The Farm (I) (2018) User Reviews

This could have been great

[PsychoBeard666 · 4/10 · 14 October 2020]

I liked the premise and the ideas involved but the execution is so poor!

The acting is amateurish, the writing is lazy, the gore is boring (I didn't know it could be) and nothing about it is cohesive.

One scene made me think the film was about to go nuts and explode into something horribly entertaining, but BABY did they miss a trick here.

Is this a vegan movie?

[HGW_XX_7 · 3/10 · 16 November 2018]

Take a look at the posters in the photo gallery and you basically get the whole story of this flick. I guess anybody knows that the meat industry is abominable in terms of animal welfare and this movie tries to show this horror by putting humans in place of animals. Sadly it doesn't succeed. No twists or surprises, barely any tension, bad acting, massive plot holes.

At least Egor Povolotskiy shows his talent with some smart camera work in the beginning of the movie, but later reveals sloppiness with inordinately blurred backgrounds.

Furthermore Sergei Stern deserves mention for his well-made score.

Nevertheless a forgettable movie altogether.

Terrible ending

[halimaw-58881 · 3/10 · 12 December 2018]

The movie was intense but it ended terribly. The main character was dumb. She ran across the farm like she can easily escape just like that. She could have sneak up and massacred everybody. That is utterly satisfying.

Biggest piece of garbage I've ever seen!

[atawabuddin · 1/10 · 26 January 2019]

I thought that sayings like "I lost a few brain cells after that" or "watching that gave me cancer" were just that - sayings. But now I understand that something as bad as this movie can actually make you feel stupider after watching it and I actually got a headache which makes me think I've got a brain tumor. Please heed my warning and do NOT waste your time on this p.o.s. movie. You'll get more entertainment from watching paint dry and that is not an exaggeration.

Worst horror movie ever

[timothygartin · 1/10 · 7 January 2019]

I was looking forward to seeing this movie but it was terrible. It is so slow. Virtually nothing happens. Many of the characters have no dialogue. The main characters make nonsensical, bad decisions. It has long and pointless scenes that don't advance the plot. A disaster.

A Horror movie that has no horror

[hick-17206 · 2/10 · 17 November 2018]

The acting is that of a typical low budget movie. That said, there were little "surprises" or "horror" in this movie. Most of what should be on-screen horror-wise happens off screen. The narrative and plot are all over the place and many of the scenes are disjointed. Without adding spoilers there are many scenes where you will be scratching your head asking how did he/she get here/there? How did he/she do that? It seemed more like a PETA commercial that was drawn out over 80 minutes and not enough story to fill it.

No

[monica-75548 · 1/10 · 29 November 2018]

Couldn't watch the whole thing. Not explained well. Long scenes of nothing, watching a road or the back of someone walking. Music doesn't match. Just not good. In my opinion.

Movies today!!

[ymitchell4446 · 1/10 · 12 March 2019]

What is going on!! A studio really paid for this movie to be payed.. I can't believe the TRASH coming out, everyone who worked in the film need to find a day job. Acting blah movie blah whole film big blah.. Come on!!

Quite disturbing

[Abdulxoxo · 5/10 · 17 December 2020]

The plot itself is quite original and the concept is good but it's poorly executed. It tries to educate the viewers about the way humans treat animals like food, but the lack of dialogue throughout the movie and underdeveloped lead characters makes it rather a splatter film with no substance despite having a deep rooted message. it has a friendly runtime but it felt long due to drawn out scenes that serve no purpose at all. There's only little tension generated even when the protagonists are apparently in danger. The ending is shocking but a bit ridiculous.

However, the movie managed to create a creepy atmosphere, thanks to the good production design. The gore effects are realistic and very disturbing to watch to some extent. The score is hard-hitting and the acting is pretty decent. Overall, the farm had the potential and concept to be a good movie but fails at execution.

Not horror just really rubbish and weird

[stemelia21 · 13 June 2020]

I like horror movies, mostly even the rubbish ones hold some sense of creepiness and horror. However this one was just boring. The idea behind this film is weird and messed up but as horror value goes there just wasnt any. I just wanted it to end due to it being uneventful. They could have done so much more with this.

Zero stars, I'm not impressed, not one little bit! Theres two hours of my life I'll never get back! Dont bother.

Why Is This Movie Rated So Low?

[BethLovesHorror · 8/10 · 2 February 2022]

I'm glad I ignore the rating number going into a movie, because this movie was great in my eyes. Some of the music was a bit hokey and obviously low budget, but this movie was very unsettling so it didn't matter that much. The movie involves people in extraordinarily small cages that are about to be slaughtered for food. Let me just say that tonight I ate cake for dinner instead of chicken. I actually almost vomited when I saw the chicken on my plate. The thought of eating meat right now repulses me, and I know it's due to watching this movie today. Way to go creators!!

The Farm: Interesting concept

[Platypuschow · 6/10 · 2 December 2018]

The Farm is a grisly original little independent horror that certainly isn't for the faint of heart.

It tells the story of a young couple who fall foul of a farm that uses humans in place of traditional livestock.

Gory, unsettling and intentionally shocking it certainly left its mark on me despite me generally not appreciating this type of horror. I'm very impressed with what they accomplished, it's quite remarkable what they've done.

Sure I haven't exactly given it a mind blowingly high rating as it is plenty flawed and isn't material that I exactly seek out.

Despite all this I recognise what they've done here, the idea is highly original, the execution is mostly solid and I'd recommend this to anyone seeking something that little bit different. Certainly only people with strong stomachs though.

The Good:

Well scored

Great finale

Some original ideas

The Bad:

Character development could have been better

Idea doesn't feel fully utilized

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Pet cages are traditionally made of adamantium

Babies just can't catch a break in movies these days

the farm, booo

[quahog-61-955916 · 1/10 · 17 November 2018]

There seems to be a trend for these kind of movies to not have a conclusion. No retribution, no real end. Im getting very tired of this bullcrap.

I watched and predicted everything but the end, which I though would be a great end, it failed miserably.

So watch and decide, I wouldn't recommend.

Well there definitely wasn't a script

[bdbj77 · 1/10 · 31 December 2018]

Everyone involved in this film should be forbidden to make another movie. Total waste of money and time. Really? This is garbage.

Stupid and Nonsense

[claudio_carvalho · 2/10 · 24 November 2018]

While traveling through the countryside, Nora (Nora Yessayan) and her boyfriend Alec (Alec Gaylord) stop for the night at an off-road bed and breakfast. When they wake up, the find that they are trapped in cages like animals in a farm managed by masked people to supply meat and milk. What will happen to them?

"The Farm" is a stupid and nonsense film with a ridiculous premise. The plot is absurd with no development and seems that was made to shock the audiences only. My vote is two.

Title (Brazil): Not Available

One scene upset me so much I turned off!

[nikkidg05 · 1/10 · 29 November 2019]

I was already doubting my decision to watch this movie due to the bad acting but the scene with the baby was too much for me. I'm not fussed by horror and gore but this scene left me shook and really upset me. I turned it off immediately and I wish I'd never watched it. I guess that they filmed this scene to try and portray how animals are treated but it was just a step too far.

The concept of the movie is interesting and if filmed well, could have been a hit but unfortunately it just seems like it was filmed by an angry, disturbed vegan.

Not quite sure why there's so much hate for this

[holl_pooki-73660 · 5/10 · 28 December 2019]

Other than the absolutely stupid last scene at the table which wasn't needed and the baby death which was also not needed (could have been implied instead) this isn't as bad as others have said. In fact I watched to the end with ease. It's a good premise, see what animals lives are like as they are slaughtered. Sadly it didn't make me not want to eat meat, though I can see why if you were thinking about it you might just stop. Other than the terrible actress who played Nora, I liked that the animal masks didn't speak. It made it much creepier and unnerving. In fact that was what made the film a 5 for me. If you had the usual hillbilly language of ma and pa it would have been one giant cliche. The filming was good and the sets and score were really good for a budget film. Other than a few bad moments this was definitely not the crap film I expected it to be at all. In fact I'd tell you to ignore the other review scores and give it a go.

The reason Men in Black memory erasers SHOULD be a thing

[beastwolverineman · 1/10 · 7 December 2019]

The only way to make this movie worse, would be for you to pay a professional heavyweight boxer to punch you full pelt in the spuds every minute, on the minute, for the duration of the run-time...... whilst someone else shovels pig excrement into your eyes. And even then, it's a close run thing as to what's worse.

Stop playing with your food

[nogodnomasters · 2/10 · 9 January 2019]

Almost everyone in the film wears a plastic animal mask and I am not sure why. I guess "Animal Farm" wouldn't work. The film was more like a "Motel Hell" with Texas Chainsaw elements. On the phone, the boss says, "Hodder is coming," but he never shows.

An irritating couple on their way to his country home opts to rest at some remote cabins. Bad choice. They stopped at three places along the way that were odd instead of one good one that was odd. Who puts a parking meter next to a bright red fire hydrant? The hydrant looked freshly painted while the rest of the town was abandoned. You don't have to use every prop you own.

At some point, Alex gets freed and helps his girlfriend. I missed the part where he was freed. The subtitles were badly out of sequence with the voices in my Redbox rental. Worse than any bootleg. Was this a huge cannibal cult or just people catering to unsuspected folks?

Guide: F-word. Nudity that wasn't pretty.

Awful and disturbing

[jessicartim · 1/10 · 9 February 2020]

It's a disturbing cannibalism fetish movie disguised as a "horror". Somebody was realizing his/her messed up fantasies in here, no question about this. Avoid at all cost, I wish I never saw this "movie".

Worst movie I ever seen in my entire life.

[bboygringo · 14 December 2018]

This movie has got to be the worst thing I have ever seen, a poor story, bad character development, bad music, terrible ending, terrible movie, I woudnt recommend this to anyone not even to my worst enemy, Hollywood should be ashamed to have this movie, really??? Smashing a baby on the floor??? This is just sick, if you watched and enjoyed this movie...you deserve to be burned alive.

45 min 45 seconds in

[swlondon-48824 · 8/10 · 16 November 2018]

Something happened in my mind.

It clicked my heart sunk, I looked down at my roasted parsnips, and felt relief that I was eating those.

Then I thought about all the meat I have eaten.

That's no joke.

I think I should change my diet.

Seriously.

For good reason.

Good film.

I thought it was weird at 1st until the penny dropping moment for me.

Not what I expected, but I appreciate the concept.

[aprilharmony · 6/10 · 27 November 2018]

I believe the point of the movie was to make the audience see and/or think about how life would be if you were treated the same way people treat animals. That part I appreciated. Besides the concept. Movie was kind or boring. Not a typical horror film which is what I originally expected. Yes it will gross you out. I think that's the point because that's how animals are treated.

PETA makes a movie...

[Manuel-Hoerth · 3/10 · 24 November 2018]

I was expecting this to be a remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but directed by PETA. That's kinda what it is and it really feels like a feature length PETA demonstration. The only twist for me was that they ripped off Hostel as well (but even that isn't actually a twist, so no need for spoiler warnings).

So imagine a bunch PETA activists desperately trying to remake Hostel - that's pretty much all it is. All the symbolism is so totally obvious and in your face that it seizes to make any sense as a horror movie and even seizes to have any relatable plot at all and becomes a mere campaign for animal rights. The only problem is that it even fails at that, because we already know that hamburgers don't grow on trees, so for the movie to be effective as an animal rights campaign it's not enough to simply shove the facts about how cows are treated down our throat, because most of us already know that and we don't care because we don't really relate to their suffering. Now the movie tries to do exactly that, but fails at exactly that, because in order for us to relate to the suffering on an emotional level, the movie would need a relatable plot and relatable - or even remotely likable characters and it just doesn't have any of that...

Dish of death

[TheLittleSongbird · 2/10 · 20 November 2018]

The idea for 'The Farm' sounded very schlocky and could easily be shoddily and gratuitously executed. Yet there was something oddly interesting about it, it could if done right have been quite creepy and fun. Part of me did want 'The Farm' to work, even if it was not a complete all-round winner and more a moderate at least film.

Neither of those distinctions apply with 'The Farm'. It is even more schlocky than the concept indicated on the most part and was mostly shoddy, dumb and had nothing at any point entertaining, surprising or unnerving. There are worse films in the genre, with similar budgets and overall, again though not that that is saying much when almost every aspect is executed poorly.

Albeit two exceptions. One is some decent camera work at the beginning, which was sort of promising before derailing fast.

The other was the music score which did have the atmosphere missing everywhere else and didn't sound cheesy or misplaced.

Production values however for the rest of the film is very shoddily done, with most of the camera work being very unfocused in how blurred and chaotic it is. There is little cohesion in transitions or the editing which affected story and continuity clarity. The direction is barely existent.

Where 'The Farm' falls down the most is the story and to a lesser extent the script. The script has so many head-scratching howlers and the delivery felt so awkward and jumpy. The story never comes to life, has a very choppy and disjointed story structure that makes things lack coherence and unfinished-feeling and has far too many implausibilities and head-scratching intelligence-insulting moments. There is no tension or suspense whatsoever, nothing to make one jump, one's heart race or hands sweat. Any shock value is gratuitous.

None of the characters are engaging or interesting, and their lack of personality and illogical behaviour makes them annoying and impossible to endear to. The acting is both histrionic and robotic, with no sense of vulnerability or terror.

Overall, very poorly done. 2/10 Bethany Cox