I first watched some of this movie in college, and I wish I hadn't. At the time, I thought the movie was dumb & wasn't impressed. I think current me would have enjoyed this more if I'd gone into it blind, but alas, I knew pretty much all of the twists going into my first REAL full-watch.
I think the setup for this is great-- I love the concept of them choosing their fate, the betting, etc. I'm just not sure I loved how everything came together. It seemed like every aspect of this was a bit rushed, like they could've used extra time once everyone started dying, or when the two survivors let loose all the creatures. It felt like they tried to fit too many things into the time they had and I would've preferred either more time or fewer things. This is also true of the ending, which just didn't really give me what I wanted. Maybe it's because I just watched a certain popular netflix show, but I think I would've liked this better and found it more satisfying if it leaned into the betting and was truly just human torture for entertainment or rich people betting, rather than as sacrifices to gods. idk, just as-is, it wasn't as enjoyable as i'd hope.
Review by KrisBlockedParentSpoilers2021-10-14T06:51:09Z
I first watched some of this movie in college, and I wish I hadn't. At the time, I thought the movie was dumb & wasn't impressed. I think current me would have enjoyed this more if I'd gone into it blind, but alas, I knew pretty much all of the twists going into my first REAL full-watch.
I think the setup for this is great-- I love the concept of them choosing their fate, the betting, etc. I'm just not sure I loved how everything came together. It seemed like every aspect of this was a bit rushed, like they could've used extra time once everyone started dying, or when the two survivors let loose all the creatures. It felt like they tried to fit too many things into the time they had and I would've preferred either more time or fewer things. This is also true of the ending, which just didn't really give me what I wanted. Maybe it's because I just watched a certain popular netflix show, but I think I would've liked this better and found it more satisfying if it leaned into the betting and was truly just human torture for entertainment or rich people betting, rather than as sacrifices to gods. idk, just as-is, it wasn't as enjoyable as i'd hope.