I watched "Offspring" after finding out the movie "The Woman" was its sequel. "The Woman" was a very good movie, so I suspected that "Offspring," being its progenitor, would be better. It was not. It's biggest flaw is the film quality. It clearly had a lower budget which shows up in the audio, visual, editing, and even acting quality. They were all lacking.
"Offspring" is about a feral family that were descendants of a man who'd gotten lost in the woods over a century ago. The family consisted of a matriarch (Pollyanna McIntosh), two men, a young woman, five kids, and a baby. They live in a cave somewhere in the woods of Maine and they had just slaughtered two women and a baby when the movie began. No, it's not for the faint hearted. This movie is gory.
The matriarch wanted another baby to replace the baby they killed. Through subtitles we understand their simple language that was probably something they invented.
Meanwhile, the local police were on to the barbaric family, they only needed to find them.
The movie would get bloodier before it concluded. The violence is superfluous I'll admit. I think I was less bothered by it because I'd already seen "The Woman" and the level of gore in that. "Offspring" has an animal appeal to it because it is almost like "Lord of the Flies" if the boys were to have stayed undiscovered on that island for generations. It's not a life I'd remotely want for myself, but it is fascinating like the wild animal kingdom is fascinating.
"Offspring" is about a feral family that were descendants of a man who'd gotten lost in the woods over a century ago. The family consisted of a matriarch (Pollyanna McIntosh), two men, a young woman, five kids, and a baby. They live in a cave somewhere in the woods of Maine and they had just slaughtered two women and a baby when the movie began. No, it's not for the faint hearted. This movie is gory.
The matriarch wanted another baby to replace the baby they killed. Through subtitles we understand their simple language that was probably something they invented.
Meanwhile, the local police were on to the barbaric family, they only needed to find them.
The movie would get bloodier before it concluded. The violence is superfluous I'll admit. I think I was less bothered by it because I'd already seen "The Woman" and the level of gore in that. "Offspring" has an animal appeal to it because it is almost like "Lord of the Flies" if the boys were to have stayed undiscovered on that island for generations. It's not a life I'd remotely want for myself, but it is fascinating like the wild animal kingdom is fascinating.