Trying to find a good movie in the Netflix horror section is more terrifying than the movies themself

This current wave of Canadian horror is looking promising. Like Girlhouse, Clown doesn't pander to conservative audiences when it comes to murdering children. That's a trend we haven't experienced much in the age of political correctness. This features a sequence in an indoor "fun zone" where kids are being ripped apart and gutted by a cannibalistic clown demon. Vexed babysitters should enjoy scaring the little monsters with this grim fairy tale.

This was actually so much better than I expected it to be! Some of the acting is rough, and "horror movie logic" occasionally happens, but overall this is a very solid horror film with an interesting take on the whole killer clown thing.

A man puts on a clown suit for his kids birthday but can't get it off as it's actually demon skin, madness ensues. This was a strange viewing experience as I kept thinking any minute now it's going to become a really comedic film. But the longer it didn't the more it really unnerved me. And then it got really friggin' dark. The leads were great, brought much sympathy to their roles and the effects were cool.

Since when did we start top-billing cameos? Half of the people watching this probably wouldn't even recognize Eli Roth's quick, blink and you'll miss it, appearance in Clown. It's bad enough that people keep hoping to brand his name, slapping it on horror films via the producer's credit doesn't give your genre effort any more weight.

Clown is such a conventional horror film that if it were any more by-the-books, it would be pointless to watch outside of a trailer. It's all represented here: false/jump scares, last minute ankle grabs, the professorial expert, and the final girl.

Commendable special FX and an intriguing mythos combined, helped to keep the film watchable but failed to transcend mediocrity.

"I hate clowns."

Consistantly entertaining and unexpectedly fantastic! Clown delivers in every aspect: special effects (except one small CGI slip-up near the end), balance of humour and terror, and an engaging plot. This needs a UK blu-ray release as soon as possible please!

Glasgow Frightfest 2015

A normal family man finds a clown costume and puts it on for his sons birthday party, the trouble begins when he try's to take the costume off.......
This is basically a slasher movie but it differentiates itself from the usual crop by also focusing on the main characters inner turmoil as he transforms from loving family man into a child killing clown. The film also throws in some black humour and some downright nasty body horror. Andy Powers puts in a good performance in the lead role and he's well supported by the likes of Laura Allen and Peter Stromare.

100 under 100
2/100 

This isn’t without its promising aspects, but overall is nothing more than a typical and mediocre horror film you’d stumble upon scrolling through netflix. 

Anything remotely unique and interesting is bogged down by it being predictable and by the books. It has all of the typical cliches, and does nothing even remotely cool with them. The characters are all cardboard horror characters, the kills aren’t even interesting, and the final girl is sort of boring because we’ve seen the whole “mother kills for her child” final girl a million times prior. It’s not that that sort of thing can’t be made interesting, it certainly can, but this film just decides to follow the formula and do nothing at all with it. 

It’s not an unbearable watch by any means, it’s not as though there was no effort put in, it’s merely just forgettable more than anything.

A film that definitely gains momentum towards the second half and becomes very, very creepy by the end. I mean seriously, I had to turn all the lights on to go downstairs for dinner just now.

I've always prided myself on being one of the few people who didn't find clowns terrifying. That changed during the runtime of this. Thanks Eli Roth.

A pretty shitty idea given fantastic execution. Give it a watch if only once.

1-2 çok iyi sahne, gerisi mediocre-garbage

Everything about this is stupid but I think the movie knows it. A lot of really annoying fake scares. The sequence with the play tube things is pretty cool tho. 

I watched this, Schindler’s List, and the first X-Men all in one day so it’s been a rollercoaster of emotions.

so i’m not as scary the second time round

if this movie hadn't tried to convince me that there was a demon clown living in the snowy hilltops of Sweden feasting on children every winter in the olden days, and that's where today's modern image of clowns came from, i think it would've been a stronger movie. like, just say the suit is cursed an move on, my man

As far as body horror goes, this one's not too bad. As far as killer clown films go, it's okay enough. Premise is a guy (Kent) puts on a clownsuit he found to cover for the clown who didn't show up for his son's birthday party and the suit turns out to be something sinister.

The backstory on the clownsuit's pretty solid, and the growing horror as Kent futiley tries to resist the changes happening to him is handled well. The clowndog was an interesting concept but I really wasn't big on the dog death that happened.

Overall, while I don't regret watching it, I don't think I'll watch this one again if that makes sense.

Am I like the only human being in the world who isn't afraid of clowns? I actually find them quite delightful and whimsical.
Not this one obviously - this one is just extremely silly and way too drawn out. I was all in for the first 20 minutes or so, but once Peter Stomare shows up and explains the plot to us, I clocked the fuck out harder than I have ever checked out of a movie in my life.

The premise is interesting but the screenplay and acting were honestly pretty funny I hate to say. What really made this scary was Jon Watts, and it’s clear to see the level of direction being much higher than everything else.

the kids aren't alright

Clown was directed by Jon Watts, who later directed Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home. He’s a fine director. I thought both of the recent Spider-Man films were good, especially Homecoming, so I watched this film with optimism. Overall, I wasn’t terribly disappointed but I felt that the film could have been so much more. Watts does a fine job directing this film, but his direction never goes into being memorable. This is a pretty forgettable horror film, even if it’s enjoyable while watching it. The premise of the film is great, but underutilized. No scene in this film takes that step forward to become memorable. The look of the clown is great though and completely practical, which I suppose is memorable.

A great hilarious creepy comedy.

god this so boring. it’s bad but not even in a fun way 🤢