Although I watched this to see Martin Starr, I stayed for the family and friend from the museum. Plus the character from the barn. I think this movie is all about how you enter into it - what is your expectation? I loved that this film did not go CGI - I am all about practical effects. The Barnelfish language was hilarious. It's a movie where it's not difficult to guess where it's going, but then it may also surprise you. For instance, there are a lot of call backs from the early parts of the movie that come into play later. One of which involves a moose baby that I thought for sure would end up with the father moose coming up and murdering the two elves. Instead, a truck came out of nowhere and plowed right through them. I thought this was hilarious.
As far as the horror, it's absolutely campy. While the start did have some eeriness to it, eventually it's just elves that like cookies and if you give them crappy lutefisk instead of quality porridge, they will come for you. Honestly Martin Starr's character is so oblivious and a terrible dad but the other characters are aware of this. Is the movie flawless? Not in the least. Are some parts written poorly and drawn out too long? Absolutely. But overall I would have given this a 6.5 because it was a fun concept and I thought the ending was great.
As far as the horror, it's absolutely campy. While the start did have some eeriness to it, eventually it's just elves that like cookies and if you give them crappy lutefisk instead of quality porridge, they will come for you. Honestly Martin Starr's character is so oblivious and a terrible dad but the other characters are aware of this. Is the movie flawless? Not in the least. Are some parts written poorly and drawn out too long? Absolutely. But overall I would have given this a 6.5 because it was a fun concept and I thought the ending was great.
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