Thursday, August 22, 2013

You're Next

You're Next is about a family that goes from celebrating a momentous occasion to fighting for their lives as they are terrorized by a group that is identified only by the animal masks (sheep, wolf, and tiger) they wear.

This movie reminded me a lot of the movie, The Strangers; similar plot, the killers wore masks, the home was in an isolated area, etc.  So, here are my takeaways:

What I loved:

1.  The parts that made me jump (after all, that is the point of a scary movie, right?)
2.  The parts that made me laugh.  I mean laugh, for real.  Weird, right?
3.  The family wasn't completely defenseless (sorry, to tell you more would give it away).

What I didn't love:

1.  Way too predictable (yeah, all "scary movies" are these days, but, this one REALLY was).
2.  Not much of a plot (again, I know I was reaching, but still).

Rating:  2.5/5 stars - This is more of a horror movie to me vs. scary.  There was a bunch of gore and violence (and laughter, gotta mention that again), but, outside of a few jumping moments (which were really good), there were more "ewwww" and "yuck" moments to me.




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