The Crawlers A.K.A Contamination .7 A.K.A Troll 3 A.K.A The Creepers A.K.A Roots be Rootin' A.K.A The Root of the Problem A.K.A Tangle Tango A.K.A Everything's Vine A.K.A Root Corral A.K.A Tacky Tree Town A.K.A When Trees Attack Back 4 A.K.A Small Town of Idiots Vs. The Death Roots A.K.A.
An incredibly stupid Movie.
Okay, here's my argument for the Troll "Trilogy" as a legitimate trilogy...
On a surface level, all three movies already have similar vibes; cheap production values,…
I had been on the fence on whether or not to watch this one for a while. Something about the image of the two ragged women standing amongst beautiful stone ruins covered in lush greenery, alongside a bright red clown was really drawing me in. (And for some reason some images I had seen led me to believe both girls would at one point grow fur on their faces, actually becoming somewhat demon-like? I went back and tried to find…
Never trust a Klaus Kinski. Everyone should just know that instinctively.
Growing old absolutely terrifies me and I can't think of anything in recent memory that's poked those fears quite like The Rule of Jenny Pen. Even without the torment from a bored and evil old man welding a hollow-eyed hand puppet, what an all around unpleasant experience to endure. End me before my body and mild fail me please!
The very idea of real-life conversion camps is such an absolutely vile and horrific concept that it's a bit surprising that they haven't had more of a presence in the horror genre up until now, as They/Them's most horrifying moments come more from the unfortunately true-to-life psychological torment and emotional abuse our young characters are put through more than any of the actual slasher elements, (especially considering the reveal of the masked killer's identity...)
[Mild ending spoilers below]
I saw…
Let's give it up for this movie's clear MVP: that gorgeous damn sky!
Watercolor sunsets, star drenched nights, and that big juicy moon. Mmmm mmm that's some good sky!
[Exceptional performances too]
