Halloween at Aunt Ethel's (2019) User Reviews

You might want to spend your Halloween at another relative...

[paul_haakonsen · 3/10 · 7 June 2019]

Alright, well I had no idea what I was getting myself into here when I sat down to watch "Halloween at Aunt Ethel's", except I had an anticipation of it being a horror movie.

Well, horror and horror might be stretching it a bit too far. At least it had elements of horror to it, but it seemed more of a low budget spoof than it did of being an actual horror movie.

I can't really claim to have been overly amused by the movie, as it definitely incorporated elements of comedy into the script as well. Perhaps I was just not in the target audience. Or perhaps it was the fact that everything just dripped with that particular amateurish, low budget feel to it. And that wasn't really something I had expected to be in for, so it was a slap in the face with a cold, dead fish for me.

It should be said that some of the acting performances were actually good and definitely helped make the movie bearable to watch and sit through. And I did manage to endure the entire movie, oddly enough. The likes of Stephanie Town ensured that there was some enjoyment to the movie, because she carried the movie quite a long way with her performance, in comparison to many others in the movie.

As for the "villain" of the movie... Seriously? Not only was that Aunt Ethel character laughable and just seemed more of a demented old lady than someone to be scared of. And the actress hired to portray this character wasn't particularly memorable.

This was not a bright moment in the history of horror movies, not by a long shot. And it is definitely not a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time.

Halloween at Aunt Ethel's: What was that all about?

[Platypuschow · 3/10 · 22 January 2019]

2018's roll of terrible movies continues, it truly has become one of the worst movie years in history.

Halloween at Aunt Ethels tells the wafer thin story of a mysterious old lady who rumor has it kills and cooks children on Halloween. Is it true or is it merely an urban legend? Better question, can you find it in yourself to care?

An independent comedy horror I have to say it fails on both fronts. The character development dominates the film, the actual "Horror" rarely gets started and the comedy? This is not a funny film.

It's essentially a naff horror with a couple of jokes total throughout the film. Granted the jokes are quite funny but oddly enough I expected more within the 90 minutes!

The film simply never gets started, it contains plenty of T&A, it has a little bit of gore but beyond that? Absolutely nothing. This is shoddy film making, they have absolutely no idea how to structure a film and when the credits roll you'll be left deeply confused as to what you just watched.

The Good:

Boobs, I'm a simple man

The Bad:

Never really gets going

Awfully structured

Little comedy

Bad movie with paid reviews.

[Starantai · 1/10 · 11 February 2019]

There is some serious shilling going on here with this movie. 74% give this garbage 10/10. Another 15% award it 9 Stars which gets this movie a 7.9 rating overall. And there's a glowing review from an account with the directors name. Go figure.

This is a slow moving, uninspired horror movie without any redeeming qualities. There is no real story. The director bought some Halloween props, hired a few college Students and an old lady with bad makeup who likes to lick fake dismembered body part props.

You dont care about anyone on the screen and if you value your life time you shouldn't care about about this movie either.

Avoid at all costs. Watch out for the shills.

When the cast and crew publicly humiliate themselves

[pauliecorleone-72628 · 1/10 · 5 July 2019]

No, not *just* by taking part in this nonsense but by shamelessly (not to mention eponymously) reviewing this nonsense as the Citizen Kane of comedy horror -- or, in this case, more like horrific comedy.

"Hilarious!!!! Sexy!!!! Fun!!!! Quirky!!!! Fast paced!!!! A Must See!!!!", reviewed the director himself; if you must see for yourself, please, do scroll down and enjoy the second-hand embarrassment.

Needless to say, this is not only steaming garbage, but a boring heap at that.

Stay away!!!!!

[godeewhatt · 1/10 · 12 February 2019]

I wish I could unseen whatever this was!!!!! Trust me for your own health and safety stay away!!!! Read a book draw color I don't care just don't watch this movie

boring trash

[gilgongo1980 · 1/10 · 19 October 2019]

Vulgar, lowbrow and dumb. This movie is genre comedy but it's not funny at all. I turned off the movie after 35 minutes because this junk was too stupid for me.

Boring

[nosanta-21409 · 1/10 · 17 January 2019]

Ever watch a movie for about 20 mins and you get up and walk out of a theater? This is one of those movies. First, they are hardly teenagers. They look like they are in their mid 20's towards 30. Secondly, that acting is absolutely cringe worthy. Again, it's an absolute rarity I'd even shut off a tv show I hadn't seen. That's why we channel flip. This movie is that bad.

Dismal Idiotic Garbage

[arfdawg-1 · 1/10 · 20 October 2019]

Clearly there are loads of FAKE reviews here, because this film is horrendous.

It actually started off reasonably well but right after the titles (and we're talking in less than 10 minutes) it takes a nosedive and just suck big time.

Bad and stoopid story. Horrible acting. And sucky direction.

The music is halfway decent.

Tired of the cast and crew rating their own junk flick

[rawbots · 1/10 · 18 October 2019]

This is unbelievably bad on so many levels. Even for a project for school, this would be given a failing grade that results in the whole class laughing. The acting is terrible and the story line is absurd and just bad.

It's really bad

[smledezma · 25 October 2019]

This is a really crappy movie. Bad script, bad (and I mean BAD) "acting". Don't waste your time.

Not sure what other reviewers are looking for, but this accomplishes what it sets out to do.

[jdabbott51-318-439916 · 10/10 · 1 October 2022]

So I always am baffled by the amount of viewers that come on and watch some b-rated horror movie and are absolutely appalled by it's lack of quality and performance. Folks, what do you think these movies are made for? Do you think the director and actors were truly going for an academy award? How is it we're all taking a movie seriously when the actors and creators clearly didn't even take it seriously at the time of making it?! Get real!!!!

So, then, let's get real. These movies are made to be campy. It's trying to entertain us at our most primordial levels. It has cheesy one-liners, attractive women, an over the top villain and silly gore scenes. It's great for high schoolers who want to have this movie rolling in the background while drinking cheap lagers and smoking weed. It's back to the vein of grindhouse and drive-in horror. I'm glad these movies are being made and I'm glad this movie was made.

At a moment when I didn't want to have to do too much thinking this movie absolutely delivered ... and I appreciated it! I have to think all day at my job and with the stressors of life, it's so nice to have a flick that's just be like, "hey, I got you. Chill out and just unwind." It's fun! I can tell the staff and actors were having fun when making it! The female actors who were willing to do it all were the real MVPs, here. Also want to recognize whoever did the musical score. Loved the little captions at the beginning which were in true grindhouse fashion.

Don't go to a greasy burger joint and complain it's not beef wellington. Don't go to an adult league after hours softball game and complain it's not MLB. Rate a movie for it's designated audience and intended purpose. Thank you!

Want some Candy?

[nogodnomasters · 6/10 · 19 May 2019]

The film takes place in Yost Town, Florida and stars Gail Yost as Aunt Ethel. Everyone in town knows she eats children that come to her door and the film doesn't even try to create a mystery or a twist. Three teens stake out her place to see if it was true.

A campy romp with very little plot and fake looking body parts. On the juvenile side of humor.

F-word, sex, and nudity (Rhyssa-Kathryn Marie, Madeleine Murphy, Stephanie Town)

Up with the worst ever

[jerryp65 · 1/10 · 20 October 2019]

I started watching this movie by going of the rating and trailer. After 5 minutes of watching it and skipping quickly through the rest I came to the conclusion that this film is possibly one of the worst things I've ever seen in my life. What a waste...

Wasted potential

[scarlettsdad · 3/10 · 20 January 2019]

First of all, I decided to watch this because it had a 7.3 rating. The reason is because there were only three reviews at the time, with a 1 a 2 and a 10. The 10 was highly suspicious. So in order to try and drag the rating down to something that doesn't fool potential viewers, I'm adding another review.

This isn't a putrid film, but it isn't a great film either. It's more of an "eh" film. The "teens" are all annoying and spoiled, and I wanted them all to die. And having "Aunt Ethel" being portrayed as a nasty, evil witch was, in my opinion, a major mistake. I was expecting a kindly, matronly looking woman who you'd never suspect of being a child killer. Their use of music would match that appearance, but it didn't match a witch. The editing was choppy and the ending out of nowhere. I was bored through the entire film, but was determined to see if it would somehow redeem itself but no, it did not.

The best I can do is a 3. Grudgingly.

Horrible

[mayarb-14757 · 1/10 · 19 August 2019]

This movie is a joke!! Horrible, stupid, boring, and all of the above!!

THE MOST CHEAP LOW BUDGET FLICK

[rodrigoalderete · 1/10 · 5 February 2019]

THIS IS A LOW BUDGET GARBAGE. BORING. BAD SCRIPT. BAD ACTING. BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD

Really really bad! Sorry!

[dhawkes80 · 1/10 · 18 October 2019]

I could shoot a better movie on my iPhoneX! Poor actors, bad script, how this gets 6+ on IMDB I have no idea

Not scary, not good, just pickled cheese!

STAY AWAY! Very Bad!

[ccillo · 1/10 · 20 October 2019]

This was very bad. Only good thing was the breasts!

What was the curse? To get rid of the curse, you need 31 souls, and to break it, you have to find a sucker to kill/collect the 31st soul, OK, but what happens if you don't do that? Were we supposed to read the diary at the end to see what happens if you don't collect the souls? This was the worst!

you tube quality

[ops-52535 · 2/10 · 18 January 2019]

This is a film for the young and restless,that whirls multitaskingly, and cant spare a moment of after thinking.,its very very cheap, bad costumes,bad make-up,editing and sound a 3rd grade,seems like the only premise cast wise is big tits and 6-pack. the whole story stinks till nearly abrubt shut down to the average overaged viewer. some of the music are rythmic and nice, so are some of the bestialic items that aunty cooks food on, the making of the toe nail chocolate crackers were a highlight among a few other cruelties.

what could have lurked up the stars to a higher level is to stop saying'' hey'' in every second sentence, and teach the aspiring actors to scream properly.

i will not recommend, its boring and will never watch this junk again

How did this get an above average

[ptetdainty · 2/10 · 18 October 2019]

Seriously awful, B Movie fun with mates and a beer, but no.... not above average.

Come get Ethel's pickled chocolates!

[JosephMazzaferro · 19 January 2019]

Yeah buddy! Come get Ethel's pickled chocolates! Writer/director here! Thanks for watching!

Entertaining

[vanfieldhack68 · 9/10 · 7 February 2019]

I love this movie so much. I started watching it during a tough time in my life. It was so much crazier than anything I was going through so it was a nice escape.

Silly, fun low budget horror comedy.

[deadite2night · 6/10 · 29 September 2020]

I see all the hate on this movie saying it's the "worse movie ever made" blah blah. If that's true then those people really haven't seen a lot of movies. Is this movie brilliant? NO! Is it the "worse movie ever made"? HELL NO! If you are not in to low budget horror comedy b-movies then don't waste your time with this and especially don't waste your time putting up a snotty review. If you are then this movie is a lot of fun. The acting isn't terrible, the jokes are silly and it doesn't take itself seriously!

Makes for a Long 80 Minutes

[violentjkd · 2/10 · 2 October 2019]

The opening 5 minutes had me thinking I might have stumbled across a low budget gem. Nope. Almost all downhill from there.

I've seen plenty of micro-budget films and know not to expect quality in most aspects. But this one, outside of some of the music score and maybe 3 total laughs, offers nothing worthwhile. Pacing is weird, dialogue is grade school level and story is all over the place. And the last 10 minutes is a music video, outtakes and credits, which means they could barely scrounge an hour's worth of material for it.

My recommendation is find anything else to do.

Don't trust the paid reviews

[Horrifical · 1/10 · 19 October 2019]

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I spent most of the movie cringing over how bad Aunt Ethel's actor performed. I almost couldn't finish it because she gave me a migraine.