Slasher movies. What happened? They used to be as fun as they were scary.
With any slasher flick, it can easily be said that "some of the kills were awesome", but that doesn't make a slasher great. Some of the kills, however few, were cool, but out of place. The movie didn't have as much excitement that built up the kills within.
The movie follows the killer throughout most of the movie, so we don't get to see enough of the victims before their deaths to love or hate them. To hope they die or survive. This made me just hate them.
There is definitely a comparison to Friday the 13th, which is what drew me to even want to see it. The trailer was so compelling that I went to the theater to see it. I really feel it was a waste of time that I could've just waited for its release on Shudder for. At least, I could've just turned it off and put on a tried and true slasher flick I'd seen 8,000 times before.
It was boring. There was no excitement. There was no, "Don't go in there!!!" moments. No, "RUN!!" moments. Nothing that could make anyone sit on the edge of their seats, biting their nails in anticipation of what's happening next.
The end was just a long, drawn out driving scene where a woman picks up the remaining survivor and just rambles on about nothing for about 20 minutes. The movie could've been 20 minutes shorter had it been left out, and it still would've been the same boring, disappointing movie.
It really is a shame that I've gone to the movies numerous times within the last few years in anticipation of a good horror movie just to be let down time and time again. As far as the most disappointing movies I had anticipated and ended up disappointed, 2022 had Halloween Ends. 2023 had Skinamarink, and 2024 goes to In A Violent Nature. There, of course, are more movies in between, but there have been the biggest in the last 3 years.
With any slasher flick, it can easily be said that "some of the kills were awesome", but that doesn't make a slasher great. Some of the kills, however few, were cool, but out of place. The movie didn't have as much excitement that built up the kills within.
The movie follows the killer throughout most of the movie, so we don't get to see enough of the victims before their deaths to love or hate them. To hope they die or survive. This made me just hate them.
There is definitely a comparison to Friday the 13th, which is what drew me to even want to see it. The trailer was so compelling that I went to the theater to see it. I really feel it was a waste of time that I could've just waited for its release on Shudder for. At least, I could've just turned it off and put on a tried and true slasher flick I'd seen 8,000 times before.
It was boring. There was no excitement. There was no, "Don't go in there!!!" moments. No, "RUN!!" moments. Nothing that could make anyone sit on the edge of their seats, biting their nails in anticipation of what's happening next.
The end was just a long, drawn out driving scene where a woman picks up the remaining survivor and just rambles on about nothing for about 20 minutes. The movie could've been 20 minutes shorter had it been left out, and it still would've been the same boring, disappointing movie.
It really is a shame that I've gone to the movies numerous times within the last few years in anticipation of a good horror movie just to be let down time and time again. As far as the most disappointing movies I had anticipated and ended up disappointed, 2022 had Halloween Ends. 2023 had Skinamarink, and 2024 goes to In A Violent Nature. There, of course, are more movies in between, but there have been the biggest in the last 3 years.
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