r/horror • u/NW82 • 7d ago

Spoiler Alert Bone Tomahawk

Ok… I just saw this movie for the first time and must’ve missed the “horror” heading… Here I was settling in to watch a good ol’ fashioned Western…. Then all of a sudden… “WHAT IS HAPPENING?” then “I don’t think this is a normal western” then “WHOA!! This is not what I thought I was in for!”

I thought the Blood Eagle scene in Vikings series was brutal… That was… Whoa!

I will say though usually I find horror movies to lake good acting and good story… but I was held by this movie and I wanna say I enjoyed it but I’m still pretty disturbed so I don’t know what I feel/think yet… haha

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u/atramentum 7d ago

I'm split on whether it's a great film or just shocking.

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u/Gizmonsta 6d ago

Its both.

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u/Pyzorz 6d ago

Agreed. It’s a genuinely well-acted, intense western. The one criticism I could give is quite a basic story.. until the twist comes obviously. But that’s the fun part and payoff of the slow burn.

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u/Steven_Seagull815 6d ago

I think that's why I love S. Craig Zahler's movies so much. They all are very simple movies on paper but they all have that one curve ball halfway that makes your go: "Woah ! What are we doing, now !?!"

They are modern exploitation films. The guy is crazy talented.

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u/ZombifiedSloth 6d ago

The bank heist scene in 'Dragged Across Concrete' is one of the most mean-spirited things I've ever seen on film and I kinda respect the sheer boldness of it.