Synopsis
The kids aren't alright
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.
Peter Stormare Laura Allen Elizabeth Whitmere Christian Distefano John MacDonald Chuck Shamata Andy Powers Sarah Scheffer Claudia Jurt Julia Long Matthew Stefiuk Robert Reynolds Allen Altman Brandon Stouffer Rachel Shugar Jodi Larratt Abigail Lieff Jocelyn Deighton Amy Balaton Eli Roth Lucas Kelly Jennie Esnard
Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Eli Roth James A. Holt Brian Oliver Robert Menzies Michael Cappuccino Cody Ryder Helen Cappuccino Andy Cappuccino
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Trying to find a good movie in the Netflix horror section is more terrifying than the movies themself
I don't really find clowns scary specially not that pennywise, but this movie had me at moments.
Clown is about a father who wants to surprise his kid on his birthday by dressing up as a clown but it turns out that the clown suit is cursed and can not be removed unless a specific number of kids are killed by the guy who is wearing the suit, all this leads to a some good body horror sequences filled with relentless violence and gore , there is a scene when the father sees a video of a guy who is possessed by the suit that was so fucking dope and scary. It's the side actors who aren't that good performance wise which spoils the fun.
Nevertheless it was a good watch specially if you are interested in cursed objects.
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.
Body horror is what gets to me, so this premise alone disturbs me. The first 30 minutes were an absolute treat for my fears as we this demonic clown suit attach itself to this lowly everyday family man. Watching him scratch at himself as this parasite stuck to his skin made my skin crawl and awaken the panic in me if I were to experience it.
Jon Watts is the star of the show here with his direction of this effective low budget horror. His potential is abundantly clear as he knows what to reveal to the audience. He knows where to be graphic and where to merely imply. So the highlight is easily his visuals and direction combined with…
Once Upon A Time…. An Spooktober List
After the party's clown failed to make it to his kids' party, a father grabs a clown suit at a house he's selling. Unberknownst to him, the suit is actually possessed and he goes slowly but firmly falling into madness, and something much worse.
Before he was having Kevin Bacon chasing kids and making up Spider-man film titles with the word "Home" in it, he actually get introduced by Eli Roth with a pretty compelling family drama with a body horror twist. In terms of direction for his directorial feature, Jon Watts hits many of the notes building up what it is an interesting take into the clown killer subgenre lore by adding…
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.
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.
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.
It's not a costume...
-Karlsson
So back in 2010 Jon Watts made a faux-trailer entitled Clown which you can view at this link. In the trailer it states "From the Master of Horror Eli Roth" as a joke even though Eli Roth had nothing to do with it.
Well Roth saw it, liked the idea behind it so much that he produced the film with Watts directing it. The film kinda plays like a remake of The Fly (1986) except the man is turning into a demonic clown instead of an insect.
Despite the premise that seemingly begs to be a ludicrous comedy, the film plays it mostly straight with moments of morbid humor sprinkled throughout. I mean the Clown's…
Never again would I look at Clowns the same way after seeing this movie, but that get's me thinking, when did I like them in the first place.
The story to Clown is about a father discovers the clown suit and decides to wear it for his son's birthday party. However, he soon discovers that the suit turns the wearer into a killing machine.
Clowns never really scared me, because I always know it's somebody else in cheap looking make-up trying to make you laugh, but in reality they are just creeping us out. I have seen many movies and TV shows with scary looking clowns in it and yes I can see why people are scared of them, but…
"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.
Was searching for a crappy film to watch with the guys on discord and accidentally stumbled onto Jon Watts’ directorial debut.
The reviews are so wrong.
Low-budget, balls-to-the-wall, incredibly tense. Genuinely great directing.
Dope film.
they really said “what if we recreated IT, but pennywise is a dad.”
still decently entertaining though.
A high recommendation for clown aficionados, a low recommendation for everyone else. Think of the children!
imagine making this film and instead of being sent to jail or whatever, you get to make spiderman for kevin feige
Is this trying to make us believe that not all clowns are demons? Very funny, Satan.
This was fun, then turned darker than Satan's wazzers once children went from at peril to in pieces!!! GOOD TIMES, some proper gross body horror, some great scares and build up in areas.
The second half was not as good as the first or it would have got a better rating, but still, definitely worth a watch from me!?
"Jack, we have to kill your daddy."
Second time watching this, and it's a lot more fun when you know what to expect (and when you're watching it with someone who hasn't seen it yet). It's easy to see why Jon Watts has gone on to do bigger films with a certain web-slinging superhero, because he's definitely no slouch behind the camera. It was also nice to see the lovely creature effects by Alterian Inc. in HD this time. The CGI is still fairly dodgy, but thankfully it's used sparingly. (There's nothing worse than a creature feature where the creatures are all zeros and ones.) Overall, it's a fairly creepy, if occasionally cheesy, monster movie.
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