Killer Body Count

Apparently this is a direct to Tubi streaming service film with a sizeable budget. The overall aspect of camera works didn't look too bad as it was passable. The acting wasn't anything special but it wasn't terrible.

The plot is very similar to seemingly every 80's homage slasher we have seen prior. Deals with a group of teens at a summer camp with an unknown masked killer killing off them one by one- with the lead and others trying to find out who's the killer. This takes place at a religious camp of sorts.

This film has some gruesome looking deaths but most are very standard. Slashes through the body with lots of blood coming out, metal poles sliced through bodies, weights crushing people's faces.

The film is certainly long and drags on. Could have been reduced by about twenty minutes, would have helped with its pacing and overall flow.

The very end reveal was rather confusing and somewhat of a letdown. Overall this film wasn't entirely terribly but nothing truly worth seeing.

While I had never heard about the 2024 horror movie "Killer Body Count", of course I had to check it out, given my fascination and love with all things horror. I had very little expectations to the movie, truth be told, since it was a Tubi movie. But I still opted to watch what director Danishka Esterhazy had to offer.

The storyline in the movie was good, though there was a bit too much focus on showing off skin and sexual encounters. Sure, the storyline in the movie was a pretty straightforward and somewhat generic one for a slasher movie, but it had enough twists and oddities in it to make it noteworthy and watchable. Thumbs up to writer Jessica Landry for managing to churn out something more than just another generic slasher flick.

Everything is not all and well, though, because the movie does suffer from a somewhat sluggish pacing. Parts of the movie seems to take forever to go nowhere. And the obsession with showing off nudity or sexual encounters also dumbed down and slowed down the movie.

The acting performances in "Killer Body Count" was good. And I have to say that especially leading actress Cassiel Eatock-Winnik along with Savana Tardieu really carried the movie quite nicely.

I was rather surprised with the special effects in the movie. The effects were surprisingly good, and they really added a lot to the overall enjoyment of the movie.

"Killer Body Count" is a watchable movie, for sure, but not without its flaws. I enjoyed the movie for what it was, but it is hardly a movie that warrants more than just a single viewing.

My rating of director Danishka Esterhazy's 2024 movie "Killer Body Count" lands on a five out of ten stars.

For those looking for a decent lightweight horror movie, this fits the bill.

The basic idea is to put teens in the woods to stop them from having sex, and then introduce the serial killer. Suffice it to say that the plan doesn't work but it does allow for some interesting anti-religious strikes.

The kills are actually pretty good, there is some decent character development even with the antagonists, and the plot is sort of solid. The plot twist actually works. Better yet, with one or two exceptions, the teens actually look like teens.

What makes this movie stand out is that there is no female nudity (it's only suggested and only a couple of times do you see scantily women) but almost every male character is nude or partially nude, and there are even some scenes where the men are presented as beefcake.

The camera work and most of the acting is fine. There are certainly issues with budget and location. Part of it is due to the typical troupes used in modern feminist writings in full display here:

Church bad Church has conversion camps Men are horny, selfish, and inadequate Orgasms and sex are empowerment Men and religion keep us from experiencing our pleasure and full sexual experience Only through women can we be fully realized as a person

Yadda yadda blah blah blah.

It tries to be funny but it's not. It tries to make statements about society, but they're so hamfisted and typical that you groan. It has good gore. The writing is typical modern clichés that would only be entertaining to people who isolate themselves and avoid human interaction.

*Killer Body Count* is like a rollercoaster designed by Alfred Hitchcock, reassembled by Quentin Tarantino, and occasionally hijacked by a teenage boy with a Playboy subscription. It's stylish, darkly funny, and full of twists sharp enough to require a tetanus shot. While it occasionally veers off track, it's undeniably entertaining-like a lurid tabloid that you hate yourself for reading but can't put down.

The plot, a tangled web of misdirection, sex, and murder, is as satisfying as unearthing a juicy Agatha Christie twist. The red herrings are well-placed, and the comedy sneaks up on you like a killer in the shadows, often providing relief from the film's more gratuitous scenes of sweaty titillation. Speaking of which, the sexploitation elements sometimes feel like they wandered in from a *Basic Instinct* reboot nobody asked for, but hey, they'll keep someone entertained.

The cast delivers above-average performances, with a wry charm that keeps things from collapsing under their own melodrama. It's not horror, nor does it need to be-it's a dark psychological thriller with a visceral flair and mischievous smirk. For all its flaws, it's worth a watch if you're in the mood for noir-ish fun with a slightly unbuttoned collar.