WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY (2023)
British slasher takes the beloved characters and turns them into killers. Story has Christopher Robin leaving for college and thus leaving Pooh and company to fend for themselves. A harsh winter leads to them eating Eeyore to survive and this act twists them and gives them a hatred for humanity. They kill anyone who enters the 100 Acre Wood and when a group of girls rent a cabin in the area, Pooh and Piglet begin to murder them one by one.
Live action horror flick is written and directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield. Despite its novel and amusing premise, taking beloved children’s characters and turning them into serial killers, the film is basically a routine Chainsaw Massacre-esque slasher. There is some abundant gore, and the cast of young ladies are likable enough, but Pooh and Piglet aren’t scary and simply look like big guys in Halloween masks. This kills their threat factor as we are supposed to be under the illusion these are the Pooh characters turned savage and not humans in rubber masks. It’s an amusing idea that is not utilized as nearly as well as it could have been. It also might have been better served by having a more twisted sense of humor instead of playing it so boringly serious. Worth a look, but with minimal expectations.
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