THE CHARMIN BEARS WARN YOU OF THE ASYPHX: PART OF THE BRITERION COLLECTION
The Charmin bears warn consumers about “not getting clean down there” with cheap imitations. That is certainly a problem. It can lead to The Asyphx.
This “wish.com” Hammer interpretation certainly smells of discount toilet paper. Yet, it is not without its own Charm(in). Stunning cinematography, beautiful English filming locations, stellar acting, and grisly carnage make up for a monster that is straight out of Jim Henson’s Muppet production line. Hey, it was 1972. So what if they borrowed a creature nearly a decade past from the Outer Limits?
The Asyphx pushes the “PG” rating (this was prior to PG-13) to the limit. Without spoilers, it leverages heightened anticipation of death in a way that actually tricks the mind into thinking it saw something gruesome and then cuts away suddenly. This is actually more terrifying that practical effects when employed correctly.
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