Ah yes, Swedish summer is here to stay, Some people might complain that Swedish summer is too cold, i think it is too warm. I remember the good old days in the late 80´s when we still had snow during Swedish Midsummer, where everyone else went inside the cabin while i danced around the Midsommarstång alone, so happy seeing snow still coming down. The good thing about having snow during Swedish summer is that you can still have ice floating around while swimming in the ocean, and if you are lucky you swim right into an ice block. But there is more to enjoy other than snow during Swedish summer and that is of course the Swedish tradition we have to celebrate Easter holiday during summer. Why do we do that? Trust me, no other people on this planet loves Easter more than swedes. We paint more eggs than anyone, we decorate our gardens with colorful feathers on bushes, trees, chimneys and we dress as Easter bunnies wherever we go, and remember this is still long after Easter weekend is over all the way into August. To be honest we are obsessed in Easter and not many swedes would admit that. If you ask most swedes what their favourite Easter film is i can guarantee that every single one would say the 2011 film Bunnyman ( also known as The Bunnyman Massacre in the UK ) from director Carl Lindbergh. I can still remember back in the summer of 2012 when this film hit shelves, swedes were insane at the shopping malls trying to get a DVD copy of Bunnyman, even fighting dressed up as Easter bunnies. Remember this was back when DVD was beginning to die out completely when Blu Ray was taking over so that clearly shows the impact Bunnyman really had. I have seen the film and even if it´s not a well made film there are some enjoyable moments in the film if you like brutal B movies. Seeing a man in an Easter bunny costume kill people made Bunnyman entertaining. There is even a Grindhouse version released in 2019 as well, that is supposed to have a different cut of the film. Either way, Bunnyman might be worth looking into if you appreciate Easter horror films. Since i decided to return with my segment Daniels B Summer Movie Madness this summer, i looked around to see what film to choose. I came across Easter Bunny Massacre ( Easter Killing ), a British indepenent horror film i have not seen. Is this a perfect summer film to enjoy or should you burry Easter Bunny Masacre in the ground with the Easter basket?
A group of friends are partying in the woods, drinking, getting high. The next morning they wake up covered in blood and find their friend Heather ( Antonia Whillains ) dead. Not knowing what happened that night or who killed Heather, everyone is left without any answers. After a long time they are all invited to an Easter celebration through Easter cards, where they are welcome to celebrate Easter weekend at house. No one really knows who invited them all, but apparently some one knows what happened that night to Heather.
Even if Easter horror films may not be as popular as Christmas horror films, there is a handful of horror films who clearly are inspired by the Easter weekened celebration. Easter Bunny Massacre ( Easter Killing ) isn´t the biggest inspired Easter film i have seen so far, but there are a few details i can appreciate. Let us begin with the Easter reunion meeting with the gang we are introduced with, when they decide to celebrate together. In the house where they meet up you have Easter decorations, but not only that and they even have golden heart baloons as well. When was the last Easter party you went to that had golden heart baloons included? They even have egg letters such as Muderer on the wall so they clearly tried to do something different here than your typical Easter celebration. I like the idea of a tape recorder in each Easter package as if this was almost inspired by Saw. Ok, so we might as well get into some of the big problems with Easter Bunny Massacre ( Easter Killing ) and one of the biggest issues is that this does not feel like a scary horror film. It doesn´t even feel like they tried very hard to make this Easter horror film effective from a horror perspective. Just because you only have a limited budget does not mean you can´t find ways to make a horror film good. The whole friends gang that we get to follow, i can´t say i felt that they were close friends. At least they do not show it through their acting performances, and if you are supposed to look like best friends you might as well try act like you are. On the positive note there are a few scenes where the Easter Bunny masked person kills people, and one of my favourite scenes is where he shoots a girl right in the head in front of everyone. Now, that´s my kind of Easter celebration. I also like the look of the Easter Bunny mask, like it came straight from a bar fight and got punched really bad. It is nice to see that they at least found a mask that works with the theme of the film. Easter Bunny Massacre ( Easter Killing ) is not as fun as the 2011 indepenent horror film Bunnyman, but it´s not completely terrible all the way either. It´s just not the Easter horror film you might choose when you know Bunnyman is a classic. Director Jack Peter Mundy have some fun ideas surrounding Easter Bunny Massacre, too bad he didn´t go more wild on this one since it´s kind of boring too be honest.
Rating: DD
If you do want to watch the film and don´t feel like buying it, you can check it out on the following link for the Youtube channel Horror Central:
https://youtu.be/rBMiQ_6q6aA
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