12/14
I have so much respect for Damien Leone
Synopsis
Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.. Director Damien Leone said that several big studios showed interest in financing this movie based on the unexpected success of Terrifier 2 (2022), even without a full script, but he turned them all down because he is certain that they would never let him film the opening scene alone, which he describes as "very controversial". Leone commented that the only reason that he can be so uncompromising in his depiction of horror and gore is because he finances his movies independently, creates all the special effects himself to keep costs down, and has no big studio breathing down his neck to make the movie more mainstream.. Mia mentions the 5 year anniversary of the original massacre was coming up soon, but it took place on Halloween, and this movie taking place on Christmas 5 years later would mean the anniversary had just passed 2 months ago.. Julia’s Brother: Julia, I thought I told you to stay out of my -[Art kills him with axe] . There's an uncut version of the film that's 2 hours and 25 minutes long with 5 additional scenes.. Features Terrifier 2 (2022). A Work of ArtWritten by Drew Fulk, Joe Occhiuti, Paul Wiley, Spencer Charnas and Steve SopchakPerformed by Ice Nine Kills and Shavo Odadjian.
Did he succeed?
He wants to do his movies, HIS way. And he found a way to do it. Also, the gore effects are top tier. They take it seriously, and do it right: minimal to no CGI. This is how it should be done.He also said he wanted to make this more brutal and offensive than the previous installment. Was it? Yeah. OH yeah.
Some would argue yes
But was he TOO successful? And regretfully, I may be one of them.I really liked and appreciated his film. It's everything he said it would be, and more. He said the opening scene would be extreme, and it was. He delivers everything he promised and more. But, and this is coming from a horror buff and gore hound, he may have went too far with this one. I both loathe and respect how far Damien Leone goes with this one. He has full creative control, and damn he makes even the most seasoned horror fan feel uncomfortable with this one.
Maybe that's a good thing, maybe not
But it also makes them (us) kind of wonder if we have limits after all. All I know is that I felt very uncomfortable during a couple scenes, and was even a bit nauseous. And I thought I had a stomach of steel.My second biggest complaint was that Art wasn't as funny as he was in the second movie. Yes, he has some GREAT moments in this one. Especially what he constantly does to a character in the film's climax, despite how serious and intense the scene was. And yeah, David Howard Thornton's miming experience definitely is still apparent in this film, and I don't think anyone could do the character better. But still, I found this one too serious, and not able to balance the acrobatic art of balancing humor with horror as well as the previous installment. There was definitely some humorous moments, but most of them in the second half just didn't work because the nature of the second half was just too sadistic.A lot of people are complaining of a lack of story.
There is definitely a story
I disagree. There's plenty of story AND character development. More is revealed about the nature of Art and "The Pale Girl." The story goes places, and the ending leaves so many questions. Anyone who says otherwise is probably expecting a storyline on the same level as say, Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad.It's good. But it's definitely not for everybody. And if you want to see it out of morbid curiosity, if the second movie was too much, you should definitely avoid this one.. Art the Clown, Pennywise, and Killer Klowns are just a few of the comical creatures that send shivers down our spines.
