Heard this described as "if Terrence Malick directed a Friday the 13th film" and I think it fits perfectly.

@pdzombie1906

Ай бұрын

Gus Van Sant, maybe... Malick images are sublime and I don't see anybody praising the cinematography...

@tlovehater

Ай бұрын

Don't know if that's a good thing lol.

@AlmaPetula

Ай бұрын

I think lately there a lot of directors exposing their influence from directors like Terrence Malick, like The outwaters, robin, the director, said that Terrence was inspiration for his movie. A few days ago I watched The Giant, kind of a thriller and it shows a big influence from Malick’s style. I think there is some interesting mixing in styles in horror movies lately.

@thomasffrench3639

14 күн бұрын

⁠@@pdzombie1906the cinematography is excellent although I have not seen a Malick film, so I don’t know if it’s that level

I absolutely loved this movie. I 100% see why a lot of people hate it, but speaking for myself, I super duper adored it.

@jamesmarshall6619

Ай бұрын

same. I loved it but when a few people said they found it boring I totally understood. To me this movie was really for horror fans only and I fully expect opinions to be all over the place.

@TommyDay-kq1jj

15 күн бұрын

​@@jamesmarshall6619True is kinda makes sense why people are bored watching this

@citizenvulpes4562

12 күн бұрын

​@@jamesmarshall6619 I'm a horror fan, and this was boring for true horror fans.

@jamesmarshall6619

12 күн бұрын

@@citizenvulpes4562 eh, it was boring for some horror fans not all. It's split as a lot of horror fans liked it. None of us speak for all horror fans and the idea that some of you are "true" horror fans and others aren't is ridiculous. Takes a special kind of arrogance to think here is some people who are "true" horror fans and others who aren't true. True is just a subjective term people make up when they want to discount people who disagree with them, nothing more than that.

Saw this one last week, everyone can agree on the brutality of the kills, but there's an interesting amount of pleasant nature sounds. As a person who grew up camping I found it was actually very serene. I loved this movie. Not sure what that says about me but I thought this was great.

@erikschwartz1214

Ай бұрын

100% agree. All those shots of him just walking through the woods I kept imagining myself back on hiking trips.

@guthrielindquist1

25 күн бұрын

Loved it too

The extra long walking scene to get the axe was gold

The final girl was the smartest person in the movie. 🏃🏽‍♀️💨

@m1ghtysauc397

20 күн бұрын

“Hey what if I just give the locket back and get the fuck out of here?”

@TommyDay-kq1jj

15 күн бұрын

Lmao

There is a brilliant German slasher/gore/horror called ANGST which allows you to get into the killer's head. Literally.

@Horror_Savant_Jayme

Ай бұрын

Angst is a brutal movie but one of my favorite movies because it feels real and original.

@robertpetre9378

Ай бұрын

Made by the same guy who did necromantic?

@kowalsolosolo

Ай бұрын

@@robertpetre9378 No,if I am not mistaken the director's name was Zbigniew Rybczynski.

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

I believe I’ve seen it? Maybe I need a rewatch!

@jackspawn77771

Ай бұрын

​​@@spookyastronauts Angst (English: "Fear") is a 1983 Austrian horror film directed by Gerald Kargl, who co-wrote the screenplay with cinematographer and editor Zbigniew Rybczyński. It follows a psychopath recently released from prison and is loosely based on real-life mass murderer Werner Kniesek. Wikipedia *Angst is an amazing depiction of realistic murder capturing the savage chaotic nature of real life homicidal violence

This sounds like an ASMR slasher 😂 I like the high brow psychological horror but i also like experimental films and indie cinema. This sounds like an interesting experience! I would not have considered thjs movie without your review, thanks!

I don’t often get scared by horror (i suspect because of some combination of horror is my escapism and my own autism) but I found the end of this movie to be extremely tense. Knowing what the killer was capable of and just watching backgrounds and waiting for him to burst out to continue his spree really worked for me; it’s disappointing that even people who otherwise like the movie hate the ending.

@samodonnell1929

Ай бұрын

Agree 100% I liked the ending

@almondeyez00

Ай бұрын

Completely agree! SPOILERS AHEAD. Loved the ending. As the killer is the protagonist, we lose our “villain” and most of the movie isn’t scary for that reason. But the last 15 minutes were harrowing to me: Kris running in a “loop” cued by the repetitive bird sounds and “thwacking” noises was super eerie, and waiting for something terrible to happen during the car ride was very tense. I love the very end, as the “final girl” will never feel safe again. No final jump scare needed.

@Fueledbychapstick

Ай бұрын

I only disliked how drawn out the dialogue was in the car. Her experience of paranoia in the woods and the car though really freaked me out!

@ScoobieDoobie197474

22 күн бұрын

Ending went in too long

@hief5505

17 күн бұрын

I loved the ending. I liked that they realistically showed how a person gains a permanent fear. That girl staring at the wood, turns something (nature) forever violent for her. The story about the animal? Just cemented the fact that nature can be irrationally violent in that girls mind and it wasn't a nature documentary. She now understood it because she'd lived it, and had taken part in it of being hunted, and it was her reality at that point, not just a "commonly held knowledge we live with but have no real clue about." that''s why the film and the ending worked on me

My take on the true intention of the "unsatisfying" ending is that not only will the traumatized Final Girl live in fear of Johnny's return for the rest of her life, but we should all know that there could be a million Johnnys out there, in every forest, that could be reawakened by the simplest offense or oblivious mistake. That's what makes the documentation terrifying 😎

@user-nx8zm3yd8d

22 күн бұрын

I thought it was a bit of a meta homage to horror tropes of the bad guy jumping out. After all his slow walking I was genuinely on the edge of my seat thinking, "If he can suddenly outrun a car..." The tension was meta and not for the character, but it was tension nonetheless. Any tension is better than a cheap jump scare.

The review we have all been waiting for! :)

I thought the beauty of the forest (and the sound design of same) juxtaposed with the horrific kills kept me hooked. No pun intended.

I was already so hyped for this, but hearing what you’ve had to say about it I now know this is the exact kinda thing I’m lookin for. Thank you for what you do here, it’s so helpful.

I cannot wait to see this! It's been a long time coming and not released here in the UK for a while. You are so lucky to have an advance screener Emma!

Literally just watched it. I thoroughly enjoyed this. I was afraid there would be lulls that would be a chore to get through. I was pleasantly surprised and didn’t even look at my clock.

You had me at super interesting niche slasher. Can't wait to see it great review!!!

Great review. That was a good observation you made, the film definitely takes a raw approach in how it uses music & the way it was edited.

Pretty gutted this isn’t getting a cinematic release anywhere near me in the U.K. Have to wait for Shudder release over here

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Same! I wish I got to see it in the cinema

@tangerinemisfit

Ай бұрын

@@spookyastronauts update: I saw the watched yesterday and they had a trailer for In a Violent Nature “COMING SOON” so maybe I will get a chance after all

@blondedddzo

Ай бұрын

@@tangerinemisfit save yourself the time, the movie is a snooze fest

@yaznool

26 күн бұрын

It's on Piratebay

@QuestNation3221

15 күн бұрын

I'm in the UK and I watched it on Kodi two weeks ago.

Thanks for the review. Very much looking forward to it. I wanted to mention one thing: The slow tracking shots behind the killer and the long, static shots of nature in the distance, interrupted only occasionally with inventive violence, pays off in the end. But not in the way most slasher fans will appreciate. But I thought the tension built there was unique and had me glued to my seat until all the lights came on in theatre.

Oh an upload on Monday. What a treat!

Great review! I'm very excited to see this, as it sounds very interesting to me. One cool thing, is that the director is from my hometown, which is a small city in Northern Ontario. I'm super pumped that his movie is getting soo much hype.

Omgggg my comment made it to the video!!! You are the best movie reviewer ever!!! Edit: also love how you always appreciate the art and vision!

Great review emma 😊

I'm super excited for this so I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it! It looks absolutely chilling and the trailer played in the cinema the other day which made me feel some kind of way ahaha

This looks really interesting. Great review, Emma!

just saw this yesterday and i really enjoyed it. as i was leaving the theater i told my friend i really hope you make a video on it.

I appreciate the concept and I’m happy to have supported it! I think it could’ve been a short film, maybe like 20-30 minutes. The slow burn didn’t build to anything so it felt flat as I walked out of the theater. The more I think about it the more I think it’s going to become an indie classic.

This review was amazing, Emma! I hung on your every word. I will so check this out! It sounds reallly interesting.

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Oh thank you so much

Thanks for the review, Emma. This is one film I have been looking forward to this year and I'm glad to hear that you liked it. Some critics have called it boring, while others say it is the new standard for horror. All I need is for it to be entertaining and I am prepared for the gore. Hope to see it soon and I will let you know.

I also believe that this is the appetizer/warm-up for LONGLEGS. Early reviews are just.coming out here in the states. Raves and qualified raves. I haven't read most of them in order not to be."spoilered".

Good review and cool video Emma!👉🙂👈

I actually went to see this movie twice in theatres opening weekend. Not because I loved it that much, but because I drank a bit too much the first time and didn't really remember much about it, lol. That said, I did really like this movie, despite its flaws. I thought it did a great job of bringing the boogeyman back to the slasher. It does undermine that a bit with at least one kill being a bit comedic (despite being brutal) and maybe lingering on one kill a little too long. The ending also falls flat for me - far too dragged out for too little pay-off. But even with those flaws, I did really enjoy it. I really like what you said about it being from the land's perspective (the Canadian folk song that plays during the end credits, The Blackfly Song, I think really backs that idea up). And I totally agree with you that taking this perspective allows for some meta-appreciation of the genre, a la Behind the Mask. Anyway, big fan of your channel. I'm gonna actually finish watching your video now.

I am glad you were able to watch this! I enjoyed it, it was filmed 2.5 hours from where I grew up so the scenery feels veeeeery familiar. The atmosphere and sound were standout aspects to me. The director of Psycho Goreman also helped with the practical effects, I think there is a lot of cross-over in the Canadian horror world right now

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Oh that’s amazing

really loved loved loveddddd the tension of the final scenes in the car. Thought the way they played with tension and expectation there was so interesting

Originality 9? Damn im definitely checking this one out

Thank you!!! So excited for this ❤

Smart WA, Perth Aussie here too .We are to used to warn temps, i do admirie abd respect your attitue towards film making , i i know you push towwards horror.

Oh wow, that's such a great comparison with A Ghost Story. Your reviews and analysis are always so insightful. I liked this one. Mostly. I think. 😄 Have you seen Lovely, Dark and Deep? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one.

Gotta appreciate braching out with a concept in one of our favorite genres. I understood what they went for and liked it alot. Even with minimal cons against it. Thanks again for the views #spookyastronauts

Can't wait to see this! Great review Emma!

I saw this in the cinema (in the UK) at the weekend, so glad I caught it on the big screen!

loved your review!!! my only gripe was the yapping towards the end that felt like an overexplained thesis of the film, but otherwise for such an innovative premise it was pretty effective. My theater and I loved it!

@Lilboozibert

Ай бұрын

Yea. That was a callback to Friday the 13th Part2. Same actress. I don't remember that one too much, though, so can't tell you if the bear had any context.

Hi Emma ! Was excited to see this & now I'm really excited to see it ! 9 out of 10 on originality definitely intrigues me 🍿

Yes!! Been waiting for you to talk about this!!

Just out of a secret screening and this is what was showed. I bloody loved it, the kills were epic, but my god ive been left with the ultimate creeps, the walking, lots of walking, so tense and the ending. Walking back to my car, i felt like i was in a horror film, looking all around me, locking car doors, scarpering as quick as possible into my house. Love it when a film makes you feel like this.

Saw it on Saturday. It's definitely very divisive. A couple people walked out of an already pretty empty theater. Im one of the people that liked it though. I would have actually preferred it if they commited more to the POV and only ever tangentially showed the victims until the end. I liked moments like when the killer is coming for them and you can hear them having a horror movie conversation("there's something strange going on here!") but you don't see them. I thought that was great. I'm going to make people watch a double feature of In A Violent Nature and Sasquatch Sunset. Find out who my real friends are.

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Hahahha

I'm looking forward to this. The original "Night Of The Living Dead" had almost no music, either, and that's part of why it worked so well.

i actually really loved the car ride ending for some reason it felt like a nice refresh

Sounds like a Terrifier movie and Skinamarink had a baby and sprinkled some magic Friday the 13th dust over it lol

@QuestNation3221

15 күн бұрын

It's nowhere near as gory or as brutal as Terrifier 1 or 2.

Great stuff

dunno when I'm gonna be able to get around to it, but I'm definitely gonna check this out. Thanks.

I think I may be the venn target audience! The walking shots look gorgeous, and I'm excited by the thought of the silence fir realism. Can't wait to actuary get it here in Australia!

Oh my, this sounds like my kind of horror film and an effective homage to the old slow burn slasher. I love the premise of little dialogue and no music to take away from the most important aspect of movie making, the visuals. Especially in a horror film, where the kills and fx are the main payoff. Makes me stuck even more in my own head, without distraction, searching for comprehension without the added bells and whistles. Can't wait for this one, just wish a theatre around me had it.

@suikofreak546

Ай бұрын

Just make sure you have lots of caffeine in you or you might fall asleep

shall never again do yoga in the woods

me waiting patiently for it to be uploaded on my go to 🤫site for over a week and here you are with a screener 😤

I loved this movie, though I also pretty much agree with everything you've said about it too including the dialogue and lack of payoff at the end. I never thought about the "A Ghost Story" comparison, though! Now I can't not see it! 😂

I loved this one. 8/10. The direct, realistic, stripped down nature of it was the spooky/unsettling aspect to me. Yeah, you gotta walk in the woods for 5 minutes to find your prey. We hear headlines like 'stabbed 29 times' well, this is what it's like 😂 takes a while. I think we are overly critical of bad writing and trope-y characters sometimes. We are all trope-y characters with bad dialogue in real life. Our theater in Albany, NY was like 70% full. Quite unheard of these days, esp for spooky movies. Quite a few of us had a good laugh too. I felt like I was among 'my people'.

Well I'm thinking I might give it a try! The more reviews I watch the more I'm intrigued!!

We've got to wait till mid July in the UK. Will have to watch this review first though 💯

Can't wait to own it to so I can put it in the background to take a nap to it or have it playing in the back at a Halloween party

Great review 👏

Okay, I just saw "In A Violent Nature" and I pretty much agree with your review. I knew about the slow pace, having seen the trailer, and I was actually looking forward to how that would play out. Started out great and the transition campfire scene gave us some needed background. The kills were indeed brutal and can I say, even creative. A perfect showcase for the director's special effects skills. It does drag towards the end, so I finally settled on a score of 6/10.

My teenage self was loving it until the last 15 minutes which went on forever. Am I the only one that was hoping the lady in the truck was Johnny's mother, and she was going to drive her right to him? Now THAT would have been an amazing ending

@patoloquend0

26 күн бұрын

I thought that would be the twist

@williamseneyjr.6277

18 күн бұрын

I was expecting to discover Johnny had stowed away in the bed of the truck...or that he would suddenly pop out of the woods to come at them. Then when neither of those things happened, I applauded the sheer brass balls of it. Even if I do wish something had happened.

Sounds like folk horror/hauntology if it’s about the land and the ghosts of the past impacting on the present. Will probably check it out when it’s available here in the UK as I love all that shit

“The gore? Beautiful.” You’re a sick person Emma 😂. Great non-spoilery review though. Always love to hear your impressions about films. As for this one I’ll pass…I’m not really one for realistic horror but I can appreciate that there are many people who are. I personally like the horror tropes (the rules, as you put it) that allow me to escape my anxiety/depression, so something about vampires or a campy Freddy movie is more my thing. Or supernatural shenanigans. Can’t wait for your next review. Hooroo ✌🏼

There’s a good portion of it that just feels like a third person video game. I loved it tbh. I so appreciate the lack of music in no country for old men, glad you mentioned that I didn’t realize it

Love ur thoughts

Been waiting for this review!

I liked it. I think the slow pace following him from behind was good, but it seemed weird. I guess him waling through the woods, it wasn't as scary because he was following the path, so him meandering on the trail where it was easiest to walk seemed to lessen his scariness. It wasn't as menacing like Jason who is walking in a straight line to his victim. It's like, "I'm a relentless killer, but I don't want to walk through that poison ivy either."

The Void was lit

I was anxiously awaiting your review but didn't want to bug, I knew you would get to it! I haven't seen it yet but I am definitely going to! People are really divided on this movie, the biggest complaints I hear are that it's painfully slow, cheesy acting and unrealistic decision making by the victims, but isn't that what a slasher is? Everyone is in agreement that it is brutal in the violence department! So I'm going to kick back and enjoy myself a nice slow brutally gory slasher!😁...pssst I really enjoy all your review's, awesome content!😊👍

I know this is a month late but this movie was really giving me Under the Skin (2013) vibes. The whole following the killer, voyeuristic, spider catching a fly in its web feeling is so good at keeping the tension for me. I really enjoyed both movies

Waiting for the digital release!!!

what a great review. i cant wait

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

cant wait to see if you like it!

I’ll definitely give it a watch. Thank you Emma.

I really liked this film and I appreciate your review… felt like a stripped down bare slasher film..I actually enjoyed the end in context to the film as like you said pushed through with what it was trying to do

My pen pal of 38 years is from Perth!!!

That one yoga girl sure did get bent out of shape

@thesilentknight4554

Ай бұрын

I understood that reference 😂

I LOVE Behind the Mask, and I love slow burn experimental shit, so I'm pretty excited to see this.

I love the idea of this. I've waited too long to watch this, I usually try to avoid even trailers. I guess I'm gonna watch it anyway but my impatience may have ruined a lot of it for me cos I watched all these reviews. I think that's great Damien Leone has some competition now. Let's keep horror gory! PS. Love your videos as always, Emma.

I saw this in the theater and even thoroughly spoiled ahead of time, I was still riveted. I think the final girl makes one of the smartest decisions ever in a slasher. The practical effects are absolutely amazing. I LOVED this film and can't wait to see it again.

thanks

I'm very intrigued by this one, even if I think it might not be entirely for me. I'm quite curious.

I liked it I don't mind slow burn if it pays off

Haven't seen it but the premise reminds me of the film 'Borgman'.

Experimental slasher? I’m in!

Too much walking 🚶‍♀️ but we got a Friday the 13th movie 😂

So I saw it and I see both sides to what people live and what people hate. Literally hated what everyone else did and literally loved what everyone else loved. The kills, OMG some of the most creative and brutal I’ve ever seen!! YOGA!!! Enough said! In saying all that…I don’t know what you would even call this movie…there wasn’t a second of this movie where I was scared or terrified, like at all. Probably the most un scary/horror I’ve ever seen. It gives me a good idea of what A24 could do with a Friday The 13th property should that ever happen. Just scarier I’m sure. All in all it’s the first movie that I can genuinely say that I didn’t love or even like…but didn’t hate. If that even makes sense?? lol

Where did you watch it? Was it released on VOD?

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

I say at the start. I received a screener to review from the company. It’s not online

How do I find a screener ?

This may replace Begotten as the movie I put on in the background to go to sleep.

Well, after reading the comments i definitely will wait for VOD. I hope i like it.......

It's horror ASMR.

@robbass4367

Ай бұрын

What's ASMR mean??? I don't want to seem stupid, but I just don't know... .....

@hallking7441

Ай бұрын

@@robbass4367 Google it. You're on the internet.

@tlovehater

Ай бұрын

@@robbass4367 Videos that make you feel relaxed, go find ASMR videos and see if you can experience it.

Good review, cool movie

Favorite part of the video was seeing you run up the stairs to get cozy. Cute😅😅❤ With in a violent nature, I felt like.... if he moves like jason. if he resembles jason. He's jason!!! Maybe that's why I loved it. Very Friday the 13th vibes. Even those group of college friends. which I'm glad some got offed the way they did. Cause they were bothersome!🫣💥

Interesting. I feel that I'm a bit in the minority of horror fans in that I don't actually like slasher films, for whatever reason. However, I think I will have to watch this one, because I do love a good slow burn horror, I love that it's doing the slasher thing differently, and I'm for sure interested in the idea that it has that experimental nature.

@jerryrose9472

Ай бұрын

I also am not a big fan of slashers. That said, I absolutely loved In a Violent Nature.

@buddyberglund

Ай бұрын

@@jerryrose9472 excellent. I'm adding it to my watchlist, for sure

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

I was never big into slashers either, I think I’ve grown a lot more of an appreciation after doing this channel for a decade and hearing other fans and their recommendations

Couldn't agree more!

0:22 that's when SurfShark kicks in! Right? 😊

@spookyastronauts

Ай бұрын

Nah it’s not online it’s only in theatres, had to get the film directly from distributor

Easy sell for me. I’ll watch this as soon as I possibly can.

I think the car ride at the end was supposed to be a meta conversation. The lady basically says I know exactly what happened to you, no one will believe you, and here's a story about my brother to help you cope with the trauma and be able to live the rest of your life after this.

@JugheadJones825

26 күн бұрын

Did her brother die the same way you think? Or was she just trying to relate..

@erikschwartz1214

26 күн бұрын

@@JugheadJones825 You know, I'm not sure, but either way I think she was trying to say like I know you just went through a traumatizing experience but don't let it stop you from living the rest of your life.

@JugheadJones825

26 күн бұрын

@erikschwartz1214 Yea, that's what I got from it as well. It's possible it was meant to be as simple as that, but there was something about the looks she gave her, like a different type of understanding. Not sure, probably meant to be left ambiguous.

@user-nx8zm3yd8d

22 күн бұрын

​@@JugheadJones825Yeah. It wasn't really a bear. It was just him indiscriminitely killing everything in his path, like I sometimes do in video games (Red Dead Redemption 2)

@JugheadJones825

22 күн бұрын

@user-nx8zm3yd8d So he killed her brother? That wasn't really confirmed indefinitely. BTW, I love Red Dead Redemption :)

Sounds like I might love it for the same reasons I love Under the Skin