Easter Bunny Bloodbath (2011)
In 1967, Peter McKay watched as his father decapitated his sister on Easter morning. Peter never celebrated the holiday again... until now - today - in 1987. In an isolated cabin deep in the woods, Peter and his five friends will fall prey to a killer with a bloody ax to grind. A killer dressed as the Easter Bunny.
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Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
Absolutely brilliant
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
There are so many long periods of silence and when they do talk it's very low. I had to keep turning up the volume and 2 seconds later the crappy music kicks in at full blast. The bunny was funny but he's barely in the movie. When he kills the old guy I actually laughed. There were far more times that I cringed and felt embarrassed for everyone involved.
EASTER BUNNY BLOODBATH is another stupid Canadian indie horror film with no reasons to tune in. For the entire running time the viewer is stuck with a group of teenagers hanging around at a cabin in the woods and being perpetually annoying. The cameramn focuses on cleavage wherever he can, and then right at the end there's a smidgeon of cheesy horror and gore. Is it worth waiting for? In a word, no.
The soundtrack is really excellent for a low budget film, and I couldn't help but love the character of Ranger Chris. Ridiculous film,but I found myself actually getting involved in the development of the story. Great choice for an 80's style camp slasher flick, but without the brutal sexism. Also, the acting was for the most part surprisingly convincing. The party scene reminded me of a slip n slide commercial. Standard 80's style filming. It reminds me a bit of Garth Merenghi's dark place. They use era specific special effects. The blood squirting was expertly shot. I think it's only available on VHS - they really stuck religiously to the 80's theme, even with the release!I happen to have one, so I was able to watch it, but I hope it comes out on DVD.
With seemingly every horror film being remade to death (and becoming more and more boring), finally something new comes along. A slasher film with the Easter bunny as the killer. Did you get that? Read it again. Someone actually pulled it off- and it works! It's shot on video too, which adds to the movie's feel rather than hinder it. I've seen a lot of shot on video movies and I really dug what they were doing here. There's a lot of comedy in the movie too, but it's never the kind that spoofs horror films or gets stupid. In fact the comedy is the best stuff in the film. You really get the sense that these guys took a camera out on a weekend and just started shooting... which helps make it feel like a home movie but it's edited tight and never gets boring. It gets pretty intense towards the end too and even though we never doubt who the killer is, it's fun to watch the characters figure it out. Finally I have a new horror for Easter!