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DVD Stitches
 Run time: 86 min Rating: 5.7 Genres: Comedy | Horror Director: Conor McMahon Writers: Conor McMahon, David O’Brien Stars: Ross Noble, Tommy Knight, Eoghan McQuinn |
| Storyline The clumsy and unfunny clown Richard “Stitches” Grindle goes to the birthday party of little Tom and the boy and his friends play a prank with Stitches, tying his shoelaces. Stitches slips, falls and dies. Six years later, Tom gives a birthday party for his friends at home and the clown revives to haunt the teenagers and revenge his death. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Plot Keywords: party, clown, birthday party, prank, revenge | |
| Details: Country: Ireland Release Date: 26 October 2012 (UK) |
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I went to the cinema to see 'Sinister', but it was full, so we went and saw Stitches instead. I'm so glad we did! This film was classic! I expected a horror, but I wasn't at all prepared for how much it'd make me smile. Ross does a brilliant job bringing his character to life, and the story and kids wrapped around the concept are just tacky enough to reek of stereotype, but just different enough to keep you entertained and smiling (such as Bulger doing the splits at the gym, or the 'bully' actually being the only character in a stable, functional relationship).
Brilliant film, a lovely surprise to what would have otherwise been a disappointing evening!
I just finished watching this and I must admit that I had MANY truly laugh out loud moments. ONLY the UK people can pull off something like this with the DEAD-pan sense of humour it takes to make this work. Sure, some of the comments the clown makes are pretty corny, but there are far more that are REALLY funny!
There are some nice classic Horror touches too. YES, it is a bit gore heavy; but, the effects are well done and very imaginative. I really appreciated the inclusion of the 'Cat' (YES, I love animals, but I love people too, so if you're gonna make a dang Horror film where a bunch of 'teens' are killed, well…) Anyway, back to the nice Horror touches… Gore withstanding (it's almost NEVER my favourite part anyway) the early scenes with the very creative Clown ceremony and mythology were quite entertaining. The guy playing the clown himself was bloody HILARIOUS! His deadpan comments, especially early on before the 'accident' were great!
So, if you DO like entertaining and well done Comedy / Horror, then this is your film. As mentioned by another reviewer, if you are really sensitive about gore effects, then you might want to proceed carefully (For me personally, this kind of 'cartoon' or 'fantasy' gore is all right, although it IS kind of pushing it. What I absolutely do NOT like at all are these 'Torture Porn' films where evil people are just doing horrible, cruel, and mean-spirited things to other people in ULTRA- realistic ways without any fanciful or supernatural context – Those are complete non-starters with me…)
I'd say that if you really liked 'REANIMATOR', you probably would really like this film. Lots of fun if this is your kind of thing…
I love Ross Noble! So we jumped at the chance to see this as the closing film to Grimmfest this year! Im very glad i did! Stitches is a very funny take on the slasher genre, using comedy and horror combined, it reminded me of the latter Elm Street movies, where the villain has to use a comic gag to kill his victim! Ross noble seemed to revel in the role and proving to be a very convincing killer clown! He even went onto say in the Q & A about wanting sequels made, do we have a British Jason/Freddy in our midst! Maybe with a bit more budget and a stronger supporting cast and a little better writing, Stitches could become the UKs' very own slasher icon!
-Minor Spoilers- The film starts off campy with the clown "Stitches" going to the birthday party of 10 year old Tom. The kids at the party are bullies to the clown and a simple prank from the kids ends with the gory death of "Stitches". 6 years later Tom and the group of friends get back together for Toms 16 year old birthday party. Little do they know that "Stitches" has risen from the grave to get revenge.
I randomly stumbled across this gem one day at Best Buy and impulsively purchased it. I had no idea what I was in for but I didn't have high expectations. Little did I know this was one of the best modern indie horror movies! Many are going to disagree strongly, but I feel this movie is in the league of cult horror classics such as "Evil Dead" , "Brain Dead/Dead Alive" , and slasher movies of the 1980s. The budget for this movie is low, and they still managed to make a horror movie better than most big budget movies released nationwide in the US. Though this movie isn't really a 10/10. I gave it a 10 to help raise it's low score. It's more of a 9 in Horror standards. But it is a 10 when it comes to low budget movies! The special effects are so indie and realistic at the same time. The jokes and humor of the movie made me laugh multiple times. The music is creepy and the soundtrack is awesome. There is even a popular song from the 1980s used perfectly in a certain scene that is just fantastic! The gore effects were perfect and cleverly done. The acting was very believable.
Honestly during the opening scene I thought I was going to hate this movie. Then things got serious, while still maintaining the humor. Ross Noble, the British Comedian, plays "Stitches" the evil clown. His performance is what makes this movie work the most. I cannot get over how perfect and eerie his portrayal of the living dead clown was. It was iconic. It is in the league of Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and Doug Bradley as Pinhead. I will even go as far as to say that it was the best clown performance since Stephen Kings "It". This movie will make you laugh and cringe. It will creep you out. The visuals are gorgeous for a film with this low of a budget. They need to make more horror movies like this. This movie could be the start of a modern horror icon franchise! "Stitches" can be added to the list of iconic villains of Horror movies! I am disappointed at the low rating. Hopefully through the years if word-of-mouth helps, this movie will become the Horror cult classic that it is meant to become!
Turn off the lights and watch this movie with friends or alone. You will have a good time. Well worth a purchase or redbox rental if you like good campy horror movies in the vain of "Evil Dead" and the original "Nightmare on Elmstreet" movies.