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Well… that sure was nasty. But hey, it’s not like I didn’t expect it.
TERRIFIER 3
Art the Clown is back clowning about and making art out of people’s insides and outsides, this time.. during Christmas!
Damn. What the hell on earth did I just watch? That was surely a lot to take in. And for some this will be a lot to get out too. The buckets of blood will have to be passed through the screen and reused for the puking that surely will be happening in theaters everywhere.
Right now I feel like needing a shower. But at the same time I very much don’t want to think about showers for the foreseeable future. I’m terrified of them now. Terrifier 3 is far from terrifying, however. But It’s terrifyingly, disgustingly, offensively, insultingly repulsing. And once again, enjoying Art the Clown’s sickening display of violence is very much a matter of (dis)taste.
Even with the added humor to the inhumane absurdities, it’s an absolute abundance of audience agony that will either feel bad in a good way or just bad in a bad way. I might be somewhat weirdly placed in the middle… right down the chainsawed buttcrack of some helpless victim.
Did I laugh a couple of times? Well yes, I did. And I laughed in the very same manner when I signed myself up for the psychiatric ward right after the credits rolled. Because man… this is a sick movie. But it’s undeniable that there’s a whole lot of talent put onto this canvas of multiple mutilated carcasses. It’s like a car crash you can’t look away from.
The effects work is top notch. Amazing stuff. The acting of David Howard Thornton is equally exceptional. His facial expressions and body language is endlessly creative and constantly engaging. Without someone like him playing a butchering menace like Art, it just wouldn’t work.
But while I do find Art very funny and I do see the overall intent - it’s still so extreme. It’s so dark. It’s so sadistic and perverse. And I get that’s the whole deal about this movie and its predecessors. And that’s also why I admire it and is impressed during several scenes. But my consciousness is in great conflict, cause it’s screaming at me during the whole movie basically.
“This is so wrong! Why would you watch this for entertainment?! What’s wrong with you?!” That’s what I hear. And if you don’t hear something similar from within yourself then please delete my number if you have it. And my address. No but seriously… this franchise is not (yet) a million ways to die, but it’s definitely a case of how death will earn you millions and give you millions to make even more death happen (movie-deaths, of course).
But it’s crazy honestly. So many people have sat down to have their vision willingly assaulted in the most absurd and obscene ways. Myself included. But somehow you can’t look away. You want to seek it out. But again, your enjoyment may very much vary. If you have no soul, no heart or no brain, this is a ten out of ten experience …
… If you have just some of the aforementioned you might have trouble giving out a perfect score to something that made your consciousness sore. But being in conflict with your consciousness and your morality compass is probably healthy once in a while. And Terrifier 3 will challenge you here (well I hope it will).
Anyway, I don’t know what more to say. I’m sure you already have your mind set about whether this is something for you. I’m certainly not here to convince anybody but myself that it was either okay or not okay to watch this and sort of enjoy it.
And well… I’m not sure I got any wiser either this third time around the intestines-wrapped Christmas tree.
TERRIFIER 3
Art the Clown is back clowning about and making art out of people’s insides and outsides, this time.. during Christmas!
Damn. What the hell on earth did I just watch? That was surely a lot to take in. And for some this will be a lot to get out too. The buckets of blood will have to be passed through the screen and reused for the puking that surely will be happening in theaters everywhere.
Right now I feel like needing a shower. But at the same time I very much don’t want to think about showers for the foreseeable future. I’m terrified of them now. Terrifier 3 is far from terrifying, however. But It’s terrifyingly, disgustingly, offensively, insultingly repulsing. And once again, enjoying Art the Clown’s sickening display of violence is very much a matter of (dis)taste.
Even with the added humor to the inhumane absurdities, it’s an absolute abundance of audience agony that will either feel bad in a good way or just bad in a bad way. I might be somewhat weirdly placed in the middle… right down the chainsawed buttcrack of some helpless victim.
Did I laugh a couple of times? Well yes, I did. And I laughed in the very same manner when I signed myself up for the psychiatric ward right after the credits rolled. Because man… this is a sick movie. But it’s undeniable that there’s a whole lot of talent put onto this canvas of multiple mutilated carcasses. It’s like a car crash you can’t look away from.
The effects work is top notch. Amazing stuff. The acting of David Howard Thornton is equally exceptional. His facial expressions and body language is endlessly creative and constantly engaging. Without someone like him playing a butchering menace like Art, it just wouldn’t work.
But while I do find Art very funny and I do see the overall intent - it’s still so extreme. It’s so dark. It’s so sadistic and perverse. And I get that’s the whole deal about this movie and its predecessors. And that’s also why I admire it and is impressed during several scenes. But my consciousness is in great conflict, cause it’s screaming at me during the whole movie basically.
“This is so wrong! Why would you watch this for entertainment?! What’s wrong with you?!” That’s what I hear. And if you don’t hear something similar from within yourself then please delete my number if you have it. And my address. No but seriously… this franchise is not (yet) a million ways to die, but it’s definitely a case of how death will earn you millions and give you millions to make even more death happen (movie-deaths, of course).
But it’s crazy honestly. So many people have sat down to have their vision willingly assaulted in the most absurd and obscene ways. Myself included. But somehow you can’t look away. You want to seek it out. But again, your enjoyment may very much vary. If you have no soul, no heart or no brain, this is a ten out of ten experience …
… If you have just some of the aforementioned you might have trouble giving out a perfect score to something that made your consciousness sore. But being in conflict with your consciousness and your morality compass is probably healthy once in a while. And Terrifier 3 will challenge you here (well I hope it will).
Anyway, I don’t know what more to say. I’m sure you already have your mind set about whether this is something for you. I’m certainly not here to convince anybody but myself that it was either okay or not okay to watch this and sort of enjoy it.
And well… I’m not sure I got any wiser either this third time around the intestines-wrapped Christmas tree.