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breathing down his neck to make the movie more mainstream
Scenario
Art the Clown is about to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting citizens of Miles County as they peacefully drift off into Christmas Eve slumber. Director Damien Leone said several major studios had expressed interest in financing this film based on the runaway success of Terrifier 2 (2022), even without a full script, but he turned them down because he was sure they would never let him go. to shoot the opening scene himself, which he describes as “very controversial”. Leone has commented that the only reason he can be so uncompromising in his portrayal of gore and gore is that he finances his films independently, creates all the special effects himself to keep costs down, and doesn’t have a major studio to help him.
There is an uncut version of the film that is 2 hours and 25 minutes long with 5 extra scenes
Mia mentions that the 5th anniversary of the original massacre is coming up soon, but it happened on Halloween, and this movie that takes place on Christmas 5 years later, would mean the anniversary was 2 months ago.. Julia’s Brother: Julia, I thought I told you to stay away from my -[Art kills him with an ax] . Includes Terrifier 2 (2022). Artwork written by Drew Fulk, Joe Ochiuti, Paul Wiley, Spencer Charnas and Steve Sopchak, performed by Ice Nine Kills and Shavo Odadjian.
But beyond that?
Too long, too disjointed and more like a collection of random ideas strung together with duct tape. Of course the practical blood effects are ok. It’s a hot mess. The plot is non-existent, the messianic arc for Sienna Shaw feels forced, and continuity has taken a backseat to shock value.
Don’t bother looking for it here
It’s as if Leone is trying to ride the wave of franchise success, throwing every half-baked idea at the screen, hoping something sticks. Unfortunately, the only thing that sticks is the blood. The art provides another night of dissection, but as far as coherent storytelling? It’s not horror, it’s a lazy bloodbath that thinks shock value is a substitute for storytelling.
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