Review: Talon Falls
By William Pattison
For Horror Bob’s Blog
Gore and scares everybody. I’m back yet again with another
movie review on a new film either on DVD or VOD. This time it the new film in
the subgenre torture porn, Talon Falls.
This film tells the story of a group of four teenagers who
decide to check out an extreme Halloween attraction located in the Kentucky
woods. The attraction, The Talon Falls Screamland, features the usual jump
scares, killer clowns, and chainsaw welding psychopaths. But it also features sections
that feature people being horribly tortured, and these look unsettlingly real.
Well, when two of the group decide to slip in behind the scenes they find out
the horrifying truth, that the torture scenes are exactly what they appear to
be, very real. Now, they have been chosen to be the next featured attractions
and now they must find a way to get free before they become part of the fun.
I have to say, besides the recent SAW film I haven’t seen
any torture porn films in years. This was never really a favorite with me.
Honestly I have to say that besides the SAW franchise, with its complicated plot,
I’ve found torture porn films very cookie cutter and not very interesting. This
film on the other hand I found a tad more interesting. I liked how they took
the idea of an extreme Halloween attraction
and took it to this extreme level. It is one reason I avoid such things
like the plague. I fear that one day I will hear on the news that one of these
operators might do exactly the same thing this story tells.
As for the acting, writing, and film technique, there was
nothing special. Even the twist at the end was actually telegraphed and was
expected.
So, if you are a fan of torture porn films and films like
The Houses that October Built you will definitely like this film. If you are
every other horror fan I would grab yourself a twelve pack, then it will be a
party….LOL… Oh, also they could have done a bit better with the title. Talon
Falls brings to mind a creepy town film or a murder mystery. I think if they
had titled it Talon Falls Murderland or something more descriptive of what the
film actually is it would have been better, but that’s just me….
Keep on Creepin’, Horror Bob’s Blog….
