ThanksKilling

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Oh boy were do i get started... i'm pretty sure that the intro was the most retarded i have ever seen, i mean it starts off with *? what the crap? the acting of the character Ali was horrendous the camera moved so much that i wanted to puke then the costumes were idiotic, a guy rips his shirt off then the next scene he has another shirt on top of it then the next its perfect? it was stupidly gory, he poked a dog and blood squirted everywhere then he was a hooker? also he skinned a characters fathers face and she thought it was a costume also the dad thought that the turkey was a friend in a costume oh and after their parents, and friends get gored alive, they act like nothing happened then the turkey gets shot into a dumpster, which you later figure out is radioactive, and you can see the trash can and there is nothing on it and in it there is a pop bottle and other trash, how the heck is that radioactive then they kill it exactly how it was supposed to and it didn't die!!! holy crap, now a sequel...in space???? that is retarded i can no longer say that was the worst movie i have ever see because this one was truly mental at the end of the movie my friend made a comment that he thinks that the writer must have been dropped on his head as a baby to think of this crap in the end i think that 3rd graders could do better if you want to truly learn the meaning of p.o.s. watch this movie although i have to admit that the turkey was pretty funny i also don't know if they meant it to be serious, i sure hope not

Where to start. I watched this movie on Netflix at a friends house because he told me how bad it was. But "bad" does not really express how awfully abysmal this movie was. Sure it may have been filmed for all of $3,500 but the lack of anything worth while in this film makes the whole thing seem pointless. Basically (without spoiling anything, like it matters) the plot revolves around a Turkey that murders people. Oh, and it can talk, mainly dishing out severely unfunny one-liners. That's it, that's the plot of this film. As a fan of B-movie horror films, I can't even consider this to be one at all. This is F-list horror. The comedy isn't funny and the rest is just plain awful. The cast of "high schoolers" look about as much like teenagers as Clint Eastwood looks like he's still in his prime. The acting is probably worse than the actual plot and the puppet Turkey was probably bought for all of $5. I can't get over how this could possibly has more than 2 stars on IMDb as there are plenty of movies with low scores that don't deserve them at all. And it's a joke to have a gem of a movie like Picnic at Hanging Rock on the "recommendations" at the bottom of the page. Basically if you're curious about how bad it is, that is the only reason you should ever see this movie. Otherwise you would probably not get any enjoyment out of it at all.

D+ For this movie I will not delve into its cinematographer, its special effects, or its director, absolutely nothing. Why you ask, because all of the aforementioned things are completely wretched in this movie. The acting sucks ass, the writing is even worse, making the whole film feel like a third-grader's after school project. It is in all fairness one of the worst movies of all time. The only worthwhile aspect of the whole movie is quite obviously the turkey, voiced by Jordan Downey, the director. Its one liners are amusing, and for that alone I actually enjoyed a few scenes. I've seen so many obscure horror flicks and have watched the likes of killer crocodiles, killer alligators (there is a difference you know), komodo dragons, mutated mosquitoes, bees, bioengineered rattlesnake/cobra hybrid, anacondas, sharks, killer whales, eh, the list is endless, but the turkey manages to be noteworthy. It's kind of like a permanent scar that at first bugs you and then you just get use to it. As a horror parody, the film is decently funny. The problem is every second the turkey isn't on screen it gives one a headache. To make things worse, as short as the film is, they actually draw out the character relationships. I guess the co-eds they hired to do it wanted more screen time. If you do dare to watch this, please, have a few beers before doing so to avoid putting the barrel of a shotgun in your mouth. And oh yeah, kudos to Wanda Lust with the cuddly knockers in the opening scene. I mean geez the movie literally starts off with an extreme close-up of her nipple before the camera zooms out. She will never live this down.

Sadly, since the "creators" of ThanksKilling were self-aware, this turkey wasn't as funny/bad as, say, The Room, Birdemic or Troll 2. I can see where this buck forty-budget of a horror-comedy was trying to be funny, and I'll admit 1 in 20 lines were a tad bit funny, but overall it wasn't. At least, intentionally. You see, there's this cursed turkey – I really won't get into the reasons, it's so dumb, it's actually boring – that starts gutting hapless youths and they carry on arguing or watching movies like they were auditioning for a stage version of Seinfeld. Being fully aware myself, and definitely prepared by the person who recommended this and all the internet comments, I didn't hate the movie. Mercifully, it's just about an hour in length. Unfortunately, these absolute amateurs never really made it fun, the "Chucky"-like turkey killer doll was never funny and resorted to, ah hem, fowl language to make him more "evil," I guess. I hear it's making its way around the net, and available through Netflix – YES, thanks, Netflix, ignore the hundreds of 4-5 star films and continue having us pay for these bird-turds. It's really not worth it. If you want a good laugh at unintentionally bad movies, stick with the classics: The Room, Birdemic or Troll 2. Rating: 1 out of 5 Stars

Let me start off by saying that I do not see this article as a movie review: it is simply a warning. Whatever you do, DO NOT watch this movie. It is, in all seriousness, the worst film I have ever seen, and I don't expect it to lose that title any time soon. Don't get me wrong, I didn't go into this film thinking it would be Oscar-worthy by any means, and I can laugh at stupid comedy that pokes fun at horror movies. But this film misses both marks and is simply BAD. Just how bad is this movie? Let me put it into perspective: it's about a killer turkey who goes on a homicidal rampage because a dog peed on his Indian burial...and it only gets worse from there. The reasons for this being the atrocious mess that it is are many and obvious, and this article simply does not have enough words to outline them all. I'll touch on what ones I felt personally offended by as a movie critic. 1.) The acting is TERRIBLE. Everything is extremely underacted (an angered hick whisper-yells as he falls to his knees and mourns the turkey-murder of his dog, Blassy. That may have been the best acting in the film.) 2.) NO ONE seems to notice that the turkey is a TURKEY!!! This may be because of the fact that it's only a sock-puppet of a vulture, but still, at least have your cast ACT like it's a turkey. Some examples of their odd ignorance: a man pulls his car over because he thinks the turkey looks sexy...the turkey goes to an unimportant character using the disguise of those nose-mustache-glasses things, and this character thinks it's just a midget...this character turns out to be one of the main character's father. This is relevant because the turkey peels his face off and uses it as a mask...which somehow fools the kids. I don't know, maybe the shift from a 6-foot plump police officer to a 2-foot vulture sock puppet wearing a skin mask isn't as noticeable in person, but it was VERY noticeable on camera. 3.) The turkey's powers (yes, it DOES go there) are some of worst special effects that I've seen. When telling a story about the turkey (because it's a famous camp-side horror tale, don't you know?) it switches to a crap cartoon outline. One of the main characters is ravenously hungry and, surprise surprise, imagines a cartoon roasted turkey, which evaporates as he devours it in one bite. This cartoon turkey (which he ate in one bite) turns out to be THE turkey...with a shotgun...who blows his way out of his belly...all with that character being unaware of this until his stomach is blown out. 4.) Even the creators of this show can see how terrible it is, but they attempt to make up for it by switching to horror comedy. The only problem is, horror comedy requires wit...and clever jokes...both of which this film LACKS. Another sign that they understand its failure of a film is that, unlike the Friday the 13th series, they have decided to skip 6 or 7 even more horrid sequels and skip straight to the space-trash that will be Thankskilling 2. I dread the day that sequel shows up, much as I rue the day I watched this film...but moving on. There are a multitude of other problems, and I shudder at all the possible things I could write down. But I hope that what I have revealed is enough to convince you that this is NOT a good movie. Trust me, I went into it thinking I could laugh at it's lack of quality...but I couldn't...it skips the laughable phase and goes straight to torturous. Save yourself, stick to movies that involved effort in production.

From the opening shot onward, there's a vile humor and manic energy in "ThanksKilling" comparable to John Waters' "Multiple Maniacs." It's obviously a slapdash effort with sloppy framing and a dire need for re-shoots in a handful of scenes, but there's still undeniable charm here. The self-referential scripting and sight gags feel unrefined, but successful camp requires some level of intelligence and this is as delightfully campy as killer turkey movies come. Despite casting that's not doing the film any favors, it ambles along undeterred from one one-liner to the next. That determination is admirable and thoroughly entertaining since the film's as able as it is eager to please. 55/100

This ultra-super-duper-excessively cheap film is something you just need to see to appreciate. It starts a cheesy looking turkey puppet who goes on a murderous rampage--all during which he makes cheesy and occasionally funny comments. It also features the puppet having sex with a teen as well as one funny scene where he sits and has coffee with an off-duty cop and a song montage that made my brain hurt. Considering that the folks who made "ThanksKilling" meant to make a bad film and had almost no budget whatsoever, it's a hard film to review. Yes, it is bad--but they knew they were making a bad movie when they made it and there is no attempt to make anything other than a very stupid film. So, if you do watch it, you should be the sort of person who likes terrible films AND you have a high tolerance for the vulgarity and deliberately gratuitous nudity. As for the nudity, I normally don't want it in films, but it was rather funny how they used it--as a way of making fun of the gratuitous nature of slasher films. As for the language, it's very, very crude and dumb...but again, that IS what they were looking for! This is NOT a film to show your mother or Father Jenkins (unless your mother or Father Jenkins are sociopathic murderers). Impossible to really rate. See it and you'll see why. And, I really have no idea if I liked it or not!

I remember a couple years ago, I brainstormed an idea for something like 'Attack of the killer poultry'. Has anybody ever put such an idea to film before? Not that I know of. It would have to be a comedy of course, something like Thankskilling, but unlike Thankskilling it would also have to be good. Sometimes this movie feels like a Family Guy flashback, (you know the ones with talking animals, or the sesame street gang acting like gangsters). Thankskilling is so far over the top that, believe it or not, it's NOT funny. I laughed in a couple of places, but barely. Anyone who can make it past scene one of Thankskilling is one patient fella, but I strongly advice you not to see this movie. If I thought it was a Univerisity production made by first or second year students, I may have cut Thankskilling some slack. Until I know for sure, I'm labelling this a piece of feathery rubbish. I could just as well call it a turkey, but someone has probably already done that. Who ever made this movie, was probably doing it to amuse themselves, not as an attempt to amuse an audience. That's not filmaking.

I must be stupid because I was expecting an actual horror movie. It's not horror or a thriller and it's barely a comedy. All the comedy is in the fact that nothing makes sense. They tried hard to make it as dumb as possible, thinking that was funny. It really wasn't. I only laughed at the song the nerd sings about the redneck. But if you're going to watch watch a movie about a killer turkey you can't have high standards. I'm definitely going to watch the sequel.