Elves (2018) Reviews

• Scarlett in the living room with a candlestick

  nogodnomasters2018-12-07

  In a small Texas, the one with an occasional blizzard, a group of young adults get together and play a game called 'The Naughty List." There is no introduction of any character, so we have no idea who the "Final Girl" might be. An elf or elves force the people to do what they wrote down on their naughty list, or else they die. Now the continuity lacked. PLOT SPOILER? The seven elves were originally the wise men who gave the seven deadly sins to the baby Jesus and I am not sure how elves existed in the time of Jesus or how things were handed down. However, they are here now. Now it was never clear which deadly sin went to which person. A little pop-up notice would have been nice. Nor did we have any idea what people wrote down and how it relates to their task, especially the ones where people shot themselves. And I kept waiting for Eika Martinez to take a shower, which never happened. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

• Yikes/10

  chubgus2019-03-26

  If you like horrible movies, this is one. It's shameful self awareness and god awful acting and bad attempts at humor and laughable "scary" moments are all around stank as hell. It rips off Truth or Dare and somehow makes it worse (also mentioned in the film). I have never laughed as hard at a movie until this one. It doesn't help that it seems to be bragging about the "snap chat filter" special effects which is absolutely depressing. Every day we stray further from god's grace.

• Horrible actors/actresses

  orderla2018-12-19

  The movie wasn't scary matter of fact I was laughing everything just looked so fake and the actors/actresses were horrible don't get your hopes up and for a 2018 movie it seems like a 1980s maybe even 1970s movie because of the effects

• My Review Of "Elves"

  ASouthernHorrorFan2018-11-17

  "Elves" is a mash-up of horror tropes, loosely wrapped in bad holiday spectacle. The story plays on the concept set forth in 2017's "The Elf" only in the weakest of manner. Choosing instead to move in more creative avenues, "Elves" throws in demonic possession and mysterious masked slasher cheer - just in case psychotic killer elf dolls weren't enough of a holiday melody in nightmare. The acting is a mix bag of choppy dialog, contrived emotion, and incoherent exposition. There are some moments when the cast hit the mark, but mostly the drama and action alike seem a symphony of sterilized animatronic directives - none of which show any understanding of character motivation. Either from talent level or storytelling capabilities who knows. I venture a bit of both. Normally you accept some lax in degree of quality in acting ability -acceptable, but usually good writing and quality content balances it out. "Elves" fails in all three categories. : ( The cinematography is decent enough and sound is quality for the most part , even though it is drawn from a very stereotypical pallet. Still it works. Special effects are a blend of practical and CGI choices. The kills aren't inventive, but they are fun. As many horror elements fail, as do work. Budget restraint is noticeable but "Elves" has a few good kill sequences. Sadly though many of the elements that play out in this holiday horror fall flat. Overall "Elves" is disappointing, even for low budget indie horror

• Hiding my elf on the Shelf ASAP

  xsweetxsmoothiex2018-12-12

  First off, Stephanie Marie Baggett who plays Leah is GORGEOUS! The film is quirky and creepy with enough holiday spirit to warm your Krampus lovin' soul. The dolls feel like something grandma had in the back of her closet which brings up the irk factor. Great movie for a little scare or if you want to traumatize your younger siblings or cousins.