This site says this movie is comedy and horror but I don't think it's either. It's only funny a few times and there's no horror, but it's still a good movie. Kumail Nanjiani has some very funny lines but Ken Marino only made me laugh once. Toby Huss and Patrick Warburton were great, so was Slippery Pete. With so many funny people I was expecting more comedy but I still liked this movie. You have seen worse.
45 Reviews
There's a little trooper in your pooper
deloudelouvain18 February 2015
Well this wasn't horror at all even if there was the occasional blood spatter and some biting by a little cute butt-monster. But it was humorous. Well at least to me it was. Call me a child, I don't care at all, but when there are jokes about poop or farts I automatically have to laugh. And apparently I'm not the only one that thinks it's funny. For the people that hated this movie what can I say? Did you expect that this movie was going to be anything else when you knew it was about a monster living in your intestines? You knew before even watching it that it would never win Oscars or whatever price but is that the point of a movie like this? No, it's just a bit of fun for the open minded. Glad I saw it. I certainly had to laugh more in 90 minutes then in 10 seasons of How I met your mother...
some minor laughs
SnoopyStyle4 February 2015
Duncan (Ken Marino) is chased by some mysterious horror. Then it flashes back 123 hours. He is in the doctor's office with his wife Sarah (Gillian Jacobs) with a polyp in his colon. He hates his job and his boss Phil (Patrick Warburton) is making him fire people. He has a new therapist Highsmith (Peter Stormare). His mother Beatrice (Mary Kay Place) brings her boyfriend Bobbi (Kumail Nanjiani) and a fertility doctor to dinner. He poops out a monster which kills everyone who causes him stress. He bonds with it naming it Milo.
It has some minor funny moments. Milo himself generates very few laughs. It's a little gross and very perplexing monster. I think the scene coming out in front of the therapist needs to show their connectivity more. Milo can get hurt and Duncan can get hurt in sympathy in that scene. The horror part of the movie isn't that scary. The comedy has a few good scenes. It's a B-movie that is slightly better than a butt monster ought to be.
It has some minor funny moments. Milo himself generates very few laughs. It's a little gross and very perplexing monster. I think the scene coming out in front of the therapist needs to show their connectivity more. Milo can get hurt and Duncan can get hurt in sympathy in that scene. The horror part of the movie isn't that scary. The comedy has a few good scenes. It's a B-movie that is slightly better than a butt monster ought to be.
A great old-school "creature" comedy/horror.
Michael-Hallows-Eve12 August 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This movie was quite well done. It had great old-school effects and creature effects which I loved, as it was a throwback to movies like CRITTERS and GREMLINS - except more "Adult" orientated. I was happy watching this film from start to finish and I laughed out loud at some parts. Milo (the creature) is kind of cute in some parts of the film, and you kind of grow to like him, even though you know he is going to kill people. Ken Marino plays the part of 'Ken' very well, for me he keeps this movie rolling along nicely. And with people like Peter Stormare and Patrick Warburton in it, this film is a very good comedy/horror. I give it a good 7.5 out of 10.
An oddly heartfelt gross-out horror/comedy.
jffphllps8631 August 2013
When presented with the plot of "Bad Milo" one can't help be a little cautious. A movie about a "butt monster" doesn't seem like the most palatable of premises. But in spite of initial misgivings, this movie was a pleasant surprise.
I really thought this movie was going to be more in line with some of Lloyd Kaufman's Troma flicks after seeing the trailer online. I was prepared for a plethora of poop and penis jokes with little emphasis on story or characters. But what I ended up witnessing was an oddly charming blend of "Basket Case", "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Gremlins."
Ken Marino is a perfectly affable bumbling lead. His development and internal struggle (in more ways than one) with fatherhood are the centerpiece of the movie. I was quite impressed with all the supporting cast as well(Peter Stormare was exceptionally funny.)
After all the blood-splattering and crude jokes you're left with one oddly sentimental story that may even bring a tear to your eye.
I really thought this movie was going to be more in line with some of Lloyd Kaufman's Troma flicks after seeing the trailer online. I was prepared for a plethora of poop and penis jokes with little emphasis on story or characters. But what I ended up witnessing was an oddly charming blend of "Basket Case", "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Gremlins."
Ken Marino is a perfectly affable bumbling lead. His development and internal struggle (in more ways than one) with fatherhood are the centerpiece of the movie. I was quite impressed with all the supporting cast as well(Peter Stormare was exceptionally funny.)
After all the blood-splattering and crude jokes you're left with one oddly sentimental story that may even bring a tear to your eye.
Very Bad Milo!
interstellar88881 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Unfortunately, I could not give this movie 0 stars, but awful does sum it up. The appearance of so many glowing reviews here and the fact that the rating is only 5.7 must be the result of production staff artificially raising the appeal factor of the movie by entering these ridiculous reviews online. One reviewer stated that most of the people viewing the movie "are intellectuals." If you read that review, I guess, compared to the reviewer, that statement would be correct. Of course, he could also be referring the the other members of his kindergarten class. There just is nothing good to say about this movie. A cult classic? Never. I doubt more that 10 people will ever read these reviews anyway.
It's one of those films that's more fun than good but definitely a must see
kevin_robbins4 February 2022
Bad Milo (2013) is a movie I recently watched on Tubi and tells the tale of a stressed out office worker whose stress turns into a demon. Unfortunately the demon resides in his intestines where when he gets too stressed the demon exits his intestines through his rectum and kills whatever is stressing the man out.
This movie is directed by Jacob Vaughan (The Cassidy Kid) and stars Ken Marino (Children's Hospital), Gillian Jacobs (The Box), Patrick Warburton (Men in Black II), Mary Kay Place (The Big Chill), Peter Stormare (Fargo), Kumail Nanjiani (Stuber) and Tisha French (The Purge).
This movie is an absolutely crazy concept with a ghoulies/gremlins feel to it in a lot of ways. The storyline is fairly creative and definitely unique. The cast delivers excellent performances for a movie with this plot. There's some great comedy in this. The job transition to HR opening is absolutely hilarious. There's a dinner conversation in this that's wild. There's also some great kill scenes with over the top blood splatter and gore.
Overall this is a worthwhile picture that is definitely a must see once. It's one of those films that's more fun than good but definitely a must see. I'd score this a 6.5/10.
This movie is directed by Jacob Vaughan (The Cassidy Kid) and stars Ken Marino (Children's Hospital), Gillian Jacobs (The Box), Patrick Warburton (Men in Black II), Mary Kay Place (The Big Chill), Peter Stormare (Fargo), Kumail Nanjiani (Stuber) and Tisha French (The Purge).
This movie is an absolutely crazy concept with a ghoulies/gremlins feel to it in a lot of ways. The storyline is fairly creative and definitely unique. The cast delivers excellent performances for a movie with this plot. There's some great comedy in this. The job transition to HR opening is absolutely hilarious. There's a dinner conversation in this that's wild. There's also some great kill scenes with over the top blood splatter and gore.
Overall this is a worthwhile picture that is definitely a must see once. It's one of those films that's more fun than good but definitely a must see. I'd score this a 6.5/10.
Boring and irrelevant.
voyou-703-65535014 August 2013
I watched that due to IMDb reviews comparing it to Gremlins or Killer Clowns from Outer Space. My bad.
I gave up after half an hour of poop humour. And not a single smile. I can only take so much anus-centred jokes in so short a time span.
Comparing that dumb script to some of the most imaginative movies I have ever seen doesn't make any sense to me. Apart for the lack of ideas and surprises, the direction and acting are also largely inferior, albeit decent. Either that, or the cast does a good job portraying unbelievable characters as requested by their director, I wonder. Nobody seems real, instead they feel like people from a dream. In short, I didn't feel involved at all, and at the same time I was put off by the monomaniacal childish scatology.
At least, it's technically good enough to avoid the lowest note.
I gave up after half an hour of poop humour. And not a single smile. I can only take so much anus-centred jokes in so short a time span.
Comparing that dumb script to some of the most imaginative movies I have ever seen doesn't make any sense to me. Apart for the lack of ideas and surprises, the direction and acting are also largely inferior, albeit decent. Either that, or the cast does a good job portraying unbelievable characters as requested by their director, I wonder. Nobody seems real, instead they feel like people from a dream. In short, I didn't feel involved at all, and at the same time I was put off by the monomaniacal childish scatology.
At least, it's technically good enough to avoid the lowest note.
Stress can cause stomach pains, but so can a creature living in your intestines.
The-Plague12 June 2014
Warning: Spoilers
'Bad Milo' is a horror comedy starring Ken Marino who plays Duncan, an average man with an average life and a not so average creature living in his intestines. When Duncan begins getting stomach pains he assumes they are caused by the stress in his life, but there is actually a much less rational explanation. He soon finds out that he has a creature inhabiting his body; a fierce little monster who comes out through his butt to take revenge on the stress factors in his life. The creature, who looks like a cross between a demon and the "I'm the baby, gotta love me" dinosaur, and Duncan co-exist but how long can the situation stay under control? One might assume that a movie containing a creature that pops out of a man's butt to kill people would be stupid, but 'Bad Milo' is actually very well put together. Writers Benjamin Hayes and Jacob Vaughan succeed in creating a movie with immature subject matter conveyed in a non repugnant way. Milo, the killer hemorrhoid has his own personality and becomes as crucial to the movie as the other characters. At times you let your guard down thinking "he is kind of cute isn't he?" then you remember he came from a guy's butt.
Ken Marino is perfect fit playing the typical "everything about me is average" guy, but he also manages to step up and wedge himself into the hero role. The movie introduces psychological elements such as accepting your Id and also delves into family relationships. 'Bad Milo' never goes completely over the top to the point of losing the viewer, and although I found it enjoyable I think it would have been more successful as a short film. Certain aspects of the story start to become tedious but then a monster pops out of a butt and grabs your attention yet again.
Ken Marino is perfect fit playing the typical "everything about me is average" guy, but he also manages to step up and wedge himself into the hero role. The movie introduces psychological elements such as accepting your Id and also delves into family relationships. 'Bad Milo' never goes completely over the top to the point of losing the viewer, and although I found it enjoyable I think it would have been more successful as a short film. Certain aspects of the story start to become tedious but then a monster pops out of a butt and grabs your attention yet again.
Sick movie
shwaloff27 October 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Started as kinda funny the movie turns out into a sick story telling about a guy who has a monster living in his stomach. When the guy is stressed out the monster comes out of his butt and kills people. Later the guy looses a control over the monster. To make long story short, this movie is good for copro-lovers. It is hard to tell something more about this storyline. It is not very interesting as a nova day movie, more like Gremlins from 80s, but contains adult scenes and lots of poop humor. My wife gave up watching this movie within first 30min. I watched till the end and regret of wasted time. Gave it 3 out of 10 just to support struggling actor's play
Bad "Ass" Monster equals funny horror done right
ms-omen7316 July 2014
Bad Milo is another great example of what is right in horror comedy the last few years! Its a perfect blend of bad one liners, potty humor, heart and gore. Who would have thought that a film that teaches us about Anus Mythology, could be so awesome?! And I can't believe I am saying this about something that is borne out of a mans ass, but damn Milo is adorable. I swear by the end of the film you're going to want a Milo all of your own, poor misunderstood lil guy!
Duncan is an average good guy, living the average good guy life. He has a decent job, a good woman, and what looks like a okay life. He struggles with some tummy trouble, mom offers remedies, doctors try to help, and eventually he ends up unhappily in therapy where we can get to root of his problems. Pretty quickly this film pulls you in with a great opening scene, and then it keeps pace through the entire film, rotating between great blood soaked moments and humor sometimes mixing the two perfectly in such a disgustingly delicious way that you may feel both grossed out and ashamed for laughing at such wretchedness. You will also find yourself shocked by how much you want to hug this little ass borne, doe eyed, killing machine, i swear I even got teary at one point for the lil fellow! It was awful!, but it goes to show the amount of emotion that is in this film, not what you would expect from a story like this one.
If you haven't watched this film yet definitely add it to the list, it is a gem! The cast is made up of comedy veterans who bring this film to a whole new level of funny, and the gore is very effective with some scenes really looking incredibly good. I will definitely be pulling this one out again for years to come. It just goes to prove stress kills, but sometimes its kills the other guy!!!
Duncan is an average good guy, living the average good guy life. He has a decent job, a good woman, and what looks like a okay life. He struggles with some tummy trouble, mom offers remedies, doctors try to help, and eventually he ends up unhappily in therapy where we can get to root of his problems. Pretty quickly this film pulls you in with a great opening scene, and then it keeps pace through the entire film, rotating between great blood soaked moments and humor sometimes mixing the two perfectly in such a disgustingly delicious way that you may feel both grossed out and ashamed for laughing at such wretchedness. You will also find yourself shocked by how much you want to hug this little ass borne, doe eyed, killing machine, i swear I even got teary at one point for the lil fellow! It was awful!, but it goes to show the amount of emotion that is in this film, not what you would expect from a story like this one.
If you haven't watched this film yet definitely add it to the list, it is a gem! The cast is made up of comedy veterans who bring this film to a whole new level of funny, and the gore is very effective with some scenes really looking incredibly good. I will definitely be pulling this one out again for years to come. It just goes to prove stress kills, but sometimes its kills the other guy!!!
A silly COMEDY for horror fans. You will raise an eyebrow and shake your head.
ElMariachiVSPredator12 February 2023
JUST WATCH IT.
Minor gore. Minor horror. Several funny, good jokes and several funny, bad jokes.
Why 7/10 stars? Because its exactly what it deserves to be... it never fell apart. If you're laughing 2-6 minutes into the film... It will only continue. Really. I'm not sure anyone could make a better movie about a small demon-creature that exits and re-enters a man's b*tthole, over and over throughout the film.
No one decides to watch 'Bad Milo!' expecting a film on the same scale as The Lord of the Rings or Avatar. Nobody casted Edward Norton and Amy Adams as the leads. And that is no insult to the perfectly casted Ken Marino and Gillian Jacobs. Not to mention fine (humorous) performances by Patrick Warburton, Peter Stormare, and Stephen Root. Particularly, Ken Marino. Almost like a Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead. He plays his character (mostly) seriously. Not like its a SNL skit.
Yes. This movie is "stupid". You should expect the jokes to be as "bad" as Zoolander but a film with a much smaller budget. **The lack of budget is not an issue. The practical effects look good. I appreciated every goofy scene with Milo.
So YES, maybe "stupid". But the plot is only as stupid as the film is silly/funny. It is definitely intended to make you laugh.
If you've come here to find out if this movie is worth watching, because you are now aware the film exists, definitely watch it. Its sort of like Idol Hands, but with an anal-demon instead of a hand.
Did you laugh when Ace Ventura came out of the Rino's butt? If Yes. You can stomach this film too!
Minor gore. Minor horror. Several funny, good jokes and several funny, bad jokes.
Why 7/10 stars? Because its exactly what it deserves to be... it never fell apart. If you're laughing 2-6 minutes into the film... It will only continue. Really. I'm not sure anyone could make a better movie about a small demon-creature that exits and re-enters a man's b*tthole, over and over throughout the film.
No one decides to watch 'Bad Milo!' expecting a film on the same scale as The Lord of the Rings or Avatar. Nobody casted Edward Norton and Amy Adams as the leads. And that is no insult to the perfectly casted Ken Marino and Gillian Jacobs. Not to mention fine (humorous) performances by Patrick Warburton, Peter Stormare, and Stephen Root. Particularly, Ken Marino. Almost like a Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead. He plays his character (mostly) seriously. Not like its a SNL skit.
Yes. This movie is "stupid". You should expect the jokes to be as "bad" as Zoolander but a film with a much smaller budget. **The lack of budget is not an issue. The practical effects look good. I appreciated every goofy scene with Milo.
So YES, maybe "stupid". But the plot is only as stupid as the film is silly/funny. It is definitely intended to make you laugh.
If you've come here to find out if this movie is worth watching, because you are now aware the film exists, definitely watch it. Its sort of like Idol Hands, but with an anal-demon instead of a hand.
Did you laugh when Ace Ventura came out of the Rino's butt? If Yes. You can stomach this film too!
"horror" and "comedy", my ass
Coventry2 April 2014
I'm generally quite allergic to horror-comedies
For every "Braindead", "Re-Animator" or "Shaun of the Dead", there exist approximately 300 imbecilic movies that are neither horrific nor funny, just downright embarrassing. With "Bad Milo" I took a – or at least so I presumed – calculated risk because there were several signs indicating this would be a worthwhile comedy effort. For starters it doesn't feature any zombies (there's a massive over-offer of god-awful zombie comedies since too years now) and I read many favorable reviews around here. Also, the synopsis and pictures led me to believe "Bad Milo!" would be a comical version of classic horror films like David Cronenberg's "The Brood" or Frank Hennenlotter's "Basket Case", and I'm a huge fan of both. Well I hate to disagree with the vast majority of reviewers here, but I think "Bad Milo!" is an incredibly disappointing and severely underdeveloped effort. This film defines the term missed opportunity, as the story of a good-hearted man whose inner gastric butt-creature unleashes blood fury in his place is full of wicked horror and black comedy potential, but absolutely nothing is done with it. Instead of exploiting the gonzo-themes and/or the politically incorrect nature of the demon, the screenplay stupidly just brings forward clichéd comical situations and stereotypical characters like the case in any random mainstream screwball comedy. Our protagonist's mother has a relationship with a guy even younger than he is, and of course they share all details of their overactive sex life. Is this "American Pie", or something? He – Duncan – also has a co-worker who looks and acts like Homer Simpson and a corrupt boss who seems to walk straight out of "Arrested Development". To complete the slapstick-factor, Duncan seeks the help of an alternative shrink whose parrot shouts out psychiatric diagnoses! I'm genuinely astounded to see so many fans praise the originality and humor quality of this film, because it's on the verge of infantile and imbecilic. Please don't call it "tongue-in-cheek" because it's absolutely not the case. The horror elements of "Bad Milo!" are utterly negligible There's some blood-splattering on the walls and a bit of munching, but nothing obscene or even remotely provocative. The creature itself, Milo, looks even cuter than E.T. and the Gremlins combined. As stated above, I hoped that "Bad Milo!" would be reminiscent of "Basket Case", but in fact it's more like that other Frank Hennenlotter low-budget classic "Brain Damage". Except of course that "Brain Damage" was original, funny and memorable.
A Wasted Premise with Minimal Scares/Laughs
brando64731 May 2014
As I was watching BAD MILO again the other night, I thought of what might be the best analogy to describe this low budget horror/comedy: it's an engine that keeps on revving but never kicks into gear. To qualify it as a horror/comedy probably isn't the best description because, in the end, it didn't really have much of either. I suppose it could best be viewed as a drama about one man's father issues and his coming to grips with the idea of his own pending parenthood. But that's not as fun as the premise that baits the audience into sitting down for the movie: Duncan is a man with problems. His job bites. His boss is a douche. His mother's new relationship with a considerably younger man weirds him out. And, to top it off, he's been dealing with intense stomach pains and frequent bathroom visits for as long as he can remember. When a doctor tells him the stomach problems stem from his poor stress management, Duncan begins seeing an eccentric psychiatrist and the truth soon emerges. Literally. From his butt. You see, Duncan is possessed with some sort of ancient mythological creature that dwells in his lower intestine and erupts from his butt whenever someone stresses him out to kill the aggressor. Now, Duncan learns he must make peace with his literal inner demon if he wants to end its murderous rampage before it hurts someone he loves. But mostly, it's the father issues thing. Don't let the butt demon stuff fool you.
I really hoped that a movie about a killer butt demon would be more fun, but BAD MILO actually has quite a few stretches where nothing of interest happens and my attention starts to phase out. When Milo finally arrives, we don't get nearly as much fun with him as I expected. I'm sure it has a lot to do with budget limitations and how much they were capable of doing with the puppet. But the audience knows what to expect going in when the main draw is a rubber puppet monster. This is no time to be self-conscious. Give us the puppet! Instead we get a lot of drama as Duncan struggles to grow a pair and stop letting life stomp all over him. I wanted more chaos, more puppet-on-human violence. By the time it's all over, Milo actually kills less than a handful of people and two of them occur off-screen. We finally get the full-bore puppet attack at the end of the film but by then I was hardly interested in what was happening on screen. BAD MILO, as a retro creature feature, is full of wasted potential. The main attraction doesn't get enough screen time and, when he's there, he's doesn't get much to do other than growl or give puppy-dog eyes to melt Duncan's heart. Violence is mostly limited to bloody messes but we get a little bit of gore when Milo attacks a smug fertility doctor. There just isn't much in the way of scares or gross-outs so marketing this movie as a horror film might've been a mistake.
The film fares a little better on the comedy end with a funny cast saving this movie from being a total loss. Ken Marino is Duncan, our man with the butt demon. I've not been a huge Marino fan, but I don't exactly have much to go on. He was the most irritating character in WANDERLUST, but he also had some of the funnier bits in WE'RE THE MILLERS in what little time he was on screen. Here, Marino is the straight man and he sort of reminds me of Jason Bateman. Despite being a weaker movie, it's probably one of the better Marino performances I've seen. His wife is the beautiful Gillian Jacobs but she doesn't get much to do other than react to Marino's bathroom antics and provide a crucial bit of plot development late in the game. She's a good sport through it all and she gets to have some fun in the climactic battle. The supporting cast steal the show in BAD MILO with Peter Stormare, Stephen Root, Toby Huss, and Kumail Nanjiani. Huss establishes a hilarious tone in the opening scene as the doctor who misdiagnoses Milo as a polyp in Duncan's colon but the movie fails to maintain the humor, though not for lack of trying from Nanjiani as Duncan's new father-in-law in a great dinner scene. Stormare is Duncan's hippie psychiatrist and Root arrives late in the game as Duncan's estranged biological father, but most scenes that don't involve these characters fizzle out. I really enjoyed Milo as a character, bouncing from vicious killer to precocious toddler, and I dig the retro rod- puppet they used to bring him to life. Part of me wouldn't mind a future low budget sequel to continue the tale of Duncan and his unnatural family heritage because BAD MILO had some promise and I think there's still comedy (or horror) fold to be mined from it but, as it stands, BAD MILO was somewhat of a disappointment with a couple little comedy gems scattered inside.
I really hoped that a movie about a killer butt demon would be more fun, but BAD MILO actually has quite a few stretches where nothing of interest happens and my attention starts to phase out. When Milo finally arrives, we don't get nearly as much fun with him as I expected. I'm sure it has a lot to do with budget limitations and how much they were capable of doing with the puppet. But the audience knows what to expect going in when the main draw is a rubber puppet monster. This is no time to be self-conscious. Give us the puppet! Instead we get a lot of drama as Duncan struggles to grow a pair and stop letting life stomp all over him. I wanted more chaos, more puppet-on-human violence. By the time it's all over, Milo actually kills less than a handful of people and two of them occur off-screen. We finally get the full-bore puppet attack at the end of the film but by then I was hardly interested in what was happening on screen. BAD MILO, as a retro creature feature, is full of wasted potential. The main attraction doesn't get enough screen time and, when he's there, he's doesn't get much to do other than growl or give puppy-dog eyes to melt Duncan's heart. Violence is mostly limited to bloody messes but we get a little bit of gore when Milo attacks a smug fertility doctor. There just isn't much in the way of scares or gross-outs so marketing this movie as a horror film might've been a mistake.
The film fares a little better on the comedy end with a funny cast saving this movie from being a total loss. Ken Marino is Duncan, our man with the butt demon. I've not been a huge Marino fan, but I don't exactly have much to go on. He was the most irritating character in WANDERLUST, but he also had some of the funnier bits in WE'RE THE MILLERS in what little time he was on screen. Here, Marino is the straight man and he sort of reminds me of Jason Bateman. Despite being a weaker movie, it's probably one of the better Marino performances I've seen. His wife is the beautiful Gillian Jacobs but she doesn't get much to do other than react to Marino's bathroom antics and provide a crucial bit of plot development late in the game. She's a good sport through it all and she gets to have some fun in the climactic battle. The supporting cast steal the show in BAD MILO with Peter Stormare, Stephen Root, Toby Huss, and Kumail Nanjiani. Huss establishes a hilarious tone in the opening scene as the doctor who misdiagnoses Milo as a polyp in Duncan's colon but the movie fails to maintain the humor, though not for lack of trying from Nanjiani as Duncan's new father-in-law in a great dinner scene. Stormare is Duncan's hippie psychiatrist and Root arrives late in the game as Duncan's estranged biological father, but most scenes that don't involve these characters fizzle out. I really enjoyed Milo as a character, bouncing from vicious killer to precocious toddler, and I dig the retro rod- puppet they used to bring him to life. Part of me wouldn't mind a future low budget sequel to continue the tale of Duncan and his unnatural family heritage because BAD MILO had some promise and I think there's still comedy (or horror) fold to be mined from it but, as it stands, BAD MILO was somewhat of a disappointment with a couple little comedy gems scattered inside.
Quite Reasonable
By-TorX-15 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Bad Milo! is fun film that confidently mixes a game cast (Peter Stormare is especially good) with self-consciously loopy creature antics and action. The Freudian elements give the proceedings a modicum of respectability to offset the anally-fixated dialogue, jokes and revenge hi-jinks, while Milo himself is an amusing creation. However, although the film does have some good gore-attacks by the titular creature, in addition to very amusing 'bonding' scenes between Duncan and Milo, the film would have worked better with some Frank Henenlotter-style grunge and sleaze, as Basket Case and Brain Damage seem to be the most obvious influences (barring a maniacal and proctological take on Gremlins' Gizmo, that is), but Bad Milo! never reaches that level (or should it be glorious depths?).
Is this a practical joke?????? who made this garbage!!!! ?
blondieonamission1 February 2014
don't know how i ended up watching it.....
wow is it is awful. like the kind of awful that makes you think you just got tricked.
Why does the music playing in the background sound off rhythm and all wrong??
What has the movie business become?
It's like they had a $500 production budget.
seriously, Is this a practical joke?
DISGUSTING!!
THIS Makes me so angrry
thiS mUST HAVE BEEN A Straight TO DVD
wow is it is awful. like the kind of awful that makes you think you just got tricked.
Why does the music playing in the background sound off rhythm and all wrong??
What has the movie business become?
It's like they had a $500 production budget.
seriously, Is this a practical joke?
DISGUSTING!!
THIS Makes me so angrry
thiS mUST HAVE BEEN A Straight TO DVD
I pity the folks that didn't watch more than a few minutes...
Samizdata15 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I had a chance to see it and didn't regret it a bit. I found it quirkily amusing and quite original. Yes, there was a bit of tasteless humor involved, but it didn't stoop as low as I expected, which was a treat.
The lead did a wonderful job of getting me to empathize with the mundane horror of his life. Stephen Root was, well, a hippyesque Stephen Root, which is not a bad thing. Patrick Warburton smarmed, sleazed, and mugged as only he can do. And Peter Stormare was an absolute delight as a counselor of dubious sanity.
The only real issue I had was the happy(ish) ending. In a horror comedy like this a less-than-happy ending is far from a bad thing, as long as it incorporates a darkly comic theme.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised, despite the presence of the Duplass Brothers, which, in my experience, generally don't let me down.
(And for those of you Pete & Pete fans, watch the medical doctor. It's Toby Huss who was Artie the World's Strongest Man.)
The lead did a wonderful job of getting me to empathize with the mundane horror of his life. Stephen Root was, well, a hippyesque Stephen Root, which is not a bad thing. Patrick Warburton smarmed, sleazed, and mugged as only he can do. And Peter Stormare was an absolute delight as a counselor of dubious sanity.
The only real issue I had was the happy(ish) ending. In a horror comedy like this a less-than-happy ending is far from a bad thing, as long as it incorporates a darkly comic theme.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised, despite the presence of the Duplass Brothers, which, in my experience, generally don't let me down.
(And for those of you Pete & Pete fans, watch the medical doctor. It's Toby Huss who was Artie the World's Strongest Man.)
Too Out There
AngelHonesty21 December 2023
What did I just watch and why did I just watch it? It's definitely different.
The cast was great. As always Ken Marino is fantastic. And I was really happy they had Peter Stormare. It made it funny. I wouldn't call it a horror movie. Mostly a comedy drama with a little blood splashed around here and there. They did a great job writing the film and executing a half interesting plot that kept you watching.
But not my kind of movie. I found it a little too out there for me in a raunchy way. Like first off, who in their right minds would willingly want to put that thing back in themselves repeatedly? And know, oh ya, that just lives inside of me all the time? Secondly, how on earth did it fit? And how does it fit inside of his body without showing a big baby bump. And how on earth does he still go to the washroom okay and doesn't get blocked all the time? Also, I think the smell would be awful. How could you cuddle with something that would smell so bad.
I know it's meant to be funny. But it was too weird.
The cast was great. As always Ken Marino is fantastic. And I was really happy they had Peter Stormare. It made it funny. I wouldn't call it a horror movie. Mostly a comedy drama with a little blood splashed around here and there. They did a great job writing the film and executing a half interesting plot that kept you watching.
But not my kind of movie. I found it a little too out there for me in a raunchy way. Like first off, who in their right minds would willingly want to put that thing back in themselves repeatedly? And know, oh ya, that just lives inside of me all the time? Secondly, how on earth did it fit? And how does it fit inside of his body without showing a big baby bump. And how on earth does he still go to the washroom okay and doesn't get blocked all the time? Also, I think the smell would be awful. How could you cuddle with something that would smell so bad.
I know it's meant to be funny. But it was too weird.
Best Butt Demon Movie Ever?
gavin694224 February 2014
A horror comedy centered on a guy (Ken Marino) who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused by a demon living in his intestines.
While not a great film, this is a pretty good film with an impressive ensemble cast of recognizable faces (Peter Stormare, Stephen Root, Patrick Warburton, etc.). I could easily see this earning a small cult following.
The outtakes on the DVD are interesting because it shows how much was apparently improvised and ad-libbed. I am surprised more was not added into the film, because the best parts were when the characters rambled and did their shtick. The butt demon part was cool, but nothing compared to the humor.
I sensed a strong similarity with "Basket Case", and although this is far from a rip off, I wonder if they were inspired in any way... I would be shocked if there was no connection whatsoever.
While not a great film, this is a pretty good film with an impressive ensemble cast of recognizable faces (Peter Stormare, Stephen Root, Patrick Warburton, etc.). I could easily see this earning a small cult following.
The outtakes on the DVD are interesting because it shows how much was apparently improvised and ad-libbed. I am surprised more was not added into the film, because the best parts were when the characters rambled and did their shtick. The butt demon part was cool, but nothing compared to the humor.
I sensed a strong similarity with "Basket Case", and although this is far from a rip off, I wonder if they were inspired in any way... I would be shocked if there was no connection whatsoever.
Sometimes it is more than just a stomach ache...
paul_haakonsen27 February 2014
Having read the synopsis for "Bad Milo!" I must admit that I was somewhat at a crossroad about this movie. But as much as I enjoy movies, I just had to sit down and watch this movie, despite it sounding so outrageously weird.
And that was exactly what the movie was - outrageously weird. This is a very dark and twisted horror comedy about a vicious creature named Milo that lives inside the intestines of Duncan. This demonic creature comes out every once in a while and goes on a murderous rampage.
Indeed, the storyline is really, really weird. And I will admit that it was a little bit slow in the beginning and it was difficult to really get into the mood of the movie. But then suddenly it changed pace and the movie took a turn for the better, becoming a very odd comedy indeed.
"Bad Milo!" is not the type of movie that is suitable for just anyone, especially given the dark comedy aspect that is mixed with gore and horror. But watch it for what it is; a movie meant to entertain the viewers.
The creature was actually quite nicely made, and it had both a very demonic side to it, but also a very cute side to it. And the special effects guys really pulled it off nicely, great puppet work here as well.
While hardly a cult movie in the making, then "Bad Milo!" is well worth watching a single time for its absurdity and oddity.
And that was exactly what the movie was - outrageously weird. This is a very dark and twisted horror comedy about a vicious creature named Milo that lives inside the intestines of Duncan. This demonic creature comes out every once in a while and goes on a murderous rampage.
Indeed, the storyline is really, really weird. And I will admit that it was a little bit slow in the beginning and it was difficult to really get into the mood of the movie. But then suddenly it changed pace and the movie took a turn for the better, becoming a very odd comedy indeed.
"Bad Milo!" is not the type of movie that is suitable for just anyone, especially given the dark comedy aspect that is mixed with gore and horror. But watch it for what it is; a movie meant to entertain the viewers.
The creature was actually quite nicely made, and it had both a very demonic side to it, but also a very cute side to it. And the special effects guys really pulled it off nicely, great puppet work here as well.
While hardly a cult movie in the making, then "Bad Milo!" is well worth watching a single time for its absurdity and oddity.
All in all more touching than you would think, a true black comedy
r-allen-brewster1 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Where to start with this movie. When I first started watching it I wasn't blown away, the acting was good (I'm looking at you Patrick Warburton) but the main guy, Duncan, just struck me as an unlikable mook. Then the ass demon appeared and the whole thing changed. I suddenly found myself not only laughing at the absurdity of it all but also taken aback by the feels and not the feels that one would imagine having from an ass demon crawling his way back into your ass but more as if he had crawled his way into my heart.
The whole shebang really takes a turn when Milo, the brown town demon, crawls its way from Duncan's ruined sphincter to kill the people who hurt him and you start to understand what makes this anxious dork tick. As revealed during a therapy session with a kooky hypnotist, Duncan's father had abandoned him as a child and with Duncan's wife wanting a baby he is faced with something that people with abandonment issues often face. An issue I myself faced and that is the fear that we will end up like our fathers. This point is driven home even more when it is revealed that Duncan's father also has an ass demon and that Duncan's wife is finally pregnant. Upon hearing the news Duncan does exactly what his father did, he turns and runs, unable to process. Did I just find an emotional connection to a guy who spends part of the movie trying to feed cat food to a wide eyed demon that crawled out of his butt? Damn
Duncan shows the classic signs of someone who had an absent parent. He feels anxious in supervisory rolls, feels helpless, unimportant, as if what he wants and what he feels doesn't matter. Milo embodies his internal and his external stresses, his desires and his rages, the things he won't let himself address. As he tries to bond with Milo, at the behest of that nutty therapist, it symbolizes not just coming to terms with those parts of himself ("I know you were only dong that for me.") but also coming to terms with the fact that he is not his father. Milo and him take on an almost father/son dynamic toward the end of the film, with Milo calling him "papa" after he had chopped off the poor little guys arm and legs with an ax. That scene itself is one of the most moving parts of the film for a lot of reasons. Not only does Duncan gain control of his darker desires but he accepts Milo back into his ass with the help of his pregnant wife, essentially showing the act of becoming a responsible father helped him accept his own worth. In the end we find Duncan the head of his own company, getting ready for the baby and even taking care of his now invalid father.
The gore was a little cheesy and some of the acting was a little ham-fisted but in the end there are a ton of laughs to be found here and enough comically gruesome scenes for any danger dog to scratch his bone.
The whole shebang really takes a turn when Milo, the brown town demon, crawls its way from Duncan's ruined sphincter to kill the people who hurt him and you start to understand what makes this anxious dork tick. As revealed during a therapy session with a kooky hypnotist, Duncan's father had abandoned him as a child and with Duncan's wife wanting a baby he is faced with something that people with abandonment issues often face. An issue I myself faced and that is the fear that we will end up like our fathers. This point is driven home even more when it is revealed that Duncan's father also has an ass demon and that Duncan's wife is finally pregnant. Upon hearing the news Duncan does exactly what his father did, he turns and runs, unable to process. Did I just find an emotional connection to a guy who spends part of the movie trying to feed cat food to a wide eyed demon that crawled out of his butt? Damn
Duncan shows the classic signs of someone who had an absent parent. He feels anxious in supervisory rolls, feels helpless, unimportant, as if what he wants and what he feels doesn't matter. Milo embodies his internal and his external stresses, his desires and his rages, the things he won't let himself address. As he tries to bond with Milo, at the behest of that nutty therapist, it symbolizes not just coming to terms with those parts of himself ("I know you were only dong that for me.") but also coming to terms with the fact that he is not his father. Milo and him take on an almost father/son dynamic toward the end of the film, with Milo calling him "papa" after he had chopped off the poor little guys arm and legs with an ax. That scene itself is one of the most moving parts of the film for a lot of reasons. Not only does Duncan gain control of his darker desires but he accepts Milo back into his ass with the help of his pregnant wife, essentially showing the act of becoming a responsible father helped him accept his own worth. In the end we find Duncan the head of his own company, getting ready for the baby and even taking care of his now invalid father.
The gore was a little cheesy and some of the acting was a little ham-fisted but in the end there are a ton of laughs to be found here and enough comically gruesome scenes for any danger dog to scratch his bone.
Pulling one out of ones ...
kosmasp23 May 2014
There are things that are better left unexplained. And how could and would you be able to explain them. Now I'm not even going to go into details about the character "Milo" that is playing a major role here, although I'm sure all of you know what the movie is about and where that character "sprung" out of (no pun intended).
It might be a horror, but it really has a lot of comedy in it too. The monster itself, which is not CGI (well maybe there is some CG help, but you can see that this is a "real" puppet), has its own personality. One that clashes with our main character. It drives the story and even though you will know where this is heading, you will be able to enjoy it a lot.
It might be a horror, but it really has a lot of comedy in it too. The monster itself, which is not CGI (well maybe there is some CG help, but you can see that this is a "real" puppet), has its own personality. One that clashes with our main character. It drives the story and even though you will know where this is heading, you will be able to enjoy it a lot.
How can this have been made
ICMooVees20 June 2017
It's hard to believe that a writer presented a script for this to a Hollywood movie team and received a green light to move forward with casting and shooting. And yet, here it is, in all of it's glory, a big pile of crapola. It was so bad that i just had to watch it to it's end to take in the full load of it's unbelievably asinine (no pun intended)story then sit back and wonder how junk like this actually got funded and scripted. Well, maybe they will approve and shoot a sequel because there has been worse, no too much worse, but there is some to be found..Catwoman maybe? I dunno but this is junk..
Not particularly funny or frightening, but better than expected
ginocox-206-33696811 September 2015
"Bad Milo" could easily have veered into a repulsive display of scatological humor, but instead maintained a fairly restrained tenor throughout. There have been numerous stories about evil doppelgängers, the most famous of which is undoubtedly "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde." There have also been movies where the doppelgänger was apparently the personification of the male sex drive, as with "Bad Johnson," which I haven't actually seen. Giving the inner demon the appearance of some giant anthropomorphic turd with moray eel teeth, that resides in the protagonist's colon and escapes through his rectum, was a bold choice that presents some comic potential, but undoubtedly alienated many potential and actual viewers.
The dramatic question here is how should one confront/acknowledge/manage ones inner demons. We all occasionally respond to people and situations with anger, jealousy and other ignoble sentiments. Should we keep these bad feelings inside, possibly engendering inner conflicts, or should we vent them and confront them candidly, or should we try to find some unrelated activity that allows us to vent our frustrations without involving those who are the proximate source?
BM presents two characters with inner demons. One withdraws from society to deny his inner demons any source of inspiration or expression. The other attempts to embrace, contain, placate, then confront his demon. However, I felt the dramatic issue was not explored as thoroughly as it might have been. The demon had only one level of response, to brutally murder. But as people, our darker sides find many levels of expression, such as insulting, slighting, ignoring, ostracizing, humiliating and various levels of violence short of lethal.
Simply unleashing the demon to commit murder and mayhem seems a cheap and obvious ploy. What if the demon wreaked havoc in more subtle ways? Instead of physically assaulting the guy in the alley, it might have taken a video of what was a fairly humiliating sequence of events and posted it on YouTube. It could have stolen the businessman's records and delivered them to the FBI, the press and/or his victims.
While the film explores daddy issues and how the sins of the father are visited on the son and the psychological impact of growing up in a broken home that has been abandoned by the father (all of which are discussed more intelligently in Robert Brewster's review), we don't see how other characters deal with anger, frustration or jealousy.
The film is much better than one would expect and worth viewing. Its consideration of the dramatic issue is narrow but deeper than it might appear at first blush. The production values were adequate and it's always nice to see a film where the cinematographer used a tripod whenever possible. Performances were generally good, if restrained. Even Stomare's performance was restrained.
The dramatic question here is how should one confront/acknowledge/manage ones inner demons. We all occasionally respond to people and situations with anger, jealousy and other ignoble sentiments. Should we keep these bad feelings inside, possibly engendering inner conflicts, or should we vent them and confront them candidly, or should we try to find some unrelated activity that allows us to vent our frustrations without involving those who are the proximate source?
BM presents two characters with inner demons. One withdraws from society to deny his inner demons any source of inspiration or expression. The other attempts to embrace, contain, placate, then confront his demon. However, I felt the dramatic issue was not explored as thoroughly as it might have been. The demon had only one level of response, to brutally murder. But as people, our darker sides find many levels of expression, such as insulting, slighting, ignoring, ostracizing, humiliating and various levels of violence short of lethal.
Simply unleashing the demon to commit murder and mayhem seems a cheap and obvious ploy. What if the demon wreaked havoc in more subtle ways? Instead of physically assaulting the guy in the alley, it might have taken a video of what was a fairly humiliating sequence of events and posted it on YouTube. It could have stolen the businessman's records and delivered them to the FBI, the press and/or his victims.
While the film explores daddy issues and how the sins of the father are visited on the son and the psychological impact of growing up in a broken home that has been abandoned by the father (all of which are discussed more intelligently in Robert Brewster's review), we don't see how other characters deal with anger, frustration or jealousy.
The film is much better than one would expect and worth viewing. Its consideration of the dramatic issue is narrow but deeper than it might appear at first blush. The production values were adequate and it's always nice to see a film where the cinematographer used a tripod whenever possible. Performances were generally good, if restrained. Even Stomare's performance was restrained.
Bad Milo
marinaant-3621722 November 2021
The movie was really fun I was surprised because I wasn't sure if I was gonna like it because the plot seemed dumb but it made me laugh a lot in some parts I'm not gonna lie and that little monster was actually cute overall it was good.
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