It's very interesting that he's silent and scary like a Jason or a Michael, but he also has a lot of personality like a talkative killer; a Chucky or a Freddy.
12:10 The little "boop!" he does right there is such a fucked callback to that selfie and I love it. Most slasher villains that are "having fun with their work" tend to not come off nearly as intimidating as Art and the power of David Thornton's smile. At least, not in the same shit your pants way. I root for Jason and Freddy. Art freaks me out.
Honestly one of my favorite movies. And did you notice how they managed to make an enjoyable gore movie without depicting men or women being raped? *chef's kiss*
I've never clicked on an alert so quickly. Also, I know a lot of people don't like the fact that Art uses a gun, but I thought it was scarier because of the realism.
Realism? It's literally the only realistic part of Art, since he can teleport, hack people up in seconds, can revive himself after dying and has honestly some of the dumbest victims in horror history. This isn't to say Art is a terrible horror villain, but he definitely is an inconsistent one and comes off as the Michael Myers of Clown slashers, where if you find an inconsistent yet motiveless slasher scary, this is for you.
@@user-zh4vo1kw1z that or he just isn't scary, honestly Art is pretty forgettable outside being a literal shit flinger that'll kill you in seconds, while being an invincible teleporting Larry Sue.
It's plot convenience to have the gothic girl go into the abandoned building, plus it also doesn't make sense that the exterminator didn't know the crazy woman lived there. It's why the movie is more for gorehounds as Decker said, than for anyone who likes plots with their gore.
@@michaelfireheart8300 Oh I know it's 1000% for the plot. It's just one of those things that I noticed the first time I saw it and now I can't unsee / stop noticing it lol. It's a silly but still great gore movie!!
@@michaelfireheart8300 Boi. She is not goth, it's halloween and she's a sexy skeleton. I'm sick of all these fuck bois thinking anyone in black is goth. Like, does she listen to Siouxsie? Does she go to clubs? Is she even part of the subculture? I will die on this hill.
@@ZigealFaust she's dressed in all black and has gothic vibes. You don't need to get so offended because I pointed out she is gothic, which is not full on goth, but has goth vibes.
I was stoned to hell one night chilling in my bedroom and my mrs wanted to do the whole wrap up in the duvet and watch a movie with munchies and we end up choosing this as we are both fans of horror... let’s just say that art blew my buzz! I was sitting mouth open like wtf have I put on. Thought I’d somehow slipped through a crack and was on the dark web lmao
@@michaelfireheart8300 really? I get that fear is subjective and all that crap but even if you don’t find him scary you have to admit that the design of art is clearly very good. It’s the sole reason the creator managed to raise funds for thee movies. He’s scarier then the latest pennywise which isn’t difficult to be fair.. If you don’t find clowns scary in general then fair enough but the concept of art is still awesome. Doubt you could find a scarier clown image online and there’s no shortage lol
@@schnozz5662 never denied he's well designed, but he isn't an interesting killer and honestly, could've been more consistent as a killer than being written essentially like a incoherent killer drunk. Pennywise honestly is scarier, because she's able to change her form to fit your fears and actually has a consistent personality compared to Art who really just goes through the motions.
@@michaelfireheart8300 Very true.. however if your referring to the book pennywise then yes it is much scarier. If your comparing the 90s TV movie I would say they are on par at least in regards to the scares (and I love the 90s movie).. but I’m sorry the latest movies are stupid and fail to capture any of the dread from the book or original. Also what you said could apply to any slasher with exception of maybe Freddy Krueger but I still see your point. Hopefully the director/creator of art now will have a chance to insert some motivations and deeper lore around art the clown in the future if he goes back to him again.
The only thing that took me out of this was Victoria’s face afterward. I just don’t buy that’s a real human face, even if someone tried to chew on you for a while, plastic and reconstructive surgeons are better than that lol
Thank you for yet another excellent video essay. This film is in the love or hate catagory for alot of folks due to reasons spoken of in your video. I personally love it as it is a flawed if entertaining tribute to old school gore flicks. Cheers and have a great day eh.
I feel like as soon as we see the quick shot of what Art did in the bathroom we're firmly in supernatural killer territory. There's no way someone's walking around with a load that big on-deck in their canal and they're just sitting still doing mime shit at someone lol
I'm so glad that Decker actually enjoyed this movie, every reviewer that I follow takes so quick to shit on this movie and overlooks the fact that this is mostly a special effects project for Damien, alongside setting grounds for Art and finally a homage to 80s horror flicks. I LOVE this film, and the Character of Art The Clown is borderline Iconic. I strongly believe that years from now, this film will grow its own cult following (more than already exists) and people will talk about it for years to come
All of those film characters: Leatherface, Buffalo Bill and here Art the clown, can trace the fetish of wearing "leather goods" made of their victims skin back to one man. Ed Gein of Plainfield, WI, in addition to being a serial killer, was a serial grave robber. Plainfield, in the 1950's was the type of small town where everyone knew everyone else's business. Each time Ed heard a neighbor lady had died, he would wait until after sunset the day she was buried and pull the corpse out of the grave. When he got it home, he would cut the skin below the bellybutton to the knees off and make a kind of skirt. He cut around the shoulders and neck down to the waist, saving the breasts on a type of "tank top." Ed would wait until nightfall to don his grisly apparel, dancing in his backyard in the moonlight!
my main issue with alot of horror movies is that none of the characters have charisma or intelligence, which makes you not care if the villain kills that character because the director knew the character was gonna die off so the director doesnt invest in the character development. secondly the only thing we learn about art the clown is that he grew up without a mother, which is basically like the director putting in that little part just to say he included a backstory.
I personally never found Art scary as much as goofy, since he was just a goofy nonsensical killer, who can teleport and goes after idiots, plus his feces in the bathroom part was just weird tbh. Anyway, great review, personally I would've given it a 2.5/5.
I have loved your channel for years now and this video is no exception to that. However, I prefer the lack of the green screen backgrounds from the past as compared to what you have going on now. Your humor is still on point and what keeps bringing me back. However you proceed, you still got a fan in me
Well, the greenscreen is a learning process for me - the difficulty of getting all the glitches out is gonna be fun. My main reason was actually to try to improve the audio quality though, as using the greenscreen has allowed me to move the filming into my bedroom. Smaller room, more furniture, less echo. We're also looking at turning another room in the main house into more of a studio for me, which could also help a lot. Having the greenscreen would make the transition from this bedroom to the pseudo studio a lot more seamless. Really, it's just been a big help in being able to record in less echoey environments and I've been having fun with what I can do with the backgrounds as a kind of bonus on the side.
@@DeckerShado: hey, no worries, still love your channel and your work. If it is working better for you, all power to you. Just thought I’d offer a perspective of a fan. Hope you continue with the kickass!
@@matthiasthulman4058 Evan Rachel Wood two years ago discussed an abusive relationship while campaigning to get statue of limitations for DV extended along with another woman who dated the same man, they never revealed a name, tho given the timeline she described it was pretty obvious. Earlier this year she finally confirmed that her abuser was Manson. Other exs of his as well as people hes worked with in the past have confirmed being witness to his behaviour (mental/emotional/physical/sexual abuse) + a 2009 rolling stone interview where he stated he fantasized about bashing Evans head in with a sledge hammer and called her upwards of 100 times a day to harass her. The other woman also had photos of some of the injuries he gave her during sex thathe had pressured her into supposedly for the sake of "art"
Both Terrifier & Terrifier 2 are amazing!!! 🖤🤡 can’t wait to meet The Clown at Monster Mania this weekend! & get his autograph ✍️ etc! And my professional photo op with him and the whole Terrifier 2 cast!
You know, decker always sets up to do a themed month but always ends up posting videos after the month passed so thas funny but he could have roped in together march "march of the clowns" with april and called it "april fools" so he keeps the same vibe going
Another reason why you wouldn't have any cell phone service for miles on end is if you lived in Alabama. The longest I've ever counted was about 35 miles. Literally no bars. 😩
As a former amateur party clown it helps to think some kids see you as Art that is why I don't try to make kids who already looks scared don't make a balloon animal or let them hit me with a pie all though I handed the kid's parent or party host a extra number of whipped cream pies my closing act was letting the kids pretty much snow ball fight me with the pie tins
