Easter Bloody Easter review
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EASTER BLOODY EASTER review
They say everything is bigger in Texas. Especially the jackalopes. Friends, Easter will never be the same after this film. Easter Bloody Easter is the directorial debut from actress Diane Foster (who also stars in and produces the film) and she comes in with a bang. This is some interesting horror comedy so thank you marketing team to letting me screen this for a review.
Dateline: Walburg, Texas at Easter time. Our main character Jeanie’s husband Lance is missing but his truck is found covered in blood and fur. The stories begin to be told by town crazy Sam – complete with aluminum foil hat - about the jackalope that terrorized the town 150 years ago. Jeanie and her foul-mouthed friend Carol kill an unexpected minion of the jackalope and now know they must save the town. Marylou, the annoying, phony, religious town church lady insists on continuing “Easterpalooza” despite the dangers. Easter egg hunts, bunny dances, and more are scheduled – monsters be damned. Of course, the jackalope shows up and these festivities are horribly ruined. They have this ridiculous bunny hop dance one evening that I can only compare to a horrible rendition of the electric slide or the cha cha slide. During the humor the ladies are digging into clues and eventually hook up with Megan. A monster hunter who meets her demise fighting off the bunny army. Let’s not forget that Lance does show up unharmed, but we learn that Jeanie has been cheating on him. He is caught by the jackalope, but our heroine Jeanie saves the day by decapitating the monster with a samurai sword no less. Very Beatrix Kiddo.
This content is so silly but never takes itself very seriously so it’s enjoyable. Jeanie’s friend Carol is possibly the best character with her genuine dislike for other townsfolk and potty mouth. It’s a small town where religion is a part of life, and everyone knows each other’s business. The evil bunny army is so entertaining. Little stuffed rabbits with glowing red eyes attacking and killing people. What’s not to enjoy? While the jackalope isn’t necessarily scary, it’s none the less effective as a big 10-foot-tall monster that no one would want to cross paths with. Funniest scene goes to Carol’s husband after he comes to help her after being attacked. It’s deadpan delivery from him saying how the kids are in the car and they are fine – they have their iPads. Nothing to see here! Let’s not forget the gore here. After Jeanie kills the jackalope, it explodes in a volcano of blood essentially bathing her in it. I told you it was very Kill Bill. Can’t continue to write this review without mentioning that the crew on this film was 95% female identifying. This was noted by Women in Film for a gender balanced production. Some folks with chops helped make this film and they should be proud of it – making a movie is hard.
I used to love the Critters movies when I was a kid, and this must have taken a page from that. Good laughs for sure which works so well with horror. As far as setting this on Easter, I say bold move but glad they did. Easter is a religious holiday, and it certainly doesn’t associate itself with any content like this – until now! Which is why I like it. Turn what people perceive on its head and say this is what I’m doing. In less than a year we’ve now been given horror films for Easter and Thanksgiving. Someone up there must like us! Holiday horror is a lot of fun, can be controversial, but who cares. As Rob Zombie once said, art isn’t safe. Silly rabbit, tricks are for kids.
Enjoy the trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqdjtVpPJpQ