The Elf
- 2016
- 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
2.4/10
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Nick is haunted by the night terrors resulting from a tragic murder he saw when he was young.Nick is haunted by the night terrors resulting from a tragic murder he saw when he was young.Nick is haunted by the night terrors resulting from a tragic murder he saw when he was young.
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A young man who inherit an old toy shop starts
to feel he's not alone.
Calling this a B-movie, would be an insult to B-
movies. This is a ultra trash.
Wow! This movie was terrible!
I managed to endure 35 minutes of it, before I gave up out of sheer and utter boredom. Nothing, and I do mean literally nothing, had happened in the 35 minutes.
The storyline was flat and pointless.
The characters were one-dimensional cardboard cut outs that had no personalities and were portrayed by actors whom seemed not to buy into the movie themselves.
There were also continuity errors as well; one scene where the guy found the elf doll it was snowing behind him then as the camera angle changed the snow was gone but it magically returned as the camera angle changed again. And also when the couple was having a conversation about the elf doll in their home, the woman's shirt was alternating between being pulled up or down as the camera angle changed.
For a horror movie then "The Elf" offered little, if anything at all, which would make it appealing to anyone. I didn't find anything worthwhile in the movie. And despite only having suffered through 35 minutes, then I can in all honesty say that I am not returning to finish it ever.
Stay well clear of this movie!
I managed to endure 35 minutes of it, before I gave up out of sheer and utter boredom. Nothing, and I do mean literally nothing, had happened in the 35 minutes.
The storyline was flat and pointless.
The characters were one-dimensional cardboard cut outs that had no personalities and were portrayed by actors whom seemed not to buy into the movie themselves.
There were also continuity errors as well; one scene where the guy found the elf doll it was snowing behind him then as the camera angle changed the snow was gone but it magically returned as the camera angle changed again. And also when the couple was having a conversation about the elf doll in their home, the woman's shirt was alternating between being pulled up or down as the camera angle changed.
For a horror movie then "The Elf" offered little, if anything at all, which would make it appealing to anyone. I didn't find anything worthwhile in the movie. And despite only having suffered through 35 minutes, then I can in all honesty say that I am not returning to finish it ever.
Stay well clear of this movie!
The reviews are correct and actually nicer then they need to be. This movie is terrible. Whoever funded it made a terrible mistake. Please pick a charity next time. The worst acting, no apparent story line and an absent director. Pour a drink and enjoy.
Not QUITE the worst film I've ever seen - after all, it IS in colour. But it's pretty close. It's certainly the lowest IMDb score I've given.
Firstly everyone in the film appears to have some significant physical disability or disfigurement. The lead actress is suffering from some kind of lip bloat, so her face resembles an over-inflated deep sea fish. The lead actor experiences frequent epileptic episodes which the camera rather cruelly continues filming. Either that or he's under the mistaken impression that this constitutes method acting. One of the characters who is 13 feet tall seems not to possess articulated limbs. Or a neck. Or a spine. I assume he is rotated into position by a hidden platform operated by dwarfs.
The elf of the title is a small doll approximately the size of a man's fist, who wields a miniature knife the length of a sewing needle. Using this fearsome instrument he somehow manages to dispatch most of the cast in the movie. Possibly because they are handicapped by the weight of their lips or their inability to articulate their limbs.
I'm not sure. I fast-forwarded most of the film and then abandoned it. But don't take my word for it - knock yourself out. Advisedly during the opening credits.
Firstly everyone in the film appears to have some significant physical disability or disfigurement. The lead actress is suffering from some kind of lip bloat, so her face resembles an over-inflated deep sea fish. The lead actor experiences frequent epileptic episodes which the camera rather cruelly continues filming. Either that or he's under the mistaken impression that this constitutes method acting. One of the characters who is 13 feet tall seems not to possess articulated limbs. Or a neck. Or a spine. I assume he is rotated into position by a hidden platform operated by dwarfs.
The elf of the title is a small doll approximately the size of a man's fist, who wields a miniature knife the length of a sewing needle. Using this fearsome instrument he somehow manages to dispatch most of the cast in the movie. Possibly because they are handicapped by the weight of their lips or their inability to articulate their limbs.
I'm not sure. I fast-forwarded most of the film and then abandoned it. But don't take my word for it - knock yourself out. Advisedly during the opening credits.
Please avoid this movie at all costs. What can I say terrible acting, terrible CGI and all in all the worst movie I have ever seen. Unfortunately I had to give it 1 other wise it would not even get that. Please save yourself a wasted evening and watch something else, anything else just not this.
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Grandpa Fred and his wife leave they get into the same car that NIck was driving earlier.
- GoofsAt the 24 minute mark when Victoria is accusing Nick of placing the elf on the shelf, the way she is wearing her jacket changes from over the shoulder to off the shoulder between shots.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Elves (2018)
Details
- Runtime
- 1h 30m(90 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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