This month's awesome film isn't awesome at all...it's more like FLAWESOME.
Despite some hard work and good performances (genre veteran Ken Foree is especially entertaining) the film really struggled to keep me interested. Much of the actual horror happened off-screen or in cutaways and the majority of dialogue sequences were under dramatised, over-long and a little daft.
Certainly it picks up a little towards the end with a nice twist or two, but ultimately its complete lack of style and urgency keep a good premise bogged down by mediocrity.
It may act as a decent demo-reel for its rookie directors but I can only really recommend this to Ken Foree fans or vampire completists.
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Monday, 3 November 2008
Friday, 1 August 2008
Last Month's (July's) Exciting Film
I'm intending to do this every month...but I was late last month.
So, July's exciting film is none another than: BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY!
Starring cult-favourites like Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead, Devil's Rejects, Halloween 2007), Gunner Hansen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), David Naughton (American Werewolf in London), Brian O'Halloran (Clerks, Clerks 2) and The Ladies of THE EVIL DEAD (I.E Ellen Sandweiss, Theresa Tilly, Betsy Baker) - this is a significant horror happening, without it actually being a horror film.
The official synopsis is:
Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture. Brutal Massacre becomes just that, as the cast and crew find themselves battling one mishap after another as Harry struggles to keep his sanity against overwhelming resistance to finish the picture and find himself at the top once again."
So basically it's a mockumentary about the joys of independent horror filmmaking, featuring a host of horror/cult film stars and starlets, with an Anchor Bay seal of approval. I don't know about you, but I'm sold! Expect a review in the immediate future.
Check prices for the R1 edition at the advert below:
So, July's exciting film is none another than: BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY!
Starring cult-favourites like Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead, Devil's Rejects, Halloween 2007), Gunner Hansen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), David Naughton (American Werewolf in London), Brian O'Halloran (Clerks, Clerks 2) and The Ladies of THE EVIL DEAD (I.E Ellen Sandweiss, Theresa Tilly, Betsy Baker) - this is a significant horror happening, without it actually being a horror film.
The official synopsis is:
Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture. Brutal Massacre becomes just that, as the cast and crew find themselves battling one mishap after another as Harry struggles to keep his sanity against overwhelming resistance to finish the picture and find himself at the top once again."
So basically it's a mockumentary about the joys of independent horror filmmaking, featuring a host of horror/cult film stars and starlets, with an Anchor Bay seal of approval. I don't know about you, but I'm sold! Expect a review in the immediate future.
Check prices for the R1 edition at the advert below:
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