We love Slasher flicks. They usually tend to be a bit of shamelessly gory, nudity-filled fun, which might not be the apex of filmmaking, but they sure do tend to make for a good time.
Lake Bodom is definitely a Slasher flick, but its one that breaks the conventional mold. The teens in this movie aren't going to the woods to party and have sex, and therefore be punished for their illicit acts by an unstoppable killing machine, instead they're looking for answers to a decades-old murder mystery, which unfortunately for them, they find.
What makes Lake Bodom so enjoyable are the twists that it employs to tell its story. Because of those twists, we're going to keep the plot details as vague as possible, because to ruin them would be a disservice to you.
In 1960, three teens were murdered while camping at Lake Bodom, which is just west of Helsinki, Finland. To this day, the case remains a part of Finnish lore, as the murders are still unsolved. True story, you can read all about it HERE.
TEENAGERS CAN'T EVEN GO CAMPING IN EUROPE WITHOUT DYING! |
Needless to say, things go very, very wrong for all of them.
ESPECIALLY THE GIRLS. |
Maybe it's because some things happen and we get no answers as to how or why.
The story doesn't always make sense, especially when it comes to the final showdown, or the time/distance constraints that the director conveniently ignores in order to have his killers show up where he wants them to at any time, but it certainly is slick and fun enough for us not to care all that much.
YOU SHOULD ALL RUN. |
LOOKS LIKE SHE FOUND SOME ANSWERS AFTER ALL. |
OH MAN, WHAT A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. |
B+
Lake Bodom is streaming now on Shudder.
Nelly Hirst-Gee and Mimosa Willamo are in this.
nice.. movie.
ReplyDeleteYou should mention there is a band called Children of Bodom that write metal music about lake Bodom. :)
ReplyDeleteWatched this last night, based upon your recommendation. I quite agree it's worth it.
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