Knock Knock (2008)

Simply Perfect

Load of rubbish!!

Good concept, poorly executed.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

This film like many other direct to DVD horror was less than appealing in many ways but also kind of enjoyable. I thought the acting was decent and some of the f/x were okay but where the hell did the 1.2 million dollar budget go. What did they spend the money on booze and drugs after the shoot because for the life of me I just don't see how this film cost that much. They shot the film in one small rural area and there were about 6 no name actors that got paid maybe 5 grand each to do this so where did all the money go. I am just as perplexed as you are. Anyway I do have a soft spot for backwoods horror so maybe the four out of ten is a bit bias but ooh well it still was kind of enjoyable to say the least.....

There are no words to adequately describe HOW BAD this movie is. Normally these slasher movies bother me and I have to hide my eyes during the killing scenes but this just alternated between making me laugh and making me cringe...and not in a good way. I have never met a cop who wears high heels, tight skirts and a see through blouse to interrogate suspects. And please don't get me started on the bad porn music that played while kids are being 'butchered.' It's an insult to porn movies everywhere. The acting was TERRIBLE, the lines were corny and trite and delivered with about as much enthusiasm as a visit to the dentist for root canal. Some of the finer acting moments include fake screams by the parents (the butcher and the dentist being the WORST, which might explain why those two scenes were combined), the lack of the kids reactions to finding out their friend was killed (He's dead, lets eat), the fake country accents of the sheriff and Troy's mom (They've got the bad Southern one and the rest have mild to heavy New York ones which make no sense) and lets not forget the beautiful scene where Cindy has been field dressed and the camera cuts to a close up and you can clearly see her opening her eye as if to say, "Is the scene over yet? Oops, it's not. My bad." While watching the credits, it appeared to be a family affair as every other person had Ariola as a last name but I wonder if some of the people were using code names so as not to be associated in any way, shape or form with this movie...because it was THAT BAD! I mean, Mike Driver as the on-set driver? Coincidence? I think not. I read the reviews where people said that it was a hour and half of their life wasted, I entirely agree. I can only hope that the producers were able to claim this as a loss on their taxes.

Knock Knock is a film that needs a chance. This is what is obviously going to earn hate. This movie seems confusing and according to other views, people don't really understand what is clearly put out there. This slasher focuses on a very dark origin for it's killer. The origin is sad and you feel sorry for him, which is a good thing.The lead of this film is not any kid, okay, it's pretty damn obvious the lead is the Killer or if not the cop. The Kids are just the kills that the killer comes back to do.Now when I watched this movie, I was confused at first and thought about turning it off, but please stick with it, as all the confusion fades and you get a crystal clear picture of why everything happens like it does.If you like movies souly for senseless kills, then I suggest you go find some other (horrible) horror film then. This is a film you have to think to understand, and a movie that doesn't make you think isn't worth anything.

Someone starts killing a bunch of kids on campus. Who could it be? Any of the characters we know? This is a slasher flick that toys with the whodunnit aspect but doesn't really exploit it. One mentally challenged character is presented as the only candidate- but an unlikely one. While the killings go on, a pair of cops are on the killer's trail. Problem is the the story is told from the perspective of the cops, who aren't particularly engaging or interesting. The victims are all to some extent annoying and none of them stand out or get to have a major role. The killer himself, some well dressed fellow, is characterized mostly by wearing a bunch of rags on his face, looked like newspaper pieces actually. But he's not scary enough. Again, the movie doesn't spend enough time on him, on his preparations for killings, etc. That said, the death scenes are excellent, very gory and explicit at times. There a little bit of nudity, too, that makes sure it stays above the belt.As it turns out, our killer has good reasons for his mission. It as explained near the end. Overall, worth a rent for fans of horror who want to see some cool death scenes. There is a story there but it's told in a way that's just not engaging.