ThanksKilling

_Thankskilling_ has been a Thanksgiving Day tradition for me for years. An ultra-low-budget horror comedy that is self aware enough to put itself in the so-bad-it's-good realm. So, what's going on here? In typical slasher-movie fashion, we get a group of teen stereotypes - played by older actors, naturally - who are being pursued by a killer, which is a wisecracking turkey - think Freddy Krueger... but a turkey puppet. The plot is paper thin there, but if you're watching this for depth, look elsewhere. What makes the movie worth watching is the acting and the dialog: The acting is impressive in the sense that it is not impressive, meaning the actors are doing their best to act badly. The dialog is quotable and funny as hell, but in a cheesy South Park way. What liking _Thankskilling_ or not will ultimately come down to is if the comedy lands with you or not. It's goofy, it's crass, it's cheesy, and I love it.

Even if this was supposed to be a parody of bad horror films (and it's never clear if it is), it is really bad. But there are points where it gets so bad it's good. Watching with my family on Thanksgiving day, we laughed our heads off at all the turkey's lines.