Eli Roth’s only good movie tbh
I said what I said.
Oh, hell yeah. It’s nearing the end of November and that means it’s time for an annual re-watch of the best turkey day slasher out there. Is this movie perfect? No. Is it better than Green Inferno? Without a doubt 100000% yes.
I hope you’re ready for a whole lotta Boston, sans Ben Affleck and Matt Damon! This movie really nails the modern slasher formula: goofy, gory, and genuinely unpredictable. I get a lot of Scream vibes from this film and I mean that in a good way.
The kills are predictably grotesque (as one would expect from an Eli Roth film), but it doesn’t tread into that “needlessly over-the-top and gross” realm that I feel many films aim for these days. Despite being fairly brutal, each kill is unique and you can tell Roth had a lot of fun imagining more Thanksgiving-themed deaths than I think anyone thought was possible.
Also, it’s full of great side characters. Like Dewey! Dewey rocks. He just wants his damn kibble and I respect the fuck out of that. I love you, Dewey. Never change.
But for every Dewey there is a Ryan. Fuck Ryan. Honestly, fuck Bobby and his stupid golden arm too.
Before I get to the rating:
For those of you who have seen the movie… I only have one question:
would you have at least tried the special thanksgiving turkey?
On second watch, this movie tries a little too hard to be funny – which I, personally, would know nothing about (…ha…). But, I’m not a director and I don’t get paid to write this shit. Despite some corny dialogue and several genuinely dis-likeable characters, it is stuffed to the brim with creative kills and it might learn you a thing or two about John Carver.
I’d say this one gets an…
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