Crave Online - John Dies at the End is the perfectly fun midnight movie. It’s got crazy monsters, a wacky but logical plot and sharp humor.
Every scene feels like it could be a whole movie, and it’s not that we get the highlight reel, we actually get all the movies in one. Each weird monster could be a whole slasher film, but it’s all encapsulated in the one scene. You could easily do a whole movie on the time hole telephone calls, on the Mall of Death, on the alternate dimensions.
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."
