John Dies at the End (2013)

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."John Dies at the End" (R - 2012 - US)Sub-Genre: Gore/ComedyMy Score: 6.9Cast=7 Acting=7 Plot=5 Ending=9 Story=7 Scare=4 Jump=7 F/X=6 Gore=9 Funny=8 A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return as no longer human. Can two college dropouts save humankind from this silent, otherworldly invasion? "Do you ever wonder why you sometimes see a single shoe lying alongside the road?" There are a lot of elements in this movie...I could easily call this a Sci-Fi movie, too. It's extremely busy, but I liked this quite a bit!! I could right a book about this movie and I wouldn't cover everything that's in it. I'm just going to recommend you give it a look, but you might watch it again in the next 24 hours.

In this supernatural comedy drama we follow the character of David Wong(Chase Williams), who is white despite his last name. Wong tells us a riddle about an axe he used to kill a Neo Nazi, which will uncover the true meaning of the universe or something, this pretty much sets the mood for the entire movie(you have to see it to understand what I'm saying). After that things get more weird. Wong sits in a Chinese restaurant 'high on the sauce'. Soon a man named Arnie Blondestone(Paul Giamati) appears out of nowhere sitting in front of Wong. Arnie is a journalist who wants to hear David's story and possibly turn it into a book or small article. David tells the story about his friend John(Rob Mayes) and how one night after his band performs in the park, things get a little crazy, and people start to die due to "the sauce". Pretty much "the sauce" gives you out-of-body experiences by being able to tell the future, go to other worldly dimensions, alternate universes, etc. "John Dies at the End" is based on the novel of the same name, written by author David Wong. Huh- how ironic. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and was released in the United States a year later on January 2013. It was made for less than a million dollars which is very impressive because the special/visual effects, filming locations, sets, and cinematography look very good. But sadly the film grossed only 141,951 dollars in the box office. Now I personally love this movie, even though I don't fully understand it. All the performances in the film are strong and have an importance in the film. The comedy in the film made me laugh my ass off, this movie is very funny and doesn't take itself seriously, at moments in the film the characters will ask themselves "why am I doing this?" The film is directed by Don Coscarelli who brought us the infamous "Phantasm"(1979) and the cult film "Bubba Ho- Tep"(2002). Now I haven't had the honor to see both these films but I'd like to very much so. The way to explain "John Dies at the End" is The Twilight Zone meets Goosebumps. This film has so many original stories that they might as well should've made it into a TV series instead of a movie. The film currently holds a 61% on Rotten Tomatoes and has a 6.4 on IMDb. I honestly don't know why the film has such low positive scores, is it just me or did the critics get it wrong this time? "John Dies at the End" is without a doubt one of the most original movies I've ever seen and has enough dark humor and tripped up supernatural themes to make you want to try "the sauce" yourself. I highly suggest you to see "John Dies at the End", especially if you like Coscarelli's work and love sci-fi and horror films. Give it a viewing and you most likely won't be disappointed.

I love SciFi but this seemed to be a movie more about drugs and trippin. It was hard to follow. I understand that this is based on a book and maybe the Director/Producer(s) had a hard time translating the book into a movie. Now, I never read the book so I have nothing to compare it to but for me it was just a bunch of non-sense happening.I understand it was suppose to be two losers who get a hold of a new drug that is on the street one uses it willingly the other by accident. Afterward, a bunch of strange stuff happens. Some of it seems to be alternate dimensions while other stuff possibly alien. Really, who knows. It was to random and drug induced for me to follow.However, the acting and the cinematography were both good. Clearly, the movie was meant to appeal to young men; especially those that use drugs.If you're a high young guy, you're gonna love this movie; everyone else,not so much.

Watched this film last night on Netflix. I knew nothing about it - but thought it had a good name and looked a bit unusual. The name is nothing compared to how crazy the film is. Totally surreal but not so much that you can't follow what's going on, and really funny too. All the parts are brilliantly acted, well directed, so glad I picked it to watch. Reminded me a bit of evil dead with a touch of Cronenberg. The scene with the Moustache is worth watching the film for all by itself. It is a film that definitely doesn't take itself too seriously (it could almost be a fantasy horror sci-fi spoof) but is still seriously good