In an attempt to remind her family of their privilege and help them bond, Ms. Anna Barker invites Pilgrim reenactors to stay with them over Thanksgiving. When the “actors” refuse to break character, the Barker family learns that there is such a thing as too much gratitude.
Into the Dark: Pilgrim, En la Oscuridad: Peregrino, La maldición del peregrino, A Maldição do Peregrino, Die Pilger, Díkůvzdání, A sötétség titkai - Vendég
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This was mostly corny and not a comedy. It might have worked as a comedy. It had a few interesting scenes but I would recommend avoiding this turkey.
the director learned about camera zooms and thought "hey, that would be cool" and just did that the entire movie.
Not sure what I’m more thankful for here? The fact that a bunch of method actors get stuffed, mashed and roasted. Or the fact that I finally have an excellent newer Thanksgiving film to add to my holiday rotation. Either way I am thankful!
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"Did we just murder as a family?!"
A clan of crazy pilgrims take extreme measures in order to teach families to be thankful for what they have. For it can be taken away in an instant.
The Thanksgiving feast climax was bloody and brutal.
One of the most entertaining entries in the Into The Dark canon. A dark comedy with an unusual musical score(mixture of gospel and electric songs).
7.5 out of 10
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🦃🦃
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Thanksgiving terror time! This was pretty fun as long as you have a little patience, which is also the name of one of the characters!
It starts out kind of iffy and slow, but stuck with it and it builds up to one hell of a great ending! It does require complete and total suspension of disbelief so how well you can do that may seriously affect your enjoyment level. It’s all played so straight for so long that it was almost too much for me, ME, to look past, but once you give in and accept the complete and total ridiculousness of it all you end up having a good time.
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Couldn't get into the weird tone of this with all its unnecessary focus and perspective distortion, there's some really awful quick-movement handheld cam stuff, nearly every frame is overdone with some kind of unusual(ly bad) camera work, and tension felt completely absent despite it obviously trying really hard. What the hell is wrong with just shooting something nicely instead of pumping it full of terrible-looking gimmicks? If there's a decent movie underneath it doesn't need all that flashy shit slathered on top of it. It's distracting. And ugly. I hate it, and all that stuff did was annoy me because I couldn't decide if I hated that or the actual movie more.
There's the whole weird racial thing with a…
Pilgrim: the original tourist who refused to ask for directions.
I am thankful that the last 10 minutes were worth the watch.
Never been a fan of watching anyone eating on film.
Especially when they do those close up shots.
But watching them vomit blood doesn't freak me out.
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The Barker family is a well-off family in the suburbs who invite Pilgrim reenactors to stay with them for the few days surrounding Thanksgiving. The goal is to teach family unity and experience the hardships of their ancestors. The invited Pilgrims are very serious about their roles, even building their own dwelling in the backyard. The daughter, Cody, has been pampered her entire life and is in her rebellious phase, in which she lashes out against her family and tradition. She is the first one to realize that something isn't right about these "actors." In fact, there is something very much wrong about them.
Into the Dark was a short-lived series on Hulu that featured two seasons of Hulu Original…
this movie certainly made some Choices and continued to make Choices
Feels like the series has been in a rough spot, so this was a nice upswing. It's a cute concept that takes its time building up the creepiness, thanks to a great villainous performance from Peter Giles. While there are some issues along the way, once it gets into the finale, it's total madness. Gnarly deaths, erratic camerawork and editing, and amusing music choices create a lengthy dinner feast sequence that is disturbing and humorous.
Nutty, stupid, fun. Perfect for the holiday season. As absurd as its premise implies. I laughed for a good majority of the films runtime - it's just that ridiculous. Love Reign Edwards (Snowfall, Bold & the Beautiful) as an actor and would love to see her get more work going forward. She was great in this.
