Remember that mean, median, mode chart you studied in school that never had anything to do with anything in your life? That’s about how this goes. It starts off a little shaky, gets pretty good in the middle and then kind of shits its pants at the end. Do you know about this movie? I’m going to talk about the ending but it’s not some huge spoiler because this isn’t a mystery or some kitchy movie with a big twist, its “what if superman came to earth and was bad instead of good” movie. And R rated. And grisly. I mean, for real, I had to look away at one point. *references the title of this piece.
This starts off a little clunky:Panning shout through the house showcasing lots of reproduction booksLovely couple trying to make un bebe petitA crash in the woods that no government agency in the world foresaw or investigatesShaky cam video of un bebe petit in various stages of being un bebe petitAdolescent bebe petit is now puberty age and discovers he is a different bebe petit
After he figures out he has powers things start to get good. He also figures out he has – um – powers in his – um – Little Johnson and starts creep peeping on the super cute girl from his classroom, does a little killing and we get set up for the big finale. Also, what happens after the following screen grab was really amazing in a gruesome OMG what the fuck kind of way.
Remember: spoilers. After he kills his dad he heads back for a reckoning. “He’s hunting for sport!” Screams no one. Anyway- the best part of the movie was the 15 or 20 minutes he spent terrorizing his mom and destroying his house. He’s here! He’s there! He’s blowing that guy to smithereens! There’s blood everywhere! Is the mom going to do him in with that metal from the spaceship???
Remember spoilers: she doesn’t and then the movie is over with a half ass closing moment. And then, after the ending title card, there’s a scene that doesn’t fit and looks like it was only halfway produced. And it features Michael Scratchy Throat Rooker screaming. Overall I would say I liked it but it did have some down moments. These things are usually blamed on the studios so fuck you studio!
Isaacs Picture Conclusions 
Yeah, this was a lot more gruesome than I was expecting. Don’t you find you get some really unforgettable gross out moments in otherwise forgettable movies these days? Brightburn being a good example. They deserve to be in a better movie.
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I completely agree. When that guys jaw plopped off, it blew my mind. It definitely deserved better than michael Rooker screaming about Fishman at the end!
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Oohhhhh, I’d be wondering about this one. The whole “Superman is bad” premise seemed intriguing, but it sounds like it’s mostly just gory fun instead of introspection? (Cause, I mean, think of the possibilities with evil Superman!) Doesn’t sound as horrible as “Death House” though, so I’ll probs check it out.
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I had never heard of Death House before today so I looked it up and it looks pretty shitty…. but not below my standards Haha! Adrienne Barbeau! Oooo la la! You can do much worse than Brightburn but it’s not super good like I hoped 🙁
Remember The Sinful Dwarf? It’s better.. hahahaha!
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I saw this! I saw this!! Fucking nasty. I had to look away too. #PG13HorrorForThisWuss This movie could’ve been so much better. Disappointing.
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This was jaw dropping — WHAAAAAAAAAAAT??
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Ha! I, unfortunately, didn’t look away at that bit since it was unexpected. Unlike the eye bit, which was in the damn trailer! Ew. I swear that trailer was before every movie I saw for months. Drove me nuts.
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Have you watched In The Tall Grass? I started it tonight and really don’t give a shit an hour in… I’ll check your blog tomorrow but just curious. It kind of sucks.
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Oh, man! I desperately wanted to watch it over the weekend but didn’t have time. I’m obsessed with all things Stephen King & Joe Hill so will still watch it despite bad reviews. Disappointing. Might wait now & read the story first, though (the book comes out here this week).
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I’ll try and finish it tomorrow but – man – it’s not good. And I know you are : )
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Just got the Joe Hill book delivered yesterday! So gonna read the short story first now. 🙂
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