Our score: 3.5 out of 5 stars
In the past few years whenever I see a collaboration from Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios I am immediately all in. From the makers of Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2, comes their latest film in the Twisted Childhood Universe aka “Poohiverse”, Bambi: The Reckoning. Directed by Dan Allen and written by Rhys Warrington, this film is quite possibly the best of the bunch! Having seen all the films in the proposed universe, I was blown away by this films gore and fantastic use of digital effects.
The official synopsis reads: After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother. Bambi: The Reckoning features Roxanne McKee (TV’s “Game of Thrones”), Nicola Wright (Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2), Russell Geoffrey Banks (Who’s Watching Oliver), Tom Mulheron (TV’s “Slow Horses”), and Samira Mighty (TV’s “Love Island”).
If you hare a fan of Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2, you can tell that this company is getting better and better with each new film. For a low budget film, Bambi: The Reckoning has some solid CGI created our title character. If I am not mistaken, I noticed a bit of practical effects as well. This film stfarted out like the previous films with a simple yet effective animated sequence giving us some story background and then its all balls to the wall terror. I found myself cheering at the screen each time Bambi got his revenge on the baddies.
Next up in the Twisted Childhood Universe, we have “Pinocchio: Unstrung” later this year and then next year is the massive culmination feature that brings everything together “Poohiverse: Monsters Assemble”, which pokes fun ala The Avengers of this horror franchise. I can’t say that I am excited about these two films, I am rather ecstatic. I saw bring it on, I can’t get enough.