Boy Kills World

Produced by Sam Raimi. Features murder, mayhem, H. John Benjamin narrating, and a dictatorship that makes great tasting breakfast cereal!

Releases April

Edited by Zarius on Feb 22nd 2024 at 11:02:27 AM

The ENTIRE world? That seems kinda overkill.

Cory Matthews has had enough of everyone's shit.

I absolutely thought it was going to be some horror parody version, lol.

Who wouldn't want H. John Benjamin as their personal narrator?

I mean, fuck it, this seems right up my alley, great Ludicrous Gibs moments to be had, high octane violence, some humor, some drama, all in a delightfully neat package, let's freaking go.

I’ll leave this here for anyone who wants to make it or edit it: Boy Kills World.

I don't say this often, but honestly Disney probably should sue?

Like... I'm struggling to think how the title can be anything but trying to confuse audiences that this isn't a dark take on Boy Meets World.

Now, obviously they won't since this is far enough along and having Sam Raimi as a producer certainly demonstrates they're insulated from interference from The Mouse but... seriously, it's a weird title.

Basically, I cannot fathom any meaning behind the title other than a play off of this very specific TV series title, and it's not like it's a completely dead series. It had a revival only a few years back.

Edited by Larkmarn on Feb 23rd 2024 at 2:59:43 PM

I really dont think they're trying to confuse anybody that this movie is related to a 30 year old tv show.

Thats like saying ABC should sue the author of The Hating Game.

That, and I'm just gonna say it: I want the Boy Meets World/Boy Kills World crossover memes. Fuck it, why not live a little? Why not have funny Archer/Bob's Burgers guy voicing the narration? Why not milk this for all its worth?

So, it's a Purge/Hunger Games crossover parody kinda starring Bob Belcher?

Fuck yeah, let's go. It actually looks funny.

Think of him more as Sterling Archer. He’s much more unhinged and energetic.

Actually, we split the difference: Bob Archer.

Joking aside though, I do actually pick up on a middle ground between the two voices. Clearly he's unhinged... yet collected.

Edited by Ego-Man25 on Feb 24th 2024 at 7:06:20 AM

I feel you could've titled this movie Danger Zone.

I made the page for this. Feelnfree to add or improve.

Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Feb 25th 2024 at 9:43:33 AM

We have a red band trailer

Yeah, this looks awesome.

Awesomely batshit crazy.

I didn't like it. After the first hour or so, it becomes numbingly monotonous, no matter how gory or visceral it gets, and Benjamin's narration goes from sort of amusing to nails-on-a-chalkboard bad—and I like Bob's Burgers.

It's also very hard to root for anyone by the end.

Ok that's your opinion so I'm still going to watch it anyway regardless of how good or how bad the movie is. If that's fine by you.

Edited by Bubblepig on Apr 27th 2024 at 9:45:02 AM

My feelings on the movie are similar. It has some nicely choreographed, quite gory fight scenes, but the juvenile, uninspired sense of humor detracts from the experience—there was maybe one time I laughed, which isn’t great when you’re trying to do a balls-to-the-wall crazy action comedy. I did like some of the characters—most of the villains were delightfully scummy, and June’s fight scenes were cool even if I guessed part of the twist the moment she showed up onscreen. Speaking of which, the twist was really, really stupid. Doing a “both sides were evil the whole time” bit when one side is a fascist government that regularly rounds up and kills people for (explicitly) no reason and the other is…a guy whose family was killed by said government? Just doesn’t sit right with me. At least H. Jon Benjamin was only the second most annoying character in the movie, though. Every line Basho had was like nails on a chalkboard.

I really enjoyed it, surprisingly good and funny.

I don't think that's what it was saying at all. The entire resistance was clearly straightforwardly good guys. The Shaman was just He Who Fights Monsters, which is foreshadowed throughout the entire movie. Him not being a good person is extremely clear.

Now, I do think the movie would have been better if it leaned more into the main characters deafness. They do a bit with the other resistance fighter's beard messing with his lip reading, but if they'd gone further, like the loudspeaker was a great spot for a visual gag that was just missed, because, of course, if he's lip reading, then the loudspeaker actually renders the speaker mute for him, rather than making him more audible. Similarly a few points where he's looking away, but still hears people...like, frankly Basho's death scene could have benefitted from this. He's behind the kid, so let him talk, but have it literally only be mouthed, because the kid can't lip read while he's facing the other direction.

I'm sorry, but what exactly is this reply? What are you trying to impart? Is it some kind of dig at me? Genuinely confused here.

I don't necessarily take umbrage with how the factions are treated; as said , it's pretty clear who's good and who's evil. My problem is mostly that the final battle is between a character who never really seems to have agency of his own by the time it happens, and two who are huge pieces of shit with too few reasons to care about them. Boy might care about his sister but I wasn't about to look past her "introductory" scene be her violently massacring dissenters.

Speaking of which... So, they were giving the finger to a statue of their own family member in the flashback scenes?

Edited by Prowler on Apr 28th 2024 at 8:13:08 AM

Eh, I disagree about a lack of agency. Sure, his mission has been imposed upon him by brainwashing and torture, but he's literally commanded by his kidnapper/trainer/abuser not to act, that it isn't time and directly rejects that order. Similarly, his mother attempts to bring him back into the fold and he implicitly rejects that offer. He also somehow recognizes his sister and so doesn't kill her, a choice he reaffirms when directly commanded to by Shaman. He also doesn't shoot Shaman in his backstory, and flees from the actions which have been forced upon him, creating the opening for Shaman to kidnap him. He definitely has agency at every critical moment of the film. Now, his sister and Shaman are both gigantic assholes, but it seems like his sister is willing to change, while Shaman clearly isn't.

On the finger question. Yes, I believe that was real, given that she recognizes the gesture. It seems clear that both of them had serious issues with their parents, to the point of running away to the arcade and having a plan to escape the city and their family.

I guess I did forget that she did hate her mom enough to slam a hatchet through her head

I wasn't trying to dig at you. I meant I still want to watch it regardless of whether the movie was bad if that's okay that I can watch it (not in theaters of course) since you are just expressing your opinion? I didn't mean to sound like I was offended by your opinion and review when I wasn't. Sorry for confusing you. I probably confused myself too.