The Green Inferno Review…something something Hallowe’en 2019 related event inserted here

 

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So, since the 1st title this year,  -unlike previous, see many below – was pretty good?   Let’s keep this going.   I have been putting this particular film off for years now.  The italian cannibal genre was my favorite, I have wrote a published article on them years ago,  that was a full, academic like, overview.   That being said?  I hate Eli Roth.   His dialogue is awful, his films are always trying too hard to be edgey and way over the top, but always fall flat.  I expected the worst.

 

Dialogue?  Well he came thru as normal self here.   Absolutely idiotic in several parts.   Then completely out of nowhere, unwarranted toilet humor, that instead of cutting tension?  Made annoying as hell.  Then the weed….    Now all that aside?   This was actually very enjoyable, throw back, with some nods to and flat out ripped off moments to the genre.

 

Plot follows a college student, joining up with an SJW group, to protest the destruction in the rainforest.   They brilliantly decide to venture to Peru, stage a lockin and then are swiftly sent back to the cities.   However,  an incident on way back?   Changes everything and they are faced with the reality of the people, whom they are choosing to speak and act for.     There is not as much gore as you would expect in this.  It has well done and creative moments of practical effects, but is mid range in terms of the genre.   The characters are mostly hateable or NPC background, shallow lot.  This is hallmark of Eli Roth, whom can’t write a character or real human interaction for life of him.   The pacing was great,  it had no real lagging moments,  the hateability of the mains works well but the ending falls flat, ripping off a genre classic, almost word for word.    There is a closing credits easter egg,  that challenges the shitty, awful ending,  which was kind of an oh shit moment.

RATING:  B (75 PERCENT)

 

PROS:  Good pacing, great sets since was actually shot in Chile , decent practical gore effects, awful people have awful things happen to them

 

CONS:  The shitting scene was pointless and juvenile, as was weed subplot, there is one scene where CGI was used and it was terrible looking, laughable.  Awful dialogue

A return: WNUF Halloween Special

Gofundme for sequel:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/wnuf-halloween-sequel

 

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Been a long time indeed, since reviewed anything here.  Frankly,  lost interest in it all.   Life was a shit storm,  lots of moving, loss and nonsense.   Now all settled in, in a great place in small town northern Ontario,  found myself wanting to be immersed in the season I once loved more than anything.   So how better than something like this film, which I had been putting off for years.

 

Yes, it’s a found footage.   Sort of.   Themed after 1980s newcasts, in all their cheesy glory, and spattered with some awesome and very close to accurate shitty 80s small town channel commercials.   Nostalgia factor is high.   You are lead in thru a local news cast, that gives a little bit of insight into the region, it’s history and reasons for the special that follows it.   The newscast is well done, it was fun, but was a bit slow burn.    However it captured the essence perfectly, drawing me into the later 80s, in this case 1987, feel and made me smile and odd chuckle, especially the commercials.

 

The main event,  the special itself,  follows newsman Frank Stewart, a priest, and The Bergers, a parody of the Warrens, with their umm special partner/gimmick.   The Frank Stewart character is perfectly cast, and written.  He legit felt like a real 80s field reporter. I won’t spoil that, it was a pretty decent laugh.   They run into typical haunted house noises, happenstances, and conflicts,  while being broken up or regrouping between commercial breaks.  I am not going to spoil this,  the ending is nothing new but was unexpected, and it is imperative you watch to the end, there is a fake out of sorts, and you will miss the ending if you fall for it.

 

I enjoyed this a lot.  It singlehandedly  made me feel this season again finally.   Had been years.  I will definitely add some more reviews over the month.   It was a great nod and throw back, to a more fun, cheesy and innocent time.

 

RATING:  A- (81 PERCENT)

Pros:  some great faux commercials, great atmosphere, captured 80s essence nicely,  well cast,  didn’t take itself at all seriously.

Cons:   The opening newscast drags a bit, some effects are merely alright

She Freak Review

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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062259/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

A long time has passed since, well viewed anything, and especially since been or written on here,  mainly because real life,  has been a horror ride,  with way less thrills,  and a lot more fear,  terror and darkness.   Aside,  as a source of therapy,  a sad attempt to bring some feeling or some excitement,  back to life and my favorite time of year,  going to try reviving 31 days marathon and blog,  whom knows,  may this is what I needed.

 

This was a blind buy,  however, I have seen the above trailer.   I love the carnival,  fall fairs,  especially created and added to my love of this season,  and even the genre.  I am anticipating this to be a pseudo remake of Freaks,  which I love,  just more grindhouse like.  Hoping on the old time carnival atmosphere,  nostalgia and some earlier genre gore.   Alright enough,  let’s rock this shit.

Soooooo…  Well that was definitely something.    The basic plot?   Jade is a southern country type waitress,  wanting more from life,  than her abusive,  sexually harassing boss,  so she joins the carnival.   Eventually marrying the owner of the sideshow,  whom is wealthy and well liked.   However, things aren’t what they seem,  and things take a wrong turn.

Alright.  This film,  has nearly 50 percent of the run time,  with no dialogue at all,  instead is a score reminiscent of the 1967  Spiderman cartoon.  Kind of an acid jazz,  beatnik kind of awfulness.   It becomes very annoying quickly.   Pacing is almost nonexistent here,  nothing much happens about 75 percent of the film,  you are treated to a set up,  then tear down of a carnival,  twice.  There is pretty much no character development,  barely any plot,  what there is though,  is cliched,  stale and very tired.   The titular character,  only has a mere 2-3 minutes screen time at the finale,  which happens well because.   The one high point I suppose,  is Claire Brennen ,  is both attractive and fun to watch,  even with her character being a bipolar,  often insufferable bitch.   There is basically no gore,  nothing going on,  and the worst fight scene I have seen in a very long time.  It’s far too dull,  to be enjoyed on the so bad it’s good level,  was very hard to keep awake or throw in the towel on this one.

 

LOOKS LIKE THE CURSE OF THESE 31 DAYS BLINDS IS BACK…. WITH A RATIO OF 80 PERCENT AWFUL TO DATE….   UGH….

 

RATING:   D- (51%)

PROS:   Claire Brennan is quite attractive,  the old carnival sights have a certain magic to them,  especially during the night scenes.

CONS:   More than half the film has no dialogue,  there is not motivations for actions really,  there is no justification for actions,  awful gore and fight scene,  pretty much nothing in general,  unlikeable characters galore,   zero character development,  pretty much no plot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Editor Review

 

 

 

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3067274/

 

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Sorry about large sized trailer and poster, but I am not in sizing or editing mood.

So, Shudder, so far decent start with 31,  I was very pleased to see Astron 6 titles, I own the multipack, I have yet to watch it, been 4 years?  It recently moved to my desk when I was prepping for my next move.  They also have Manborg, and Father’s Day, which I own, but I was so stoked to see The Editor, amongst titles, part of reason I took this membership.  So in the void til Divorced Dad, if it ever does come out, here is my other must see.

I am not huge on Giallos.  I have dabbled in the genre, but have issues often with them dragging or being cookie cutters to each other, so nervous on this one.  Astron 6 tho, suspecting will be batshit crazy and fun.

A giallo film editor, has a series of murders going on around him, cutting and editing his newest masterpiece.  People are dispatched by the regular offscreen, black gloved killer, all leading back to the editor.

That is all I will say for plot, there are a lot of twists and a what the fuck ending, I would not give away.  This is a well made, fun, often hilarious film.  Nicely splattery with loads of well done gore, and a lot of nudity.  It captures the perfect feel of the early 80s giallo, including the dubbed over italian accents badly done.  I won’t lie, true to it’s source, this film is a bit of a slow burn, for quite awhile, but it more than makes up for it, much like the majority of it’s source.  Odd sex, in jokes, a scene inspired by Hitch-Hike parodied well, and not terribly predictable climax, with an ending, that is completely unpredictable.

I was sure I would like this, shocked it exceeded expectations.  Pacing is only issue really, which is intentional as goes with the genre.

RATING: A- (81%)

PROS:

Has a fun sense of humor, likeable lead, is very well adapted to it’s genre and time,  very violent and gory, well done effects, some great nudity.

CONS:

Drags for about 20 minutes total.

Shudder is really starting to be worth it..No issues with this whatsoever