Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Wuchak RELEASED IN 2015 and directed by Anthony DiBlasi, "Mostly likely to Die" chronicles events at a retreat home on the scenic coast of Southern Cal when several former high school classmates gather the day before their 10-year reunion. Unexpectedly, they are picked off one by one in a mode suitable to his/her yearbook superlative (i.e. "Most likely to...).This is a low-budget independent slasher, but it's not micro-budget. The competent cast is generally no-name, except for Jake Busey, who was probably doing a favor for a friend (it's not a big part). The locations near Malibu are spectacular, particular the opening aerial shots. There are several good-looking women (e.g. Skyler Vallo & Heather Morris). The filmmaking is professional, unlike no-budget slashers such as "Butchered" (2010) and "The Ridge" (2005), but due to kinks in the script "Mostly likely to Die" falls a notch below those two story-wise. For instance, would a woman mistake the reflection of the killer in a mirror and shoot the mirror, but then fail to turn around to shoot the actual killer and, instead, drop her gun for the killer to apprehend? True, she saw her friend dead on the floor, but how would that make anyone think the threat of the killer no longer exists? Then there are eye-rolling conventions, like the token characters (you'll see what I mean). Moreover some of the soap operatics seem overly drummed up. Lastly, you'll figure out the identity of the killer around the 30-minute mark (or sooner). Still, if you like slashers this one is competently done and has several highlights. There are a couple of great cuts on the score/soundtrack. THE MOVIE RUNS 90 minutes and was shot in Topanga, California. WRITER: Laura Brennan. GRADE: C+
Nick Duguay I certainly understand the amount of negative reviews and overall attitude of disdain for this film. Most Likely to Die really is a bad movie. The plot is contrived and silly, replete with all of the slasher clichés. The cinematography is adequate at best, the lighting is horrible. The acting ranges from serviceable to downright laughable (don't get me started on Perez Hilton). So why, despite all of these drawbacks, did I enjoy this film? One word: nostalgia. Most Likely to Die is a hardcore throwback to the cheesy slasher flicks of the 80's. Every single aspect of this film, other than the outfits and music, screams 80's slasher. Even the plot is a direct reference to, if not a ripoff of, the 1986 horror film Slaughter High (also known as April Fool's Day). Most Likely to Die is a direct descendant of these legendary films, much more so than most modern slashers that also recycle the usual tropes. It's really sort of a guilty pleasure. If you're looking for anything other than a corny throwback, throw this one right out the window.
InaneSwine Most Likely To Die was not given a cinematic release. To me, it is evidence that internet distribution can be a very good thing - as I would have hated to have disturbed other cinema patrons by constantly screaming "F*** you" at the screen, which happened quite frequently during this trash.What could have been an intriguing, or at least entertaining, slasher flick is squandered on a nonsensical script, infuriatingly bad dialogue and some of the worst acting I've ever seen in a horror film. The characters react to finding the mutilated corpses of their friends the way most people would react to finding a moth on the ceiling.Of all the actors that I ionately hated, the crème de la crème is ing actor Perez Hilton, who couldn't a ladder. His acting failed to convince me he was a human being, and I haven't wished for a character's demise so much since his namesake Paris Hilton's turn in House of Wax.The term half-baked would be generous for this one. Instead, the ingredients are all over the floor and the mixing bowl has been smashed.
carolinealicia Does Perez Hilton "act" in any other movies?? He looks like a 70 yr old man who's been choosing cocaine over food for decades. His haggard face makes the young adults having a high school reunion theme highly unlikely. Throughout the movie, he is just loud and overly flamboyant and it's awful. The movie was bad, but Hilton made it irredeemable. This isn't even a b horror film. The deaths were tacky. What exactly was the plot. There is mention of a kid that is bullied while the throw back some beers and that's it. they have this character who sold alcohol (Last name is Busey, and by those big choppers he is definitely related to Gary Busey) who had no purpose in the movie and didn't serve to add to the plot at all. I just can't get over how awful Hilton was...
