r/horror • u/stragedyandy • 20h ago
Traumatika (avoid avoid avoid)
So Amazon suggested Traumatika to me today and had it marked Most Liked and like 3 and 1/2 stars. I was like "A demon movie that clearly had a budget, is rated well and has a consensus that people liked it? How have I not heard of this one?" So I gave it a shot. I have a rule in October that if I start to watch a horror movie I will finish it and try to appreciate what the people who worked on it tried to accomplish. Horror is a polarizing genre and every attempt isn't completely successful but most seem to be earnest and because I love the genre I like to try and hear the artist out. Making art and putting it out there is an act of bravery, you know? Anyway I watched Traumatika and I regret it. I am writing this to help you avoid wasting your time. There were like 5 separate times I almost turned this movie off. The acting is awful. The pacing is awful. The plot is awful. What's perplexing is the movie clearly had a good budget. This is no student film. There is special effects work and multiple sets and settings. It has all the trappings of a movie people put time and effort into but the end result is just trash and not even fun trash. It is clearly trying to stand on edgy ideas like childhood trauma and sexual assault but handles them indelicately and manages to rob those disturbing elements of impact. Please don't waste your time.
5
u/DetectiveCrafty5413 20h ago
Sean Whalen is in it and that's why I watched it. But yes, I can acknowledge that it's a terrible terrible movie, but loyalty dictate that I must find something to enjoy. I'm just going to say I was happy it ended.