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I don't pretend to be clever enough to fully understand AI, but I believe creation by AI involves a trawl though the interweb to find out what's been successful before, and to fuse these elements into a narrative framework - also based on what's worked in the past.

In other words, string a load of cliches together and hope for the best. I'm not saying this film was written (and directed) by AI, but it might just as well have been.

And here we are. Group of kids (yup) creepy house (yup) strange artifact (yup) Are you sure this is a good idea? (yup) oh dear, we've been cursed (yup) death is stalking us all (yup) let's split up (yup) gruesome deaths (yup) elderly sage who knows the back-story (yup) the only way to survive is to do this (yup) enough twists to make it interesting...

Well no. On the last point we get a resounding nope. This is dreary, predictable, formulaic and dull. Not even the jump-scares work. None of the cast are talented enough to make a bland script sound good; everyone else involved was either out of their depth or on autopilot.

Tarot is the latest teen horror to hit the big screen, but the film is completely undeserving of a cinematic release.

I could tell from the trailer that the film wouldn't be great, but I was unprepared for just how bad it actually was. It feels a lot like something from well over twenty years ago: the 'teenagers unable to escape fate' story line is highly reminiscent of Final Destination while its variety of creepy killers reminded me of Thir13en Ghosts - only it isn't anywhere near as good as either of those films.

Directors Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg take the easy route by delivering predictable jump scares accompanied by very loud noises, and it soon gets very tiresome and repetitive. Unlike Final Destination and Thir13en Ghosts, Tarot doesn't even provide viewers with gory death scenes - all of the kills are extremely tame and most are off screen. The teal and orange colour scheme adds to the dated feel, and there is an over-reliance on CGI.

A more unoriginal and forgettable horror movie it is hard to imagine - this is a serious contender for worst horror release of the year so far (and that's saying something).

Just a typical teen horror film that follows the same bad formula that's getting stale and old. A group of college friends are together, play a game of reading from a mysterious and forbidden tarot deck... they're then cursed and picked off one by one in cheesy death scenes.

The movie is full of bad dialogue, corny humor, stupid characters that make idiotic decisions, cheesy jump scares, and a boring story full of cliche twists. Everything is so predictable that I called most of the deaths and the ending was extremely bad.

This is just another example of a studio tossing money at a bad idea knowing it'll still make some profit. I do not recommend wasting your money on this movie.

Tarot is a very predictable, silly and cliche ridden horror film. The dialogue is screamingly ridiculous and the characters are more cardboard than the cards themselves. This film has very few, if any, redeeming features and as the well trodden story unfolds (complete with absurd, lazy and unsubtle back story), it's very hard to stay awake. The writing and direction are laughable and the actors are clearly stifled by a terrible script. But the deeply annoying, often completely inappropriate music that drones on throughout ensures that a second viewing is definitely not on the cards! Not recommended.

LIKES:

The Pacing For Entertainment Purposes

Creature Design

The Card Design

The Atmosphere Setting

The Acting Is Fine

The Comedy To An Extent

The Story Is Better On Some Parts

Summary: Tarot's strengths come in finding new monsters to bring to life and putting them in a means to maximize that design. The cards held illustrations that were chilling, simple pictures with shading and craft that were menacing, disturbing, and a nightmare-inducing illustration that served as a proper gateway to the horrors at hand. When the beasts arise, most are quite chilling and very interesting, a blend of nostalgia and terror that at times was very fitting and other times a bit kiddier, but certainly memorable. Whatever the avatar, our directors brought an atmosphere they played well in, with the modern setting offering plenty of venues to pursue our "heroes" and test their fate. Once the story starts to find some "deeper" qualities, the pairing of the creatures with the kids holds a little more bite and adds some more purpose and drive.

Monsters aside, Tarot is a PG-13 pacing that works to entertain and get you in and out of the theater in the shortest time. It doesn't get too deep in plots, avoids getting too convoluted with the explanations, and leaves the horror elements to do most of the lifting with the loud visuals. Acting-wise, the cast is very pretty and plays the college collaboration well. They can scream, doubt, complain, and banter with the best of them, though they were funnier than some of the movies I've seen with a young cast. Batalon in particular had me cracking up, his style from Spiderman carrying over to a more stubborn and jerk nature that somehow works on many levels for viewers like me. The others have some heart and design that I rooted for them and had only wished for more time to get to know them

DISLIKES:

The Suspense Doesn't Last

Not Scary

Characters Can Be Annoying

The Story Needs Work

The CGI Comes Off Corny At Times

Many Scenes Ruined By The Trailer

Cheesy In The End

Summary: With all that said, the movie fails to live up to the hype of the trailers on many levels for this reviewer. For one thing, the film is not scary. I don't think it's the PG-13 rating as some will blame, and I have to account for my desensitization to being scared by these movies. However, the movie doesn't have enough build-up, teasing, and tactics to make it scary and utilize the horrors to the fullest extent. In addition, most of the moments hold little suspense, quick bouts drowned out by comedy, or cheesiness that felt robbed by editing. Some of the characters did have those elements, there just needed to be something more to accomplish the full effect of what they were going for. And though the designs are good, the CGI effects become too fake for my liking, and could have used some live-action moments to help spice up the bland animation. It's not horrible, but it has enough fake look that some of the horrifying designs were better left on the cards than in real life. Throw in that many of the scenes have already had a lot of showcasing in the trailer and the edge is further dulled by over-presenting.

In terms of the other areas, the story is again okay. Some elements do work when they try to put some layering on their characters and give them some emotions beyond terrified and disbelieving. When the origin story appears, again there was some decent presentation and building I enjoyed and the potential to find solutions to their problems. That potential was lost in my opinion. Any story and engaging plots again weakened by the pace and CW antics that just didn't deliver the horror punch that other movies have done better. Many of the characters started annoying and remained annoying, making them more cannon fodder than engaging to watch. Not the actor's fault at all, but just shallower characters that needed a lot more time and details to thrive. Sadly, in the end, the movie cuts out what little thrills are left for a very emotional, teenage drama, that uses words and some cop-outs to finish the tale. It's not the worst, but again just fell flat from the build-up I had hoped would come after a slow middle trek.

The VERDICT: Tarot accomplished much in the PG-13 department and came out feeling like an Are You Afraid Of The Dark Episode with a bigger budget. Its low levels of scare are brought out mostly by some creepy designs and a shadowy atmosphere than anything else. The cast does its best with writing that is very linear and full of comedic relief, but with enough lines to help give some depth. Sadly, the scares, the plot, the characters, and the suspense are very diluted by the pacing and atmosphere of this movie. A series by Netflix would have been key, with 9-10 episodes to give it everything allow more play with the story, and give this talented cast more time to shine. That or perhaps have fewer kids and a more creative solution or two to fight fate. Either way, the movie's theater-quality lies in design and shadows, but the rest is best seen from the comforts of your home. My scores for this film are:

Horror: 6.5 Movie Overall: 6.0.

Poorly paced, extremely predictable. There really isn't much more to say about this . The friend group is not very believable, there isn't much chemistry between the cats whatsoever. The effects are cheesy and not scary. There are maybe one or two decent jump scares but overall I would not want anyone to spend their money on this. There wasn't anything about this movie that as enjoyable. It tried to be funny at certain points but it didn't pay off. I'm so disappointed that I actually paid money to watch this at the movies. Do not waste your money on this, maybe watch it when it comes out on some streaming service after 4-5 cutwaters.

"Tarot" spins a creepy yarn about what happens when you ignore those oh-so-important user manuals-specifically, the one rule of Tarot card ownership: never use someone else's deck. Naturally, a group of friends decides this doesn't apply to them, unleashing an ancient evil that's been chilling in the cards, probably binge-watching the centuries pass by. As they pull each card, their night turns from casual hangout to a desperate dash away from their not-so-great predicted futures. It's the classic 'curiosity killed the cat' scenario, but with a supernatural twist and fewer cats.

While "Tarot" isn't likely to be the horror genre's next cult classic, it packs enough PG-13-rated scares to be worth the popcorn. The death scenes are surprisingly imaginative-think Final Destination meets a fortune teller's booth-and manage to push the boundaries of its rating. The film's ending might leave you feeling a bit cheated, like finding out your free psychic reading has fine print. However, the Tarot cards themselves steal the show; each one is a work of art that screams "doom" in the most aesthetically pleasing way. If you're up for a bit of light-hearted terror (is that a thing?), "Tarot" might just be your pick for a fun fright night.

Firstly these guys didn't even seem like the same age group. Performances aren't great. What doesn't help is that the movie just starts, we don't really get to learn much about the characters other than it's one of them's birthday. They're not charismatic enough to pull that off and get you invested.

Tarot is literally the title, so I guess it's not a spoiler to say there's tarot reading early on, so I thought maybe the scary stuff starts early on too. It's also pretty cliche, like of course a cabin in a woods and old gothic tarot cards isn't a good mix. And it's addressed several times along with anything else creepy. You can clearly tell when the characters is making the wrong decisions that lead into the horror elements. Reminded me of "talk to me" but that movie was better.

The readings felt like spoilers. But the readings were all told in 5minutes and I could barely remember the specifics, and I guess the writers knew that because the movie addresses it with creepy voice overs.

I liked some scenes like the lady with the lamp and the clown. The deaths sucked though, plus the movie shied away from actually showing them, just a splurge of blood. We only het to see the before and after, not he actual during.

The movies not great but I don't outright hate it, probably because I was prepared to it not to be great. I'd recommend you should go watch "talk to me" or "cabin in the woods instead."

How many of us first came to horror movies through middle school sleepovers? We've probably all been there: you're 12-14, a bunch of your best friends are crammed into somebody's basement surrounded by sleeping bags and junk food, and you've finished the first movie of the evening (probably a dumb comedy, more than likely involving a Wilson brother). You all know what's next: something spooky. For me it was The Ring. For you it might have been Scream, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th Part XXI, Jeepers Creepers, Nightmare on Elm Street, whatever. Something light and spooky in which a series of dumb teenagers get picked off one by one by creepy monsters. Not highbrow horror but good hair-raising fun.

That's what Tarot brought to mind for me. The cast is fun, the creature design is GREAT, and the individual kills are creative and wicked. What else do you need from a PG13 Summer Horror flick? Not every horror movie needs to be an Ari Aster-style untangling of childhood grief or a metaphor for a dead family pet. This movie knows what it is, where it comes from (it's pretty overtly a Final Destination tribute in a charming and fun way) and has fun with itself. I had fun. What else do you want?

You should never play with someone else's tarot cards, but curious teenagers ignore this rule.

I can say that I find the young people's harmony with each other and their somewhat entertaining dialogue sincere. I expected the death scenes to be more gruesome and brutal, but some of them don't leave much of an impact. Fool card character is effective as a joke and spooky

The level of entertainment added to the horror could have been kept lower. While the characters read tarot readings, the combination with astrology and the design of the cards are interesting, but everything in the story progresses in a predictable manner. Although it is not a surprising finale, it is not boring.

TAROT the movie 2024, Hello peoples of he page. Yes it has been a long time hasn't it?

So, suffer in your jocks because the Lush is back and this time its personal.

Anyway peeps, today Lush popped her little black tooshy into Parramatta to see a film called Tarot, now a quick disclaimer here, Lush IS a Tarot Card reader and has been for 40+ years. I've made a living from it when short of resources and needing cash.

The internet movie date base lists Tarot as a Horror Comedy yes it has a few giggles and yes there are scary bits so I guess it meets the brief. I really to have the pants scared off me but, sadly that never happened. I did leave the cinema pants intact.

If you think the plot is familiar well der! Who amongst use has not had a teenage seance and regretted it when things go bang in the roof. If this movie a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings - never use someone else's deck. I mean seriously. Don't touch my deck. Using one with out permission is not only rude but downright dangerous in the wrong hands. I can only hope this flm stops people asking me to read for them.

The dialogue is bad but the acting is quite good., however there are so many cliches I was doing call backs at the screen, At some point I would like to do this film as a Screamqueen production. Its so easy to fit Lush humour into the prewritten corniness and make something hilarious!

But basically you want the plot don't you? Well this is a silly film with silly cliched characters, you the "College student who rent a mansion, drink excessively, run out of booze and in a search to steal more booze, break into the room that says "Do Not Enter" find old Tarot Cards, do a few readings and ....die horribly" (as they should) in the manner of their readings. Think Evil Dead but with a slight Blair witch/Hellraiser feel. There are a few scares and the inevitable twists. Everything is so predictable you don't even need the cards! They really tried to rush through the deaths and concentrate on dialogue... that was a bad decision.

I have seen worse things come out off Screen Gem but, No I'm kidding, this is a pretty bad way to spend 8 million dollars. As a reader myself, I HATE that astrology and Tarot are considered the same thing Its a pet peeve of mine But I digress, Set in a world where every door creaks and there isn't a single well-lit location, This is s little more than a clearinghouse of horror clichés.

This is just another example of a studio tossing money at a bad idea knowing it'll still make some profit. I'd like to say don't waste your time, but despite myself I kinda like this movie.

A group of twenty-somethings have rented a "literal" mansion (I wish writers would find out what that word means and use it properly!) and are having a few fireside beers outside it whilst subjecting us to their dull relationship issues. Needless to say the gang are a politically correct assemblage that tick just about every box and are frankly all pretty well deserving of what's to come. On that front, the clue's in the title. Exploring the house looking to top up their supply of booze, they find a locked room full of all things occult and that includes an unique set of tarot cards. Rather foolishly, but typically disparagingly, they demand that "Haley" (Harriet Slater) read their fortunes. Next thing they are dropping like flies - all in a manner they gradually realise is akin to the results of the tarot reading. As they gruesomely dwindle, they realise that they are going to need some help and so thanks to Google spook, they find a woman (Olwen Fouéré) who informs them of the bleak history of their toxic tarot and tells them that the cards' destruction might be their only road to salvation. Thing is, can they survive long enough to get back to the house? There's nothing at all original here, sorry. We've seen it loads of times before and the uninteresting dynamic between the characters is even more predictable than the denouement. To be fair, the candle-lit visual effects are quite effective at times, but the acting is pretty dreadful and the whole frat-like presentation left me looking at the clock after half an hour. It's a shame. The whole astrology and mythology surrounding the tarot could have offered us a rich vein to tap into and exploit, but here we simply get a rather lazy and formulaic light-horror enterprise that's really devoid of much imagination. Literally.

Little did they know, a group of friends unknowingly set free a malevolent force that had been imprisoned within a cursed deck of tarot cards. As they delved deeper into the mysterious world of the cards, they found themselves confronted with their own destinies, desperately trying to outrun the grim fate that had been predicted in their readings. Each encounter with the supernatural became a race against time, as they fought to break free from the clutches of an unimaginable evil that threatened to consume them all.

This film was quite eerie, diving straight into the heart-pounding action from the very beginning. While it followed a somewhat predictable storyline, it managed to deliver some unexpected twists and turns along the way. The actors did a fantastic job bringing their characters to life and the special effects and sound design added an extra layer of intensity to the overall experience. Despite the abundance of negative reviews, I personally found this film to be quite enjoyable. I rate this film 6 out of 10!

Just Got out of a Screening of Tarot

I wasn't Bored, I'll give the film that.

Also the Sound Design was Good, utilising the Surround Sound in the Auditorium effectively.

I really liked the different Scenarios the Tarot Cards put them in.

• 🎴The High Priestess

• 🎴The Hangman

• 🎴The Hermit

• 🎴The Fool(Best one & Quite Entertaining actually)

• 🎴The Magician

• 🎴Death

• 🎴6 Swords(that was the Crappiest one)

• 🎴The Devil(2nd Crappiest one)

My main issue with the film(other than not being Scary) was the ending, they choose the "destroy the demon" path we've seen a thousand times Before. I think they should of went with the "bring back the demon to human form" which is definitely a path offered at the very ending Climactic battle. It's a better choice for this particular film.

Stick around for the immediate credit scene of how Jacob Batalon gets out of his Tarot Situation.(It's ridiculous 😁)

Overall, it was Ok.

I went in expecting your average horror film but came out really impressed. Amazing story and direction. The cast was great! Dude from spiderman was awesome! Had some really funny moments which is appreciated in horror, but the scares were what really impressed me! Stuff I haven't seen in other horror films. New concepts which was nice for once. Kept thinking about the movie after watching it which is what a good movie does. All around the special fx and cinematography were amazing. I would recommend this to anyone that loves horror. I can see this being a horror fan Favorite and would definitely watch again!

Better movie than some of the horror movies that I have seen come out lately. Its pretty predictable and we have seen it all before but it's watchable enough and some decent scares. I was a little frustrated /disappointed at the end with the finishing scene. Some parts were just poor writing in my opinion and the acting wasn't the best in parts.

Still though if you are looking for something to watch on a Saturday night it's not all that bad...it's passable. I think some of the reviews are very harsh but that's the norm these days. There is suspense and some gruesome deaths and a pretty good story to the background.

The film started of very fast and got into the action straight away, it had some really good monster designs but didn't use them in a good way. My issues with the film was that most of the kills were off camera and weren't as gory as I would have hoped. The film also has no likeable characters and you're not really hoping for them to survive as you don't care what happens to them. Another issue I had is they relied on astrology and zodiac signs throughout the whole film and felt like it made it just really boring as they didn't explore the storyline.

I would recommend not going to the cinema to see this film and just watch it when it comes out at home.

Tarot is the newest film that comes out The 3rd of May, which why was this a thing? Idk if I would see this Thursday evening at 8:15pm. 2/10 is acceptable because the horror is there but not enough supernatural like EVIL DEAD RISE was. I was predicted that this would have an unrated cut in the physical media release but maybe not or maybe because I would be disappointed, does this film is something that you'll run to buy for $13 ticket? No not for $13, when it comes out on Movie Downloader for free then yes absolutely. So here's the story of what Tarot is about: In the realm of horror cinema, Tarot" emerges as a cinematic attempt that ambitiously seeks to delve into the mystical and often chilling world of tarot card readings. However, despite its promising premise, the film falters significantly in execution, resulting in a final product that is less than enchanting. The narrative, which revolves around a group of college students encountering a malevolent force through a tarot deck, is plagued by predictability and a lack of originality. The film's adherence to conventional horror tropes leaves little room for surprise, and the plot unfolds in a manner that is all too familiar to the genre's aficionados. The ensemble cast delivers with earnestness, but their efforts are undermined by a script that lacks depth and fails to provide a fresh take on the supernatural horror narrative. The characters are thinly written, and their decisions often border on the cliché, detracting from the film's potential to engage and thrill. "Tarot" does offer some not bad moments of intrigue, particularly with the aesthetically pleasing design of the tarot cards themselves. These brief instances, however, are not enough to elevate the overall experience, which is marred by a series of uninspired and formulaic scare sequences. "Tarot" is a film that had the opportunity to explore the rich and dark tapestry of tarot mythology but instead chooses a path well-trodden, leaving viewers with a sense of what could have been. It is a movie that may momentarily distract but ultimately fails to leave a lasting impression or contribute anything noteworthy to the horror genre.