Easter Bunny Bloodbath (2011)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Did you people see the same film I saw?

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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.

Movie opens with two kids trading candies before the easter bunny arrives and cuts off one of their heads. Kids today, huh? The fact that one was incredibly busty wasn't lost on me either... Immediately we're given a "20 years later" titlecard and introduced to our characters in a speeding car. I liked this a lot because it reminded me of other 80s teen films. The song playing is a metal tune sung by a chick called "Bastard Son" and it really kicks this off on a high note. Credits end as we reach the cabin (painted neon green!) and we get settled. About 10 minutes of talking, laughing and the most unscripted card game ever (surrounding one of those fiber-optic table things... the kind you'd find at Spencers) leads to a "scary story" told by one of the teens. And here's where reality flipped and I went to the twilight zone... the "scary story" is shown on screen with COLORED DRAWINGS!! At first I thought it was a joke (which it was) but I couldn't stop laughing to care. We're talking STRAIGHT OUT OF PAINTBRUSH ON THE FLIPPING COMPUTER. Genius. Thankfully the budget wasn't completely blown on this Oscar caliber CGI (more on this later) but the other weird thing is the kid telling the story... he's the kid from Marley & Me! Not the one with Jennifer Aniston, mind you. The GOOD one with the talking dogs that sits in the $5 bins at Walmart. Anyhow a closer look reveals that he's really in his twenties and a sex fantasy later on reveals even more than that (seriously, this guy NEEDS to star in the next Boogie Nights!) The easter bunny makes his first (return?) appearance right after this and soon the killing starts. Well... it does after the most bizarre afternoon of "fun activities" I've ever seen. I guess this is what Canadian teens do for fun today... slip and slide in the backyard before talking about their "first times" while hoolahooping. Really wish my friends were this cool. So after a really very well done lead-up (and I'm not kidding about this) the easter bunny appears with a kickass huge meat cleaver and hacks up some pervy old man who was oogling the girls. EVERYTHING about this had me rolling on the floor. The blood just keeps squirting (both real & CGI... likely where the money was spent), the bunny keeps swinging with as little effort as possible (dedication folks!) and a hand keeps twitching. But the best is saved for last as we finally get to see the "bloody mess" of the body... two cut off feet and a plastic hand!!! YES!! Those same fake limbs you'd buy from a Halloween store. There's shoes on the feet (which I swear he wasn't wearing a minute ago) and the hand just DROPS on the ground. Drops from where I have no clue but again I was laughing too hard to figure it out. There are more kills later in the film too – some actually pretty well done but this was my favorite. Actually it might be my most favorite kill I've seen in years. All I can say is there are movies made to scare you and movies made to entertain. This one will entertain the tears out of you and scare you that movies like this are still being made. If you're still reading this then you'll know if this is the right movie for you but I'm glad I got it. The fact that its selling on VHS TAPE(!!) is reason enough to check it out and even better, there's a trailer for the next film called Bangin Vengeance that has something to do with boobs. Count me in. Recommended with a six pack.

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!

If you like the classic SOV style movies, this is a must watch for you! Unfortunately i don't (which affected my score a little), but somehow I still couldn't stop watching it! Maybe it was from the funny and witty lines? Or the over-the-top scenes (and trust me when I say over-the-top scenes!). Or maybe even the music (Fun and matched perfectly with the scene's atmosphere)? You can tell that this movie was inspired by the old school shot-on-video flicks, but the director made it a little different by adding some modern twist to it. So if you like a little blast from the past, what are you waiting for? Give your mind a rest from modern movies which are all about overpaid celebrities and big budget cg, crack open a beer, sit back and have some fun!