Killer clowns is something that we don't see that much off in the slasher genre, which is a shame as they can be quite scary or funny if handled right (It & Killer Clowns From Out Space) are the only ones that come to mind and now we have "Stitches" , a British Slasher flick mixed with comedy, which is somewhat rather tough to get right and doesn't always work, but with this movie I can gladly say that they got right.
Stitches is the name of the clown himself, who starts off as a children's entertainer and is accidentally killed at 10 year old Tommy's birthday party and of course swears revenge on Tommy and his friends and then fast forward 6 years later, Tommy now an awkward teenager still haunted by the freak accident and fears that Stitches will one day come back and kill him, and in true fashion he does come back.
The film moves along at a swift pace which is a good thing firstly when we are introduced to the kids now as teenagers we get the usual hijinks and some gross out humour and then the tone quickly changes and we are of course treated to a variety of creative and fun kills and the gore effects are really great, (that's where all the budget went) but it's money well spent we get exploding head, private parts ripped apart, brain's scouped out with ice cream scoop and a nasty umbrella accident.
But there are some flaws, like the low low budget which shows throughout sadly, and at times this movie seems to switch from one extreme to another one minute a dark comedy and one minute a slasher flick and plus some parts do border beyond stupid, I could have done without the stupid clown nose part which was way too over the top, along with the mystical orgin of clowns part which was again stupid and pointless.
But those flaws set aside "Stitches" was still a fun entertaining ride, the teen cast were disposable but likable although the dialogue could have done with some fine tuning. Ross Nobole as Stitches definitely stole the show displaying comedy and menace at level best. Tommy Knight is also decent enough as the main final boy.
All in all "Stitches" is a fun way to pass the time, and could have been much better if there was more of a budget, and take out some of the stupid parts.
Stitches is the name of the clown himself, who starts off as a children's entertainer and is accidentally killed at 10 year old Tommy's birthday party and of course swears revenge on Tommy and his friends and then fast forward 6 years later, Tommy now an awkward teenager still haunted by the freak accident and fears that Stitches will one day come back and kill him, and in true fashion he does come back.
The film moves along at a swift pace which is a good thing firstly when we are introduced to the kids now as teenagers we get the usual hijinks and some gross out humour and then the tone quickly changes and we are of course treated to a variety of creative and fun kills and the gore effects are really great, (that's where all the budget went) but it's money well spent we get exploding head, private parts ripped apart, brain's scouped out with ice cream scoop and a nasty umbrella accident.
But there are some flaws, like the low low budget which shows throughout sadly, and at times this movie seems to switch from one extreme to another one minute a dark comedy and one minute a slasher flick and plus some parts do border beyond stupid, I could have done without the stupid clown nose part which was way too over the top, along with the mystical orgin of clowns part which was again stupid and pointless.
But those flaws set aside "Stitches" was still a fun entertaining ride, the teen cast were disposable but likable although the dialogue could have done with some fine tuning. Ross Nobole as Stitches definitely stole the show displaying comedy and menace at level best. Tommy Knight is also decent enough as the main final boy.
All in all "Stitches" is a fun way to pass the time, and could have been much better if there was more of a budget, and take out some of the stupid parts.