Eldritch USA

I laughed so much watching this. It's nerdy and fun! It's Eldritch horror meets the American Midwest and they pulled it off with the perfect touch. Even tho it is comedy horror, I'd say it's safe for most of the family. There's a musical element that elevates the experience of the film, however I wouldn't call this a musical. I still have the "spell" they sing stuck in my head months after watching it. I'd love to see more from this creator. It's a smaller budget film but that doesn't take away from how enjoyable it is. You'll be glad you watched this. Bonus: If you're from the Springfield, Missouri area, you'll also have the pleasure of spotting familiar places and faces.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! I wasn't sure what to expect going in, but found it was a great mixture of horror/comedy (my favorite genre) with the addition of some great music! Picture Army of Darkness meets Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I did catch a few small mistakes in the film, (one scene accidentally showed the name of the town they were filming in instead of Eldritch, and the lip syncing on the songs wasn't right on a few songs), but they weren't enough to distract from the plot.

My granddaughter and I watched it together, and we both agreed it was fun, so it's definitely a film for young and old alike!

Eldritch USA was a really fun to watch! I enjoyed the story, songs and the actors very much. It really is unique in that it's a horror/comedy and a musical and it was honestly hysterical.

I totally expect this film to become a cult classic. It has a very, "Little Shop of Horrors," feel with the gore and the songs, but the story is very different. Two brothers are rivals at work and in life and a deadly accident puts one brother in the position to make a series of bad decisions that winds up changing not only his life, but the small town he lives in as well as many of the towns' people.

Don't want to give too much away though because you need to see this film!

Right, well I didn't know that this was a musical, and had I known, I would most likely not have opted to watch it. Musicals is not really my cup of tea, aside from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Grease". But coming to learn that it was a zombie musical, I must admit that I buckled in and opted to check it out.

But writer Ryan Smith utterly failed to conjure up a script that entertained me. And I have to say that I am very perplexed that his 2023 musical titled "Eldritch USA" has managed to snag an 8.2 rating here on IMDb, as of this very moment while I am reviewing it.

I managed to suffer through a staggering 42 minutes of absolute boredom and pointlessness before tossing the towel in the right. It was painfully obvious by then that the contents of the musical would not improve for the better. And in those 42 minutes there wasn't anything even remotely zombiesque to be found anywhere.

Needless to say that I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in "Eldritch USA", but I was not particularly impressed. Sure, the performances were adequate, but it was nothing memorable or outstanding.

This is not something that I would recommend anyone to waste 99 minutes on watching. And it most certainly is not something I will return to attempt finish watching.

My rating of directors Ryan Smith and Tyler Foreman's 2023 musical "Eldritch USA" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.

It occurred to me while suffering through this that maybe the people who made it thought they were making the next Rocky Horror Picture Show, something that would become a cult hit. Well imagine if Rocky Horror had been created by loads of people with no talent and you'd have this film. There are so many things wrong here, I'll start with the one positive, it was shot well, as in the photography was razor sharp. It also seemed as if the entire film were shot and then every ounce of dialogue was dubbed later, the sound was just unnatural. The songs are mercifully short and none are good. If this has a soundtrack CD you won't be buying it. While there is one actress who is actually appealing and can carry a tune, the cast here is bottom of the barrel. The entire film has all the appeal of a really badly written, poorly put together dinner theatre production. At 1 hour 40 minutes it felt much longer. Lots of boring talk trying to be witty and I didn't chuckle once. While at first I was hoping it might get better, eventually it became annoying and then I just wanted it to end already. There just is no talent here at all. I have no idea how some of these actors got their roles, but honestly the dialogue and songs are so bad it didn't even matter. At best this is worth watching as some sort of oddity, but I doubt you will do what I did, make it through to the end.