Michael's Movie Grade: C+
An enjoyable little horror movie.
This newest movie marks my first time seeing a film in this franchise. Honestly, I find the premise so silly and over the top, I find it hard to believe anyone could find this scary (maybe previous films were scarier?). Yet I can also understand the appeal of this franchise. As gory as many of the deaths are, they are also very creative. Much the film almost plays as a silly slapstick comedy, only much gorier. And there is a silly basic fun to this that I enjoyed.
While I understand that this film stars a new cast of characters, I also quite liked these characters. They may not be complex but there is a surprising touchingness to how this family cares and looks out for each other. This helps make you actually care about this silly plot.
However, this is still a horror-comedy, that is neither that scary nor funny. The premise is too silly to actually be frightening. On top of this most of the comedic moments simply fall flat. Also, for a movie from such a major franchise, the CGI is astoundingly poor. The early prologue scene goes on for much too long.
This is far from a great movie but there is a certain silly charm to it.
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