Knucklebones

If you're about to watch this movie, you should put behind the logic of the ghostly thoughts you have. It's a predictable movie with a common plot of 'friends having fun a abandoned pretty place'; which doesn't work out as the way they planned.

After watching the movie i myself think that much could have been done to make the movie thrilling, story wasn't good, but, you can't do much with a skeleton ghost. Acting was Okay, Tom Zembrod (The Knucklebone) did good, cinematography was mediocre. Watchable if you don't have anything to do. Good that they didn't decide to longer the plot more, it could have been a nightmare then. Good twist in the end i may say.

The Nazis create a demon that you can summon by rolling knuckle bones and saying a few words for the purpose of wiping out enemy troops. This demon is a Jason type with a Freddy voice and his sense of humour. Years later the bones are found in a box stored in an old factory. Wouldn't you know it some teens play the game and summon Knucklebones.

This one had so much potential. When Knucklebones is summoned he needs a body to come through. Your bones will just start snapping and sticking right through your skin then he crawls right out of the person leaving a spent corpse. When you see this you think this film is going rock but then it never does. It just seems muddled.

One problem was his voice which was a distorted Freddy. You could make out his one liners sometimes but mostly not. Everything seemed to wrap up quick which I think the writer sort of wrote himself into a corner. He has Knucklebones stop pursing one of the last survivors only to leave the factory and go all the way to the survivors house to go after the young sister. What's even worse is the sister is waiting in bed with a bow and arrow. What? The one thing I laughed at the hardest was what she went through to get some new knuckle bones. She makes Ash look like a sissy.

I hope a different writer gets to do the sequel.

I don't want to waste much time writing a review. This movie was terrible. I would rather spend 90 minutes at the dentist. I really feel bad for the cast. To put this movie on there resume is like a pedophile applying to be an early childhood worker. The best part of the movie was the end credits. I find it very difficult to put this movie into the horror genre or any genre at that. If it was possible I would like to wipe my ass with this movie after a marathon chipolte dinner. I've spent several hours trying to think of a worse film.....but nothing can compare to this. I recommend this movie to anyone who is blind and deaf. If there ever is a sequel to this I'm positive that would be a sign of the end times.

Okay so the first half of this movie is frankly terrible. It is just a whole lot of exposition, alongside completely unnecessarily gratuitous shots of young women in skimpy clothes. The dialogue is awful, the background is unnecesary and long and boring and by the time you get half way through you may want to turn the movie off.

The second half though is great! Once the demon actually comes it turns into a riotous slasher movie which is as fun as it is gory. The deaths are good, the demon is sort of funny and it has all the right ingredients for a very good b movie.

I would suggest just fast forward until they are summoning the demon and watch that half of the movie.

In my opinion if you don't want to do yourself a mental mischief the best way to view Knucklebones is as a comedy of errors.

Casting aside the predictable "B" grade credentials of this film, its inability, in my view, to actually settle on a simple core concept and stick to it, is the main reason its such a mess.

This flick constantly oscillates between vaguely formulated, uninspiring ideas. Its as if the whole thing tries far too hard, to be interesting and original. It would have been better off, I feel, basking in its "B" grade glory and just sticking with a simpler slasher flick premise.

The acting is OK, there's a little black humour, thats not too dreadful and there are a few "jump scares" but thats all I can find that's positive to say here. Four out of ten from me.