Screamboat Film Review

Much like Popeye it's shockingly been really popular to adapt Mickey Mouse into a slasher villain which in this case does make alot of sense as he is the more popular character of the two. With the film that i'm going to be reviewing for you all today actually being one of the better ones out there simply due to the fact that this film actually has alot of effort put into it and so then join me as I review the film that quite literally brings Mickey Mouse into the world of live action with the film in question being called simply just "Screamboat" enjoy.

The plot of this film is when a group of passengers aboard a ferry start to get killed off one by one it's up to a few of them to work who or better yet what is killing them and for what reason. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad as it was a really fun filled plot as it not only mimics the plot of Steamboat Willie but it also takes it in a fresh a new direction something that alot of these Mickey Mouse based horror films haven't done as they all just rely on the fact that Mickey Mouse is the main villain and that's really it where as here the makers of this film actually but in effort into crafting a plot that whilst it won't ever win any kind of awards is still a plot that knows that's not that good and there for just allows itself to be a fun and dumb plot but one that's also dumb in all of the right ways as well with this films plot being as fully developed as it was ever likely to be but at the same time tho it would have been nice if the plot of this film was a bit more developed then what it ended up being as that would have helped out this film in the long run as it would have made this films plot alot more better then what it is as right now while yes this films plot is alot more better then what it really had any right to be it's also not as good as it really could have been either with the plot of this film also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this film is Allison Pittel as Selena , Jesse Posey as Pete and Amy Schumacher as EMT Amber. Also starring in this film is Jesse Kove as Lieutenant Diaz , Kailey Hyman as Cindi , Rumi C. Jean-Louis as Matteo , Jarod Lindsey as Moses , Sarah Kopkin as Ilsa Arindel , Savannah Whitten as Ariana , Stephanie Bates as Bella , Poonam Basu as Jazzy , Allyson Sereboff as Aubrey , Jarlath Conroy as Barry , Jared Johnston as Neil and David Howard Thornton as Steamboat Willie.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in al honesty not that bad. With all of this films actors really trying their best to make this films script work for them and given that alot of this films actors aren't that well known it would also be a really foolish to expect good or even great acting from them in this film film and yet that's exactly what we get as all of this films actors turn in some really good performances in this very film and because of that they really do own there characters and make the best use of all of their screen time in this film with the best actor in this film quite easily being David Howard Thornton as Steamboat Willie as he is so quite clearly having the time of his life playing this character and it is something that really does shine through in his performance as well as with the character being mostly silent throughout the whole film David Howard Thornton has to get across just what the character is thinking and feeling with just his body language and that is something that he does with ease so much so that alot of the best scenes in the movie involve his character as his performance as the character is just that good with the acting that's in this very film not really being helped by the fact that this films script is just so bad as it gives none of this films actors absolutely nothing to work with interms of what it is that there respective characters personalities are even meant to be in the first place which is something that really does harm the overall quality of the acting that's in this very film.

This film has the one thing that both The Mouse Trap and Mouse of Horrors didn't have and that's actual thought and effort put into it. As you can tell right from the first shot of the movie that the makers of this film knew what they were doing and actually took the time needed to make this film the best that it could possibly be as the other two films where in production within days of the rights to Steamboat Willie being free where as with this film while yes it was announced the very next after Steamboat Willie went into public domain it took a while for them to get the film made as they were just trying to perfect the film and make it as could as it could have been and that is something that really does shine through in the final cut of the film as everything feels like that's in there for a reason and the fact that alot of the film actually had extra's and high production value only serves to make this film look alot more better then the other two films where as they look and feel cheap and while all three of these films are very cheaply made here with this film you really can't tell with it looking like a decently budgeted horror film instead of being a small budgeted horror film and while that production value doesn't extend to how they portray Mickey Mouse in certain scenes as it looks like that they quite literally use a toy version of the character as it looks that bad the overall production value for this film was really high with it being quite clear as day that the makers of this film prioritized making a good film first and the fact that Mickey Mouse is the main villain is secondary as they know that without the first part it won't matter who the main villain is because your audience will already be checked out.

If you thought that Mickey Mouse would be the only Disney character to get featured in this film you were wrong. As a shockingly high amount of the Disney Princess's all appear in this movie with Cindi , Ariana , Jazzy , Bella , Ilsa  and Rory all being named after classic Disney Princess's but there not only ones tho as even characters from Sofia The First get featured in this film with the character of Amber being a main character in tis film and even Selena dresses up as the version of Minnie Mouse from Steamboat Willie with even the character of Pete being named after the character of the same name which does go to show you that the makers of this film knew full well what type of film that they were making and instead just hiding away from the fact that there making something that's based off of a Disney character they fully embraced so much so that even one of the films trailers not only had the classic Disney font but also that old school Disney vibe to it as well with this being the right approach t take when your making a film like this as while yes making something serious like Blood And Honey works just as well it works even better if you have a good understanding that what your making isn't going to be that good and that sometimes embracing the silliness that does come with these characters works even better then playing it straight does and because of that this film is allowed to be alot more fun and have alot more goofy moments in it and the film does work really well because of the fact that it's fully embracing the silliness that does come with the fact that these characters were originally cartoon characters and heck the film even has Minnie Mouse appear right at the very end of the movie as that's just how corny and goofy that this film really is.

While this film does have quite alot of things going for it sadly it does have some things that do work against it. Like the fact that the films characters aren't developed with all of them just feeling like cardboard cutouts of much more better characters this is especially true for the characters that are meant to be the Disney Princess's as outside of having either the same name or a slightly altered name none of them have that much of personality outside of copying what there Disney character did which is a shame as those were some of the more entertaining parts of the movie with those characters even getting some of the best jokes in the film but because the fact that there not that well developed as characters it means that us the audience do feel nothing when they do die and are left just waiting for them to die as well and it's sadly like that with alot of the films other characters as well as due to there being quite alot of main characters and such a short amount of running time the film can't really give them all the screen time that they need to be fully developed characters so much so that the only thing that is memorable about alot of them is the fact that there spoofing Disney characters and that's really it and while this film is a comedy the comedy can at times be annoying as the Princess stand ins have this annoying accent to them that is really hard to describe but while it is something that works for there characters and makes the comedy from them funny it also makes them really annoying to have to listen to as well and even the film's main character of Selena isn't that well developed of a character as the only thing that we get to find out about her character is that she wants to leave New York City and that's it.

With this film being a horror comedy the film does actually have alot of really funny jokes in it with almost all of this films jokes working and landing really hard. Like the fact that when Cindi thinks that she's gotten away from Steamboat Willie she hides behind exactly where he can kill her and the film just cuts to him pointing this put before going on to kill her which was just such a darkly funny joke and it's one that really did work in this film as does the fact that at the start of the movie Selena reveals that she's trying to get away from Princess type characters which might not be funny on it's own but preceding that big reveal the film shoots , edits and scores her big introductory scene like she's being chased by the killer thus making that big reveal a pretty funny joke but that's not the best joke in the film as that honor goes to something that Steamboat Willie does as after he's killed the captain of the boat he just straight up recreates the famous whistling scene from Steamboat Willie complete with the whistle which just such a funny joke with that joke being the one the sold me on this movie as it was made clear by that point that this film is firmly tongue in cheek and that the makers of this film knew what kind of film that they were making and so they just decided to go all in and make this film the must fun film that could have done and while the Disney Princess jokes at the start were pretty fun as heck Ariana straight up says that she wants to be where the people are and a another character says to Belle to be our guest they did get quite annoying as it was getting to the point where all they did was start to remind you that you could be watching a much more better movie thus taking you out of this one but when this film tells a really joke it is a really good and painfully funny joke.

Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and forty two minuets and thirteen seconds. Which is a bit on the long side for one these horror films to last with this film having just about the right amount of plot there to cover that amount of running time but at the same time tho this film really doesn't use its running time all that wisely either as neither the plot nor it's characters are that well developed which is pretty much par the course for one of these horror films as none of them have that well developed plots or characters but it is something that is still an issue as the film could have been alot more better and still be this dumb film with this dumb plot if the plot was a bit more developed as there are large portions of the film very early on where nothing is happening to advance the plot of the film and it's in those scenes where things could have been added that do develop the the films plot a bit more with the same thing also being true for the films characters as well as on paper they could have been some really good characters but because of the fact that alot of the film is spent with this bad mystery of who is doing these kills when it really doesn't need to do that thanks to the films poster and because of that it does meant that the films characters can't be that well developed and so we are left with a bunch of characters that we can't form a connection with as the film doesn't give us a reason to care for them and instead leaves us cheering for the films villain which even then is mostly just due to how entertaining that actor David Howard Thornton in in the role but I really will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is a slasher that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With it being this films kills that are actually one of the more entertaining parts of the film as we get to see just how creative Steamboat Willie is even given the fact that he's quite literally the size of a mouse which given the character that he's meant to be was a nice touch as it now means that he does have to get really creative with his kills something that he does put to great use all throughout this film as we do get some really cool and unique kills from this character from his just straight up using some wire to cut the captain's head off to impaling two of the girls there are alot of kills to be found in this film so much so that it's hard to say just what the best kill of this film is as realistically anyone of this films kills could make that claim but for the shear entertainment factor alone it would have to go do to the death of boat's captain as while being strangled with wire so tight that your head gets cut off because isn't that new of a kill it's the fact that they do the famous whistling scene from Steamboat Willie directly after it that does make it the best kill in the movie as it was a very entertaining scene to watch in this movie and was the perfect blend between horror and comedy as there was plenty of more comedic moments spread out all throughout that kill like the fact that due to the captain's large neck Willie does get frustrated and starts to whistle all other again which was a darkly funny thing to see in this film and something that made that kill standout from all of the others in this film in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Overall out of the three Mickey Mouse based horror movies that have been released thus far this is quite easily the best of the bunch as this film still stays true to the spirit of the original Steamboat Willie but still puts it's own horror spin on the story but with that being said it's still not all that good of a film in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very film really does earn itself a grand old score old exactly a 5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the mages that I personally used in this very review from the official Disney fandom wiki page , Tenor , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being Google Images simply because the official Scream fandom wiki page actually has images from this film really are up and on the Google Image and plus pretty much much all of the images that I personally found on Google Images were all really very fairly high quality and as well as being as really very fairly high definition as well and so then horror fans we end this review as we always do with really our one and true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.

The Mouse Trap Film Review

Mickey Mouse is the worlds most famous mouse and yet for some strange reason when Disney let the copyright on what is technically his second ever cartoon expire. Horror filmmakers leapt at the chance to tell a story that the house of mouse would never be able to tell with there iconic mascot with this film also being one of many in a long line of films that are based off of a beloved cartoon character and so then join me as I review the film that sees Mickey Mouse become a serial killer with the film in question being called simply just "The Mouse Trap" enjoy.

The plot of the film is when a group of friends go to surprise a friend at the arcade where she works for her birthday they all find themselves attacked by a man wearing a Mickey Mouse mask. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty for lack of a better word weird but not in a good way as the film doesn't even tell a complete story with the film just ending for no rhyme or reason with the films plot not really coming to any kind of conclusion with the plot of this film also being fairly weak at best and at it's worst just down right bad as the plot just comes an goes as and when it pleases and yet when it is here and is focused on it's just not that interesting of a plot either with the films plot just being the kind of plot that you'd expect to find in a film like this ne only without any of the fun or charm that you'd really want from the plot of film like this one to have with the plot of this film also being not really rather entertaining and as well as not rally being really rather engaging either in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this film is Sophie McIntosh as Alex Fen , Madeline Kelman as Jayna and Ben Harris as Ryan. Also starring in this film is Callum Sywyk as Marcus , Mireille Gagné as Gemma , James Laurin as Paul , Kayleigh Styles as Jackie , Mackenzie Mills as Rebecca , Jesse Masmith as Danny , Allegra Nocita as Marie , Damir Kovic as Detective Cole , Nick Biskupek as Detective Marsh and this films writer and one of this films producers Jack Says and Kill Keith star Simon Phillips as Tim Collins / Mickey Mouse.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual actin that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad. With this films acting really being alot better then what it really had any right to be as no one would have expected great or even good acting from a low budget film like this one and while this films acting isn't that good it's certainly alot better then what it really should have been as it's quite clear as day that this film mostly unknown actors rea;;y are indeed all trying there best to turn in a good performance even given this films somewhat really weird concept with the acting that's in this film not really being helped by this film script as this films script gives none of this films actors absolutely nothing to work with interms of what it is that there respective characters personalities are even meant to be in the first place which is something that rally does help to lower the overall quality of the acting that's in this very film.

To give this film some sort of credit it does have a rather unique setting that being an arcade which is a setting that really isn't used in horror films. While this film doesn't really use it's setting to it's full advantage it is still a fun setting for a horror film and it's one that really does allow for alot of really creative kills and alot of really creative scares as well just due to the fact that the killer can appear in so many places that they just couldn't do in another slasher film and it also means that the victims can also be stored in the games themselves which just that very thought in of itself is such a cool idea that it makes you wonder why other horror films haven't used an arcade as a setting for there film just due for the amount of creative things that you could really do in that setting and on top of that is the fact that for a small independent feature film like this one it's a really great setting as it means that the film already has all of it's locations in one big location instead of having to pay for studio space you can just use all of the locations that you can find in an arcade and just go wild in them but at the same time there is only so many places that you can have the killer appear from before it gets really old as does the fact that are only so many places where you can have the victims stored before it's becomes repetitive as well.

For all of you that perhaps don't know this film was only made because of the fact that the copyright on what is technically the first ever Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie ran out at the start of the year. Which means that this version of Mickey Mouse and all of the characters that appear in that short and the short film itself can be used in none Disney related media with this film being the first horror film to do just that as not only do they use Mickey Mouse which yes they mention by name several times but they also have the original short film playing not only in the films opening credits but also in the actual film itself with this film following the trend that was started back in the 2023 film Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey in that it uses a very well known Disney character but now it puts them in a new light by making them the villain of a slasher film only this film at ;east has the common sense to make this film a horror comedy the issue being that the jokes that this film tries to tell aren't even that funny and as all alot of them are are just them commenting on the fact that they can now use Mickey Mouse in a horror film and that's really it and there's only so many times that you can here jokes like that before it starts to get old and boring.

The worst thing that can be said about this film is the fact that it's forgettable as that's exactly what this film it's forgettable. Just to give you all an example of just hoe forgettable this film is this review is being written a few hours after the films finished and I can barely remember what happened in the film as yes this film did the impossible it made a Mickey Mouse horror film which should be really memorable somehow forgettable that is something that really does take alot of skill as on paper this film should be memorable just for the share fact that it has perhaps the most beloved cartoon mouse as a horror film villain and yet for some strange reason the makers of this film chose to make this film really forgettable by giving us bland characters , a sub-plot involving one of the survivors of this film telling the police about the plot of this film which goes nowhere and only serves to set up a post credits scene and that's it and heck even this films unique setting which while yes does help the film stand out a bit doesn't really do enough to make the film feel all that memorable and even the films carboard cutout characters aren't really all that memorable either as alot of them only have one function in the film and that's really it and even then the film doesn't really allow them to fulfill that function due to the fact that the film just stops.

As was just mentioned this films characters aren't really all that memorable as pretty much all of them just have one characteristic each and that's really it. Heck even in the main bulk of the film the film even forgets about one character in he film and she's meant to be the main character of the police portion of the film and yet she's barely even mentioned and she's the most interesting character in the movie as at least the makers of this film went through some effort to make this character at least somewhat interesting even if it was just by making her a goth girl and that's really it it's still better then what the rest of the characters get which is just the stick traits from a stereotypical slasher film only with nothing new added to them to make them standout and nothing interesting about them to make those traits feel new and different again but this film does get some credit for killing of who we are meant to believe is this films final girl Alex Fen as she just had nothing interesting about her character with her trait being that she's the typical all American girl next door kind of character and that's really it except the film does nothing new or interesting with her character and as a result of that is the fact that all of this films characters barring goth girl Rebecca.

Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and twenty minuets and ten seconds. Which is about the right amount of time for a film like this one to have as the film really doesn't have all that much there interms of plot to really cover a longer running time and while yes it would have helped the film if the film really did have a much more longer running time as that allow for the makers of the film to fully develop there characters alot more beyond the one character trait that they all seem to have it would also mean making this films plot even weaker and giving this film alot of pointless filler scenes that would add nothing to the overall plot of the film but on the plus side is the fact that it would also allow the film to actually have a complete ending and not end on a scene that's blatantly sequel baiting by teasing the arrival of a Minnie Mouse and while this film does a solid running time this film is also one that if it was shorter would have actually helped the film more then hurt it as it would then allow the plot of the film to be alot more focused then what it already is as the films plot is a really weak plot that really isn't focused all that much either but I will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is slasher film that means that I gave to actually talk about all of the kills that are actually in this very film and well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad. However thats also the problem as this films kills aren't all the good either as alot of this films kills are just this films killer walking up behind one of his victims killing them with a knife and that's really it and while that does work for the kind of horror film that this is it;s also one one that not only gets old and boring really fast but its also one that shows off just how cheaply that this film was made as those kind of kills require very little practical effects and can there for be done very cheaply unlike with Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey which whilst it was a very cheaply made film it at the very least had alot of really creative kills that you remember where with this film there's only kill that's memorable and that's really it and outside of the fact that the killer is someone dressed up as Mickey Mouse having one memorable kill isn't enough to save this films kills from feeling dull and boring in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. 

Overall this film really isn't fun nor as funny as it really should have been as it doesn't really take full advantage of the fact that it's basically got Mickey Mouse as it's main villain which is something that really does allow itself a really fun film and yet this film just doesn't give us any of that whatsoever in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.Now then  i've talked about all of the good and as ell as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very film really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 4.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for whee I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Disney fandom wiki page , Tenor and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being Google Images really simply because Google Images actually has images from this film really are up and on Google Images and really plus pretty much much all of the images that I personally found on Google Images really were all really very fairly high quality and as well as being as really very fairly high definition as well and so then horror fans we end this review as we really always do with really our one and really true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.