Title: FeastDirector: John Gulager
Starring: Balthazar Getty, Henry Rollins, Navi Rawat
Runtime: 95 minutes
Year: 2006
Source: Zip.ca
After the last two not-so-good films, this one just about makes up for it. This came as a result of the Greenlight Project contest and is produced by the always delicious Matt Damon, almost equally adorable Ben Affleck, and usually entertaining Wes Craven. This release is far more superior than their previous attempts with Greenlight.
The movie starts out with quite a few characters at a small bar doing their usual shit-talking and money making. Enough character development is done to make you remember who's who and then a new guy enters the picture. Mr. New Guy is Hero number one and comes in with a ton of bad news. Basically, a crew of monsters are on their way to eating your face. But Mr. Hero is up to the task of kicking ass and saying yours... unfortuantely he is eaten within minutes of getting us caught up to speed. Boo-hoo.
After a bloody attack that pretty much rules, in comes Mrs. Heroine. She's pissed, her husbands laying headless on the floor, her kids somewhere else, and I'm pretty positive she's ruined her manicure too. Before long, the monsters are all up in your face attempting to eat whoever has a heartbeat. The large cast then boards up the place in hopes it'll hold while they try to think of some kind of survival plan.
The comedy level is right on point, with plenty one liners delivered by a fairly entertaining cast. One of my favourite old man crushes, Henry Rollins, plays the role of Coach, a Tim Robbins wannabe/motivational speaker with too much to say, but all the clever ways to say it. Oh Henry, how I love you. This movie is worth the rental fee based on Rollins performance alone.
I'm pretty positive all the horror movie stereotypes acted out were intentional and adds a nice touch. Plus, there's plenty of blood covered clevage, guts, and fight scenes pulled off flawlessly to keep us kids happy.
Recommended.
j.
3 comments:
I actually met John Gulager and Diane Goldner (Harley Mom, no Mrs. Gulager) at a horror convention in Dallas last year. Very nice people, fun to talk to, entertaining anecdotes. Diane was especially candid and hilarious talking about her...ahem..."intimacy" with one of the creatures, and how that scene was choreographed.
And just to show I'm not making shit up, proof. :)
Haha, that rules. I always geek out at conventions and suck at 'being cool'. I have to many questions and tend to spill them out to fast. Oops. :)
That was a blast. I also met and interviewed Barbara Crampton, which was the thrill of the year. She was very nice and personable, not to mention still gorgeous.
Like many boys who reached adolescence in the 80s, I had a...ah..."special" relationship with Ms. Crampton's work in Re-Animator and From Beyond. I may have worn out a VHS tape...or two...
Thank god for DVD.
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