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FEAR PHARM (2020) is ostensibly just another Texas-chainsaw-massacre-themed slasher with a dash of jokes on top of a helping of gore.

Four friends are selected for a VIP corn maze and offered a cash prize if they can traverse it in under two hours. Naturally, they discover along the way that the horror characters they encounter are not "just" trying to scare them.

It turns out that the villains actually have a motivation beyond pure bloodlust which brings the movie's title full circle, and it is always a delight to see that at least some thought went into formulating a movie's concept. The ending scene is a wonderful exercise in black humor.

Though the film is decently shot, some directorial choices bring it down, unfortunately. Chief among these, in my opinion, is the prologue. It is not only unnecessary but actually counterproductive. It shows that the villains really are murderous, and thereby destroys any plausible deniability that could have been sustained in the first act of the film by its light-hearted tone and especially the funny "business meeting" introduction of the family. Had we found out that these guys really mean business only once they started hurting our group, it would have been that much more shocking.

Other unwise choices in my opinion were the repetitive panning shots over the corn maze that cheapened the movie's feel, the curious cut-aways during actual gore scenes (was this because of the MPAA?) and some implausible sequences, such as a character whose arm was just amputated reviewing his acting as if nothing was literally amiss.

Also, while there is a colorful band of villains, only some of them are really fleshed out. I had trouble distinguishing between a couple of them.

I think with a few different choices, a better fleshed-out characterization of each member of this family and a tad more creative gore scenes, this could have been a good horror movie. It just missed the mark.

Fear Pharm (2020) is a movie that I recently watched on Amazon Prime. The storyline follows a group of teenagers who are coaxed into attending a local Fear Farm in town. It is a unique haunted attraction to make it feel more realistic. It ends up being more real than the teenagers could have imagined.

This movie is directed by Dante Yore (616 Wilford Lane) and stars Tiana Tuttle (Still), John Littlefield (Hulk), Aimee Stolte (Megalodon) and Emily Sweet (Castle Freak).

This has a lot of scenes I thought were well done, enough to recommend seeing it once. The movie is definitely uneven. It felt like the villains were better cast than the victims. The dialogue is a bit inconsistent with some good comedy mixed in. There's time you can't tell if it's bad acting or poorly written dialogue. The horror elements are well done and contain solid gore. There's a skinning scene I thought was well executed and a sequence that had a good use of arrows. Some very entertaining stuff.

Overall, this movie has it flaws but enough worthwhile horror elements that make it a must see for fans of the genre. I would score this a 6/10 and strongly recommend it.

This is not a bad little movie. Usually these types of movies come out and are just plain awful. I mean, who the heck even watches those crappy b and c films. However, "Fear Pharm" stands a bit above the others as not only does it have a legit looking movie box, but its actually a decent film. The critic quote on the box says something like " Texas Chainsaw Massacre vibe with a kind of Rob Zombie feel". It's like they were a little nervous to take out the words "vibe", Kind of", and "feel" when, to me, it actually was more reminiscent than i thought of both of those references. The chainsaw wielding maniac is pretty creepy with his barbed wire mask and his stand still stance. It gives you the creeps as one of our protagonists approach the villain in the corn maze after turning a corner and suddenly seeing him standing there, chainsaw idling in hand. Also, the ice cream truck part was pretty creepy and did have a "sort of rob zombieish feel". There was some comedic moments between the villains that I thought was clever and the acting wasn't all that bad. Except for maybe the kid "Rustin". There is also a nice and creepy ending to go with it. It all feels quite halloweenish and the production values are quite good. You can clearly tell this is a talented director and you can expect more from him.

This is about as good as random Amazon prime video horror movies will get. I give it a 3. Lemme explain:

It's an ensemble slasher movie you haven't seen and you crave them because you're a little psycho. +1 star

It's got a cast of stupid ppl you won't care much or at all about so you can watch them ALL die in peace. +1 star

It's got a giant corn maze and some spooky scarecrows, an underutilized combo in horror--sadly. +1 star

It's got some humor that lands and alot that doesn't but it's not bad enough where you would stop watching and rant about it online. +0.5 stars

The acting is Oblivion npc level but that's one of the highest tiers you can get on an Amazon prime random horror movie. +0 stars - Acceptable.

The cast might remind you of a similar "gang" from Philadelphia and that might make it a little more watchable so you could continue to watch them die. +0 stars

They don't die fast and enough and it's slow. -0.5 stars

There's a sequel for no reason, because who asked? Nobody is gonna watch that one. +0 stars.

Not gonna lie, this movie has literally nothing new to offer to the horror genre. Bad acting, sort of an interesting concept that was pretty much wasted, gore is okay. To be honest, it was just boring. I didn't like the characters or the writing. Call it B-movie Horror if you want, I just call it uninspired.

Wow, this is bad. Really bad.

The production values are not horrible as one reviewer said and it does not appear that this is a "friend" movie. It seems like it's the real deal but just really really bad.

The acting is horrible and the story-line is just plain stupid.

You will be bore out of your mind in the corn field.

The beauty of the slasher subgenre is that they don't always have to be good movies to be great movies. Performances can be hokey, FX can be cheap and silly, the plot can be ridiculous, and it all still adds up to a great viewing experience. Well-executed slashers and the ones that wildly miss the mark can be just as entertaining as the other.

With an "intense" Texas Chainsaw style poster, where does Fear Pharm land? The poster is and isn't a mislead. The movie IS about a strange family that is hunting and abducting teens for their own twisted reason. The movie isn't nearly as intense as the best Texas Chainsaw movies, and it does try to be a bit lighter and intentionally add some comic elements. Nowhere near the pitch-black comedy of Tobe Hooper's original or the OTT style of its sequel though. For me the humour didn't land. This is mostly since it makes the cardinal slasher sin of all the main group of teens being obnoxious. They also make several "meta" horror movies references in their early interactions ("Are we done with the expositional dialogue?") which makes sense in a Scream movie or Cabin In The Woods because it's part of the larger story. Here it is because one of the teens is an actor for some reason. A role that serves no further function in the plot. It's difficult to have fun with characters when they are so unlikable.

There's a similar problem when it comes to the villainous family. With the Sawyers from Texas Chainsaw or the Firefly clan from House of 1000 Corpses, the audience could delight in how wonderfully depraved these people are. Apart from their costumes there is nothing particularly interesting about the Fear Pharm family, and at times I found myself wishing I was having as much fun watching as the actors clearly were playing their roles.

Fear Pharm does get down to business quickly, opening with the traditional slasher tropes of gore and nudity and there's a fun but very brief sequence (the only highlight for me) involving a cheerleader being chased through a corn field by two clowns in an ice-cream truck with a harpoon gun! I wish the rest of the movie was as insane as the end of that sentence. And that's the problem. Fear Pharm is not an extremely well-executed slasher, nor is it bonkers and wild enough to still be a really good time. Sadly, my worst fear was realised with this one. That I'm watching a movie from my most beloved sub-genre that I can't recommend.

• DREW

@WatchItWombat.

Here's another movie that someone made with some friends with no production value, no acting, no sets or script, Worse of the bad movies. A Joke of a movie. Sad, very sad.

Ohh man this was bad... and i mean real bad. As in when you're 15-20mins in you'll say to yourself... why didn't I listen? Production was good, was well put together, never felt cheap, but by God this was woeful. Don't do it to yourself. You won't get the 80mins back.

All the bad reviews are just people that have nothing better to do but sit around all day on their cloud of judgment eating hot pockets and thinking they are Siskile n Eibert. Stop being so close minded. I think the movie accomplished exactly what it intended. It was funny and a little quirky and a great halloween season movie with just the right amt of gore and decent back story. Get off your high horses dorks and go back to playing mindcraft!

Good movie to watch for especially it is perfect for Halloween but acting is bad it is indie type horror movie the second half of movie is totally wasted.

It was fun and the premise was fantastic. I've seen a ton of horror films and I've never seen this idea. Was the budget low? Probably. But the fact they did something different is aspiring. Also, never did I once wince at the acting, it was way better than 99.9% of your low budget independent horror films. By far, in my opinion.

Okay this movie isn't going to scare you terribly but it fits the Campy Slasher genre perfectly. The ending was a twist I did not expect. There is a deeper metaphor behind the movie which tends to not bode well with horror, but i thought it was handled well. The "kids" were great characters that broke stereotypes. They weren't your run of the mills stupid teenagers. There was definitely some creativity with the killing methods.

The only downfall was the final scene with the mom at the market. The acting in that scene was bad! It absolutely could've been removed from the final cut. But overall a fun and campy slasher movie.

The only reason why I considered watching this movie is because it said in quote on the back "A Texas Chainshaw Massacre vibe with a bit of a Rob Zombie-ish feel..." For #1...don't ever disrespect Rob Zombie!!!!! And #2...a classic as TX CM?!?

PS @ jimmyb-03299... So I guess your Hot Pocket choice is pep/cheese? Or the egg/sausage breakfast one you enjoy in your mother's basement while snuggling with 18 cats...

And again not to mention the disrespect of Rob Zombie!!!! And on the cover!!!!

Loved the concept gave me a friday the 13 th vibe. But soon it went downhill Terrible effects Couldn't take movie seriously The acting was not that good. 5/10

Just another wasted time film and terrible acting psycho b*tch character.

Most anticlimactic, boom, it's over ending I've ever seen. There's also way too much downtime before anything happens. It takes over an hour for anything interesting to happen then boom, it's over. The story is extremely unbelievable as well. Poor script but the costumes were decent.

I was honestly caught off guard by how much I liked this one. No, it's not a big budget film or even a B exploitation gorefest, but considering how many Halloween haunt/cornmaze/hayride movies are out there I thought Fear PHarm did a great job of setting itself apart. First off, it's got some pretty witty humor and a clever motive beyond the usual "we're crazy and like to kill people", but mostly it's the family slasher dynamic that hasn't really been seen since the early Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. It's a fun watch, especially during the fall.

Good production value, decent acting, and enough gore ... But somehow i feel the movie is missing something. Its kinda like when it get interesting it just suddenly end... You never really have time to feel the anguish and despair of the protagonist like you do in a Texas Chainsaw movie for instance. I think the movie would had worked better with more victim characters, and at least having them in pair of 2 or 3.

Overall i didn't hated it, didn't loved it, watched it once, probably not gonna watch it again... its alright, but thats about it.

I feel like a lot of these bad reviews are just trolls. I rented Fear Pharm on Amazon and I really enjoyed it! Like it had funny moments especially with Rustin and Gemma who is my fav, but it also had gore and some pretty good jump scares. My boyfriend and I love watching movies on Shudder and this film stacks up to everything else we have seen, and the dialogue in this film is way better. Fun concept and the ending of why this is all happening I would say is really inventive.

I am a fan of B-horror movies so that's why I've watched this one. First, the idea is not original but not bad either. Second, the execution could have been far better. Last, the script does not exists and the gore is just OK. So, all in all is just an acceptable Horror B movie if you love them. Other than that nothing remarkable.

I will give you my opinion on it ...... its an un-original concept of a crazy Family that kills a group of kids in a sadistic mind and torture corn maze fight for their lives scenario...... BUT..... with all this style of movies i still enjoy watching these b movies over a Hollywood blunder busters they have made recently ...... watch this move and just have fun ....hell make it a background thing for your next smoke session .... but the twisted ending is great tho ..... so watch it.