My Pure Joy

Well this isn't a bad movie don't get me wrong i love underground horror from german asain and Italian films not mention the scenes in the movie with the 3 friends smoking n drinking and all thr movies they mentioned i seen and enjoy but those parts seem to just drag on and one with how hots ur mom and who's rolling what this time just feels like filler i will admit the first half i enjoyed the murder of the little boy was errie with the killer peeking from the bathrooms with the ring around the roses playing but the second half from the time adam fights with his mom about over running the tub and when the older brother comes for dinner the acting just drags and gos really south it's almost as if the actor's and director just said. fxxk it before i seen this i watched reviews on youtube saying it was the best movie in 20yrs i also herd rumours it was reviews by friends of the director to pump up hype all in all i like it for $8 but the director should of fired the mom and older brother actor's they were what killed last 20 min.of the movie

My Pure Joy is a new horror film that is completely twisted. In the movie, there are eight gruesome deaths, some of which are hard to watch. When people aren't dying, we are mostly listening to serial killer Adam and his stoner buddies talk a lot about not much all. Those expecting a slasher movie with more action than talk will be disappointed. And I was somewhat disappointed to, because there are a lot of critics who really built My Pure Joy up to be a great film, and it isn't. It's not bad, and it's moments. But it is very rough around the edges, and more along the lines of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer than a slasher movie in the traditional sense.

This movie was okay for something that should of went straight to a youtube channel or something, but it seemed so low budget that it was only worth, hearing the real classics listed by the character in the movie, just by saying classic slasher films does not make you a classic slasher film.

Very low budget. Story is not that engaging. It does have a couple good, gory kills though.

First off I consider myself to be a big fan of horror. I have watched pretty much all the movies they discuss or name drop in this film. I enjoy foreign horror just as much if not more than american horror. I have also watched and enjoyed a number of independent horror films. So with that out of the way, let me just say this movie was terrible. Even for a low budget independent movie. Pretty much all aspects of this were all over the place. This includes the acting, the script, the gore effects, the audio and even the camera work. There were actors reciting lines of script like they were reading them from a book. There were audio problems where two people in the same room would have noticeably different audio levels. They seemed to use camera effects and transitions too much. Not sure if they just wanted to see how many "cool" things they could fit in the movie. I could go into more examples, but you get the idea. Now saying all of this, I still believe this director has promise for possible future movies. He shows that he is a fan of Horror and really enjoys it. I do believe that if more tweaks were made to the script and editing, this would have been much better movie. So while I cannot recommend this movie to anyone, I have high hopes that this young director will bring better and scarier movie next time.

"Shocking" would be an understatement for MY PURE JOY, the feature debut of indie filmmaker James Cullen Bressack. MY PURE JOY is a fun ride if you're a fan of the slasher/serial killer sub-genres of horror, and it truly delivers on its promises of original kills and chilling thrills.Bressack places the viewer right in the room with the main cast, which consists of three very wonderful characters; they're your average, yet not-so-normal, pot-smoking teenagers with everyday problems and an interesting outlook on life... oh, and they love horror movies! Be on the lookout for some obscure horror movie references, as well. :) Sometimes, however, being a fan of horror films can start a devastating chain of events, as something just isn't right in the neighborhood. Dead bodies are showing up everywhere. Who is doing this? And why?Death isn't the only problem here, however. Family issues create psychological trauma in ways that would drive anyone nuts! Following the insanity surrounding the story's central character, Adam - played by the very talented Alexei Ryan - begins to rub off on the viewer, as well, as it becomes quite easy to identify with the reasons behind his methods of madness, and, at times, you just may root for Adam.MY PURE JOY is definitely a recommendable title if, again, you're into this type of film, filled to the brim with blood, guts, some nudity, and shocking violence. An admirable piece of work for the genre and a strong debut from Mr. Bressack.

So I fell into the trap with all the great reviews and high star ratings of this film. let me say pay attention to the lesser positive reviews for this, rather than the overly posative ones. My one star rating goes only to Alexi Ryan for his role as Adam, he was believable as a person with issues, however the rest of the film was blah and boring,way too much time talking and just doing nothing interesting, even the altercation scene at the party was lame and left me rolling my eyes, the so called "gore" effects were cheezy and not believabe, there were some reviews that said the opening scene was so brutal....really?..I've seen better in a PG13 movie.....(WARNING: scene spoiler alert). The close up of a girls vagina being stabbed was so bad, it was just a silicone sex toy that was used....so poorly done. So please be warned, this one is not what they say it is, don't be fooled like I was.

This movie is definitely worth watching, although the acting did ruin some parts of the film. The main character was fantastic, but the rest looked like they were reading the lines from a book for the first time. Some of the dialogue was a bit too long, but I like the director's concepts and enjoyed watching it.

Plot. Adam is a young man with a bit of a problem. He's become twisted by personal trauma and the violent films he's watched.I've seen a lot of serial killer films but nothing like this strange one. At the start we see a bit of mayhem but the killer is masked so we have to assume it's Adam. Shortly after this we see Adam chatting with a couple of his stoner mates and the chat while interesting and well written does seem to carry on for far too long. There's more violent scenes later and very explicit they are. I've said this was strange and the best way to explain that is to stress that the viewer has to think hard about what he or she is seeing. Looking at the characters involved. I needed 2 viewings to appreciate what I was watching, before I then watched the commentary. I liked this movieExtras include a com, stills and trailers. USA Release Region 1.