Oh, the weather outside is frightful, and the hibernating animals ain’t so delightful. Since there’s no place to go… let blood flow, let blood flow, let blood flow!
Will Morris’s “Party Animals” tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic woodland critters (2 rabbits, a wolf, a deer, a fox, and a turtle) who convene at the mansion of the all-powerful Mr. Bear one evening for supper. The alpha predator informs his guests that they are all invited to take part in a game. The rules are simple, the last animal standing inherits all of the bear’s property. Naturally, it doesn’t take long for the carnage to ensue.
While the premise may not be the most original story floating around as of late, last man standing gets this, that or the other thing, that doesn’t make it any less entertaining. I found the use of animals to be a unique take on the plot. We all know how greedy and violent people can get, but I often feel people forget that it’s because we’re only animals at heart. I also found it very humorous how the language for the film is animal speak, or whatever you’d call it. Perhaps the only downside to that is you are stuck reading subtitles if you want to know what’s going on. I’d also like to take note of the animal costumes, or rather, lack thereof. It was very intriguing to see the actors and actresses dressed up with little more than a mask in order to signify the character they were portraying, the rest of their wardrobe being human clothes. It was a nice touch and added a slight macabre feeling to the overall film. My only minor complaint about the animal masks would be that it renders you unable to see any kind of expressions from the actors, taking away a level of body language.
Minor issues aside, after viewing this film you will certainly be entertained, you will certainly think twice before going over the river and through the woods to visit granny, you might disturb the animals. And the next time you accidentally hit a deer with your car, you better pray the other deer don’t find out about it. And it might take a little bit more than standing tall and waving your arms to ward off a bear, don’t say I didn’t warn you!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a very happy new year!
– Joey Horist
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