John Dies at the End

  • 2012


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Average Rating 2.8/5
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3.5
Its a funny joke, but one that reads better than it plays, which is true of a lot of the comedy in John Dies At The End. Av Club
4.0
Don Coscarelli is the man to applaud for such a feat, delivering tremendously on all genre fronts.Its hard to recommend John Dies At The End because C .. We Got This Covered
1.5
Perhaps to think about John Dies at the End is to overthink it: The punch line is that there is no punch line and thats the punch line. Austin Chronicle
1.5
The whole movie is an inside joke, a shaggy dog tale that asks us to pay close attention to its twists and turns, but never rewards us for doing so. Austin Chronicle
1.0
If its not abundantly clear by now, this frenetic horror comedy from Bubba Ho Teps Don Coscarelli is of the make it up as you go along school of story .. Time Out
1.5
But shrewd audiences arent likely to accept John Dies At The End with such a willful suspense of disbelief. Screen Daily
4.0
A shoestring budgeted grab bag of CGI and traditional creature effects solidify the films indie charm, demonstrating an overall technical effort that .. Paste Magazine
3.1
At its finest, John glides on this charming fusion of ideas and goofy fun; there are recurring nods to the duplicitous nature of everyday perception a .. Rogerebert
3.5
The man behind the visionary likes of Beastmaster and Phantasm hasnt made a film since 2002s brilliant Bubba Ho Tep, and a decade is too long for a di .. IGN
3.0
Dave and John made the mistake of taking a new drug called Soy Sauce, which opens them up to all sorts of otherworldly dimensions. Ny Daily News
2.0
Strikes me as a work in progress, but as it stands, the film isnt very good. However, the first forty minutes are terrific, and the two leads are grea .. JoBlo
3.1
John Dies at the End is a horror comedy that scores more points for trippiness than it does for truth in title advertising.Before it trips over its ow .. Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Its a punchline in search of a joke, and its tiring to watch scenes ramble on without direction, while most stabs at humor are DOA, missing a cast wit .. Blu Ray
3.1
And this stoner Ghostbusters, an altered state disguised as a movie, may also add up to a hot cult item if silliness doesnt sabotage the scares. Rolling Stone
3.5
This movie may, in the final analysis, be nothing but stoner silliness with the occasional gross out. The Wrap
4.0
The Lowdown: A wild ride of intelligent, splattery horror comedy that offers what may be an illegal amount of bizarre fun. Mountain X
1.0
But once the colorful anecdotes sprawl out into an actual narrative, the film gets convoluted and loud, amplifying the weirdness without doing much to .. Npr
3.1
The story is chockablock with twists and surprise revelations that make its tastefully rendered depravity all the more disturbing. Star Tribune
2.0
But plenty is gained too, including what may be the most freewheeling and imaginative film of Coscarellis checkered career, loaded with tripped out mo .. Salon
3.0
Unfortunately, the sense of whirlwind delirium that resulted from Wongs numerous tangents and red herrings has been excised as well, leaving us with a .. Flim List
3.0
It gets messy, but John Dies.. keeps up the entertainment levels by shooting the rule book, waiting for it to reanimate and shooting it again for luck .. Empire
2.5
Im not saying this film will make more sense if youre high.But it will make more sense if youre high. Movies
1.3
The movie is full of grotesque images that are probably intended to be clever, maybe even funny, though its hard to tell. Sf Gate
2.0
John Dies at the End, the spoiler titled sci fi horror hybrid opening today, is something of a letdown after the glorious cheeseball delights of Bubba .. Boston Herald
1.3
As enjoyably nutty and unburdened as Coscarellis film intermittently succeeds at being, suggesting but never attaining an abandonment of familiar narr .. Slant Magazine
1.9
John Dies at the End dies closer to the beginning, before writer director Don Coscarellis adaptation of the book of the same name has reached minute 2 .. Chicago Tribune
2.8
The movies inherited a great title and Coscarelli has a built in audience among genre fans, but it promises more than it ultimately delivers. Reeling Reviews
2.5
There are some pretty good laughs but the overall experience offers less than the satisfying feeling one gets from a complete production. ReelViews
2.5
But what first looks like a quirkier, more gory Men in Black lacks that films coherence and doesnt compensate with fresh ideas. Hollywood Reporter
3.0
There are enough chunky bits of tongue in cheek namely in the enjoyably deadpan performances, including Glynn Turman as a philosophical, shotgun wield .. Los Angeles Times
3.1
(Its worth noting, too, that Moore and Coogen display absolutely no qualms in portraying increasingly unlikable figures.) Reel Film
3.8
It takes a certain amount of gumption to give your movie a plot spoiling title such as John Dies at the End..Then again, that assumes your plot is bot .. Oregon Live
1.3
But in its randomness, its vulgarity and its level of humor, its more like the collected writings on the walls of a roadside mens room. New York Post
4.0
John Dies at the End is one of those films that will be a delight for some and a complete head fuck for others. Star Burst Magazine
1.9
*1/2 (out of four) A midnight movie that makes you wish you went to bed early, John Dies at the End falls into the no mans land of movies you may need .. Red Eye Chicago
3.5
A wildly incoherent and crazy narrative mess, its also a funny and insightful take on the entire indie macabre ideal and with Coscarelli behind the le .. Film Racket
1.5
As a result, this film is an imaginative bore, an elaborate narrative that loops and curls and twists without getting anywhere at all. Hollywood And Fine
2.5
Its when the movie loses its hallucinogenic set up in favor of a more traditional narrative on its way to a clear non ending that viewers will lose in .. Hollywood Chicago
3.0
Unfortunately, the one element the film never manages to sell is the crux of the story, the fact that the world could come to an end. Shockya
2.5
Some of the intended humor falls flat, and theres nothing close to an actual scare to balance out the humorits bereft of even the ultra cheap but effe .. Film Comment
2.5
Whats real and whats imagined in Coscarellis phantasmagorical world Bitly
2.0
John Dies at the End has flashes of exuberance and wit, and its manic comic momentum carries it a long way. Dvd Talk
3.8
...a hilarious and occasionally icky story that should hit the sweet spot for people who like twisted movies and are fed up with the Hollywood assembl .. Scifi Movie Page
2.5
This amiable comic horror doodad is based on David Wongs sci fi cult novel, adapted by director Don Coscarelli (Bubba Ho Tep) into the kind of movie b .. East Bay Express
3.5
But more than that, this is a great jumping off point if youve never been exposed to Don Coscarelli, one of the less seen indie horror filmmakers out .. M Tv
3.0
In other words, a tiresome and tiring film style the director should have outgrown but apparently has not. Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.0
The story involves scary monsters, creatures from beyond and parallel dimensions; yet still dissolves into a boring mess of a plot. Schmoes Know
4.0
Whats great is that Coscarelli takes an absurd premise, presents it as perfectly plausible, and along the way considers serious ideas without ever tak .. Kpbs
4.0
The tone of the film is simply perfect, a gory blast of imaginative fun. Bad Ass Digest
3.0
As for the chemistry between Rudd and Fey, its flat.This might come as a surprise, but Fey doesnt really interact well with any of her co stars. Kc Active
3.5
The pooch deserves a Patsy Award for this.There is plenty of blood, gore, goo, dismemberings, and beheadings. Horror
3.5
Actually, Parker is pretty good.But John Dies at the End could be an all time classic. Topless Robot
3.5
Its never a sure bet that a cult novel will successfully morph into a cult movie, but John Dies at the End should appeal to fans of the novel and brav .. Blog The Horror Show
4.0
And while thats usually a recipe for disaster, John Dies At The End somehow manages to make all of its disparate elements work together into a fun, cr .. Ifc



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