ShockYa: Why bother taking an acid trip (LSD) when, without the side effects and with a few laughs you can go to a movie and take a similar journey? “John Dies at the End” is so loaded with visual effects that you’ll be dreaming in an array of colors such as you may have found in the film “Samsara.” Though not specifically mentioned by the production team, the movie could serve as a spoof of “Alien” and all those pics that features worm-like monsters coming out of chests. This time, though, instead of straight people like Sigourney Weaver’s character Ripley in Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” you get two goofy, likeable, all-American guys who are credibly wide-eyed with each out-of-body experience that they, well, experience.
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.
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."
