Terrifier 3

Man Vs ManUre

This should be a pleasant and relaxing 2hrs. It has an Xmas theme so I am hoping Santa Claus is good to Art the clown. Gonna go see it this wknd.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058373824/terrifier-3

When was 1 and 2 out lol.

Man Vs ManUre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122708260#Comment_122708260

1 and 2 are on Paramount+. I prefer 2 but both are good.

Ajsmiles

Terrifier 1 is creepy and unsettling.

Terrifier 2 is overlong and repetitive

Yvonne007

Can't wait to see it tomorrow

Cluedo Monopoly

Had a look at the trailers. Very interesting.

johnny_ultimate

I don’t like either of the first two films, and found precious little noteworthy about them outside of some of Art’s mugging and the sheer ludicrousness of the kill scenes. A lot of the filmmaking is either deeply amateurish or bland (2 was at least a minor improvement over 1 in that regard). But am utterly baffled at why these films are over two hours long. A film should be as long as it needs to be, but there was nothing at all in Terrifier 2 that justified that gargantuan runtime. Would be notably improved pacing wise if nothing else if Leone understood the obvious limits of what he was making and kept it to a tidy 80-90 mins.

Yvonne007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122708735#Comment_122708735

I've managed to avoid all trailers. Just going to go in totally blind. If the second one was anything to go by, this will be delightfully disgusting.

Man Vs ManUre

Both 1 and 2 on Prime also.

Banjaxed82

Seen it all in the 80's. Weird seeing something like this get a cinema release. Caught a wave of some kind, so good luck to the filmmakers.

If you're going to make what essentially amounts to a series of death scene sketches, the least you could do is make this film 80 minutes long max.

Arduous to sit through that running time.

Homelander

I really like Terrifier 2, so outrageously violent it's more funny than anything. I have the blu-ray, I wonder if the versions on Amazon/Paramount are the uncensored cuts.

Would agree though that it's surprisingly and unnecessary long, it was almost two and a half hours.

Yvonne007

12 people walked out at the first scene.

I almost walked out too.

Have seen it 3 more times since.

Amazing

Man Vs ManUre

I was chilling working from home today, and while watching Today on RTÉ I realised that Maura looks just like Art the clown. And funny thing is, I think Maura is a very sexy lady and I definitely wood!!

Man Vs ManUre

Saw it tonight, it was pretty good. It’s no Longlegs, but it’s entertaining and funny. It’s more comedy than horror at this stage. My only criticism is they should have released it mid December and market it as an Xmas movie like Home Alone.

one armed dwarf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122731693#Comment_122731693

The way I see it, it's some astute marketing by them cause it fits both seasons. See it in the cinema at Halloween, grab it on VOD over Christmas.

Film seems to be doing insanely well. Wonder where it goes as a franchise. I'm expecting 9 of these films

johnny_ultimate

Leone has indicated he's only envisaging one or two more films, but of course if they're as successful as this one it could go the way of many horror franchises before it and keep going until its run into the ground.

As much as I'm not fond of the first two films (seeing the third this weekend to at least give it a chance on the big screen) at least it's still being led by the same creative team rather than being franchised out.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122734489#Comment_122734489

Yeah, for sure - was definitely the right call to release at Halloween. This is the time of year a lot of people actively seek out something scary over anything else, so you don't want to lose that. The fact it's currently the number 1 movie in the US shows us that.

And then as you say, the Christmas element will trigger Christmas streaming, and also likely a cinema re-release to at least some extent in limited theatres. Nightmare Before Christmas benefitted the same way, cementing itself with both Halloween and Christmas audiences.

dubstepper

The second movie was at least 30 mins too long.

Is there much to these movies outside of intense gore?

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122771740#Comment_122771740

They're a bit too gory/cruel for my tastes, but there is at least something interesting in the way they treat the trauma of the victims. Surviving character's carry that baggage with them in properly intense psychologically broken ways, which we don't normally see in slashers.

felonious_Gru

Watched the first two back to back two nights ago, much preferred the first one though the lead actress in the second one was very good, second one is far too long and quite repetitive

While extremely gory, it's pure cartoon violence and Art is funny, actor has a background in mime, he's more a mime than a clown in many ways

Yvonne007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122771740#Comment_122771740

Not really. But I think that is the selling point. It's pure disgusting gore that goes so far it becomes humourous. I think if it tried to be substantive, it would be too disturbing.

It's the schlockiness that gives it a somewhat redeeming charm

El Duda

The first Terrifier I gave the benefit of the doubt. It's incredibly low budget and pretty crap, but Art the Clown and his physicality stood out - 4/10

The second one is one of the worst films I've ever seen. Films like this are why horror is considered a lower art form. It's appalling. 1.5/10

The third one finally got it right. It leans into what makes the franchise good, which is Art goofing around. It has the look of an actual film, and I had a fair bit of fun seeing it in the cinema. 5/10

Not really a franchise for me, but I appreciate it's success. It's nice to have a new horror icon.