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TVJerryMar 25, 2022

A "sextet" (my words) travels to a farm house where they plan to shoot a porno in 70s Texas. Unfortunately (or fortunately for moviegoers), the creepy elderly landlords complicate matters. The first hour sets up the story with a few softcoreA "sextet" (my words) travels to a farm house where they plan to shoot a porno in 70s Texas. Unfortunately (or fortunately for moviegoers), the creepy elderly landlords complicate matters. The first hour sets up the story with a few softcore moments and plenty of dialogue. It takes that long before the murders begin and they're not worth the wait. The killings are dispatched quickly without much originality or gruesome detail. There's more ominious atmosphere than fear. This is kinda like a reference to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but it's nowhere as clever or tense. NOTE: Stay thru the credits for a preview of a sequel (?).… Expand

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4

NathraicheanApr 14, 2022

I hated this movie. It's shot alright but the story itself is like what?????? I never wanted to see what i did in this moviе. I guess its a horror movie and i saw things that made me want to not have seen them, which i guess means that theI hated this movie. It's shot alright but the story itself is like what?????? I never wanted to see what i did in this moviе. I guess its a horror movie and i saw things that made me want to not have seen them, which i guess means that the movie served its purpose, which is why im giving it a 4. The origin of the horror part of the story is absolutely ridiculous.… Expand

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5

CursedDRAGONApr 16, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's not really much of anything like i guess it's ok but it's not that interesting the old folks are like your normal creepy old farmers that live alone waving around a shotgun.… Expand

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4

imthenoobOct 6, 2022

I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. X had a great cast, was well-directed, and had an epic final act that made the movie worth watching. All of that doesn't make up for the lifeless bore that it was during the first 2/3 of theI wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. X had a great cast, was well-directed, and had an epic final act that made the movie worth watching. All of that doesn't make up for the lifeless bore that it was during the first 2/3 of the movie. There was just so little actually going on that a majority of what we were seeing felt unnecessary. Specifically, I would point out the needlessly long and numerous sex scenes that really padded the early half of the movie. X made me want more than what I got because what I got ultimately left me unsatisfied.… Expand

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5

theredskyApr 16, 2022

There is nothing wrong with doing homages to classic films and using old tropes to say something about them. I enjoy films that do that so why didn’t I like this? Because it didn’t do anything with those homages or tropes to make it stand outThere is nothing wrong with doing homages to classic films and using old tropes to say something about them. I enjoy films that do that so why didn’t I like this? Because it didn’t do anything with those homages or tropes to make it stand out from those original films. We’ve seen all the tropes before and the tropes aren’t presented in a way that’s unique nor did I see any commentary about them present within the film. They just used them because it made sense and that annoyed me as it made the story incredibly predictable and boring. The only part that makes this story stand out is the set up as it’s a group of people using an old cabin to film a porno. We haven’t seen anything like that and it was interesting to see a horror film have a different set up every once in a while. The film looks great though. The cinematography is great and it was the presentation of the film that kept me going along with the performances. Mia Goth and Jenna Ortega did a great job and I’m interested to see where their careers go from here. The actual kills themselves felt largely bland. There were one or two that caught me off guard with how unique they were everything else felt like your typical horror movie kills without adding anything unique to them. They showed a trailer for the prequel film at the end that looked so much better than this and it sucks that the best part of this movie was that prequel trailer. I struggle to recommend checking this out as you can watch other horror films and get the same tropes but if you want some interesting presentation and setup for a horror film then maybe check this out.… Expand

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5

Doom5layerApr 14, 2022

This Movie should be a 2, but it falls into so hilariously bad it’s good territory so it gets a 5. On top nothing happens for the first 50+ minutes.

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4

pinkpanthersMar 19, 2022

Utterly cliche. Claims to be a spin on the slasher formula but is just a generic slasher that falls under the same downfalls as slashers from before. Lacks creativity to the point where the movie if you have seen any slasher movie from theUtterly cliche. Claims to be a spin on the slasher formula but is just a generic slasher that falls under the same downfalls as slashers from before. Lacks creativity to the point where the movie if you have seen any slasher movie from the last 20 years, you basically know the plot to this one. On top of the direction, the movie wants to be an art film but fails as it just leads to some artistic cuts but some are nonsensical. This draws parallels to the cameraman in the movie where he was insistent, claiming that the porno is going to be an art film. The best part of the film is near the end with the shotgun scene, if you have seen it, you will know it.… Expand

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4

eezyGr33zyGamesApr 7, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Texas Chainsaw meets Debbie Does Dallas. Im not sure what was more grizzly, the gorey murders and body horror or the explicit sexual content involving extremely old people.… Expand

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Voodoo123May 29, 2022

Great 70s setting that also pays homage to that era of direction and style a la text chainsaw etc. After a great slow opener things quickly accelerate into standard slasher flick fare. Sadly the horror just didn't work for me settling intoGreat 70s setting that also pays homage to that era of direction and style a la text chainsaw etc. After a great slow opener things quickly accelerate into standard slasher flick fare. Sadly the horror just didn't work for me settling into more of an action thriller style. Still it was nicely done overall. Worth a watch for genre fans.… Expand

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5

RalfbergsJun 20, 2022

For me it was pretty average. Yes A24 studio movies are nicely shot and all that, thats a given, but the story itself was quite simple and characters also weren't looked into too deeply, the good ones I mean. Maybe if they started off showingFor me it was pretty average. Yes A24 studio movies are nicely shot and all that, thats a given, but the story itself was quite simple and characters also weren't looked into too deeply, the good ones I mean. Maybe if they started off showing about how one of the leads got to where she got to and all that, but for me it felt quite predictable overall. Even about who will survive and who will not.… Expand

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4

Ridwan123Mar 25, 2022

It was really good movie horror and if your into Adult content this a movie for you

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4

MattyIce34Mar 19, 2022

The kills are fun and performances are solid, but it takes a long while to get going. The first 45 minutes could easily be cut. I’m a pretty big slasher fan, but this just didn’t work for me.

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6

RMckayJul 9, 2022

I'll note that I was close to giving this a 7 over 6 because of it's great efforts to make grindhouse look better than true grindhouse horror while still retaining the feel one should receive from such a film. Definitely enjoyable, and someI'll note that I was close to giving this a 7 over 6 because of it's great efforts to make grindhouse look better than true grindhouse horror while still retaining the feel one should receive from such a film. Definitely enjoyable, and some references that tells me the director and writers are well versed in the world of cinema in general, but it's not the strongest piece. McGuffins aren't meant to necessarily be interesting to the viewer, only the characters, but some of them in this film seem silly at times, and as if it aimed at the viewer. Does have a good polished look and some promising young cast like Mia Goth who usually delivers a realistic pitch. So many variables, but I'm going to have to go with 'almost 7'. Re-watchability factor is not high.… Expand

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6

Donttalk2Jun 2, 2022

Thew film really looks great and tries to say something new about (I assume) sexuality, objectification, ageism and the old art vs. life- discussion, but doesn´t make a lot of sense and is just...off. And not in a good way. The mostThew film really looks great and tries to say something new about (I assume) sexuality, objectification, ageism and the old art vs. life- discussion, but doesn´t make a lot of sense and is just...off. And not in a good way. The most introverted horror auteur wants to be a cool kid and is acting weird. What a shame. But beautful shots of lakes and corridors and greasy cabins.… Expand

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6

HellHoleHorrorDec 18, 2022

The casting and acting is incredible. Overall great style that matches the era. The editing was mostly great, except they did this thing though where they jump to another scene then back then to the new scene, it was really disorientating andThe casting and acting is incredible. Overall great style that matches the era. The editing was mostly great, except they did this thing though where they jump to another scene then back then to the new scene, it was really disorientating and janky. The music was again mostly great, there were just some really odd cues that sounded wrong. It’s a very typical Ti West film, well made, full of style but sometimes slow. It’s a straight film with no meta and no irony which I like! The story is a bit ropey, it feels like some core character decisions don’t make any sense, especially with the old couple. Although mostly the character decisions felt natural. The jump scares are not well executed. Great sound design throughout. Great gore but possibly not enough of it, especially for a slasher film. One of the deaths with a pitchfork wasn’t believable at all. The old people looked ridiculous, the makeup to make them look old doesn’t work and the performances are completely wrong, they simply don’t seem old at all. I hated the guitar and singing interlude, it served no purpose. It’s an artistic film rather than an entertaining film, whilst it is entertaining it seems to put the art first. I didn’t like the opening of the film, it ruined the ending a bit for me, could have done without that opening. The story was original and interesting. Very reminiscent of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).… Expand

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5

shag00Aug 30, 2022

Worth watching but that is more a comment on the generally dismally low quality of films of this genre.A definite plus that there is a story and an off beat original one at that. These directors that are hired to direct movies - where do theyWorth watching but that is more a comment on the generally dismally low quality of films of this genre.A definite plus that there is a story and an off beat original one at that. These directors that are hired to direct movies - where do they find them? I refer to a scene near the end where a female captive grabs an axe to break a door down. The idea here is to smash through a light duty panel on the door so she can put her arm through and unlock it. All fine so far, then, she smashes the panel furthest from the door lock and you can't help wonder, why? So while she is fart arsing around trying to unlock the door one of the baddie's turns up and smashes her hand against the door with the butt of his shotgun and you think to yourself, that must really hurt. Then the amazing bit starts, rather than withdraw her arm from the hole she just screams and does nothing giving the baddie the opportunity to smash her hand with his gun a couple more times.

When are these writers and directors going to appreciate that we, the audience, understand what artistic licence is and what it is not. In this story the artistic licence includes a 90 year old granny who is as hot to trot as your average 20 year old girl.As unlikely as that is we accept it as it is central to the story and within the bounds of possibility. Leaving your hand exposed, while you can withdraw it to safety, while it is being ruthlessly smashed is not, it also just looks stupid.… Expand