dhti
For some reason all people in horror movies are idiots trying to get slaughtered as easy as possible. In this movie as well. The idea of people being locked in a house being terorrized by a group of masked is not quite original either. Not sure why anyone would call this a good slasher. The acting and images are good though.
Prometheus-Covenant
It's amazing how every antagonist in this film gets their ass beat by a single chick who is crippled throughout half of this movie. How is that possible? The main chick could barely move yet she's able to kill EVERY villain here. It's a low budget film with a bunch of nameless actors so don't expect good acting here. Also, the gore in this film really bothers me. Why is all of the blood brown and orange? They couldn't afford fake red blood?
Ada Mada Pia
Or so the saying goes. This film is a perfect example of that.At first we're led to believe that the people attacking this family are masked strangers, but we soon learn that this is a money grab attempt. We have Paul and Aubrey Davison, two successful people who have done well for themselves and their children. They are kind, generous, loving folks who welcome their now grown kids as well as their significant others into their home to celebrate their wedding anniversary.Personally, the blood and gore are nowhere near as gut-wrenching (pun intended) as the premise. Children who grew up with privilege and with warm, supportive parents, yet lack their talent and charisma and are failing miserably at life. It's absolutely sickening to me that these now adult children went so far as to plan these murders ahead of time in the hopes that the police would believe the killers were random strangers so that they would inherit their parents' money.These children lack so little humanity, it's difficult to believe they weren't adopted. After they murder their sister's boyfriend and then their sister, they brutally murder their own mother in her bed while she's devastated over her daughter's death.After they take out their father, the inevitable happens: They turn on each other. Not surprising after the way these grown men behaved before the killings. Spoiled and whiny, generally unlikable people which leads me to wonder what Erin ever saw in Crispian.So we have a group of wonderful people gathered together in what is supposed to be an enjoyable family event, but they are cut down in their prime by those they trusted most. For greed. All in all, I really enjoyed this film and its deeply troubling theme that leaves you wondering who you can trust when those you love turn on you. Coupled with the extremely satisfying ending where Erin delivers some much overdue justice, I give this film an 8 out of 10. The characters are very believable and the actors did a good job in their execution (pun intended). It had enough suspense and the element of surprise to keep me on the edge of my seat and I love the complexity of the villains, instead of the cookie cutter slashers of many films in its genre. I think what gets me the most about this particular film is that there is no tragic backstory on the villains' part. No catastrophic events that brought them to this point. It's simply the deeply flawed nature of the human condition.
Prismark10
You're Next is a rather intelligent horror thriller which at least gives some thought to the plot, the motivations of the villains and how the heroine at least manages to keep them at bay.Unfortunately it is let down with a rather slow opening and low budget as a lot of it is dimly lit. Still it is one of the better horror/thrillers of recent years.The Davison's are having a celebratory dinner in a remote vacation home. The parents are celebrating their anniversary and their children and significant others have joined them. Their is some bickering before they are attacked by crossbows by people on the outside wearing masks.In the confusion and among the mounting death toll, one of the girlfriend's invited turns out to be handy in defending herself.