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Cub 2014 ★★★½
Cub (or Welp in Dutch) is a Belgian horror flick on a group of boy scouts who are with a monster best described as Mowgli going off the tracks. And then escalating quickly.
The film gives a lot of attention to the boy scout culture: the group feel, the peer pressure, the discipline, the bullying,... I myself have never been a boy scout, so I cannot really relate to the group dynamics. Is that what keeps me from giving it four stars? Maybe.
Props to the actors for their performances, though. Titus De Voogdt and Stef Aerts are believable in their respective roles as the "decent" scouts leader and the total douchebag with the dog as an extension for his dick. Though I cannot see Stef Aerts without thinking of Wesley "uhnts uhnts uhnts" Biets.
The ingenious nature of the kills makes up for the relatively small death toll. With nice bits of gore like the stab in the eye. And at least Balou gets it good and proper. Best kill in the film in my opinion.
The reveal at the end is not that big of a shock, despite the fact that the character does it to pretty much the only the one who was somewhat nice to him. And the final shot of Jasmijn is excellently done.
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