Teeth (2008)

hyped garbage

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The first must-see film of the year.

In 2008, Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate released a very refreshing take on the horror movie genre called Teeth, though it originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. While it didn't do so well financially due to a limited release, it did receive a positive reception from critics, and it has garnished a cult following, mainly for how subversive of a movie it is. As for me, while I do consider it a very intriguing watch, I don't think I want to see it again.The essential story centers on a high-school chastity club member named Dawn who upon meeting a young man named Tobey is about to be raped by him. However, upon damaging Tobey's private area, Dawn discovers that she has a vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn. That may sound disturbing enough in concept, but just imagine viewing the film in its full R rated glory. While not quite as vulgar as one might assume, the curse of Dawn's privates further adds into her own life. Considering that there are plenty of people in the movie who want to deflower her, including her own stepbrother Brad, her curse soon becomes easier for her to control and use. Even though it's never really explained how she obtained the dentata outside of an ancient Greek myth, the film still treats Dawn's curse as an omen, especially when it comes to her trying to adjust to womanhood, her being forced out of her chastity club, and her dilemmas of encountering sex craved perverts, making her the most endearing character in the whole film.The remaining characters on the other hand are either decent but underdeveloped or just plain despicable (for the right reasons of course). Dawn's father and step mother are definitely very caring and even strict when it comes to Brad, but they aren't really given enough screen time to stand out. Brad is an absolute scumbag given his careless attitude and horrid desire to bang Dawn, and lets just say his comeuppance is way more disturbing than what happens to Tobey. In addition to Tobey who's mainly just another abstinent teen who loses it with his hormones, another teen who ends up seducing Dawn named Ryan does gain the same results, but the execution is much more comedic and well deserved, though the humorous effect is done intentionally. One scene where Dawn gives the same fate to a violating doctor is supposed to be scary, but the execution makes it more silly than anything.With all that said, as much as I understand the tone of the film, this is not the kind of movie I would demand a repeat viewing for. Sure, the dark comedic tone does work in the movie's favor (whether intentionally or unintentionally), the effects work looks great given the low budget, and the feminist angle is certainly more tasteful than I Spit on Your Grave (don't look that up). However, I found the movie way too straight forward and even the very end felt a little underwhelming, as if we'll never get to see the parents again and we'll never even know about Dawn's future. Also, this movie can get really disturbing (I mean, we actually see the D on screen), and if you're very sensitive to gore, don't even bother with this. Overall, while I admire the movie for what it is and I would definitely recommend it to those seeking out original and even mythical takes on the horror genre, this was just a one and done deal for me personally.

You really need to have a different sense of humor to fully appreciate this movie. I thought it was a great dark comedy. If you're looking for an Oscar-worthy movie, then you've come to the wrong place. Don't take this movie too seriously and you'll really enjoy it. It's a really fun movie to watch on Netflix at 1am.

This film is one of those movies where you stop halfway through and think, "WTF am I watching? and should I finish this?"Then, you realize you wasted this much time so far, so you take a couple more shots and keep watching to see how they wrap up this silliness. I suppose this film is much more of a black comedy than horror. Although, I was glad I had already gotten laid that night before watching this, as it isn't really a big turn-on LOL.Basically, though, it seems this movie was written by extreme feminists. If you notice, practically every man in the film is sleazy, a rapist, oblivious to female suffering, or a total psycho pervert. Her stepbrother wants to rape her(and only bangs girls in the butt, as he is still afraid of a childhood incident where his sister's vagina bit his finger), her crush rapes her, her "hero" that finally gets one off without being bitten inside her--well, turns out he is also a jerk who, for some dumb reason, tells her that he made a bet to bang her while she is still banging him. After disposing of him, she gets a creepy doctor who sticks his fingers in without gloves and so she takes his fingers off. The only male who doesn't fit the description of the Boston Strangler/Hitler in this film is perhaps her dad, who stands up to his weird son, but is nearly killed by the dog.Anyway, there are some really funny moments in this(the making fun of religious zealot promise ring retreats, guys who look like the Jonas brothers, the obvious shots of nuclear power plants directly behind the family home to hint about how the girl mutated, the rapist guy screaming "I haven't jerked off since EASTER!!!") However, there are some boring parts as well, and this movie comes off like "Pumpkin" with Christina Ricci-- it can't really decide what it wants to be, and leaves you with a pile of silly, concocted nonsense. OK for a one-time watch, but once you get the main idea, there is nothing to see here...

I'm wondering how people find this scary, and yes I even mean people with penises. I understand that it's going to be a terrifying experience to have your penis ripped off during sex but the film has no edge or lead up to those events happening.The film is basically a teenage girl with the mind of a five year old, terrified that she'll be rejected by the Christian deity so much she refuses to even think about boys.Then a born-again-Christian comes along and attempts to force himself upon her and she realisesthat she is a literal man eater. The lead up is sloppy and the film holds no suspense. The only entertaining factor in the film is when the main character goes to the doctor's office; but I won't ruin the hilarious scene for those who have not seen the film but wish to. Overall, the film is extremely overrated and doesn't even deserve the two stars that it has on Netflix - it doesn't seem worth it.