Lake bodom is a classic slasher that modernizes a very retro horror trope. Note there is another film with a similar name, so be cautious. Bestbreeder from 1997 to 2000 children of bodom songs. A dark presence stalks the shadowy woodland, as atte confesses to ida that he doubts the legitimacy of her full frontal pics floating around on the internet. That being said, the last act of the film feels rushed the movie is only 1hr 25min, and doesnt really get enough room to have an impact. Sooner or later, that young and supple flesh will attract the unwanted attention of a hulking masked serial killer, and sure as eggs are eggs, by. With nelly hirstgee, mimosa willamo, mikael gabriel, santeri helinheimo mantyla. En 1960, trois adolescents sont retrouves mort alors quils campaient au bord d. Lake bodom which premiered overseas simply as bodom last yeartells the story of ida nelly hirstgee, a teen from a strict, religious family who is convinced by her best friend nora mimosa. Shudder, the amcbacked streaming service, has picked up exclusive u. Its based on the true events at lake bodom and the crime is unsolved even today, the only survivor was tried in court for the massacre only some years ago and was released.
May 24, 2017 every campers worst nightmare came true at lake bodom in 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent. The horny teen killing business has proven to be, well, hard to kill, pun intended. When first being introduced to this movie, i was told it was a horror movie. Lake bodom a fictional riff on an unsolved finnish murder case includes a host of surprises in a smart genre package. The trailer will tell you if youd want to watch i thought it was worth it. The performances here are fun, and i really liked the. Notorious truelife murders spawn a twisty turny meta slasher. Lake bodom was the first feature for don films, the production company cofounded by taneli and aleksi.
Oct 18, 2016 taking a real multiple homicide case as its inspiration, lake bodom is a superior finnish slasher movie with enough production gloss and narrative ingenuity to secure a u. Mar 20, 2017 lake bodomwhich premiered overseas simply as bodom last yeartells the story of ida nelly hirstgee, a teen from a strict, religious family who is convinced by her best friend nora mimosa. May 18, 2017 as you might expect for a film that centers on wayward teens cavorting on corrupted soil, things soon take a turn toward murder, but lake bodom has a few tricks up its sleeve along the way that. And believe you me, the world needs mustonen behind the camera of more horror films. The real unsolved murders of lake bodom screamfest.
Children of bodom is a finnish extreme metal band from espoo. Lake bodom is a film filled with murder, betrayal, obsession, and deception. Lake bodom is inspired by a true story that has haunted finland for years. There are effective scenes here, most notably a sequence where someone has to dive into a pitchblack. As quickly as the plot passes by predictability, lake bodom disappointingly boomerangs backward. Lake bodom has just released, exclusively, on shudder.
This is a fun, wellmade flick that we hope will not be the last of its kind. Sort of a smarter friday the th situation, with a more complicated ending than usual. A rare horror film out of finland puts a twist on the slasher tweet share post bookmark subscribe lake bodom is inspired by a. Amcbacked shudder acquires sxsw slasher movie lake. Bodom trask is a lake in finland located on the suburbs of the city of espoo, not far from helsinki. As the years passed and the case grew cold, the unsolved. Through it all, though, lake bodom promises and delivers an entertaining ride. In this film, two teenage boys santeri helinheimo, mikael gabriel invite two female friends mimosa willamo, nelly hirstgee along on a camping trip to the notorious site, to recreate the circumstances and test a theory that one. Available in canada and the united states through subscription, this is the first finnish horror film, for this viewer. The movie is upfront that the film is loosely based on one theory of the real life lake bodom murders so its not trying to be something deeper than it is. Bodom was original in the sense that it was a physiological horror. Mar 07, 2016 return to sender 2015 march 7, 2016 april 26, 2016 thefinalscene for most of the way return to sender merges creepy with sexy, building on the idea that a woman could be developing perverse feelings for her sexual attacker. While there, the four end up in a bizarre slasher plot with lots of twists and turns. The many different aspects of the film add a lot of intrigue, but it also makes the film seem convoluted at times.
Now, a group of teenagers arrives at the same campsite, hoping to solve the murder by reconstructing it. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. While i love that about the film because it keeps the audience guessing, it also felt like there may be one too many layers to the plot. Lake bodom ends up feeling more like the directors horror demo reel than a coherent movie. If you like lake bodom you are looking for movies about with teenager, forest, lake, murder, knife, volvo and mass murder themes of horror, mystery and thriller genre shot in finland or new zealand. Find out where lake bodom is streaming, if lake bodom is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. May 19, 2017 lake bodom is a beautiful film, thanks to the complicated shooting of lindholm, mustonen and others. Amcbacked shudder acquires sxsw slasher movie lake bodom. Horror movies you shouldnt watch before going camping.
Lake bodom 2016 x264 english eng subs bluray 480p 300mb 720p 632mb mkv watchdownload hd links. Lake bodom is a beautiful film, thanks to the complicated shooting of lindholm, mustonen and others. The boutique company built on the writing duos original story concepts has now released its first finished products, and gained nominations for both finlands national tv awards as well as the local academy awards. A group of finnish friends decide to go camping by lake bodom to do a. Released 2016, lake bodom stars mikael gabriel, mimosa willamo, santeri helinheimo mantyla, nelly hirstgee the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100. They have released ten studio albums, two live albums, two. Recommendation engine sorted out surprise ending, suspense, cult film and suspenseful films with plots about murder, blood, slasher, violence, gore, knife and teenager mostly in.
Lake bodom movie clip teases a classic campground slasher. Thankfully, finnish slasher flick, lake bodom, promises both a. Annikki and pietari are two university students investigating a series of murders that happened in 1960 in lake bodom, finland where 4 students were found brutally murdered with only sole survivor. Well, almost, by an unseen brute, and possibly the original lake bodom slasher. See the full list of lake bodom cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. These types of horror movies can get predictable and lose their sense of scary. And an occasional choppiness during scene transitions leaves several plot points feeling underdeveloped. May 18, 2017 during screamfest 2016, a young actress by the name of mimosa willamo won our award for best actress for her performance in the finnish film lake bodom, or simply bodom, the third feature for talented director taneli mustonen. The gateway alpha gateway a hellraiser scene in it. And you might groan a little more at lake bodom, helmed by taneli mustonen.
Formed in 1993 as inearthed, the group consists of alexi laiho lead guitar, lead vocals, and daniel freyberg rhythm guitar as of december 2019. Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you. Lake bodom, recently acquired by shudder, is a slick. In the film, a group of true crime fans decide to take the ultimate challenge and camp at the very site where a horrific crime once occurred. They could even end up inspiring you to further expand your horrorhorizons.
Four teens get some scary surprises when they camp out at finlands lake bodom, the site of a grisly massacre back in 1960. With the killer still at large, the teens have plenty of time to theorize about who might really be responsible and if hes still out there. Was the good boys cast allowed to watch their rrated movie. On the morning of june 5, 1960 four teenagers that were camping on.
Every campers worst nightmare came true at lake bodom in 1960 when four. And believe me, i dont take such judgments lightly. The film isnt without its fumbles, though, and one sequence of heavy exposition nearly derails an otherwise solid third act twist. The weekend is here, and there are many new movies to watch. The lake is notorious for murders that occurred in the early morning hours of june 5, 1960, when four teenagers two boys, nils gustafsson and seppo boisman and. I saw it but it has been a long time since i saw hellraiser so i dont remember. During a camping trip to lake bodom in 1960, four teenagers are stabbed to death in their tents. At the end when the new group arrives at the lake its implied that there is someone.
As a finnish person i find this film very interesting. The lake bodom murders is one of the most famous unsolved homicide cases in finnish criminal history. On june 5, 1960, at bodom lake, 15yearold females, maila irmeli bjorklund and anja tuulikki maki, and 18yearold male, seppo antero boisman, were killed by stabbing and blunt force trauma to their heads, while sleeping inside a tent. Nora vamps it up, splashing about in the ice cold lake in her bra and knickers. May 18, 2017 lake bodom toys with its audience giddily and ferociously, like a tiltawheel of genre conventions, and mustonen films it all through a confident, boldly cinematic lens, building off the bones of. Panu aaltio the obsession bodom 2016 soundtrack youtube. Lake bodom toys with its audience giddily and ferociously, like a tiltawheel of genre conventions, and mustonen films it all through a confident, boldly cinematic lens, building off the bones of. Much of the films strengths lie in the unfolding of its factual plot, and the less. The lake measures approximately three kilometres in length and one kilometre in width. This finnish slasher film is inspired by true, unsolved murders from the 1960s, which is never something people want to hear about a horror movie. A rare horror film out of finland puts a twist on the slasher tweet share post bookmark subscribe lake bodom is inspired by a true story that has haunted finland for years. In the film, four teenagers venture out to lake bodom in hopes of solving the mystery behind a group of campers who were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent. Bodom taneli mustonen, 2016 is a finnish horror film inspired by the 1960 murders at the bodom lake in southern finland.
On june 4, 1960, four teenagers decided to camp of the shore of the beautiful lake near espoo known as lake bodom. With a plot which gets increasingly twisty and less interesting as a result it may be of interest on vod if so inclined however as a festival entry it is utterly inessential. It indeed has its flaws, but that doesnt stop it from being entertaining. As quickly as the plot passes by predictability, lake bodom. After seeing so many films in such short succession, it is sometimes difficult for a film to stand out, lake bodom however, firmly rooted itself in my psyche. And lake bodom is not the place to be visiting or doing a thesis on. In 1960, 3 teenagers were killed while camping at lake bodom in finland, and the perpetrator was never caught. As the years passed and the case grew cold, the unsolved mystery turned into an urban legend, a creepy campfire story passed from generation to generation. When we first think of horror movies we think of blood and gore and people being killed or attacked. There are effective scenes here, most notably a sequence where someone has.
Jan 30, 2015 if you go out in the woods tonight youll be sure of a big surprise. The film stars nelly hirstgee as ida, a young woman cast in the. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Thankfully, finnish slasher flick, lake bodom, promises both a healthy career for firsttime horror director, taneli mustonen, and a welcoming cushion to a slew of low budget slashers neither well studied nor thrilling enough to breathe life back into trodden scenarios. Lake bodom is what a savage slasher film looks like when the kids arent.
Going on a remote and bucolic holiday can be a risky business if youre a movie teen feeling the first throws of love and, lets be honest here, just plain thirsty. The will is there with lake bodom however the whole thing just doesnt come off in the way you want. With necksnapping shock, lake bodom fires up a flare of fair warning that although it may appear formulaic on the surface, an inventively original movie is in play. From the soundtrack of the 2016 finnish slasher bodom. I hope that they also provide the means for some kind of theatrical run because this is a movie that absolutely needs to be seen on the big screen. Dec 08, 2016 its a smart rearrangement of a popular trope without any air of pretentiousness to the script.
The first thing to note is that the film is not a fictionalized account of the murders, but instead a story that takes place 50 years later with connections to the murders. Most similar movies to lake bodom the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Oct 25, 2016 with necksnapping shock, lake bodom fires up a flare of fair warning that although it may appear formulaic on the surface, an inventively original movie is in play. Loved the setting and the filming style, the acting is good as well, and i have to give lake bodom credit for trying to put an interesting spin on slasher tropes. Every campers worst nightmare came true at lake bodom in 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent. During screamfest 2016, a young actress by the name of mimosa willamo won our award for best actress for her performance in the finnish film lake bodom, or simply bodom, the third feature for talented director taneli mustonen. The twists will either make it or break it for you, if you choose to roll with the punches you may find pet to be the perfect midnight movie.
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