Elves

A haunted elf doll traps all who end up on it's naughty list in a deadly game...of murder.

Once your in the game, your in...and must do whatever the elf says.

It's kill or be killed...or even, sometimes, kill and be killed.

It's latest victims are a group of friends who have been lured into it's grips by the sole survivor of the last round of the game.

The only way out is to fulfill the elf's demands under it's watchful eye.

Through death.

Or by sending back them to Hell (as, apparently, there are several...though you'd never be able to tell, if they didn't specifically mention it).

This is one of those D-grade "home-made horrors", with uninspired kills, paltry special effects, and virtually no gore.

The acting is bad, the cinematography is basic (and at times oversaturated), and the story is full of plot holes.

Really, the only reason anyone would ever watch it, is because they ran out of other Christmas-themed horror films to indulge in (like I have)...or by accident.

It's far inferior to the 1989 film of the same name...though, it's not as bad as The Elf (2017)...but it's pretty damn close.

Proof that literally anyone can make a movie in the digital age.

1.5 out of 10.

"Elves" is a mash-up of horror tropes, loosely wrapped in bad holiday spectacle. The story plays on the concept set forth in 2017's "The Elf" only in the weakest of manner. Choosing instead to move in more creative avenues, "Elves" throws in demonic possession and mysterious masked slasher cheer - just in case psychotic killer elf dolls weren't enough of a holiday melody in nightmare.

The acting is a mix bag of choppy dialog, contrived emotion, and incoherent exposition. There are some moments when the cast hit the mark, but mostly the drama and action alike seem a symphony of sterilized animatronic directives - none of which show any understanding of character motivation. Either from talent level or storytelling capabilities who knows. I venture a bit of both. Normally you accept some lax in degree of quality in acting ability -acceptable, but usually good writing and quality content balances it out. "Elves" fails in all three categories. : (

The cinematography is decent enough and sound is quality for the most part , even though it is drawn from a very stereotypical pallet. Still it works. Special effects are a blend of practical and CGI choices. The kills aren't inventive, but they are fun. As many horror elements fail, as do work. Budget restraint is noticeable but "Elves" has a few good kill sequences. Sadly though many of the elements that play out in this holiday horror fall flat. Overall "Elves" is disappointing, even for low budget indie horror

The movie wasn't scary matter of fact I was laughing everything just looked so fake and the actors/actresses were horrible don't get your hopes up and for a 2018 movie it seems like a 1980s maybe even 1970s movie because of the effects

Well, sure I didn't have much of any expectations for this movie when I sat down to watch the 2018 movie titled "Elves" from director Jamaal Burden. But still, I do believe that a movie should be given a fair chance. So I sat down to watch "Elves".

And it turned out that it was a massive waste of time. The movie is amateurish at best. And the entire movie just feels like a school project of some sort. I mean, there is very little contents to the storyline that would actually warrant a movie. And it feels like director Jamaal Burden just improvised his way through the script as he went along.

The entertainment value of the movie is very low; so low, in fact, that I didn't even manage to finish the movie. I just gave up about halfway through it. Why? Well, because there was next to nothing to keep me entertained from what I had suffered through in the first half, so there really was no need to continue the ordeal.

For a horror movie, then "Elves" was mundane, terribly mundane. And if you enjoy a proper horror movie, then your money, time and effort is best spent elsewhere.

I am rating "Elves" a two out of ten stars rating, solely because they did try on some level. But I am not returning to finish the rest of the movie, as there really is no cause for doing that. I can't really say that I had any interest in the lack of proper storyline or the mundane characters that milled about with their head under their arms.

The cover caught me and I like the idea of killer elves. The movie, unlike High Octane's customized cover, lacks rich colors, depth, or masterfully created killer elves. This film stars a lot of white walls, campy acting and a contrived plot. It's a solid attempt but has the feel of a beginner indie film for sure.