Screamboat

I really wanted to like this but it was just so cringe. I don't feel like I heard one laugh actually hit. The budget felt too small, the mouse nothing like steamboat which was daissopiinting. The Disney princesses were a fun idea but then it didn't finish the joke as in none of them were killed in the fashion of the princesses they were. Also the acting.. Really took me out of it. Better than Mouse Trap, but that is not saying much.

The Disney nods didn't entertain me, the film feels like an eternity, the kills just aren't good largely due to the fact a rat is doing them. The lighting is abysmal, the performances are terrible and it felt like a chore to get through. The rat design is laughable, obviously the budget is low so there are limitations but I just couldn't get on board with this. I'm sure there's a crowd out there that will like it tho so please go form your own opinion.

This film is passable, if you've seen the trailer or know what this is even about, you'll be getting exactly what you were probably expecting - a bunch of purposely expressive characters you'd wanna see killed in true slasher fashion. This is a goofy, extremely self aware film that delivers on just that - if you're expecting anything serious or anything on the aspect of plot that isn't purposely cliche, then you're not watching the right film. Some complaints lie with the pacing, as well as how rushed the end began feeling and looking. Some kills could have gone farther with the hype of people being behind Terrifier, but worry not, this film delivers in its own special take on that; filming in some spots feels jarring and even blurry, some cheap spots. Some genuinely good moments of laughs and self aware dark humor, along with some really fleshed out and decent scenes. This is much better than some other films in this joke wave, however it's far from anything spectacular or good. Memorable? A good film to watch with friends and even catch in theaters for an experience? Yes. This film is serviceable at the very least, I'd recommend if you know exactly what you're walking into - which you should.

The exact representation of a movie having some positives, but also some highs. I can't wait to see my reaction to the other 2025 projects, some high ones. But this is a middle-tier project on a flimsy budget. And for what it's worth, it's not actually that bad. Yes the movie drags, but I really admired the film for being different and energetic.

The Mouse was actually scary, and had some soul their with his loved one, and the animation in these segments are touching, but also a superb layer of depth and uniqueness to this character. And the 1st segment of kills, the first hour are fun and effective. The dark rooms, the action, and the drama is really fun and you'll enjoy some of the effective kills if your a horror fanatic. And yes, I said the mouse was perfectly scary, because he was small, he had armed weapons, and his creepy laugh and smile made him feel very threatening and absolutely beutiful with the costume designs. And the makeup doesn't look so bad, but the story is fairly weak.

The story is a boat and some parts of the story is shown in child format, the second half is very slow and doesn't use the format as effectively as it could, but the effects and the props are great and look fairly fancy. And the Sinking boat added some much needed stakes. But the kills in the second-half feel slightly forced and the effectiveness is slightly removed as they're really quick.

But the story has a nice ending, and the women as Winny was effective and charming, she looked great in the role. And the never-giving-up is a good motion for this story. However, the plot-twist was also highly enjoyable as it suited the movie well. Not a bad lower budget effort if I'm being honest.

I'd rate this film a 5 Out of 10, As the first-half was thrilling and effective, but the movie looses it's steam and focus in the second-half. But the effects look nice, the story isn't so bad, but it could do with more of the child friendly story it's inspired by. Not a bad effort at all.

This movie is terrible. Absolutely terrible. The acting is horrible. It feels like they just pulled random actors off the street without an audition. The storyline is damn near a nonexistent. It's a pathetic attempt at anything I mean I hope and pray people didn't waste their money watching this in theaters. It's funny at times which is why I gave it three stars out of 10, but that's not enough to make up for just a complete lack of anything good in this film. The lead actress is terrible. In fact, the entire cast is horrible except for the mouse actor. This should have been a comedy. It should've been marketed as a comedy and any attempt that seriousness should have been avoided. The budget was high enough that they could rent out a Staten Island ferry, but not high enough that they could avoid using terrible looking green screenshots. The costumes were horrendous. Things were shoehorned in that made no real contribution to the storyline like they were ticking boxes. Complete waste of time. Box office flop this movie should've gone straight to streaming it never should've reached movie theaters and for that reason I'm out.

I have to admit that I harbored zero expectations to this 2025 horror comedy titled "Screamboat", given all the crap that has been released recently with the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Popeye, etc. But still, I hadn't watched this movie already, and given my love o all things horror, of course I had to check it out.

Writers Matthew Garcia-Dunn and Steven LaMorte put together a pretty straightforward script. It wasn't particularly outstanding, but I will admit that the movie was actually oddly entertaining for the cheesy thing it was, pardon the pun. There was something oddly enjoyable about the movie, which I suppose was because it was so far out there.

The only one on the cast list that I was familiar with was David Howard Thornton, and he was portraying the mouse. It should be noted that the acting performances in "Screamboat" were fair.

Sure, "Screamboat" is by no means a cinematic gem in the horror genre, but it was actually an entertaining enough off-beat slasher horror comedy.

And there was actually enough blood and mayhem to keep a seasoned gorehound such as myself sated.

My rating of director Steven LaMorte's 2025 movie "Screamboat" lands on a five out of ten stars.