Piglady

That was my response at the end of this movie.

"WHAT?!"

I watched this entire 1hr and 39 minutes of crap because there were only a few reviews. The majority were glowingly positive, and yet it had a rating of 2.9. This meant a lot more people needed to leave some actual reviews, as this was obviously not fairly rated "10" alongside the greatest films of all time. So I hope you appreciate that I managed to sit through the whole thing, when honestly my opinion within the first 10 minutes never changed.

Had the filmmakers chosen to attempt a retelling of the true story this movie was "based" upon, it might've been better. However, they chose instead to spend horrendous amounts of time helping us get to know the people who are going to eventually meet the title character...instead of letting us in on the Piglady herself-the one person who is actually interesting. No, of the 1hr and 39 minutes, about 1hr and 25 minutes is spent listening to boring, interminable, dumb conversations between really unlikeable and annoying people.

The acting is below awful, the script puerile and direction seems to be distracted by grandeurs of another movie. The photography is either too dark or too fuzzy and the only positive thing I can say about it to give it a 2 is that the special effects weren't bad for a movie this awful.

And if you actually make it to the end, you'll understand my reaction. Because it's just suddenly...and??? If you love true crime stories, stay far away because there are NO explanations or endings.

Believe the low rating over the "10" reviews. I'm certain there were an awful lot of people too exhausted by disgust to do more than give it a rating and move on with their lives.

So we spend 80% of the movie getting to know the most uninteresting, unlikable and boring characters you'll ever see. Some of the transition shots are just so terribly done, I thought the movie may have been edited on an iPhone. Same with the quality. The movie relies heavily on shadows and the dark because their special effects are truly terrible, so much so that most of the kill shots are done with the kill being hidden via camera angle + lack of lighting, and the audience just seeing a bunch of random blood splatter or the aftermath shot. It is filled with bad movie cliches that continue to amplify the films lack of uniqueness. Would've been better if they'd stuck true to the real story. The people who made this movie did not have enough creativity to make it appealing or interesting, and I can only believe the good reviews have been paid for because there is no way anyone is watching this and thinking it was even close to decent. I haven't even touched on the bad acting or the fact that they, multiple times, give the audience exposition on whatever information the audience needs to know instead of creating the scene itself (like the literal resolution of the movie), but that's just beating the dead horse at this point. I only finished it so I could write this review honestly.

You gotta give credit to anyone out there expressing their form of art! I'm always stoked to see and support go getters! It takes courage and a lot of blood, sweat and tears to bring a production of any kind to life. Way to go! It was very entertaining! I liked the characters and thought it was a good balance of personalities sprinkled with funny one liners, yet startling and jumpy at times. The scenery is beautifully shot and the fact it's close to the actual property where the murders took place is really cool. And the pigs! I don't how they pulled that one off but I'm a big fan of pigs regardless if they eat humans or not! I've watched it twice so far!

The "Piglady" in this film, is based on convicted killer Susan Monica, who killed two of her farm hands on her farm in Oregon...and fed them to her pigs.

In at least one of the cases...she claimed that her pigs had attacked one of the men...and, having disemboweled him...she shot him to ease his suffering.

Though, she also stated that she did not value human life.

And expressed that she liked animals more than she did people.

This film boasts being based on this story.

And is, apparently, shot on the actual farm where the murders took place.

It is, however, of the homemade horror type quality.

And takes the story on which it is based...and turns it into a slasher.

With the Piglady's targets being a group of young Californian adults, who have gone to the cabin of one of their parents for Christmas.

Which just so happens to be on the property next to the Piglady.

Who holds a grudge against them, because the father of the one guy keeps trying to buy her land off her.

Which she is adamant...is not for sale.

Unfortunately, their attempt to spin the slasher angle in with the "based on a true story" bit just doesn't work.

They just don't meld well together...and, as such, it comes off incredibly forced.

Not to mention...the pigs come off as having almost supernatural abilities.

Which requires an absolute suspension of disbelief, to come off anything less than absurd.

There's also way too much of a focus on character development.

With the horror seeming to play second fiddle to it.

There are actually some decent special effects though...in the parts that are more horror oriented.

But the writing is lackluster.

And the acting is pretty mediocre.

So it never really goes beyond being mid.

And even then...it's on the lower side of that spectrum.

It's not overtly horrible, or unwatchable, though.

Just relatively forgettable.

Anyone familiar with Gravitas releases will have come to expect this going in, however.

So it's not really surprising.

But it's quite obvious all the other early reviewers of this film are paid shills.

Because they are rating this way too high.

In my honest opinion...it ranks about a 2 out of 10.

Good movie. Low budget bit of a slow start but once it starts it pops! I like the characters even tho you want to hate them lol. Tony is the favorite. The pigs are pretty scary tromping around in the dark. The cast is peripheral blind but it ads to the frustration you expect in a good horror. I especially like that it was filmed on the property connected to where the murders happened. It's not a true story but there is a hint of truth to it. It's a good movie and worth the watch. I also like the attention to detail and how everything ties back together. It is also beautifully shot in a creepy environment. I'm not disappointed at all! Bought the dvd too!