Horror fans are in for a treat after Netflix added an extended cut of a blockbuster 2018 horror film, complete with plenty of extra gore.
A massive hit upon release, after earning $95.3million (£73.9m) worldwide on a budget of just $3.5m (£2.7m), Truth or Dare comes from acclaimed genre producer Blumhouse.
The movie was toned down when initially released so Truth or Dare could reach a younger audience with a PG-13 rating in the US, which rankled some fans who were anticipating more gruesome carnage.
But now, if you’re a Netflix subscriber in the UK, your wish has been granted with a special extended director’s cut version of the supernatural horror.
The synopsis teases on the streamer: ‘Dark fears and sinister forces collide when friends play a twisted game of Truth or Dare in this extended version of the Blumhouse thriller.’
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And indeed the stakes have never been higher as once the game starts, it awakens something evil which forces the friends to share dark secrets and confront their deepest fears.
The rules are simple but wicked — tell the truth or die, do the dare or die, and if you stop playing, you die.
Truth or Dare, starring The Hating Game’s Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey and Violett Beane, was directed by Kick Ass 2 filmmaker Jeff Wadlow, who co-wrote it alongside Michael Reisz, Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach.
‘I think this is my fave horror movie. I watched it at 4am and I don’t get scared easily but this freaked the frick out of me,’ shared fan Manu Misra in a five-star review on Google.
‘Genuinely LOVED the movie. This movie kept me stuck to my seat!’ shared Zarifa Fatima, while Rhea Das added: ‘It made me crawl in my skin because it was so uncomfortable to see, and a good type of frightening for me.’
‘I only watched it coz Tyler Posey was in it, but I wasn’t disappointed. And that ending, I DID NOT SEE IT COMING!!!!’ enthused Lucky Shaz.
However, Truth or Dare was not met with a positive reaction from critics earning a dismal score of just 15% from professional reviews.
‘Truth or Dare breaks one of the cardinal rules of preposterous plots, it never goes all the way,’ complained Entertainment Voice’s review, while Linda Cook for Quad City Times added: ‘I dare you to tell me this isn’t a Final Destination rip-off.’
It was also branded ‘a PG-13 dud whose early promise quickly devolves into unscary situations’ while Us Weekly suggested: ‘As a scary movie, Truth or Dare is about as frightening as a slip on a banana peel.’
But this version on Netflix of course has those extra thrills and jump scares to entertain viewers.
Truth and Dare’s success also saw a potential meta sequel lined up by Blumhouse and written, in which the film’s cast played themselves – like 1994 Freddy Krueger sequel, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.
‘They had become great friends and were going on trips together, hanging out in Big Bear,’ Wadlow told Variety in February 2024.
‘They had this idea – wouldn’t it be funny if Truth or Dare happened to us while we were on vacation together, the actors? The joke became that the sequel should be called Truth or Big Bear. I thought that was kind of a brilliant idea.’
Sadly, it was later cancelled due to the complications of trying to shoot during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare: Extended Director’s Cut is streaming now on Netflix in the UK.
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