I'm not entirely sure what in the world was going on here. Apparently a young lesbian must go to the countryside and wear her mother's armor and fight off some sort of demon thing that's cursed her family for generations. Or maybe not. I'm not sure how said armor remained unrusted sitting in a box in a basement for 20 years, unoiled and unpolished, but nevermind that. I like the idea of someone pulling the St George routine in our modern era, and there was a lot that could have been done with this story had a better director and writer been in charge - maybe explore the family history, or better define what the monster-thing is. The acting could have been worse tbh, so there's that. But the whole story starts slow then slows down more and finally comes to a shuddering halt, all while accompanied by some of the worst cinematic music I've heard since the '80s. I rented this for $6 from Amazon Prime, and I feel like I should get at least $5 back. I really wouldn't waste either the time or money on this film if I were you.
5 Reviews
Wasted Potential
raptorclw12 June 2024
Warning: Spoilers
The idea is not bad. A modern woman dressing up as a knight to fight off an evil spirit has potential.
But the implementation is... abysmal. The first hour, nothing happens. Like.. NOTHING. Then suddenly they both decide that she should don the armor. Fun until now. The father is portrayed as an expert in medieval combat. He doesn't act like it.
And then, the big reveal, the fight between the knight and the witch. This was absolutely abysmal. First of all, she doesn't wear the armor right. The hood is always off, clumped at the back of her head. Her movements are awkward, slow and cumbersome. The fight itself is laughable. There is no feeling of danger, the witch is just a blonde woman in blackface.
This was boring, the armor looked like it was made out of plastic, and nothing felt right.
3/10 for the idea and the cinematography, which was not half bad.
But the implementation is... abysmal. The first hour, nothing happens. Like.. NOTHING. Then suddenly they both decide that she should don the armor. Fun until now. The father is portrayed as an expert in medieval combat. He doesn't act like it.
And then, the big reveal, the fight between the knight and the witch. This was absolutely abysmal. First of all, she doesn't wear the armor right. The hood is always off, clumped at the back of her head. Her movements are awkward, slow and cumbersome. The fight itself is laughable. There is no feeling of danger, the witch is just a blonde woman in blackface.
This was boring, the armor looked like it was made out of plastic, and nothing felt right.
3/10 for the idea and the cinematography, which was not half bad.
Some Symbols deserve to be more
Charons_Nightmare11 June 2024
Warning: Spoilers
While "Wild Eyed and Wicked" is certainly not reinventing the wheel anew it's at least navigating around some by now tired pitfalls of the genre such as the reduction of narrative symbols to also being only symbols in a diagetic sense. I for one welcome the Monster being able to be the monster again and not just an allegorical or metaphorical one. Claws and Swords and dark woods and steep ravines to be conquered and bested.
The actors are all quiet competent and believable and the lighting is also sucseeding in capturing the emotional bandwith it tries to communicate. The musical choices for this movie could be better however.
The actors are all quiet competent and believable and the lighting is also sucseeding in capturing the emotional bandwith it tries to communicate. The musical choices for this movie could be better however.
What's the deal with this?
fLick-IX12 June 2024
You should watch this movie if you're exhausted and ready to go to bed. It won't take long until you fall asleep. It is not my intention to review this kind of film. Since the movies must, at the very least, provide some compelling reasons to be seen. Horror movie "Wild Eyes and Wicked" is one of the nastiest ones. Poor screenplay and plot. Cinematography is a total failure. You won't see anything in the movie's climax other than darkness if you watch it. Silent, lonely things. In my opinion, the filmmaker fails to portray the true situation and the script's logic, and the performers in the parts are oblivious to what is actually going on in the plot.
I was praying I'd die to end the misery
bencrea12 June 2024
OMG how does this dog shizzle even get made, doesn't anyone realise it's garbage before it's completed?
This time we have the most unlikable, boring characters combined with a script that feels like it was written by AI that was machine learned exclusively on high school written fiction.
I even thought the title to this movie was stupid but dived in hoping that was an oversight. My title for this would be Bordelina, Princess of Sleep.
I guess this is filler for a streaming service or content to supply a sleep therapy center. Whoever made this should consider working in another industry, this is so bad.
This time we have the most unlikable, boring characters combined with a script that feels like it was written by AI that was machine learned exclusively on high school written fiction.
I even thought the title to this movie was stupid but dived in hoping that was an oversight. My title for this would be Bordelina, Princess of Sleep.
I guess this is filler for a streaming service or content to supply a sleep therapy center. Whoever made this should consider working in another industry, this is so bad.
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