuccibadcredit]

I went to go watch it bc you mentioned it and I hated it!!! 😂 I found myself looking at the time and thinking “hurry up” cause I wanted to go to the restroom during that last part but didn’t wanna miss anything if there was a point to that lady rambling.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Honestly I don’t see the Michael Myers side at all. It’s more like Kane Hodder’s version of Jason in part 7 onwards. This film feels like a mix of Friday the 13th part 2 and part 7. But I felt the movie was fine. I was engaged, but only the cinematography and Johnny really stood out.

[@ragekage702]

Just got done watching. I thought he was going to do a wishbone kill on the woodsplitter. I agree with most of your critiques. I also don’t really know how to feel. The ending just seemed like filler. Like “why do I care about this random lady’s story, or the girl in the truck?” And then…NOTHING. Oh. Well he got his necklace back

[@Dairy-Queen22]

Love your videos

[@funandyvideos]

The ending was the director getting someone from F13:2 to cap his "Jason's Sweater Shack" homage.

[@StephyM.C.]

Oh no, I was so stoked for this one too.

[@Dilemma998]

I felt the same way about the ranger death, I figured he'd go limb by limb with that one. Id almost rather him just do the head vs the arm AND then the head. Ending was super weird. I loved the montage scene of her running through the woods in the dark, shot from behind & you can hear the noises in the background, & it just engulfs you. I felt so freaked out at that point, i wish it had maybe just cut to the end there or that it had more tension

[@justnickperiod4658]

The ending isn't exposition. To me it was to build lasting tension because you didn't realize how your only comfort previously was that you always knew where Johnny was, but the second you didn't it was scary. I think the lady's story was an attempt to keep the Final girl conscious so she didn't slip into a coma which was why she stopped the car. That was her only concern.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Thanks for the review. It proves that the legacy of The Shape lives on. Friday the 13th was a direct "inspiration" from Halloween. It is interesting to follow the killer. But how to improve upon The Shape? Nothing can compete with the original.

[@kellyaustin7487]

Jason and Michael are legends. Johnny is the latest. This movie was definitely not an 80's horror movie music video. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. This reviewer said the kills didn't look real. That comment is laughable as if anyone has ever been killed this way. Besides, I found the level of humor in this movie to be underrated. It gets a 7 out of 10 from me.

[@thomasffrench3639]

The Shape is way more ghostly, which makes him feel more like supernatural entity than a killer. It's not improving on the shape, it's having a different spin. And Frank Zito from Maniac 1980 is a way more interesting character than Michael anyways. Jason is not like Michael Myers at all, and neither is Pamela Voorhees. Not to mention that Halloween already ripped off Black Christmas and Deep Red.

[@PatBrennan24]

I just finished watching it, and I really enjoyed it! I loved viewing from the perspective of the killer. It was an interesting concept executed really well imo.

[@ibitaRaptor]

I have been waiting for this review.

[@kellyaustin7487]

Go watch it and review it yourself. 🤓

[@babykermie]

i was actually really pleasantly surprised that it was supernatural, as i had assumed it’d just be some regular person going on a killing spree. i was hoping that each time we caught up with the victims, they’d be going through the classic slasher/horror tropes, i.e. sitting around the campfire telling the ghost story, getting suspicious after their friends start going missing, the ranger confirming the story is true and telling them how bad they messed up, them formulating and executing their plan to take the killer down - and the movie delivered on that. i know this isn’t the first horror movie to follow the killer instead of the victims, but i feel like it’s the first i’ve seen be so tongue-in-cheek about it all lol.

[@happymwanza99]

You got to review lowlifes if you have seen it,its a tubi original film such underrated horror film of 2024

[@a.lly.s.a]

I know it was superrr typical horror but I'd luv to know your opinion on I Saw The TV Glow. It was genuinely one of the most beautiful and moving films I've ever seen. And horrifying in an interesting way, literally had an anxiety attack in the theatre.

[@RM-ld4mo]

How can you not talk about the yoga kill?! 😒

[@4CHAMBuurs]

Yeah that’s the kill of the year in cinema for sure.

[@justaguyyouknow]

I feel the one arm was a very good choice personally. I don’t think you’re weird for that though. I just like their choice. I felt the dialogue at the end sounded cool as hell but not entirely necessary for sure. Great video!

[@JugheadJones825]

Im very shocked there was no mention of the yoga girl kill. I think that one may stick with me awhile.

[@naomi9717]

I really hope they changed the pacing from when I watched it a while back because that killed me. The acting as well. Overall I had the same feeling about it. I appreciate it for what it is, but I didn’t like it. They should’ve leaned into the artistic part of it because it clashed with the bad acting. Definitely felt like DBD! My partner had much stronger negative feelings about it. He really did not like the pacing of the overall movie and that ending.

[@leebentz6358]

Loved it!!!

[@bloko7908]

loved it, love seeing unique takes on classics.

[@bronbron1022]

Funny, the way you felt about the ending is the way I felt about the whole movie 😅

[@nealhanson6255]

I liked this a lot, I gave it an 8/10. Strongly agree with you on two things: the last 10/15 minutes dropped this an entire point for me, and how fake the body looked that he dragged into the ranger station with no weight behind it (you’re the first reviewer I’ve seen mention this.)

[@Nate-eq3yr]

I think that the ending subverted the “one last scare” and the “rescuer is really in on everything” tropes. When the driver got out to check on the final girl’s leg(forgot her name), I expected Johnny to pop out of the woods or for the woman to restrain her and call out for Johnny. But they just drive out to safety.

[@78deathface]

I loved this movie. I hope it continues, but keeps the exact vibe

[@JeanLucPolier]

Why can I play this video in the background? I LOVE THIS - I don’t have KZbin premium.

[@HEELDAVE4LIFE]

The ending was to build suspense because you think that he’s going to appear out of nowhere. Personally I think it was achieved well, it had me at the edge of my seat the whole time.

[@luiscarretero3996]

While I also did not enjoy the ending as much I do have an appreciation for it because I think it was intended as an explanation of trauma after events such as these and how while if you think rationally even though the killer would in no way be able to have reached her in the truck she still has that sense of paranoia. I think the scene after having her stare off into the woods was a good indication of that

[@DJ2130]

It seems like an Indie/Horror movie on the low budget side. I love Indie movies (they are very artistic) and Horror. I would love more movies that mix these two genres. I do feel like it could have been done a little bit better.

[@bernardbalizet5173]

I just watched it yesterday and absolutely loved it.

[@Hestaphine]

I'm not staying for the spoiler section, but based on what I've gathered from your review and others, I am interested. This reminds me of Friday the 13th pt 2 a lot. The setting is gorgeous. Slashers aren't my prfered subgenre. I think it makes it especially difficult to have a compelling storyline when it's from the pov of the antagonist. I almost think, I would have preferred the first act of this film be about the events that lead up to the antagonist becoming what they are. It doesn't seem like the story of this villain has much explanation. Idk, I want to see it, but I have mild expectations.

[@djdepression]

Pretty sure they only did the ending part with the old lady because she was played by an actress from Friday the 13th part 2. They just wanted that sweet cameo.

[@4CHAMBuurs]

The yoga scene is Epic.

[@thatdemonoid89]

I didn’t like the ending or really the movie but it’s supposed to be that Johnny WAS the animal that attacked her brother in the woods. It was supposed to be a message to explain more but just came off as budget A24 artsy ending

[@Getguti]

Great breakdown agree minimal dialogue and story would have added more curiosity and tension 75% of the time irl the motive of serial killers is unknown other than they just like to hurt ppl I also wish it wasn’t a super natural story and kept it real that would have made it way more scary because anytime ppl go camping or hiking somewhere in the back of the mind is wonder of a crazy person or ppl in the woods and or animals.

[@HeirOfSparda]

I feel like had the wood splitter scene kept going it would have ventured into boring territory with how slow paced it was, it was the right call to not spend too much time on it IMO. Also you, you forgot the yoga kill, the one everyone's talking about.

[@Dedpancreas]

Ready for The Watchers review 🖤🖤🖤