I loved this film. I feel like the director was very inspired by the story telling that is done in open world video games. 3rd person over the shoulder with the story being pieced together by overhearing people you come across or visual storytelling. There is a very cool sense of okay so the legend of Johnny is true in this world, but depending on the character you hear it from there may be some differences in what is believed about the story. Also loved the change of perspective at the end, as it did a lot to create the tension. Whereas when we are following Johnny as the audience you feel safe. You can watch the horror knowing that you are behind the brute, but when he’s no longer in our sight, I was staring at the woods thinking that he is somewhere in this frame, but I can’t see him and that is unsettling. This movie is definitely going in my Halloween rotation every year, but I am also the person who loves The Outwaters, Skinamarink, and every Cronenbergs and Lynch film I can get my hands on. So if you aren’t in to art house it may just not be for you and that’s fine. But we need people pushing the boundaries like this to get new experiences and stuff like this is why I love film.
"Whereas when we are following Johnny as the audience you feel safe." This describes it perfectly. My heartrate didn't go up until the last 15 minutes of the film.
Loved this movie. Brilliant use of sound, tension. Wasn’t bored at all. Even a few off camera kills went decent. The only thing I wasn’t huge on was the ending.
My wife and I both loved it. I don’t understand people saying it was boring, there were literally half a dozen absurdly brutal kills sprinkled throughout the movie.
I liked the ending after it ended. After she begins running (not really a spoiler?) it was clear the director wanted to build tension, playing off PTSD and played that until the very end - everytime I'm thinking oh this is it ... nope. Wonderful at building tension after setting the rules and expectations.
@@BenjaminKurugaExactly! I loved the ending. I appreciated important detail of the strange(r) lady doing everything in her power to keep the final girl from falling asleep and passing away due to blood loss and trauma. I’ve seen a lot of comments on multiple reviews dismissing her efforts as unnecessary rambling, when it was the perfect combo of a realistic rescue + a bit of paranoia in wondering if she also had ulterior motives. Then the final girl’s inability to relax on the pit stop, even though she was finally safe and MILES away from the killer, was such a devastating moment of helplessness. We know that she will forever feel like she’s being followed.
The entire film is shot from the Killer’s Perspective. The camera begins to follow the woman as she is fleeing the woods. When the girl fleeing the woods is entering the pickup truck, something whispers from the forest and her entire demeanor changes. One could argue she was in shock and slipping out of consciousness. However, my interpretation (partly based on the camera following the perspective of the Killer) is that the traumatized girl becomes the killer. The final scene, the girl has blood appear on her cheek. I believe she killed the woman driving her to the hospital. Why? As the stranger in the truck says, “Some animals kill for no particular reason.” I could be completely missing the point, but that is my interpretation. Curious to read your thoughts and criticisms of my take.
Hahaha I put boring or brilliant? In my thumbnail. It’s definitely divisive and I honestly felt both. In this, I thought there was more good than bad. The effects and kills are amazing, but dang those last 10 mins. Woof!
Yeah I was ready to walk out because I heard the ending was kind of trolling done by the director (apparently he responded to replies on twitter in an abrasive way)
@@calisha1889 wow, that’s so disappointing that he is like that. I did hear that he mentioned he actually put some of the stuff in the film to actually irritate people. That’s totally confusing?!? Why would anyone want to alienate their audience?!? Wild.
I loved the no music, the crunching grass , the insects sounds, etc. I grew up in a very rural country area much like this. For me the nature sounds, long walking, was very immersive! It brought me back those summer country moments, but juxtaposed with this horror. Also loved how the nature sounds changed at night near the end. I agree for the campfire scene. Still give us the story, but let's see the killer do some behind the scenes prep.
I’m from Ontario and kept saying this has to be Canada when I’m as watching. Loved it. When the ending song started mentioning northern Ontario I got chills.
Outstanding review by the way. Nice to see intellegent content creators who can formulate interesting and well thought out ideas without relying on jump cuts. Bravo!
I'm one of the many who really loved and got pretty messed up by Skinamarink, I know it isn't for everyone but watching that one gave me a sense of dread and anxiety. I really did enjoy this movie as well but I do see the points you're making, especially about the whole campfire scene. I would have loved to have seen Johnny go about and doing things while we still heard the conversation the others were having. Overall I still enjoyed this movie and would not mind seeing more with a bigger budget for them juicy kills. My theater let out hella gasp and screams of excitement during the yoga scene, some even hid their faces from what I seen LOL.
Went and saw it last night. It was more Hatchet than Friday the 13th, but Holy cow! I don't have the attention span of a middle schooler. I loved this movie so much 🤩 I dug the follow the killer but I hope we get a part two where it's part POV and regular movie. Man I hope they make more soon. Like Hell House LLC is going regular movie instead of found footage. I can't wait to see that. I gave IAVN a 10 out of 10. MORE MORE MORE!
I completely agree! I think too many peoples attention spans are too short for this one, But if you can give it your full attention and understand it is a slower movie its absolutely awesome.
@@Zero_63194 My attention span is an indication of quality for me as I have ADHD, and I was never bored with this movie. Although I didn't find it that great either, just a fine slasher movie.
@@thomasffrench3639 I thought it was awesome! But I can see where you're coming from, I think if we get a sequel or a prequel to flesh this out more and with a bigger budget it could make this a new cult classic hit series.
@@thomasffrench3639agreed. This movie held my attention more than most dumb horror movies, and I respected the approach and style, just don’t think it was anything groundbreaking.
I wish his senses were highlighted more from his POV. Like the sharpness of his hearing. There were a couple of times when he would be far away from his victims and his hearing seem to put him right next to them especially with his last brutal kill, Jean Jacket Hero. Maybe that’s why the crunching of the grass was so prominent. And to add on to your point about the “teleportation.” That was a missed opportunity to chop down the “boring” parts. It would have been awesome seeing his knowledge of the woods and what shortcuts he would take to get ahead of his victims.
It’s nice to see a movie trying something new and be different, but we can’t just give something a good review because it’s different. I strongly agree with Chris’s review. (Can’t wait to see a movie like this done better, not that this movie is that bad.)
Yoga girl had zero will to live. She basically offed herself. She could have easily ran to the side, but nope. Also, her spine was ripped out, how was she still standing and able to turn around?
I can’t wait to eventually watch this movie just the pov setting of the slasher as a concept it’s not just a refreshing idea but a idea that gets me hype. Also sadly this is probably the closest thing we getting to a Friday the 13th movie in a while so here’s hoping the lawsuit is over because I don’t mind the Jason universe we just missing a movie.
I just saw this today and I'm mixed on this as well. I liked how from Johnny's perspective the nature surroundings and sounds were eerily relaxing. While the sounds from the victims perspective were haunting and unsettling, especially in the third act.
Solid review by a dude who gets it. I liked the film. Wasn't a 10/10 (probably a 5-7/10) but there were many analogyish, tranquil, experimental, and POV aspects (besides the great kills and sfx by Kostanski) that I'd like to see implemented in the future.
It was a very unique experience and the first time iv seen a movie like this. The idea that when we come across the "campers" in the woods and we hear snippets of very cliche horror movie lines, very good inside joke for viewers who are fans of 80s slashers. The kills were.... creative to say the least. They felt a litte grotuitous at times and a little poitnless but certainly practically impressive. I came out enjoying it more than i didnt. 6/10 maybe 7/10
I really enjoyed how unique it was. Very slow but didnt bore me at all. Need more creative horror movies like this. Just pushes the genre forward in my opinion
I don't think it's boring at all. If you count all the "down time" in a normal woods slasher movie, it's about the same time. I've personally never really attached myself to any characters in the slasher movies aside from the killer. So, being with the killer the whole time is refreshing for me. From time perspective and amount of kills, it's very much like the early 80s friday movies. 8/10. Hightly recommend.
While I believe Friday the 13th works best in the 80s, this movie proves it could still work in modern times. This movie was deffo made for us Friday fans!
I love the movie it was the best horror movie I have ever seen I would love to see horror movies do this on the killer's perspective I really can't wait for this to come out on DVD
This is one of two approaches I would like a hitman movie to be made. One being in this style of filming or the other being in the enemies' perspective. I thought this movie was good.
The only thing I really hated was the 10-15 minute bear story we could of been fine with out it , I enjoyed the movie but it is boring lol , the kills are really good in my opinion, if you only watch horror movies for kills then you shouldn’t be disappointed.
It's really slow and deliberate, but the excellent kills definitely reward the viewer and I found the ending monologue sequence extremely tense and interesting.
A ambitious movie it was a imersive experience for the most part but as a slasher fan this movie bored me all the walking without the kills I wouldn't of made it through I liked it props to the director for what he accomplished with the budget he had this movie would of way better with a bigger budget an could of had the killer so more than walking 7/10 creative,imersive,dull, yoga
I think one thing that could have enhanced it would have been the audio/sound of the kills. It would have made the kills more impact full. Instead, they seemed dull because the sfx on them were almost muted
I think the campire was still from his POV as i imagined the camera "circling" the fire, was supposed to be Johnny walking round the fire. Thats why when it ends, we have him directly behind them
7.5 don't get me wrong they did something different it was cool to see killer's point of view but the pacing was too slow then the ending was medicore.
To be honest I liked this movie a lot. Going into it, I already assumed the movie was going to be exactly what it presented, though it was corny at times. Was it boring? To some, sure. That felt like the entire point for this movie. A lot of people hoped for more tension in this movie but we are watching from the killer’s (Johnny) perspective, what tension *really* exists for him? Or any killer for that matter? What else could he be doing? I considered so many aspects from movies this one takes reference from because they’d be doing the exact same thing. The final girl and other supporting characters were typical and added little depth much like many other characters in Friday the 13th , the kills were sick (people even laughed in my theatre), but it was a fun watch. I like how they didn't focus on whether he would do anything (cutting phone lines, popping tires, etc.) and stuck with him just catching up to them and simply *searching for a necklace.* Also, I love that it ended with the unknown for him because we think he's going to reappear but..he doesn’t. The story definitely needed work but with the budget they had, I thought it was a great experimental film and felt like it was making fun of the tropes we’re used to.
I find it hella funny you mentioned Behind The Mask. Because when me & my friend got out for the theater, I was explaining to him how Behind The Mask did a better job at this idea than In a Violent Nature. I respect the film for being the way it is, but maybe in another universe it could’ve been better
Chris is cooked. My guy taunted Jason AND Johnny as "Mama's boy" They're not gonna take that lightly. Start praying Chris 🙏 Edit: Watch, his next vid, Johnny and Jason will be a guest appearance. Chris will pay.
Saw this movie yesterday. Was pretty impressed by it. It's not too often we get a horror movie that focuses mainly on the perspective of the killer. Most horror films center themselves on a final girl or a couple of individuals but this film took a different approach that I think a lot of slasher fans really appreciate. Also the use of sound, the camera positioning/movements and the lack of a score give an ominous realness that gave me shivers. Sure, at the end of the day, it's mainly just kids getting killed in the woods but it's a fresh take on kids getting killed in the woods.
3:59 I think it's intentional. I went into this movie not knowing if it's R-Rated. So, when the first kill happened, i thought "oh, it's pg-13 then because they didn't show what happened and i thought every kils are going to be the same but then another kill happened and it woke me up😂. It happens over and over throughout the movie. There's always 2 pairs and One is killed in non brutal way and the other os killed in really really gory way. For example, 2 girls, One drowned and the other one got her head inside her stomach. 2 dudes, one is off screen hatchet throw to the head and the other got his bead smash with a rock.
The more i sit with it, the more i like the ending. I thought it was a really poetic way of showing the final girl trope of ptsd. She’s going to look over her shoulder for the rest of her life, just like Laurie, just like Sally!
MORE Movies Should do this. its basically a WHAT IF movie. its a film about a killer you get to see the entire time. We need more cinematography like this. Most definitely gonna be a cult favorite movie. Its simple. Probably gonna inspire more new killers and new story's.
Completely agree! The Yoga kill was absolutely fantastic and they could've elevated the film to much higher levels of depravity if they'd been able to deliver a few more like it. I felt some of the victim performances were really strange also and unreal in their reactions. Finally the last 10-15 mins completely unraveled any momentum it had going and nearly ruined the whole fucking movie. Like WTF was that all about? Someone should've intervened on that ending man. Otherwise, the killer, his tools and costume and the lore were all amazing. Could've been a way better film I think!
This was a perfectly fine movie, but I do find the last third really drag quite a bit and I agree an overabundance of walking scenes. Looking forward to them tweaking this formula and making something really great.
Wasn't boring at all. Loved it. A+ original idea even though the story is cliched. B+ overall. Not a lot of depth in slashers but this one was fantastic.
I haven't seen the movie myself YET and I will soon but I AM kinda surprised that I'm not seeing more people call it a total rip-off of Friday the 13th. Yes i KNOW it is shot in a third person angle following the killers point of view and that's a first in slasher movies and YES I also know its suppose to be a throwback to old slashers and its SUPPOSED to be inspired by those old 80s movie's INCLUDING Friday the 13th and the directior has said so himself BUT come on, does ANYONE think it might be a little TOO CLOSE to the Friday the 13th movies ???? Its SOOOO SIMILAR! The names are similar Johnny/Jason. Looks practically Exactly like jason, put a hocky mask on Johnny and he would BE Jason, even down to how he's dressed! He walks like Jason. He doesn't talk/is mute like Jason. He's in the woods stalking people like Jason. Has no emotions like Jason. The back of his head looks very similar to Jason's. Hell, even Johnny's background story has to do with his mother similar to Jason's. To ME its one thing to be inspired by old 80s slashers and to pay homage to them but its an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THING to almost DIRECTLY COPY the WHOLE THING and ONLY change your camera angle while filming it, put a different mask in the killer, and slightly change the back story. Come on people, i cant be the ONLY ONE thinking this same thing. Look, I miss good old Jason too and it feels like FOREVER since we've seen one of most people's all time favorite slashers on the big screen sporting his good old hockey mask and hacking people up but are we all just so starved for another Jason movie that we're willing to except what really looks like to ME anyway a total rip-off of Friday the 13th ??? Could we all just be so hung up on the whole camera angle thing that it's blinding everyone to the fact that it's just a Friday the 13th movie with a different title and a different mask on the killer ??? It just seems a little disrespectful to Mr. Voorhees if you ask me. Who knows, maybe after I watch it I'll feel different but the similarities ARE UNCANNY and NO ONE can really argue/deny that!
i thought the concept of a slasher that follows the killer was great and they executed it well, had to drive about an hour to see the movie but it was definitely worth it! i was very impressed with the scenic camera shots, the sound design and the practical effects. the kills were very well executed and very gory! My theater wasn't very full but everyone enjoyed it hell there were some people laughing at a few scenes XD My only complaint with the movie was the reveal of johnny's face, felt too early and they should've waited till the end.
This movie was awesome. But I was disappointed in the hype that was building up around how gruesome this movie was and how it was apparently making people sick after and shit… lol. It was actually moderate in terms of execution
I really like the movie being a horror fan. This one and late night with the devil were both good attempts to be different. However, this movie felt like a video game a big chunk of the time.
So yall know there’s 2 predator movie in the works Prey 2 and Badlands I feel like badlands should use this idea have it be from the pov from the Predator and have him winning in the end and that will satisfy all fans
While I really enjoyed almost the entire film, the ending really kicked the legs out from under it. It pretty much ruined the whole experience. In the film's final few minutes, you could just feel the movie slipping away. I couldn't escape the feeling that the filmmakers simply didn't know how to end it... so they didn't. The movie just petered out and then the credits rolled. It was sad. They came sooooo close.
I generally agree with your review. That said, if you are a hardcore horror fan it is a MUST SEE. It may not be the most entertaining movie, but it's so different from anything else--it should be supported. I'm old, so I remember Blair Witch coming out. This is this generations Blair Witch. Like it or hate it, it cant be overlooked.
I enjoyed 'In a Violent Nature,' but the pace needed to be tightened up a bit. The movie is 95min long; could have easily trimmed 15-20min off the runtime (5 from final scene and at least 10 out of all the walking scenes). Other than that, it has a lot going for it; the kills, the effects, the killer, the lore and the camera work are all very good. I really hope it gets a sequel.
I didn’t dislike it as much as some of the people in my theater. I loved the kills but the slow follow crunchie crunches were loooooong. I did like the last few minutes before the confirmation with the gas tank anxiously wondering if and when Johnny will make a final appearance
Idk how I feel bout this film, it's definitely slow and different to any slasher I've seen before. At first I wasn't sure how I felt about the pacing but after the yoga kill those long scenery rly felt nice.
I'm mixed on the movie. It's brutal and methodical with its technical execution and some of its shots are actually beautiful (like the shot of Johnny walking through an overgrown field at "golden hour"), but some scenes go on way too long (there's a one-sided conversation inside a car that goes on FOREVER) and the ending just kinda lands with a thud, leaving you wanting something more substantial. There's a jump cut where a character is running from Johnny, and then it cuts to hours later and the character has inexplicably sustained a really gnarly injury. How did that happen? We never find out. The camera doesn't leave them, but it still chooses to jump cut over it anyway. And that follows an extremely long earlier scene where we are shown a victim getting slowly and gratuitously dismembered for several minutes. The decisions regarding what to show and not show feels confusing at times. I also feel like the inclusion of a subtle musical score would've helped give the movie a sense of foreboding and dread, and it would've made the movie feel a little less tedious. I'm not talking about screeching slasher movie violins, but a low ambient score that fades in and out at the right moments would've done wonders to the tone of the movie.
The walking pissed me off. The scene of the lake kill and the yoga kill seemed miles apart due to the editing of John's walking. I understand it's a park and not everything is near by, but everything seemed miles away. I started dozing off and got finally woken up with the yoga kill. Amazing! Chefs kiss I liked the movie. The kills are great. 7.5 😊
The only reason I wanted my money back for this one was because I found the most entertaining part to be the sound design (apart from the monotonous footsteps), but there was a group of six people talking straight through my showing. I almost walked out. Great movie though!
Loved this movie, i get why others dont. Those without a tiktok attention span who love horror will love this film. Yes its similar to Jason, but its not even the same honestly. If you have zero patience, cant stand low budget, and always compare things to other things, then this film isnt for you. If you go in open minded and expect a good slow burn with creative deaths, this is for you. The acting isnt great, but what the film lacks in acting, it makes up for in creative deaths. Side note, if you love Mortal Kombat fatalities, you will appreciate this film as well. Gonna get alot of heat for my opinion, but as someone whos watched horror all the way back to silent films to now, i feel i have a unbiased opinion.
I just saw it today in theaters using my free ticket from my movie club, and I probably wouldn't see it again. Sorry, you're better off watching it with a paid subscription. I don't think it's worth paying even matinee ticket price for this one🥴
I saw this movie last night with my wife. Really enjoyed it until the last fifteen minutes. Not something I'd rewatch but worth the price of admission. I enjoyed some of the bone dry dark humor. Like #1 Mother Fucker. Johnny wa also slwly healing over the beginning. Every cut, his body is a little more healed.
I've never been at a film in which half the cinema walked out after the first kill, at times it's like watching a nature documentary, too much walking scenes for my liking. Are these people deaf too, like how can you not hear Jonny. And the ending, like what the hell is this film :)
Okay like part of the movie. I feel like they should’ve made it literally no more than 30 minutes long..it should’ve just been a short movie released on TH-cam or something like the hour I excluded is just walking, sitting in a car, and terrible acting.
🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 There’s a lot to dissect and it really is a brilliant movie. For one, the movie seems to not only pay homage to Friday the 13th, but is literally the proverbial curtain being lifted for the viewer to see what’s going on behind the scenes; I think everything here is so connected to Friday the 13th that in order to appreciate this stand alone film you need to watch and appreciate the formers. You quite literally see how he operates: how he walks, how he sneaks up behind people, how everyone around him thinks he’s this brain dead zombie, but is very cunning. And I believe he also has some sort of super sonic hearing, and I’m shocked not a lot of people picked up on how deliberate this seems to be placed in the final killing (they are whispering their plan, we are seeing things through his perspective, and then he immediately is 1 step ahead) what made it concrete for me is when he could hear them talking across the lake: at first I thought “that’s a strange way to do dialogue, kinda a lazy way to get around acting by not doing close up shots, they did it earlier with the campfire scene, why aren’t they doing it for the dialogue now?” Then after the movie it hit me: we are hearing what he hears when the camera is behind him; how would he have known to go from the lake to the cliff to murder that girl? Then there is the end. Was it all in her head? There’s a lot more but I’m too lazy to write more 😅 but all together I gave it a 4.5/10 after credits and from the walk to the car and drive home I settled at a 6/10. I’d even argue it’s a 7.5 now that I’ve digested it more. That’s another unique quality of the movie, I’ve never felt or had a plot grow so much in my head after the credits rolled. But I do have a soft spot for horror so 😅🤷🏻♂️
I did NOT understand the ending at all, that monologue was like 10 minutes long of unnecessary time wasted and also what really pissed me off about this movie was the fact that many of the victims didn’t realize the humongous killer standing right in front of their faces 🙄
I loved this film. I feel like the director was very inspired by the story telling that is done in open world video games. 3rd person over the shoulder with the story being pieced together by overhearing people you come across or visual storytelling.
There is a very cool sense of okay so the legend of Johnny is true in this world, but depending on the character you hear it from there may be some differences in what is believed about the story.
Also loved the change of perspective at the end, as it did a lot to create the tension. Whereas when we are following Johnny as the audience you feel safe. You can watch the horror knowing that you are behind the brute, but when he’s no longer in our sight, I was staring at the woods thinking that he is somewhere in this frame, but I can’t see him and that is unsettling.
This movie is definitely going in my Halloween rotation every year, but I am also the person who loves The Outwaters, Skinamarink, and every Cronenbergs and Lynch film I can get my hands on. So if you aren’t in to art house it may just not be for you and that’s fine. But we need people pushing the boundaries like this to get new experiences and stuff like this is why I love film.
"Whereas when we are following Johnny as the audience you feel safe." This describes it perfectly. My heartrate didn't go up until the last 15 minutes of the film.
Loved this movie. Brilliant use of sound, tension. Wasn’t bored at all. Even a few off camera kills went decent. The only thing I wasn’t huge on was the ending.
My wife and I both loved it. I don’t understand people saying it was boring, there were literally half a dozen absurdly brutal kills sprinkled throughout the movie.
I liked the ending after it ended. After she begins running (not really a spoiler?) it was clear the director wanted to build tension, playing off PTSD and played that until the very end - everytime I'm thinking oh this is it ... nope. Wonderful at building tension after setting the rules and expectations.
I fell asleep twice. I was so bored. No likable characters.
@@BenjaminKurugaExactly! I loved the ending. I appreciated important detail of the strange(r) lady doing everything in her power to keep the final girl from falling asleep and passing away due to blood loss and trauma. I’ve seen a lot of comments on multiple reviews dismissing her efforts as unnecessary rambling, when it was the perfect combo of a realistic rescue + a bit of paranoia in wondering if she also had ulterior motives. Then the final girl’s inability to relax on the pit stop, even though she was finally safe and MILES away from the killer, was such a devastating moment of helplessness. We know that she will forever feel like she’s being followed.
The entire film is shot from the Killer’s Perspective. The camera begins to follow the woman as she is fleeing the woods. When the girl fleeing the woods is entering the pickup truck, something whispers from the forest and her entire demeanor changes. One could argue she was in shock and slipping out of consciousness. However, my interpretation (partly based on the camera following the perspective of the Killer) is that the traumatized girl becomes the killer. The final scene, the girl has blood appear on her cheek. I believe she killed the woman driving her to the hospital. Why? As the stranger in the truck says, “Some animals kill for no particular reason.”
I could be completely missing the point, but that is my interpretation.
Curious to read your thoughts and criticisms of my take.
Jason and Michael Meyers walked so Johnny could walk and crunch on grass 🤣🤣
Well at least he touch grass. 😃
Hahaha I put boring or brilliant? In my thumbnail. It’s definitely divisive and I honestly felt both. In this, I thought there was more good than bad. The effects and kills are amazing, but dang those last 10 mins. Woof!
Yeah I was ready to walk out because I heard the ending was kind of trolling done by the director (apparently he responded to replies on twitter in an abrasive way)
@@calisha1889if you're going to go to a movie, ignore these stupid rumors. Just judge the experience on its own merits. Like the good ol days.
@@calisha1889 wow, that’s so disappointing that he is like that. I did hear that he mentioned he actually put some of the stuff in the film to actually irritate people. That’s totally confusing?!? Why would anyone want to alienate their audience?!? Wild.
@@GothicCottage we don't know that he did. It's just a stupid rumor.
@GothicCottage:👀😍
I loved the no music, the crunching grass , the insects sounds, etc. I grew up in a very rural country area much like this. For me the nature sounds, long walking, was very immersive! It brought me back those summer country moments, but juxtaposed with this horror. Also loved how the nature sounds changed at night near the end. I agree for the campfire scene. Still give us the story, but let's see the killer do some behind the scenes prep.
I’m from Ontario and kept saying this has to be Canada when I’m as watching. Loved it. When the ending song started mentioning northern Ontario I got chills.
They should have went full-blown Hardcore Henry. But make it more Halloween like in a suburb.
Hopefully that’s the next film!!!
Outstanding review by the way. Nice to see intellegent content creators who can formulate interesting and well thought out ideas without relying on jump cuts. Bravo!
I'm one of the many who really loved and got pretty messed up by Skinamarink, I know it isn't for everyone but watching that one gave me a sense of dread and anxiety. I really did enjoy this movie as well but I do see the points you're making, especially about the whole campfire scene. I would have loved to have seen Johnny go about and doing things while we still heard the conversation the others were having. Overall I still enjoyed this movie and would not mind seeing more with a bigger budget for them juicy kills. My theater let out hella gasp and screams of excitement during the yoga scene, some even hid their faces from what I seen LOL.
just watch this last night as well and i appreciate ya for reviewing this chris! no one else i watch has talked about this
Went and saw it last night.
It was more Hatchet than Friday the 13th, but Holy cow! I don't have the attention span of a middle schooler. I loved this movie so much 🤩 I dug the follow the killer but I hope we get a part two where it's part POV and regular movie. Man I hope they make more soon. Like Hell House LLC is going regular movie instead of found footage. I can't wait to see that. I gave IAVN a 10 out of 10. MORE MORE MORE!
I completely agree! I think too many peoples attention spans are too short for this one, But if you can give it your full attention and understand it is a slower movie its absolutely awesome.
@@Zero_63194 My attention span is an indication of quality for me as I have ADHD, and I was never bored with this movie. Although I didn't find it that great either, just a fine slasher movie.
@@thomasffrench3639 I thought it was awesome! But I can see where you're coming from, I think if we get a sequel or a prequel to flesh this out more and with a bigger budget it could make this a new cult classic hit series.
@@thomasffrench3639agreed. This movie held my attention more than most dumb horror movies, and I respected the approach and style, just don’t think it was anything groundbreaking.
I wish his senses were highlighted more from his POV. Like the sharpness of his hearing. There were a couple of times when he would be far away from his victims and his hearing seem to put him right next to them especially with his last brutal kill, Jean Jacket Hero. Maybe that’s why the crunching of the grass was so prominent. And to add on to your point about the “teleportation.” That was a missed opportunity to chop down the “boring” parts. It would have been awesome seeing his knowledge of the woods and what shortcuts he would take to get ahead of his victims.
It’s nice to see a movie trying something new and be different, but we can’t just give something a good review because it’s different. I strongly agree with Chris’s review. (Can’t wait to see a movie like this done better, not that this movie is that bad.)
Yoga girl had zero will to live. She basically offed herself. She could have easily ran to the side, but nope. Also, her spine was ripped out, how was she still standing and able to turn around?
I can’t wait to eventually watch this movie just the pov setting of the slasher as a concept it’s not just a refreshing idea but a idea that gets me hype. Also sadly this is probably the closest thing we getting to a Friday the 13th movie in a while so here’s hoping the lawsuit is over because I don’t mind the Jason universe we just missing a movie.
I just saw this today and I'm mixed on this as well. I liked how from Johnny's perspective the nature surroundings and sounds were eerily relaxing. While the sounds from the victims perspective were haunting and unsettling, especially in the third act.
DAMMIT, SOMEBODY STOLE THE GROUNDBREAKING IDEA FOR A MOVIE BEFORE I DID😡😡😡
Nice try pal
That’s funny I wanted to make this movie to 😂
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You still can this one sucked lol
I could’ve done it better 😭
Solid review by a dude who gets it. I liked the film. Wasn't a 10/10 (probably a 5-7/10) but there were many analogyish, tranquil, experimental, and POV aspects (besides the great kills and sfx by Kostanski) that I'd like to see implemented in the future.
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Everyone says how funny and weird looking his mask is but I think it’s fucking terrifying
It was a very unique experience and the first time iv seen a movie like this. The idea that when we come across the "campers" in the woods and we hear snippets of very cliche horror movie lines, very good inside joke for viewers who are fans of 80s slashers. The kills were.... creative to say the least. They felt a litte grotuitous at times and a little poitnless but certainly practically impressive. I came out enjoying it more than i didnt. 6/10 maybe 7/10
I really enjoyed how unique it was. Very slow but didnt bore me at all. Need more creative horror movies like this. Just pushes the genre forward in my opinion
I don't think it's boring at all. If you count all the "down time" in a normal woods slasher movie, it's about the same time. I've personally never really attached myself to any characters in the slasher movies aside from the killer. So, being with the killer the whole time is refreshing for me. From time perspective and amount of kills, it's very much like the early 80s friday movies. 8/10. Hightly recommend.
While I believe Friday the 13th works best in the 80s, this movie proves it could still work in modern times. This movie was deffo made for us Friday fans!
I’m seeing it Tuesday afternoon and I’m way more hyped now 🔥🔥🔥
You're going to be disappointed. Unless you enjoy seeing somone walk through a forest for 70% of the movie
@@emarquez8604different taste
I love the movie it was the best horror movie I have ever seen I would love to see horror movies do this on the killer's perspective I really can't wait for this to come out on DVD
This is one of two approaches I would like a hitman movie to be made. One being in this style of filming or the other being in the enemies' perspective. I thought this movie was good.
I really liked this movie. Kills were brutal.
The only thing I really hated was the 10-15 minute bear story we could of been fine with out it , I enjoyed the movie but it is boring lol , the kills are really good in my opinion, if you only watch horror movies for kills then you shouldn’t be disappointed.
I loved it. Its exactly what I was hoping for and hopefully we'll get a part 2.
Man i have a good day ahead, this and Godzilla Minus One.
It's really slow and deliberate, but the excellent kills definitely reward the viewer and I found the ending monologue sequence extremely tense and interesting.
A ambitious movie it was a imersive experience for the most part but as a slasher fan this movie bored me all the walking without the kills I wouldn't of made it through I liked it props to the director for what he accomplished with the budget he had this movie would of way better with a bigger budget an could of had the killer so more than walking 7/10 creative,imersive,dull, yoga
I think one thing that could have enhanced it would have been the audio/sound of the kills. It would have made the kills more impact full. Instead, they seemed dull because the sfx on them were almost muted
I think the campire was still from his POV as i imagined the camera "circling" the fire, was supposed to be Johnny walking round the fire. Thats why when it ends, we have him directly behind them
story is kind of like the mummy from the univesal black and white days, stolen locket monster retrieves it. Loved it best slasher movie ever.
7.5 don't get me wrong they did something different it was cool to see killer's point of view but the pacing was too slow then the ending was medicore.
To be honest I liked this movie a lot. Going into it, I already assumed the movie was going to be exactly what it presented, though it was corny at times. Was it boring? To some, sure. That felt like the entire point for this movie. A lot of people hoped for more tension in this movie but we are watching from the killer’s (Johnny) perspective, what tension *really* exists for him? Or any killer for that matter? What else could he be doing? I considered so many aspects from movies this one takes reference from because they’d be doing the exact same thing. The final girl and other supporting characters were typical and added little depth much like many other characters in Friday the 13th , the kills were sick (people even laughed in my theatre), but it was a fun watch. I like how they didn't focus on whether he would do anything (cutting phone lines, popping tires, etc.) and stuck with him just catching up to them and simply *searching for a necklace.* Also, I love that it ended with the unknown for him because we think he's going to reappear but..he doesn’t. The story definitely needed work but with the budget they had, I thought it was a great experimental film and felt like it was making fun of the tropes we’re used to.
The people Johnny killing do not have the gold locket.😢
I find it hella funny you mentioned Behind The Mask. Because when me & my friend got out for the theater, I was explaining to him how Behind The Mask did a better job at this idea than In a Violent Nature. I respect the film for being the way it is, but maybe in another universe it could’ve been better
I get it. Trying to be different but you have to make the audience interested in those slow moments.
Chris is cooked. My guy taunted Jason AND Johnny as "Mama's boy" They're not gonna take that lightly. Start praying Chris 🙏
Edit: Watch, his next vid, Johnny and Jason will be a guest appearance. Chris will pay.
Just walked out of the theater. I thinnnnk I liked it? Probably?
Saw this movie yesterday. Was pretty impressed by it. It's not too often we get a horror movie that focuses mainly on the perspective of the killer. Most horror films center themselves on a final girl or a couple of individuals but this film took a different approach that I think a lot of slasher fans really appreciate. Also the use of sound, the camera positioning/movements and the lack of a score give an ominous realness that gave me shivers. Sure, at the end of the day, it's mainly just kids getting killed in the woods but it's a fresh take on kids getting killed in the woods.
3:59 I think it's intentional.
I went into this movie not knowing if it's R-Rated. So, when the first kill happened, i thought "oh, it's pg-13 then because they didn't show what happened and i thought every kils are going to be the same but then another kill happened and it woke me up😂.
It happens over and over throughout the movie. There's always 2 pairs and One is killed in non brutal way and the other os killed in really really gory way.
For example, 2 girls, One drowned and the other one got her head inside her stomach. 2 dudes, one is off screen hatchet throw to the head and the other got his bead smash with a rock.
Man the ending with the lady explaining the story about the bear…. Almost walked out (should’ve)
It's like Jason mixed with leather face mixed with Michael Myers. A little bit of this a little bit of that.
Well, I definitely was not expecting to see THAT kind of a video title😳
The more i sit with it, the more i like the ending. I thought it was a really poetic way of showing the final girl trope of ptsd. She’s going to look over her shoulder for the rest of her life, just like Laurie, just like Sally!
MORE Movies Should do this. its basically a WHAT IF movie. its a film about a killer you get to see the entire time. We need more cinematography like this. Most definitely gonna be a cult favorite movie. Its simple. Probably gonna inspire more new killers and new story's.
I liked it, what brung it down for me was its script and performances
Completely agree! The Yoga kill was absolutely fantastic and they could've elevated the film to much higher levels of depravity if they'd been able to deliver a few more like it. I felt some of the victim performances were really strange also and unreal in their reactions. Finally the last 10-15 mins completely unraveled any momentum it had going and nearly ruined the whole fucking movie. Like WTF was that all about? Someone should've intervened on that ending man. Otherwise, the killer, his tools and costume and the lore were all amazing. Could've been a way better film I think!
I actually really liked it, some slow parts yeah but overall the kills were brutal and it was unique enough to hold my attention.
I can respect the filmmakers trying to do something different but every great idea doesn't necessarily translate to the big screen.
This was a perfectly fine movie, but I do find the last third really drag quite a bit and I agree an overabundance of walking scenes. Looking forward to them tweaking this formula and making something really great.
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Thank you!
Wasn't boring at all. Loved it. A+ original idea even though the story is cliched. B+ overall. Not a lot of depth in slashers but this one was fantastic.
I haven't seen the movie myself YET and I will soon but I AM kinda surprised that I'm not seeing more people call it a total rip-off of Friday the 13th. Yes i KNOW it is shot in a third person angle following the killers point of view and that's a first in slasher movies and YES I also know its suppose to be a throwback to old slashers and its SUPPOSED to be inspired by those old 80s movie's INCLUDING Friday the 13th and the directior has said so himself BUT come on, does ANYONE think it might be a little TOO CLOSE to the Friday the 13th movies ???? Its SOOOO SIMILAR! The names are similar Johnny/Jason. Looks practically Exactly like jason, put a hocky mask on Johnny and he would BE Jason, even down to how he's dressed! He walks like Jason. He doesn't talk/is mute like Jason. He's in the woods stalking people like Jason. Has no emotions like Jason. The back of his head looks very similar to Jason's. Hell, even Johnny's background story has to do with his mother similar to Jason's. To ME its one thing to be inspired by old 80s slashers and to pay homage to them but its an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THING to almost DIRECTLY COPY the WHOLE THING and ONLY change your camera angle while filming it, put a different mask in the killer, and slightly change the back story. Come on people, i cant be the ONLY ONE thinking this same thing. Look, I miss good old Jason too and it feels like FOREVER since we've seen one of most people's all time favorite slashers on the big screen sporting his good old hockey mask and hacking people up but are we all just so starved for another Jason movie that we're willing to except what really looks like to ME anyway a total rip-off of Friday the 13th ??? Could we all just be so hung up on the whole camera angle thing that it's blinding everyone to the fact that it's just a Friday the 13th movie with a different title and a different mask on the killer ??? It just seems a little disrespectful to Mr. Voorhees if you ask me. Who knows, maybe after I watch it I'll feel different but the similarities ARE UNCANNY and NO ONE can really argue/deny that!
i thought the concept of a slasher that follows the killer was great and they executed it well, had to drive about an hour to see the movie but it was definitely worth it! i was very impressed with the scenic camera shots, the sound design and the practical effects. the kills were very well executed and very gory! My theater wasn't very full but everyone enjoyed it hell there were some people laughing at a few scenes XD
My only complaint with the movie was the reveal of johnny's face, felt too early and they should've waited till the end.
This movie was awesome. But I was disappointed in the hype that was building up around how gruesome this movie was and how it was apparently making people sick after and shit… lol. It was actually moderate in terms of execution
I really like the movie being a horror fan. This one and late night with the devil were both good attempts to be different. However, this movie felt like a video game a big chunk of the time.
So yall know there’s 2 predator movie in the works Prey 2 and Badlands I feel like badlands should use this idea have it be from the pov from the Predator and have him winning in the end and that will satisfy all fans
Yoga girl achieved that pose she was dying for with an almost smirk during the process.
While I really enjoyed almost the entire film, the ending really kicked the legs out from under it. It pretty much ruined the whole experience. In the film's final few minutes, you could just feel the movie slipping away. I couldn't escape the feeling that the filmmakers simply didn't know how to end it... so they didn't. The movie just petered out and then the credits rolled. It was sad. They came sooooo close.
Are you gonna steam killer clowns???
I generally agree with your review. That said, if you are a hardcore horror fan it is a MUST SEE. It may not be the most entertaining movie, but it's so different from anything else--it should be supported. I'm old, so I remember Blair Witch coming out. This is this generations Blair Witch. Like it or hate it, it cant be overlooked.
But it’s actually kind of cool the fact that you’re in the POV of the killer
I thought the log splitter kill was just as good as the yoga kill. Brilliantly shot, set up, and paced.
Jason/Johnny both names start with the letter J and Jason/ Johnny both kill in the name of their mothers yeah idk I'm going to definitely check it out
I enjoyed 'In a Violent Nature,' but the pace needed to be tightened up a bit. The movie is 95min long; could have easily trimmed 15-20min off the runtime (5 from final scene and at least 10 out of all the walking scenes). Other than that, it has a lot going for it; the kills, the effects, the killer, the lore and the camera work are all very good. I really hope it gets a sequel.
I understand it’s a Friday the 13th copy and paste, but it is more gory, and REALLY looks good. So I think it is a really good movie.
I didn’t dislike it as much as some of the people in my theater. I loved the kills but the slow follow crunchie crunches were loooooong. I did like the last few minutes before the confirmation with the gas tank anxiously wondering if and when Johnny will make a final appearance
Idk how I feel bout this film, it's definitely slow and different to any slasher I've seen before. At first I wasn't sure how I felt about the pacing but after the yoga kill those long scenery rly felt nice.
I'm mixed on the movie. It's brutal and methodical with its technical execution and some of its shots are actually beautiful (like the shot of Johnny walking through an overgrown field at "golden hour"), but some scenes go on way too long (there's a one-sided conversation inside a car that goes on FOREVER) and the ending just kinda lands with a thud, leaving you wanting something more substantial.
There's a jump cut where a character is running from Johnny, and then it cuts to hours later and the character has inexplicably sustained a really gnarly injury. How did that happen? We never find out. The camera doesn't leave them, but it still chooses to jump cut over it anyway. And that follows an extremely long earlier scene where we are shown a victim getting slowly and gratuitously dismembered for several minutes. The decisions regarding what to show and not show feels confusing at times.
I also feel like the inclusion of a subtle musical score would've helped give the movie a sense of foreboding and dread, and it would've made the movie feel a little less tedious. I'm not talking about screeching slasher movie violins, but a low ambient score that fades in and out at the right moments would've done wonders to the tone of the movie.
I looked this movie up on cineplex and this movie is not playing near where I live
I really enjoyed it. But I do agree with some of the stuff you are saying
Saw this movie. I agree with your thoughts Chris. I thought the best part was the yoga death.
Put a damn sign next to the locket.
The walking pissed me off.
The scene of the lake kill and the yoga kill seemed miles apart due to the editing of John's walking.
I understand it's a park and not everything is near by, but everything seemed miles away.
I started dozing off and got finally woken up with the yoga kill. Amazing! Chefs kiss
I liked the movie. The kills are great. 7.5 😊
The only reason I wanted my money back for this one was because I found the most entertaining part to be the sound design (apart from the monotonous footsteps), but there was a group of six people talking straight through my showing. I almost walked out. Great movie though!
I loved the film.
That one long ass walking scene and the ending dialouge were my only gripes.
Woow and I just this a couple of hours ago. It was pretty weird
I was into it for first 20-30 min then it got boring just watching him walk and walk then walk some more
Loved this movie, i get why others dont. Those without a tiktok attention span who love horror will love this film. Yes its similar to Jason, but its not even the same honestly. If you have zero patience, cant stand low budget, and always compare things to other things, then this film isnt for you. If you go in open minded and expect a good slow burn with creative deaths, this is for you. The acting isnt great, but what the film lacks in acting, it makes up for in creative deaths. Side note, if you love Mortal Kombat fatalities, you will appreciate this film as well. Gonna get alot of heat for my opinion, but as someone whos watched horror all the way back to silent films to now, i feel i have a unbiased opinion.
I just saw it today in theaters using my free ticket from my movie club, and I probably wouldn't see it again. Sorry, you're better off watching it with a paid subscription. I don't think it's worth paying even matinee ticket price for this one🥴
Everyone saying it’s too slow is definitely suffering from TikTok brain.
I saw this movie last night with my wife. Really enjoyed it until the last fifteen minutes. Not something I'd rewatch but worth the price of admission. I enjoyed some of the bone dry dark humor. Like #1 Mother Fucker.
Johnny wa also slwly healing over the beginning. Every cut, his body is a little more healed.
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I've never been at a film in which half the cinema walked out after the first kill, at times it's like watching a nature documentary, too much walking scenes for my liking. Are these people deaf too, like how can you not hear Jonny. And the ending, like what the hell is this film :)
I actually can’t wait to see this one 😀 sad it’s not playing close enough by me to go to a theater…
Movie isn’t in my cinema and idk if it will even release here but I hope it does
Okay like part of the movie. I feel like they should’ve made it literally no more than 30 minutes long..it should’ve just been a short movie released on TH-cam or something like the hour I excluded is just walking, sitting in a car, and terrible acting.
It was good. One of the best kills I’ve ever seen. Yeah, it was slow when he was walking around but the kills made it worth it.
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There’s a lot to dissect and it really is a brilliant movie. For one, the movie seems to not only pay homage to Friday the 13th, but is literally the proverbial curtain being lifted for the viewer to see what’s going on behind the scenes; I think everything here is so connected to Friday the 13th that in order to appreciate this stand alone film you need to watch and appreciate the formers.
You quite literally see how he operates: how he walks, how he sneaks up behind people, how everyone around him thinks he’s this brain dead zombie, but is very cunning. And I believe he also has some sort of super sonic hearing, and I’m shocked not a lot of people picked up on how deliberate this seems to be placed in the final killing (they are whispering their plan, we are seeing things through his perspective, and then he immediately is 1 step ahead) what made it concrete for me is when he could hear them talking across the lake: at first I thought “that’s a strange way to do dialogue, kinda a lazy way to get around acting by not doing close up shots, they did it earlier with the campfire scene, why aren’t they doing it for the dialogue now?” Then after the movie it hit me: we are hearing what he hears when the camera is behind him; how would he have known to go from the lake to the cliff to murder that girl? Then there is the end. Was it all in her head? There’s a lot more but I’m too lazy to write more 😅 but all together I gave it a 4.5/10 after credits and from the walk to the car and drive home I settled at a 6/10. I’d even argue it’s a 7.5 now that I’ve digested it more. That’s another unique quality of the movie, I’ve never felt or had a plot grow so much in my head after the credits rolled. But I do have a soft spot for horror so 😅🤷🏻♂️
One of my favorite horror movies of recent years
i wanted to see it but was hesitant,
I loved everything but the ending. The POV change just killed it for me.
I did NOT understand the ending at all, that monologue was like 10 minutes long of unnecessary time wasted and also what really pissed me off about this movie was the fact that many of the victims didn’t realize the humongous killer standing right in front of their faces 🙄
Not gonna lie that special kill was one for the books!
The kills made it worth it. Even the part when he throws the machete and it hits the guy me and my friends were loling so hard with that part