Clickonline writes: "For those unfamiliar with the novel, John Dies at the End contains enough clever dialogue and brain-massaging questions to entertain, especially if you’re happy to overlook some lacklustre effects work. For fans of the book, the journey will be a little bumpier but it’s still a pleasure to experience Pargin’s subversive horror comedy on screen."
Nicholas of Movies Hate You Too writes:
May’s new Netflix offerings include one of last year’s more surprising hits, some more offbeat films and a film that’s likely to only appeal to Moms and soon to be Moms. The catalog titles are more diverse including John Woo’s take on an impossible mission, a Japanese Star Wars rip-off, a World War I horror film, two extremely odd musicals, Rodney Dangerfield coaching soccer, Katie Holmes escaping a cult, killer bee women, socially relevant break-dancing and much more. May isn’t a standout month for Netflix but it’s definitely a fun month.
CPC:
There are certain people who believe there are types of movies that are “so bad they’re good”. Enter the camp style which caters to such people. This style has especially found a home in the horror genre. Unfortunately, I’m not typically the demographic for such films. Over-the-top absurdity is just that, absurd. Adding cheesy humor doesn’t help. Even more unfortunate is that John Dies at the End falls squarely in this realm of movies. And more importantly, it falls pretty low in that realm.
"John Dies at the End by David Wong is one of my favorite books of all time. While I think it was surpassed by its spectacular sequel, This Book is Full of Spiders, Seriously Dude Don’t Touch It, there is something about John Dies at the End that makes it incredibly charming and a must read for anyone who likes the Internet. Perhaps it was the constant dick jokes and general insanity, but even with its odd pacing and somewhat jumbled narrative, it remains easily in my top 5 books of all time. When it was announced that it would be made into a movie I vehemently followed it, just chomping at the bit for it to be released." - David Rhinehart of Geekenstein.com
