Piglady

Me and my friend watched this film together in late 2023, and we still speak about it now, a year later. It is so bad that I can't forget it. The acting is terrible and the plot makes almost no sense. It's the most generic spree/serial killer plot of a horror movie, but amped up with... pigs?

My favourite part of the entire movie, however, is the fact that this town seems to have two police officers, and BOTH of them are wearing sheriff jackets. Every single time I remember this I laugh out loud. One of those horror films that just does not pay attention to the small details, and hopes it can win you over with the gore- which is just... not great either.

That was my response at the end of this movie.

"WHAT?!"

I watched this entire 1hr and 39 minutes of crap because there were only a few reviews. The majority were glowingly positive, and yet it had a rating of 2.9. This meant a lot more people needed to leave some actual reviews, as this was obviously not fairly rated "10" alongside the greatest films of all time. So I hope you appreciate that I managed to sit through the whole thing, when honestly my opinion within the first 10 minutes never changed.

Had the filmmakers chosen to attempt a retelling of the true story this movie was "based" upon, it might've been better. However, they chose instead to spend horrendous amounts of time helping us get to know the people who are going to eventually meet the title character...instead of letting us in on the Piglady herself-the one person who is actually interesting. No, of the 1hr and 39 minutes, about 1hr and 25 minutes is spent listening to boring, interminable, dumb conversations between really unlikeable and annoying people.

The acting is below awful, the script puerile and direction seems to be distracted by grandeurs of another movie. The photography is either too dark or too fuzzy and the only positive thing I can say about it to give it a 2 is that the special effects weren't bad for a movie this awful.

And if you actually make it to the end, you'll understand my reaction. Because it's just suddenly...and??? If you love true crime stories, stay far away because there are NO explanations or endings.

Believe the low rating over the "10" reviews. I'm certain there were an awful lot of people too exhausted by disgust to do more than give it a rating and move on with their lives.

Key points:

Based on a true story. Filmed where the murders happened.

Original take on the slasher genre. First movie I've seen with female villain and first with pigs being used on command.

Some flaws in the script and acting. No major plot holes. Leaves a lot of questions.

Overall, an entertaining and suspenseful film.

Piglady is a 2023 horror film about a group of friends who go on a Christmas vacation to a remote cabin in Oregon. They soon discover that the area is haunted / stalked by a mysterious woman (ambiguous gender) who is said to have killed and mutilated several people. The film is "loosely" based on the true story of Susan Monica, a woman who was convicted of murdering four people in Oregon in the early 2010's.

Piglady is an original take on the slasher genre. The film does not only rely on jump scares or gore to scare its audience. Instead, it creates a sense of suspense and dread by building tension and atmosphere. The film is also notable for its strong female characters. The lead characters are all women who are strong, independent, and resourceful.

However, the film is not without its flaws. The script is a bit uneven, and some of the acting is subpar. The film also drags in a few places. Overall, Piglady is an entertaining and suspenseful film, but it is not without its flaws.

Strengths:

Original take on the slasher genre.

Strong female characters.

Suspenseful and atmospheric.

True story filmed on the location.

Fantastic special effects / props

Weaknesses:

Uneven script.

Some subpar acting.

Slow pacing in a few places.

Overall:

Piglady is a flawed film, but it is also an entertaining and suspenseful one. Fans of the slasher genre will likely enjoy the film, but it may not be for everyone. I would recommend the film to fans of the genre who are looking for something a bit different.

I give it a 6/10 but rated it higher because it has a unique charm about it. It's quite funny in spots. And it's a directorial debut and all things considered it produced quite well considering it was a crowdfunded moving raising my rating to a 8/10

It's a fun movie produced with a low budget and considering the coordination required to make a movie and doing so at night with real pigs, I have to give it props.

So we spend 80% of the movie getting to know the most uninteresting, unlikable and boring characters you'll ever see. Some of the transition shots are just so terribly done, I thought the movie may have been edited on an iPhone. Same with the quality. The movie relies heavily on shadows and the dark because their special effects are truly terrible, so much so that most of the kill shots are done with the kill being hidden via camera angle + lack of lighting, and the audience just seeing a bunch of random blood splatter or the aftermath shot. It is filled with bad movie cliches that continue to amplify the films lack of uniqueness. Would've been better if they'd stuck true to the real story. The people who made this movie did not have enough creativity to make it appealing or interesting, and I can only believe the good reviews have been paid for because there is no way anyone is watching this and thinking it was even close to decent. I haven't even touched on the bad acting or the fact that they, multiple times, give the audience exposition on whatever information the audience needs to know instead of creating the scene itself (like the literal resolution of the movie), but that's just beating the dead horse at this point. I only finished it so I could write this review honestly.

I don't even know where to begin eith this. The movie is based on a man, who pretends to be a woman, named Susan Monica. He killed two farm hands and fed them to pigs. To say this movie is based on those events is a bald face lie.

Nothing the characters do makes a lick of sense. Who has a fire pit at their camp what seems like a 1/2 a mile or more from the cabin (the people at the fire cant hear gun shots or people screaming being butchered with a machete). While they're being picked off one by one, none of them think to run towards their friend, at the fire, who's got a 1911 bolstered. They seemingly run into the dark forest, as the antagonist walks after them, instead of running down the path marked with glow sticks that would lead them to safety. This trained marine with the sidearm gets easily bested by a grossly obese man.

The acting, dialog, and characters are insufferable. What is up with that sheriff's deputy?

I don't mind shalsher flicks, but this was unreal bad.

Also, I counted 10 rounds fired. That 1911 didn't have a 10 round mag.