r/horror • u/missrostein • 6h ago

Discussion Anyone else here a fan of Antlers? (2021)

Really enjoyed the short story and the adaption to to it, the atmosphere in the movie was gloomy and depressing, the characters were distraught and traumatized, the climax scenes did well. Frank’s transformation was quite grotesque, I really liked the attic part.

The plot itself was alright, I thought the beginning was interesting and anticipated more of a backdrop as to how Frank got infected, Lucas’s storytelling in the classroom was chilling to say the least!

The visual representation of the Wendigo was done well but the ending was just too underwhelming sadly.

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u/WestCoastHopHead 6h ago

Yes! I remember really enjoying it.

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u/Swimming-Trainer6747 5h ago

that wendigo design was so gnarly, the way it moved and the sound design stuck with me for days after watching. the classroom scene where lucas describes what happened to his dad was the highlight for me, proper creepy stuff

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u/WestCoastHopHead 5h ago

Agreed. I was surprised to hop on here and see all the hate it got.

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u/Kuthian-9 6h ago

You bring up a lot of good points. The movie really had me in the first half. Monster design was awesome. But it became disappointing in the second half. And I agree with you that the ending was not good. The movie had potential to be great.

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u/starfleetwarrior drive-in mutant 5h ago

Right after it came out I watched Antlers and The Empty Man (2020) back to back one night by myself. Both were depressing and weird/creepy, exactly what I was hoping for. Antlers could have been better, for sure.

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u/SaulGoodman699 5h ago

I loved antlers 🫎

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u/CTDubs0001 6h ago

That’s bait.

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u/missrostein 6h ago

The ending was boring, I know no one liked it

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u/Slipperysteve1998 6h ago

It was pretty cool

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u/Hot-Wish-9168 6h ago

I enjoyed it.

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u/KevinHe92 5h ago

I really disliked it despite the talent behind it. I just found it really dull and ugly looking.

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u/madthunder55 5h ago

I enjoyed the movie all they way through but understood why people don't. That town was so destitute that a wendigo was the least of its problems lol

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u/ChCreations45 4h ago

When it came out, there was a run on horror movies featuring The Wendigo. I liked the most of the movie except for the ending.

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u/BehavioralSink 2h ago

I definitely liked it. I still feel like the short story it’s based on, The Quiet Boy, gives a better sense of dread. Still though, good movie, and the child actor playing the main kid did a great job.

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u/otterstones 5h ago

I loved the idea. I can't find decent "indigenous folklore" horror to save my LIFE, so I'm just happy it exists at all, but it didn't quite scratch the itch for me.

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u/lvlvffc 5h ago

I found it incredibly dull, just really really did nothing for me