Surprised at the negative reaction for this. Hilarious, weird and awesome. Some of the acting was a bit bleh, but it kind of fit. Its biggest strength is how likable the lead is.
Weird, but very entertaining. It's not your usual stupid comedy, but it's still both stupid and funny. In a very twisted way, the viewer will find themselves cheering for a woman with teeth in her vagina.
This movie is weird and funny. You'll want to own it just to show all your friends. Don't take it seriously and you'll love it. The film is not meant to scare you but instead shock you and make you feel uncomfortable. Great entertainment value. Perfect for movie nights.
Teeth is a black comedy about, well, vagina dentata. There's this teenage girl who is part of the Purity movement who, when she finally loses her virginity, discovers she has teeth in her vagina that, accidentally and sometimes not so accidentally, allows her to bite penises (or whatever) off. It's the ultimate rape revenge fantasy movie, and not as exploitative as it might sound. In other words, it shouldn't work, but it does and yes, I'm recommending it. Jess Weixler in the central role of Dawn is actually quite effective, even if the aggregate feeling brought by shlockier cast members takes Teeth over the top in terms of melodrama. This is, after all, a universe where our protagonist must be consistently threatened by sexual assault so she can use her powers. To me, this was Buffyesque. Not only is it about a young blond girl who gets strange powers, but it's also a thinly-veiled metaphor for adolescence. Dawn's first time is horrific and bloody and she never sees the guy (alive) again, which certainly plays on the reality and anxiety of teenage sex. The more sex she has, the easier things become, the more control she has, and the more she learns to use her sexuality as a weapon. Teeth is actually about something. Who would have thought. It's also absurd and viciously funny, played straight, though the knowing direction puts a definite grin on it.
One of the most shocking independent films I have ever seen.
Fine acting, although it did seem a little awkward at first; this was probably intentional.
Good script and camera work, made it very dramatic and at times disgustingly humorous. ("Do you want a bite [of dinner]?" right after... yeah)
But what made it superb was the development (or fall) of the main character, who claims to defy the sexually-driven attitude of her age but is soon forced to succumb.
After the first 30 minutes i wanted to stop watching so badly, but decided to keep watching to see how much bullshit they could throw at me, and believe me, i saw A LOT of bullshit. Especially the ridiculous soundtrack was hilarious at times.
Only after looking it up on wikipedia i realised that it was actually supposed to be funny, as it supposedly is a comedy horror movie... Though i didn't laugh once i felt the urge a lot because it was like funny in a bad way, like so-bad-it's-actually-funny... How critics found this good at the Sundance Festival really astonishes me though.
Anyway, could only recommend watching it with a big group of friends and clearly stating before the start that it's supposed to be bad.
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mightysparks
Surprised at the negative reaction for this. Hilarious, weird and awesome. Some of the acting was a bit bleh, but it kind of fit. Its biggest strength is how likable the lead is.briafly27
Weird, but very entertaining. It's not your usual stupid comedy, but it's still both stupid and funny. In a very twisted way, the viewer will find themselves cheering for a woman with teeth in her vagina.woeb0t
This movie is weird and funny. You'll want to own it just to show all your friends. Don't take it seriously and you'll love it. The film is not meant to scare you but instead shock you and make you feel uncomfortable. Great entertainment value. Perfect for movie nights.LadyStardust7
"It's true! Vagina dentata! Vagina dentata! Vagina dentata!"HAHAHA!
It made me laugh & cringe - watch it!
BeasleyOnFilm
Properly good fun. Far more entertaining than it should've been.Siskoid
Teeth is a black comedy about, well, vagina dentata. There's this teenage girl who is part of the Purity movement who, when she finally loses her virginity, discovers she has teeth in her vagina that, accidentally and sometimes not so accidentally, allows her to bite penises (or whatever) off. It's the ultimate rape revenge fantasy movie, and not as exploitative as it might sound. In other words, it shouldn't work, but it does and yes, I'm recommending it. Jess Weixler in the central role of Dawn is actually quite effective, even if the aggregate feeling brought by shlockier cast members takes Teeth over the top in terms of melodrama. This is, after all, a universe where our protagonist must be consistently threatened by sexual assault so she can use her powers. To me, this was Buffyesque. Not only is it about a young blond girl who gets strange powers, but it's also a thinly-veiled metaphor for adolescence. Dawn's first time is horrific and bloody and she never sees the guy (alive) again, which certainly plays on the reality and anxiety of teenage sex. The more sex she has, the easier things become, the more control she has, and the more she learns to use her sexuality as a weapon. Teeth is actually about something. Who would have thought. It's also absurd and viciously funny, played straight, though the knowing direction puts a definite grin on it.muahahaha15
this was so stupid and ridiculous, it was entertaining.musicguyguy
One of the most shocking independent films I have ever seen.Fine acting, although it did seem a little awkward at first; this was probably intentional.
Good script and camera work, made it very dramatic and at times disgustingly humorous. ("Do you want a bite [of dinner]?" right after... yeah)
But what made it superb was the development (or fall) of the main character, who claims to defy the sexually-driven attitude of her age but is soon forced to succumb.
americanadian25
A mostly well-made and even poignant horror/comedy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsYZAalP9e8
Metalmidget
After the first 30 minutes i wanted to stop watching so badly, but decided to keep watching to see how much bullshit they could throw at me, and believe me, i saw A LOT of bullshit. Especially the ridiculous soundtrack was hilarious at times.Only after looking it up on wikipedia i realised that it was actually supposed to be funny, as it supposedly is a comedy horror movie... Though i didn't laugh once i felt the urge a lot because it was like funny in a bad way, like so-bad-it's-actually-funny... How critics found this good at the Sundance Festival really astonishes me though.
Anyway, could only recommend watching it with a big group of friends and clearly stating before the start that it's supposed to be bad.
Blade22
nonsense..ecnered
Awful. Plain-fully awful.