 Thanks for checking out this movie review video. This is for the 2020 release slacks. Yes, that is SLAXX And it is what it sounds like it is about killer pants now that sounds stupid It sounds ridiculous, but it's actually a good film now. This is coming to shutter It's a shutter original film and it's coming Thursday, March 18th And because I'm putting this review up before it's on shutter and since it's new to shutter No spoilers in this review now, maybe a slight bit thematically, but you should be able to watch this and Not have the movie room for you But I am going to kind of hype this up because I like it now I had seen the trailer or a portion of the trailer for it Some months ago and I was like ooh that looks like a lot of kind of stupid fun and it is But there's also more to the film than you would assume there is in the sense of there's really a point to it I was very surprised that there's actually like a backstory on these killer pants Because I was just assuming it'd just be like boom killer pants. They go on a rampage. That's about it It's just like blood and fun That is a part of it, but there's way more to it So I was pretty surprised that there's actually like a good script to it and it's not just like bloody fun So let's talk about it a little bit more Directed by Elsa Kephart who also directed graveyard alive and go in the wilderness Also written by Kephart as well as Patricia Gomez and Patricia Gomez also worked on the script for graveyard alive. Just so you know Now synopsis, what is this? I'm not gonna say much It's about killer pants and it takes place in a store that is getting ready for the launch of this new Product that they don't know our killer pants basically That's all I'm gonna tell you does it sound interesting does it sound ridiculous? Yes, it's ridiculous. Yes It's interesting, but it's so much fun. It there's some good gore to it. Although one of the things I would have liked more in-depth Violent gore scenes as far as the kills go I feel like there were a few but not all of them and I'm assuming that's just because of budgetary restraints But I'm not Excuse me. I'm not upset with the way that they did it. I'm not upset with the way it ended up It's not one of those situations where the whole film goes through and you're just like I feel like I didn't get pay off for any of Those kills. No, you do get pay off for the kills and even the kills where you're where it's not like explicitly They're showing a lot to the actual kill happening you are hearing things that Let you know what's going on that sound pretty good You're seeing some movement and some motion that helps with the scene and there is one kill in particular in this film That really went for it. I feel like they were just like we need at least one. That's just like In your face over the top super satisfying and it was it was great. I love it I'm not gonna tell you which one that is but it's in there Just know it because the first I will tell you at least this much the first few are not Like dead-on seriously like super gory violent, but it's in there. Just trust me Between the music the comedic touch and the energetic delivery of the actors the film starts with a very fun air Now that's important for a film like this that has a ridiculous concept Because you want people to come into it thinking fun, you know Nobody wants to come into a movie like this and think it's it's gonna be serious So it's gonna be like straight horror or horror drama like it has to have comedy to it and it does that was the right choice And it feels good. It feels fun. It feels like a good time immediately and I you know I mentioned the music but the music does add a lot to this and I really enjoyed the music and the way it was Integrated into the film. I think it really helped things out The film oozes the over-the-top fakie nice that you end up getting from people who work at clothing stores I'm sure everybody's experienced that at some point and it kind of harkens to those ones that people really know about You know like a gap an old Navy Aeropostal American Eagle, you know those types of things it's kind of like a it's a parody of those particular stores and it's easy for people to see that in it and It'll feel familiar You know, there will be a lot of characters in this that feel familiar to people not just because you know necessarily you've been a customer there But maybe you work there at some point and I think for the people who have worked at places like that Which I have not that this may hit as even better of a film It may be even more fun. It may be even more kind of it's weird to say It's but kind of personal in a way because there is some aspect to that but yeah, it was it was well done But you also do get to see kind of behind the masks of the characters as well Because they're not all nicey-nicey because you can tell it's that fakie nice and the interesting thing is it's kind of like two People not working at the store. They're just fakie nice to each other They're fakie nice and at the same time real Jerky and it's an interesting thing like the way that the dialogue is written and actors deliver the lines like They're saying they're delivering one line But it sounds both nice and mean at the same time So I think that was an accomplishment as well So I like that and that just kind of leads also to the point that the interactions between the characters are quite good in This film and they feel real too for the world that's that set up initially The commercial aspects are very ridiculous, but actually feel like they're not that far away from How these companies are in real life commercial aspects I mean as in you know, they have like actual a commercial in this that's kind of like a Here's the new product and they talk about it in a certain way and kind of really you know talk it up and Yes, it's over the top. Yes, it's kind of comedic But you when you really take it in you kind of think about those actual places in real life You're like it's not really that far off though So it just kind of points out some of the ridiculousness of what's actually in front of us all on a daily basis The culture of the young hip clothing store in the film is kind of cult-like which again feels Exaggerated but probably like it's not all that far from real life with some of these places It's one of those things where it's like, you know We create this positive attitude in this positive environment and you got to be all in about this company and like that type of energy to it That makes it seem very kind of cult-like and watch the movie. You'll see what I mean It works though. It works very well with this with this story There's a quick scene that gives you the idea there's actually something more to these killer pants Then you thought there would be in this film I already kind of alluded to that aspect that there's actually a backstory for it But there's one particular moment early on where and I'm not gonna tell you exactly what happens But it's just kind of like oh, there's there's something else happening here And that's great because it creates this moment of intrigue. You're not just having fun at that point You're also like hmm. Where is this actually going? Where's the story gonna go? Is there actually story to it and I'm gonna tell you yes There is actually story to it with an actual point with an actual like underlying theme. So yeah They do a good job capturing the anxiety of the first day on the job for someone taking the first day on the job for this the character of Libby She's a new employee there So they really through her eyes basically Create this really good feeling of like anxiety on the first day You know you want people to like you you don't want to mess up too much And also how those people who are established in that in their positions at that place kind of Tend to treat you either they're ignoring you or they're being mean to you Or they're being kind of nice to you, but not too nice to you So it feels kind of realistic from that standpoint and you can a feat and you can feel that kind of anxiety With that character a good character There's some good fun poked at ridiculous the ridiculous nature of online fashion influencers It's not a huge part of the film, but there's a little bit of that that goes in there once again It's done very exaggerated, but you look at it and you're like is it really that far from real life? Makes you chuckle. I don't think it was possible. I didn't think it was possible But they created a good creature out of killer pants. That is something that also kind of Surprised me because I assumed okay. It's killer pants They're just gonna look like pants and they'll just like wrap around someone and kill them somehow There's a lot more to that, you know the way the kills happen are pretty creative The way they make the pants look at certain times are very creative and I did not see coming So trust me the killer pants are actually a good creature. I I'm down Pretty good ending with this film too. I was down with the ending. I did enjoy it And there is during the the end of credits there's actually a series of kind of like behind-the-scenes clips of You know like people goofing off basically and it's fun and it's cool And it was really awesome to see that I wish that was something that filmmakers would do more often Because those are always nice to just be like oh They were having fun on the set too like the fun is in the film But people were having fun behind the camera as well and that's awesome For what I assume the film would be I was pretty impressed with the acting the acting really impressed me because I thought this would be You know your typical low-budget film the actors are No, the actors in general Really good. I was very very impressed. I really liked them The writing of the character Craig is particularly good in this and the actor Brett Donahue Really brings that character to life. He's my favorite of the actors in this film He did a lot with that character and now it's not all him like the characters well written in the first place and the The lines of dialogue are great, but he then steps into the role and he really took it on and brought it to life So Craig look out for Craig love Craig in this All the significant characters except the newbie Libby are nice and mean at the same time With just about every line of dialogue This seems to be an indicator of being overtaken by a commercial culture basically which isn't just as I don't think is just a Statement on the people who work there. I think it's kind of a statement on society in general being take taken over by the consumer and commercial aspect of things This is a parody of how far people are willing to go for good looks and success That is one of the things this whole thing is parody there are a lot of parodies within it But I think one of the larger parodies is kind of that parody of looking for you know, wanting to look good and at what cost and You know wanting to be successful and at what cost and my final thought on this is there's an ultimate point about the ethics of commercial companies and how they portray themselves publicly versus what actually goes on behind the scenes which Yeah, it ends up being kind of thought-provoking in that sense and you'll see how it kind of gets there So yeah, like I said, I wasn't expecting it but there was so much more to slacks and I would like to see a sequel or something else kind of like this where maybe There's another type of killer something that seems kind of ridiculous, but these same people make the film Yeah, so it it looks good. It feels good. It's a fun time. It's a good film. I'm a fan of it I quite enjoyed it. This is one of those shudder films either original or exclusive This one's original in this case that I really think you should not miss that this one Especially if you've seen the trailer already and you're like that looks like it could be fun Well, I'm confirming it is fun and there's so much more so check that out So anyway, uh-huh with out of five stars with half stars in play Oh, I have this conundrum. So I kind of feel like I'm between a three and a half and a four but I don't You know, I don't think Yeah, it hits a four because because I was I was thinking like I'm not sure it necessarily hits that four But with the way the comedy is actually integrated and the fact that it surprisingly is like a legitimate good story on top of that It's got to bump that up to the four. So I'm gonna give it four out of five stars This one is a good one. It is fun. It is a great time recommend it to everyone I'm gonna be making people watch this honestly I definitely am and I'm interested to see what Elsa Kephart can do in the future too because Good stuff. Anyway, thanks everyone for checking this out. Do me a quick favor hit that subscribe button That is your way to repay me if you like this review video or any video. I've ever done Take literally takes you a second. It's totally painless Also, hit that subscribe button because then you'll know or I'm sorry other than the subscribe button Hit the notification bell button that way You'll know anytime that I'm putting up a new video and you can jump on the video immediately Help me gain some traction if you please But regardless, thanks for taking your time and check this out and until next time keep it brutal