Terrifier

there's often a heated discussion whether this film is an underrated misunderstood piece or simply a trash "legal" snuff film. personally, i think it's pretty good. obviously there's pros and cons within this film. it definitely has its own place in horror. yet it is undeniable that this film kind of runs the same problem as the Saw franchise, with the excessive gore and violence that was shown throughout the film a lot of people tends to stop caring about it. i do personally think the characters are fine, and Tara as fmc is quite well-written imo. she's not dumb and has capabilities of thinking to survive unlike some mcs in other horror films. i love her character so much and wish she's the final girl instead. there's also discussion about the possible blatant misogyny in this film and to the people who claimed Art is misogynistic, I just wanna say, have you watched the film? cuz i can guarantee that Art treated, tortured and killed both men and women in the same way, perhaps he killed women in more dramatic way but honestly there's not really difference between how he killed both gender. he's also, literally cross-dressing in one of the scenes. though he probably does it to torment the sister, the point is that a misogynist person would die on the spot at the thought of crossdress if we're being honest. however, I'd like to play the devil's advocate and said that Art would be a great representation of misogyny/misogynistic men. think about it, from the earliest scenes, Art has took his liking towards Tara, giving her rings joyfully (flirting, I suppose?) and she's being open of disliking and feeling uncomfortable of him. and when misogynists didn't get what they want and being rejected, they escalate things! just like what Art did. i do find him kinda cute tho. he's also a cool slasher villains imo, the way he taunts his victims is frightening, and I absolutely love how he's literally an overpowered cosmic being that can't death, yet he still brings shit like guns for emergencies, and for any level of shenanigans he committed. literally being the only slasher killer that broke the slasher standards. he's a silly yet the most unpredictable character ever exists. although he's clearly understands English, he is nonspeaking, but he's super verbal in expressing himself. that makes us able to understand his character even more. i love how he literally acts like a fucking clown and committed to every bit. the fact that Art went from starring in a short film, to an anthology film, to a semi low budget film, to a full fleshed out franchise, and is now considered to be along the greats horror icons is amazing. there's definitely a lot to praise and criticize about this film, but i enjoy it nonetheless and that's what matters to me.