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Feb 15, 2023 · 3% Tomatometer 62 Reviews 50% Audience Score 100+ Verified Ratings The days of adventures and merriment have come to an end, as Christopher Robin, now a young man, has left Winnie-The-Pooh and ...
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By Matt Donato
Updated: Sep 11, 2023 8:09 pm
Posted: Feb 16, 2023 8:07 pm
A whimsical then wicked pencil-doodled introduction sets the grim fairytale tone in the right way and we're ready to get ridiculous… yet it's all downhill from that inventive opening. Writer-director Rhys Frake-Waterfield's Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is the next rickety float in a parade of low-budget horror movies getting our hopes up with insane titles that spark initial intrigue but can't deliver. There's no honor standing next to such examples as The Mean One or Ahockalypse, which adapted The Grinch and a Goon-style hockey story, respectively, to weak and largely unfunny horror comedies. When it comes to mutilating the beloved children’s book character into a slasher, Blood and Honey is a failure across the board, not only in its writing and acting but also from cinematography to editing, except for a few gnarly character deaths.
In Frake-Waterfield’s macabre reinvention of A.A. Milne's beloved Winnie the Pooh children’s stories, doom and gloom is a theme that starts on the right foot. Christopher Robin still exists, Winnie the Pooh’s crew still inhabits the 100 Acre Wood, but everything goes south when Christopher leaves for college – a smart play on Pooh seeing Christopher’s maturation as abandonment and creating a vengeful motive for his Jason Voorhees-style murder spree. It’s an origin story that sparks initial intrigue… but that fades quickly as execution flounders.
Yes, the kills are approvably vicious, and they’re just about the only thing that makes this movie remotely watchable. Frake-Waterfield doesn't skimp on practically driven gore when possible, as this Scooby-Doo villain-style version of Pooh (Craig David Dowsett) and Piglet (Chris Cordell) use everything from his silly-looking human hands clenched like paws to a good old-fashioned woodchipper to inflict punishment on five girls staying at a vacation home near their treehouse-junkyard habitat. The body count mounts, skulls are cracked open like piñatas, and we're treated to a buffet of warped bedtime brutality.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey wastes an immediate-draw title on an underbaked, low-budget horror blunder that’s rougher than sandpaper. Outside of a few good kills, even horror fans just looking for mindless slaughter will probably be frustrated by Rhys Frake-Waterfield's unimpressive and unamusing adaptation. Every choice becomes more baffling ...
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Feb 16, 2023 · Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is a bizarre and disappointing attempt to turn the beloved children's characters into a dark and twisted horror comedy. Roger Ebert's review exposes the flaws of this misguided film, from its poor sense of humor to its dull visuals. If you are curious about how bad this movie is, or if you are a fan of Ebert's sharp and insightful criticism, you might want to ...
Feb 17, 2023 · He’s seen surrounded by bees like Candyman. And he’s got an appetite for, as the subtitle suggests, blood and honey. This isn’t your grandparents’ Winnie the Pooh. In 2022, the A.A. Milne ...
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Feb 16, 2023 · Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey runs in theaters as a limited special event from Feb. 15-21, with a streaming release to follow. Entertainment Smile 2 is making good on the original’s viral ...
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Mar 17, 2023 · Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey: Directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield. With Nikolai Leon, Maria Taylor, Natasha Rose Mills, Amber Doig-Thorne. After Christopher Robin abandons them for college, Pooh and Piglet embark on a bloody rampage as they search for a new source of food.
Feb 16, 2023 · A.A. Milne’s entry into the public domain is commemorated by Rhys Frake-Waterfield's 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey,' an inept horror pseudo-spoof.
