Thanksgiving (2023) - Movie Review (Spoilers After Rating)
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Eli Roth has finally brought his Grindhouse trailer to life in the new slasher film, Thanksgiving. While the gore and B-movie charm was fun, I felt the writing and characters held this back from being an instant holiday classic.
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I love you Cody. Watch all your vids. Did you lean into spoiler territory towards the end?
To me the highlight of the movie was when John Carver saw his victims pet cat and gave it biscuits and a pat on the head as he was leaving.
I even said to myself “okay he’s a good guy I like that guy.”
Yeah 😂😂
That’s honestly the moment that I knew it was Sheriff Newlon lol
I don’t know WHY, but the other red herrings Mr. Wright, Mitch, Ryan and Bobby instantly were scratched off my list 😂
@@QueenCityStrangler for me I knew it couldn’t have been Mitch because they cast a bulky sticky broad shouldered man to play him and the killer was obviously think and lanky.
I’m just happy to see an actual worthy horror film to take the mantle of a Thanksgiving themed horror film.
Thankskilling, Thankskilling 3, Blood Rage, Home Sweet Home is what comes to mind
Thankskilling 2 was a gem.
Facts
@@DarthPyrusTheVirusI never knew there was a part 2, I gotta check it out
@@cocoplayz7887 lol why I said “worthy”
JUST GOT OUT OF THE THEATER AWHILE AGO !!! WOW
I have me a new Thanksgiving slasher movie to watch...I LOVED IT !
Spoiler: Opening scene was like Halloween. Made me predict the killer right away. Then she mentions he can bake and won’t be single long I knew they were having an affair. I called it being him because she’s gonna die and he’s gotta want revenge for killing his future and I was spot on minutes into it. But it was fun guessing if I was right the whole time still.
He's the first person you see in the film. Add that to what you said, Dead giveaway
Didn't take away from the enjoyment, though
I really appreciated this movie, and I like the fact that they re-created some of the scenes from the trailer. I did predict the killer before the reveal though because at one point I thought it was very obvious.
So true
Personally I predicted the killer before even starting the movie but I think the film did a decent enough job of making me start to doubt my pick
There was a qui k part when John Carver did the heavy breathing & it took me back 2 the opening Halloween callback
@@dominiquejones3805 yup
Spoiler alert.... It tells you who it is right at the beginning. Horror fans will know immediately. The best part about it is the entire time you're thinking, "nah that's too obvious". So in that way the mystery was intriguing to me lol
I enjoyed this movie. It gave me Scream vibes, and the audience I saw it with had fun. Plenty of laughs and "oh shit" moments regarding the kills. One of the more fun theater experiences I've had in recent years, similar to Halloween Kills. The killer reveal is very obvious, but I was confused as to how this character was in two different places at once towards the end. I'll have to rewatch and see if I can make sense of it. The acting varies from mediocre to good depending on the actor. They did a good job of implementing Thanksgiving elements and humor. I'd say this is about a 7/10 movie on it's own, and it's elevated by the theater experience. I do wish that John Carver was just a faceless vigilante, showing people through brute force that they should give thanks for what they have, rather than being greedy and selfish, instead of unmasking him as a specific character used as a twist.
Some of the best and most popular slashers typically have at least a few likable characters, which really helps make the overall film enjoyable instead of just the kill scenes. The characters certainly don’t need to be deep, but at least make them entertaining or even tolerable to be around.
By the way, would you ever consider doing an Eli Roth ranking?
The only characters I cared about was Jessica and the Cat. Still fun movie.
@@jesseaar9253 Lol! That cat was adorable. I love that Roth let him/her live. That was a nice touch since they always kill the dog.
@@jesseaar9253I thought the black guy was cool. Although his reaction to holding his dead girlfriend was horrendous.
@@MaxNeugebauer. Scuba was likable. I didn't mind Evan in the dumb jock role. Hell, I liked Ryan and Bobby. The supporting lil nerd guy and the gun guy were fine.
Dude, i started watching this channel like a month or so ago and i literally cant get enough, my favorite things to do gotta be putting on a random playlist at work and enjoying these simple and fun reviews. keep up the good work Cody!!
Glad you enjoy the channel!
This movie was so much fun and definitely something I’ll happily revisit every November. Might even check it out again before it leaves theaters
Was waiting for you to review this!!! It was a fun time!!
I had a logic issue with the killer. It didn’t make any sense that he could move so fast. I don’t how he had time to kidnap the two kids walking into the school even though we just saw him talking outside. I also hated the characters and dialogue.
Exactly! It’s like he could fucking teleport between places. Happened several times in the movie. That’s why I thought he couldn’t be the killer
Welcome to slasher of the 80s. It's a trope. Eli deff did that on purpose. Watch more 80s slasher.
Pretty cool that Eli decided to use several different actors to play John Carver to keep the audience confused and unable to identify the killer by his body language.
That was really smart! I knew but my husband was pretty surprised.
I cracked up when they thought it was Bobby. Bobby looks freaking 5'7" and is shorter than his ex. The killer always dwarfed everyone! He is deffo not the killer lol
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Having the store owner be the killer and that he's targetting his own daughter would be hard to swallow.
weirdly my first guess for the killer was the dad, but as I realized it was a tall slim character I knew it was either ryan or the officer
@@NycMusicsI was sure it'd be Ryan, so I was really happy they resisted the urge to rip off the TJ/Axel plot point from My Bloody Valentine.
That opening scene was pretty wild.
Right
I really didn’t like the opening scene at all or the kill of the lady in the diner but the movie got a lot better for me as it went along! Overall it was really good
I was laughing my ass off it was so over the top
When the guy who got his throat cut by the glass was still going for his free waffle iron, I lost it. So funny. And the Boston accent is always funny. Great stuff.
@@eeeeyuke right
Saw this yesterday, it was fun, the end was a little wonky but I liked it and I love this channel, keep up the awesome work !
Yo the end music was all treble. That ending was the weakest part
I would actually consider “Thanksgiving” a slasher masterpiece. It’s layered. There’s a backstory there. There’s character development. The chase scenes are incredible. It’s exciting. Great unique kill scenes and gore. It’s the total package. Eli Roth has given us one of the greatest “slasher movies” of all time. Now I’m just hoping we can get a future “Scream” movie from him one day 🤞🏼.
Last 20 minutes are the best. The teens were Absolutely terrible to watch, especially the Fletcher guy. Did not feel bad when he died. And the main girl was freaking stupid. Her surviving felt so contrived. Great movie but wished the movie focused on the adults not teens
Def NOT a masterpiece, acting was horrible, writing was bad and tone was all over the place .. it could have been a masterclass but it fell short
@@Crest28I feel that the character development amongst the teens, the ones that survived, was great and ignites excitement for a second.
@@andremarcs6924I agree, and felt that the teens were likable and charismatic, but I do think that the final girl’s energy and believability lapses toward the end. One minute she sees her friend’s guts spill out and the next she acts totally unphased. Side note: what’s with the score? In the final act, it sounds like a standard Christopher Nolan-type blockbuster rather than slasher. I know that Craven was forced to water down the score to Scream to make it less creepy and “intimidating”to audiences (the original one was very Halloween-ish) so maybe a similar thing happened here? Still a great time.
Masterpiece. Loved it.
The John Carver scorched mask was dope
This movie felt fresh in a world of everyone trying to hit the marks of Hereditary it took a Eli Roth grindhouse slasher to come full circle and feel like a better movie than most horror I saw this year
Also When Evil Lurks, that one is an absolute banger
@@SS-rr7by i need to watch it! Watched the Dead Meat podcast bout it looked super good
@@SS-rr7byI wish it was n English
It’s a 6/10 movie that I will happily rewatch every November cause it was a fun time even with the bad characters, bad acting, and bad dialogue everything else like the kills, the pilgrim, the chase sequences, the dinner scene, the use of the holiday, and setting made up for it.
Exactly
For what it is it's most definitely better than a 6/10. The acting wasn't bad at all so idk how you point that out as a flaw, that's objectively just not true. Based off your rating, no slasher could ever be a 10/10 and that's not a fair scale. Rate it based off what it is and what it's trying to be. It's easily a 7.5/10 on a slasher scale. Now if you're comparing it to an Academy Award type film then yeah a 6 would be fair but that's just a ridiculous way to rate it
I agree 6 out of 10. I wish the Black Friday part was a lot longer.
@@1neOfN0ne the acting was pretty bad this movie was here for one thing the kills and there is no objective truth it’s an opinion but if you thought that was good acting oof you have quite the taste. A 6/10 is a reasonable score for a slasher like this and my opinion shouldn’t matter to you just bc you have it rated higher than I do. Also there are plenty of slashers with some actual good acting a recent one was X by A24 and my favorite horror movie scream has great performances and both movies are a 9.5/10 movies
I agree bad acting and script needed a rework. 6/10 for me too.
I absolutely loved this movie. It was so much fun. The kills were imaginative, the pacing was great and the whodunnit aspect kept me guessing. I almost didn’t go, because of your review.
I guessed it was the sheriff after his first like about a single guy knowing his way around a kitchen, based on what was to come. So, from minute 2 of the film, I knew who the killer was. It was further confirmed with dialogue in the middle of the film.
Definitely had less fun without the mystery.
Lizzy got done dirty
@@themuchdingdong That’s exactly what he’s doing.
I'm just glad that I had a bloody good time with this slasher and that is what I wanted in this movie. Was not expecting it to be a horror classic but it was good enough. 7/10
Same, but I'd rank it 7.5/10 imo
It was a throwback 4sure
As far as Thanksgiving themed horror that embraces the look and feel of the day and makes it front and center in the movie rather than a background detail, it's either this one or Pilgrim from 2019 that's done it best.
There's also Kristy, which I think is a very solid and highly overlooked horror gem in its own right, but that one is in the same category as Blood Rage and Home Sweet Home in that Thanksgiving is really just a minor detail in the background of the movie.
Loved it. Watching it again a 2nd time! Goes back to basic horror. Brilliant! Hope there is a sequel!
Just watched this in theaters today and I absolutely loved it! It was exactly what I wanted it to be, a homage to classic slashers. I look forward to double featuring this with the 80s slasher Blood Rage on future Thanksgivings.
Last scene reminded me of the ending of I know what you did Last Summer, he’s definitely not dead
I was cracking up in the theater watching this. Only me and my buddy were laughing though so im not sure if thats what they were going for and no1 got it or were weird 😂. But theres a scene with a guy in a turkey costume going happy Thanksgiving and i literally busted out laughing at that part! I predicted the killer practically 5 min into the movie so that kinda sucked.
I’m not going to lie, I take your input and reviews seriously and as soon as you said it is re-watchable and saying it’s possible for recurring movies, you had me.
Just returned from seeing it. It was a lot of fun. Definitely didn’t take itself too seriously. Few decent jump scares and cool kills
My theater played no previews before this started so i missed the opening scene but the rest was pretty good. Will probably be my go to horror film to watch during future Thanksgiving holidays
its one of those movies you love when youre watching it in theatres with an audience, even despite some of the problems, but i have no idea how itll play on a second viewing at home. the twist was somewhat obvious, if you were paying close attention, and it commits my least favourite thing about movies like this, where the killer just fully explains his motivation to our main character, for no reason other than exposition. but its such a great time, id reccomend it to anyone looking for a good, dumb, fun time
Best line I only caught on 2nd viewing " I think you'll make an excellent dinner Kathleen" 😂😂
After seeing it i had a good time with this movie i do want a sequel if it happened.
Another weird thing was there was a clip about John Carver where it said there were mysterious deaths when he was alive and they stopped after he died and his remains were buried in the town center but it never gets brought up in the actual movie.
Art the clown is still new horror icon in my mind
Am I smelling an Eli Roth ranking coming soon?
Possible sequel titles. "The Leftovers" "We Slaughter Together". Possible Thanksgiving movies. A take on Planes, Trains, & Automobiles titled "Pains, Insanes, & So Many Kills".
While I quite enjoyed this movie, I will say that I also guessed the killer and motive fairly quickly (I feel like it was obvious and very Scream 6). The one twist for me was the baby part. I am not trying to be ageist...but her being pregnant was a real head scratcher.
i just watched for milo manheim hearing him say, if you weren't leaving in a few days id knock your teeth out, was a highlight. his relationship with his girlfriend seemed weird. her friends talked trash about him and she didn't even seem to like him.
Not a fan of Roth’s films, but the kills in this movie were amazingly creative. This was actually awesome for it being a slasher!
Eli Roth is a hit or miss with me but for the most part a hit. I think this is one of his better films. I had a fun time watching this and it will be a rewatch around the Thanksgiving season. Great review Cody!
I just watched the 35mm film showing at the Vista Theater in Hollywood. Looked awesome and really added to the film. Made the possible cgi gore look practical because of the film grain. Recommend it to anyone that can see it in film before it leaves the Vista.
Fun fact: Ty Olsson, who played the store manager, also played the security guard in X2 who Mystique (played by Rebecca Romijn) gives a giant injection of iron in the butt. He also stars in Season 2 of Slasher (on Netflix in the US).
Totally wasn't expecting for you to say who the killer was at the end.
He gave multiple spoiler warnings
@@BoxOfChocolatez Yea i'll take some credit for not reading the warning signs. But he just dropped it on me so quick I had no time to even react lol
I actually knew at one point of the movie because his grey hair was kinda showing I think I'm the only one who noticed
Absolutely love your reviews, especially your horror ones. Also where did you get the Jason X shirt? So badass 🤘
Thanksgiving II is going to be the killer hunting people who put up Christmas trees before thanksgiving
😂😂😂
SPOILER BELOW FOR THOSE THAT HAVE/HAVEN’T WATCHED:
I thrououghly enjoyed the movie, but I have one nitpick that I’m definitely overthinking: when Jessica (final girl) escapes the horror house of the thanksgiving feast, she gets over the fence, and has a running start towards the industrial buildings/where all the floats are at. However, John Carver just happened to beat her there when she had the head start, change into his police attire, and play ‘knocked out’ before she even saw it.
Again, a stupid nitpick that had me and my GF audibly saying “well that’s just silly”. He’s quick so I guess that’s why. Overall I enjoyed it!
I was worried about all of the obnoxious Boston stereotypes at the beginning, thinking it was going to be like that for the whole movie - but gladly that wasn't the case. The only really bad acting that stood out was Scuba. Overall, I really liked it. Would've preferred something more in line with the Grindhouse trailer, but it's good for what it is. I thought that the reveal was going to be Bobby and Ryan teaming up to do the kills.
Lizzie
I like the scene when Scuba was holding his gf body asking Jessica what do I do
I saw this and it reminded me a bit of the Intruder, silent night deadly night and My bloody Valentine the original. I thought they were gonna do something like that. The only reason I knew who then killer was, was because of Scream 6. My boyfriend and I were going back in forth of who the killer was. I think my nostalgia for these older films makes me like this film a lot more. I do see what you mean though by the writing. I myself though really enjoyed it 9/10. I do enjoy your perspective though as always.
Love the "Slightly Undercooked" Pun 😂
Hey Cody! I wanted to ask if you were gonna do a movie review on the new hunger games film! The ballad of songbirds and snakes! :) I’d like to hear your thoughts
Great video as always. I agree with you about the ending, it looked like Patrick Dempsey might have been disguised as a firefighter inconspicuously leaving the crime scene. They should have left it at that with Jessica’s suspicion. Is it just me or did they have a little homage to the movie Happy Birthday to me when they had the victims at the kitchen table? Anyway, keep up the great work.
I thought Hobo with a Shotgun was another faux trailer? I relatively enjoyed it, even though I agree with your criticisms as well. I'm wondering what Jessica's motivations were at the end though for letting the person she suspected was the killer go? I know I would have certainly drawn attention to my suspicions
Now I'm just really looking forward to Edgar Wright's "Don't"
The Black Friday scene was fire
That living turkey kill was kinda cool
It was fire
Cabin fever used some CGI in the shaving legs scene.Green inferno had at least 3,4 CGI scenes.plane crash although some scenes its a rotating tumbler set,propeler kill scene and the fire ants.
I'm not a big Eli Roth fan I remember liking the first Cabin Fever and the first Hostel but thats as deep as it gets for me with Roth. I did like his non horror movie A House with a clock in its walls but in the case of his horror output I only remember liking Hostel and Cabin Fever.
I completely agree. People are very quick to call this the best slasher since Scream, and I think that’s wishful thinking. The supporting characters are underwritten, which robs the murder scenes of much-needed gravity.
Your comment about the person whose blood was preventing them from successfully using their touchscreen phone is a good point.
However, i laughed out loud in the theatre because in that shot, you can see in the background, 2 feet away from her, a landline by a computer 😂
Art the clown is a new iconic villain.
I understand your point Cody but it's obvious that Eli Roth and Jeff Rendell decided not to go in that direction. Now, it would be interesting to see Rick Hoffman as the killer but I had no problem with Patrick Dempsey being the killer, based on the story that Jeff was telling here.
I love how there aren't any horror movies about one of our biggest American Holidayl
Edgar Wright also did a trailer called ‘Don’t!’ in the Grindhouse intermission.
That Thanksgiving trailer still makes me cringe just thinking of the girl doing the splits on the trampoline. Even writing that made me shudder.
Love your content Cody. Keep it up brother
I dug it. A holiday themed slasher who-done-it. Come on!! I had a blast with it.
100% agree that ____ person who will not be named 😂would’ve been a better reveal. However, it’s always tough doing that with a heavier person because it makes it a little easier to see on the killer. But totally agree and would’ve been great seeing him carve up his new wife seeing that literally during the movie he admitted marrying her was a bad idea 😂
Great review as always brotha!
i really enjoyed it. had a lot of halloween/scream vibes thanksgiving style i really liked it. good kills and jump scares too
I had a lot of fun watching it
No thanksgiving this year , we get a dual funeral, mother and son in the same house 35 hours apart . Both from cancer.
Just got done watching this movie & this is easily my favorite movie by Eli Roth & that's saying a lot, especially given my track record with Eli Roth's filmography.
I didn’t notice any CGI. Which scene was that?
Grindhouse was my favorite theater experience i ever had and my favorite part of it all was the fake trailers. If they make another one of these i hope it's the Nick Cage werewolf movie
Top 3 horror films of the year (as of what I’ve seen. More importantly I haven’t seen When Evil Lurks yet.)
3. Evil Dead Rise
2. Thanksgiving
1. Talk to Me
The 2020s have honestly been a great decade for Horror so far.
Where did you get that Jason X shirt?! Would love to get my own!
I’m invested in all the survivors. They can return for the next film/s and we will have character development and time to get to know them.
Editing of this movie was very weird. Some scenes had heavy snow in the background (school), the very next scene (in town) no snow in sight. Also last 3rd it felt like a scene or two was missing. There was some teleportation action going on.
I loathe Black Friday so much and I wanted this to just expose the hell outta of it but also having fun with the concept at the same time. Damn it Eli I really hope studio interference is the reason why they didn’t go all the way with it.
Same here, I stopped participating yrs ago then we people started getting killed over flat-screens I was done
Definitely some good things going on with this film. I'm typing this while Cody is talking so I might rehash somethings he says. As for gore, A+. My only issues are the dialog and the killer reveal. The dialog had a "Rob Zombiesque" style. There's was about 100 F words in the 1st half of the movie. The main characters, as most movies, are actors in their 20s playing teenagers. As for the killer, I was hoping for a mystery killer that nobody thought of. And his motive was...meh. other than that, I really enjoyed it. Great slasher for the holidays.
Also, in 2008 on Black Friday, the Green Acres, NY Walmart had a security guard trampled to death. I wonder if Eli took inspiration from that.
Eli Roth is a bit of enigma for me. He is so massively flawed as a filmmaker, yet I find his movies highly entertaining, with the few exceptions here and there
This movie is everything I wanted after suffering through scream 6. An actual ruthless killer which is what we were supposed to get in scream 6.
I loved this movie. I thought it was hilarious and fun. I will definitely be watching it every year at Thanksgiving. And I hope they make more to go with it.
Will we get a video based on your thoughts and ideas, of the CHILDS PLAY 2019 sequel. Just recently daw your spoiler review for it.
I really want to hear your thoughts.
Did anyone else bust a gut laughing when dying dude at Black Friday was still reaching for his free waffle iron? Lol. I lost it.
To your point Cody, I, too, thought it was a bit surprising that the killer's motivations didn't really tie back into the idea of consumerism taking over the holiday and punishing the townspeople for it. Based on who the killer is, it would make A LOT of sense
Anyone know where I can buy the shirt Cody has on??
Loved the film Cody for the most part. Few negatives I had is I feel like Patrick Dempsey was at certain locations where the killer was at a different location at the same time? If that makes any sense? Like when he was out side of the school and then all of a sudden he’s inside chasing after her then quickly and conveniently already waiting outside for her? That happened a couple times where he seemed to be at two places at once. That’s why I thought there might be a second killer. Other thing is I felt like the last 10 minutes were a little rushed and ending felt abrupt. But pretty much loved everything else!
I thought I was the only one who noticed that. Also they showed Patrick Dempsey at the police station when the killer was live streaming. I thought that was odd
Well said
@@hollywood_3926 exactly! That’s why I thought for sure that he couldn’t be the killer halfway through the movie or there was another killer working with him. I guess the dude could just teleport haha
The movie was great fun. I’m English and watched it at my local cinema which was packed. Everyone had a blast with this film. It was gory and hilarious. Although I was hoping Eli would push the gore further. I’ve never understood why people feel the need for likeable characters in a slasher. Yes we have great characters like Laurie Strode and Sidney Prescott. But for the most part people don’t care, and they go to slashers to see a killer butcher people in creative ways.
Going to see this with my two brothers soon. From all the reviews I've watched it sounds like a good time for me. Glad to hear it too cause I'm one of those people who saw that fake trailer and thought, fuckin awesome. Plus it's cool to see a film that takes place near me in a familiar city/town.
ALWAYS GREAT STUFF, Cody! Easily one of my favorite content creators on here. I'd love to see you review the original Fright Night 1985 and it's little known yet shockingly great sequel from 1988, Fright Night Part 2. I'd love to hear your take on Chris Sarandon's Jerry Dandrige.
Solid new holiday horror movie. Like a better version of valentine. I didn't hate or love the characters. Good enough. Teleport scene was that he had car and she twisted her ankle because camera cut and made it seem time passed. I also called it from the begining but questioned my choice but agree on that point.
I think I know what cgi kill you're talking about, and If you're talking about that one particular scene, I agree; it was so unrealistic, but other then that the kills are really good
One issue I had with the film was how under-used some characters were. Evan's girlfriend, the 'nerd' character, Mitch and the deputy sheriff could have been used more but I feel that if there is a sequel they may get more use.
I always send my group of friends the grindhouse trailer in a group chat on Thanksgiving
Eli Roth is a genius. The world needed this.
I have a question. In my theatre there were two kills that were cut out or are they really part of the movie?
Spoiler...
The blonde girl who was sawed in the stomach. I didnt understand because as the killer revealed the Saw, it just cuts immediate to her death with stomach cut open. And also the guy who was decapitated, it didnt show the decapitation
And cuts right away to his headless body
Just finished watching it. Honestly wasn’t bad but I found myself wanting more, like you said the kids acting in the movie wasn’t great. Would love a franchise though!
Best kill- Meat Tenderizer in front of livestream.
Worst kills- breaking neck and trampoline kill.
Trampoline kill was pretty good
I would've liked the grindhouse feel as well, however I don't really think that would work with a movie set in 2023. If he was going all in on the grindhouse feel, I think they'd have had to set the movie in the '70s or '80s to make it work. Obviously that would've required a lot of story changes.