Le manoir (2017) Reviews

• Le manoir: Better than expected

  Platypuschow2019-03-08

  The Mansion is a French comedy horror that despite diving headfirst into the usual tropes and cliches actually manages to be fairly enjoyable. It tells the story of 10 friends who rent out a mansion for the night to celebrate new years. But in traditional style people begin to get picked off one by one. Comedy? Check, plenty of laughs are to be had. Sure a lot of it is "Stoner" humor but it works, in fact fans of Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010) may well appreciate this as it's in a very similar vein. Horror? Check, but not a vast amount. If this was a scale it would lean heavily towards comedy but there is enough horror to justify the tag. We have an antagonist, we have a couple of jump scares, but it's still light on the horror as a whole. I laughed out loud a fair few times, I think not only were many of the jokes great but the delivery from this mostly unknown cast was done well. This is a fantastic example of people needing to break out of their little mainstream Hollywood bubble and see what world cinema has to offer. Plenty of flaws but nothing crippling, an enjoyable goofy comedy horror. The Good: Some great laughs Decent character development The Bad: One needlessly grosse scene Leave the pets alone for crying out loud Stock scream

• I just like the boar, okay.

  xdovahkiinx2018-07-31

  The Spanish speaking boar makes this movie a must see. If the boar doesn't have his own sequel, then these film makers aren't doing their jobs! Give the people what they want!

• Confusing at first.. but! Very candidly funny

  dgonzalez-407972018-08-05

  I wasn't sure if I would like it at first, cuz I felt like I couldn't tell if it was a comedy or a horror flick. But honestly this is the first time I think that a movie had equal parts of both. Go into the movie knowing that it will be randomly funny. But also have it's creepy parts

• The Next Tucker and Dale?

  gavin69422017-07-21

  A band of students comes to celebrate the New Year in an old manor house isolated from everything. But soon after their arrival, strange events disrupt the atmosphere, before the party turns squarely into a nightmare. "Le Manoir" is a film that requires a little bit of patience. If you were to only watch the first ten or twenty minutes and then walk out, you would leave thinking this is just another slasher film about twentysomethings getting picked off one by one. For some people that may be a good film, but others will find it to be something that is a tired genre. If the 1980s did not beat the slasher into the ground, the early 2000s killed it. But wait! Wait! This is not just another slasher. It is a farce, an inversion of the classic slasher with some spot on humor that is desperately needed. In much the same way that "Tucker and Dale Versus Evil" twisted the redneck / hillbilly trope around, "Le Manoir" successfully bends the And-Then-There-Were-None trope into a comically exhilarating mess. When the young folks are not busy being killed off one by one, often in humorous ways, we are treated to some strange jokes that only those with a dark sense of humor can appreciate. A man who is ridiculously well-endowed has it used against him. Some folks have never heard of "taxidermy" before, apparently. Animals that seem more at home in Lars von Trier's "Antichrist" make some cameos. And a collar-popping party boy runs into bear traps. Oh, wait, what about the running joke about Oscar Pistorius? Poor taste or comedic brilliance? All the stereotypes are here, from the shy girl to the loose girl to the drug addict and more. But they may not turn out to be used in the stereotypical way. On top of this, it is a costume party, so looks could be deceiving. French humorist Ludovik appears as Ron Weasley, and this makes him appear less formidable than he would otherwise be, for example. "Le Manoir" is a challenge to review, but a real joy to watch. This is the sort of horror comedy that would play well with an audience and could easily grow in reputation as it ages. The film screens at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 21, 2017 and is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

• That bad rating?!

  kevinbielitza2018-11-22

  I write this review because I cant understand that general rating. In my opinion this is an almost perfect mix of comedy and Horror movie. You dont have to celebrate this movie as much as I do but everyone who loves funny slasher needs to watch it, its worth.