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« Last post by Kaos on July 29, 2025, 12:27:35 AM »Get Away
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I almost gave up on this entry from the Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, End of the World tree. I was thiiiis close to turning it off and letting it float away. So glad I didn't.
The horror/comedy features Nick Frost (and you'll know him from all of the films in the Hot Fuzz pantheon, he's typically Pegg's sidekick) as Richard, the patriarch of a nerdy family off to have a creepy-themed summer vacation. They're headed to a Swedish island known for some horrific events that has an annual (very long) horror play. The island typically shuts down during the festival and no outsiders are allowed, but Richard's family is insistent. They've reserved an AirBNB and they're staying.
The family contains the typical annoying teens (boy and a girl) and a mom with an Irish accent that was, quite honestly, the only thing that kept me going to the the tipping point - the point where it got fun. The mom's name is Aisling Bea and she's 100% definitely a MILF.
The first half-ish part of the film plays like Midsommar if Midsommar was a quirky comedy instead of the nauseating pile of wolverine dung it is. There are really weird Swedish islanders who are doing really weird rituals and other assorted grim lunacy behind the backs of the visitors. That part smacks of Midsommar.
And then, just when I was ready to give up? The entire story turned on a dime and we veered into gleeful, joyous carnage mixed with a heavy dose of droll British humor and a perfectly placed musical choice. I didn't see the turn coming (maybe I should have) and that's a good thing. Definitely made me like the movie a whole lot more than I would have. It's just so well executed.
It's not one of those movies that everybody is going to love. But it's good enough that I'd watch it again.
If you liked the movies of the Pegg genre, give this a chance - particularly if you enjoy horror sprinkled with comedic elements.... and one hot MILF.
Hulu
I almost gave up on this entry from the Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, End of the World tree. I was thiiiis close to turning it off and letting it float away. So glad I didn't.
The horror/comedy features Nick Frost (and you'll know him from all of the films in the Hot Fuzz pantheon, he's typically Pegg's sidekick) as Richard, the patriarch of a nerdy family off to have a creepy-themed summer vacation. They're headed to a Swedish island known for some horrific events that has an annual (very long) horror play. The island typically shuts down during the festival and no outsiders are allowed, but Richard's family is insistent. They've reserved an AirBNB and they're staying.
The family contains the typical annoying teens (boy and a girl) and a mom with an Irish accent that was, quite honestly, the only thing that kept me going to the the tipping point - the point where it got fun. The mom's name is Aisling Bea and she's 100% definitely a MILF.
The first half-ish part of the film plays like Midsommar if Midsommar was a quirky comedy instead of the nauseating pile of wolverine dung it is. There are really weird Swedish islanders who are doing really weird rituals and other assorted grim lunacy behind the backs of the visitors. That part smacks of Midsommar.
And then, just when I was ready to give up? The entire story turned on a dime and we veered into gleeful, joyous carnage mixed with a heavy dose of droll British humor and a perfectly placed musical choice. I didn't see the turn coming (maybe I should have) and that's a good thing. Definitely made me like the movie a whole lot more than I would have. It's just so well executed.
It's not one of those movies that everybody is going to love. But it's good enough that I'd watch it again.
If you liked the movies of the Pegg genre, give this a chance - particularly if you enjoy horror sprinkled with comedic elements.... and one hot MILF.