![]() What I mean by that is the fact that, yes, this movie sees Art hunting down several people, fucking with them before he murders them in horrifying fashion. But the movie itself, stylistically speaking, feels nothing like an 80s slasher. I feel it's more a throwback to 70s grindhouse with a bit of an 80s aesthetic given the fact that Art the Clown would have fit in (relatively) well with the Freddys and the Jasons of the world. Some reviews called it a throwback to 80s horror and, honestly, I wouldn't agree with that at all. Having said that, while I wouldn't call this a good movie, it's a perfectly decent throwback. It just wasn't particularly good, even if the design of the character was creepy enough. I'll be honest, that anthology movie did nothing for me and nothing from Terrifier, the short that Art first appeared on and also, fucking obviously, the name of this movie, really gave any indication that this would make a good horror movie. As far as the movie is concerned, however, what did I think? First of all, the character of Art the Clown originally appeared in Damien Leone's own anthology movie All Hallows' Eve. I've never been scared of clowns though I can understand how some people would be scared of them and Art the Clown should provide nightmare fuel for those people with that particular phobia. With that said, the design of Art the Clown is, in and of itself, definitely weird and creepy. Not even gonna try to say which one was a better character because, again, both clowns offer something completely different and it just depends what you're looking. It's kind of difficult not to compare the two, even though Pennywise itself is a demon and Art the Clown is more grounded in reality, he's just a psychopath that dresses up as a clown to murder people. So.yea, I watched It: Chapter One a week and a half ago and, apparently, my taste for killer clowns was not satiated by that movie, so here we go with this movie instead. Still, I appreciate what it's doing enough to recommend for fans of slashers. For me it relishes a bit too much in its own sadism at times to being a little uncomfortable and that takes away some of its fun though. It's a throwback slasher that hits the right marks. As far as simple premises go though, the thing works. Terrifier is a simple movie: sadistic clown messes with a town in the most brutal way on Halloween night. If you're afraid of clowns, I'd avoid this one. At first, he's almost kind of funny in sort of a Joker-ish way, but he quickly becomes downright creepy. But this is really Art's show, and he steals the thing. It moves at a brisk pace, the practical effects are damn impressive, and while it's set in modern day the scratchy look and ugly environments make it look like it could be set in the 80s (minus the smart phones). But for an 80's inspired slasher, that's about all you need. He shows up on Halloween to wreak havoc on a series of people, and that's about all you're going to get. This is really Art's show here, story doesn't seem to matter as much. Its environments are effectively creepy, and it's villain Art the Clown is effective. While some moments of the film border on outright sadistic, the film for the most part actually really works. There is one scene in particular (if you've seen it, you know the one) that made me think "you know what, that's probably a bit much". Not for the faint of heart, Terrifier is a film that really often wants to ask the question "how far is too far?" in a horror film.
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