Thanksgiving: Is Eli Roth’s Horror Movie Any Good? The first viewers to express their opinion

In 2007, there was a fake trailer meant to break Project Greenhouse, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s tribute to double-billing exploitation cinemas. Sixteen years later, Eli Roth has finally turned his Thanksgiving into a feature film. Bloody and forbidden under 16.

As with many slashers, it’s about a teenager and his friends who, a year after participating in the Black Friday riots, are pursued by a masked killer determined to kill him. There are no remains and survivors. But what did viewers think of this carnage game?

With an average of 3.1 out of 5 thanks to 67 people who rated it*, this is simply the best Eli Roth feature film according to internet users. Before Hostel and its sequels, Cabin Fever and The Green Inferno, his previous forays into the gruesome register.

They liked it

“We’re surprised, we’re in a pure slasher with a good, powerful cast.”excited S Pbc (5 out of 5 stars), about it “A great return from the hostel director”. Before exclaiming that “crying is excessive”Whenever Lil Sprite (4.5 out of 5) also highlights its effectiveness in this subgenre of horror cinema.

“This is a slasher in the strict sense of the word”This internet user writes. “It’s sickening, it’s nasty, it’s brutal, it’s scary. With the added bonus of a little criticism of consumerism, social media, and really good actors.”

Genre fans will win, others will be sidelined

“The film, while imperfect, was made by horror fans for horror fans”It specifies what it is going in the direction of cinephile (3 out of 5): “Genre fans will win, others will be left behind”. He puts himself in the first category and, like almost everyone else, puts the word “hill” In his review, he also emphasizes the film’s humor.

“Thanksgiving is a fun film that captures the spirit of the era”He presses his side Fabien D (3.5 out of 5), one of those who cites the awesome opening scene, the riot at the store on Black Friday: “Gleeful carnage amid criticism of a consumerist society, this makes for a rather delirious film that’s more humorous than genuinely dangerous.”

A start that even Thanksgiving detractors will welcome. as Nikotrash60 (2.5 out of 5), which admits this “This Black Friday that gets out of hand and highlights the stupidity of the populace is a small pleasure”. But it turns out that there are fewer users otherwise.

They didn’t like it

if the word “hill” Appearing often, the scenario is regularly mentioned. But rarely for the better. Although the result is very user-friendly, Lil Sprite He said no “Nothing revolutionary in itself, but terribly generous” And he regrets that he is “a bit predictable”. as Fabien D : “Certain kills are particularly successful and add all the flavor to a film that nonetheless suffers from writing problems. Some kills are particularly successful and add all the flavor to a film that still suffers from writing problems.”

A film without content or interest. No plot and the end result is just garbage

Despite its rating of 3.5 out of 5, Benjamin C goes to his “Architecturally Viewed Scenario”but Raphael Genevet (1.5 out of 5) The first negative point is the fact that there is none “no originality”. And criticized by several Internet users “Poor direction, mediocre ending, ridiculous scenes.” But no Raphael Soirat (0.5 out of 5) who speaks a “A movie without substance or interest. No plot and the end result is just rubbish.” Like the killer, he gives no quarter.

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For many, Thanksgiving is a scary and funny horror movie. Sometimes both at the same time, as in his opening scene, fierce and cruel, which surprised more than one. According to netizens, slasher fans will be over the moon and even miss the flaws in the writing.

Because the screenplay (and, by extension, the originality of the whole) appears to be the major downside of the feature film. Both in terms of story and character writing, which is rarely the main quality of slashers. And Thanksgiving is no exception.

And you ? What did you think of this Thanksgiving?

*Remarks for Thursday, November 30, 2023