Ok Cellmates, here’s the deal. I have a hell of a lot of movies to get through before the end of
the year. I’m one of those bloggers who
feels the need to see everything that I can get my hands on before I make the
obligatory “best and worst flicks of 2012” lists. Otherwise, mediocre movies sneak their way onto the lists, and we
can’t have that, now can we? I’ll write
full reviews of some of them, but there’s no way in hell I could do them
all. Therefore, for the duration of my
“procrastination penance horror gauntlet,” I’ll be writing a lot of 420
reviews.
If you weren’t here for my previous 420 reviews, I’ll
explain. Back before SOC was born, I
wrote mini reviews on Facebook. At that
time, statuses had a 420 character limit.
Summing up my thoughts on a flick in exactly 420 characters became a
word game. Plus, it’s fun confusing the
stoners who saw the title and were expecting something completely
different. So, I return to the format
from time to time either when I don’t have much to say about a movie (which, as
we all know, is a Tales From The Quadead Zone level rarity), it’s already been
reviewed to death, or I’m pressed for time, which is the case right now. So, without further ado…
All “meta” movies have the stink of hipster on them to some
degree, but that’s pretty much all Detention is. This high school
comedy/horror/sci-fi hybrid mess offers the occasional laugh or good line, but
that’s about it. Constant ironic 90s
pop culture references don’t equal funny. Kudos for having the balls to name
drop Scream while badly ripping it off though. At least the cast is
decent. 1 severed thumb down.
A Little Bit Zombie:
A horror comedy with brains. I know, that was bad. The whole cast is on point, and there’s some
choice dialog. I could have gone for a little more gore and focus on the horror
elements, but it’s funny enough to overlook that. Keen eyed viewers will pick up quite a few Evil Dead influences.
Plus, we get an appearance from Kurgan. Probably the best horredy I’ve seen so
far this year. One and a half severed thumbs up.
Excision:
If David Lynch and David Cronenberg codirected a high
school coming of age movie, this is what would happen. A great supporting cast
of genre veterans compliments a powerhouse performance by AnnaLynne McCord.
Some of the imagery is deliciously bizarre. It’s part creepy, part funny, and
part touching. If Richard Bates Jr. keeps making flicks like this, he has a
bright future in cinematic horror. Two severed thumbs up.
2 comments:
Haven't seen the other two, but I agree about Excision. Truly one of the yr's very best horror films.
Excision and A Little Bit Zombie are two of my favorite genre-related flicks this year. I loved the hell out of them.
Detention? Either you love it or hate it... and I ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY HATED IT!! Most annoying movie of the year.
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