Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Kill Devil – 2004

     You gotta like a movie where the main character in the first 15 minutes says “It’s all fucked up!”, even if it’s in Japanese. This import item called itself Kill the Devil, but either way, I have no idea what the title has to do with an island where kids with a genetic disposition to killing are experimented on. But maybe I’m just slow.

This movie is really more of a character study, sort of along the lines of a Val Lewton movie, than you’d expect from a Japanese director. There’s some action and gore, but not really enough to carry a 90 minute movie.

Then, it does the weirdest thing yet, but killing off all the characters with 15 minutes left to go. And if you think the ending is bizarre, check out the alternate ending. I guarantee it will have you saying “WTF?!?!”

Three beers out of five. Some more action or any nudity sure would have helped this flick.

Nail Gun Massacre – 1985

     I rented this movie about a year ago, but bought a copy of the widescreen version from the director himself at the Texas Frightmare Weekend Convention back in February. So I have an autographed copy now. It’s a fun flick, with all the right elements. Special effects that are only special in that “special ed” kind of way. Plenty of boobage to keep the teenage boys (or teenage boys at heart) happy. And a smart mouthed villain.

I looked it up, because it occurred to me that this might have been the first of the smart-ass bad guys that made jokes while they killed folks. But alas, Nightmare on Elm Street came out the year before, so this movie can’t claim that honor.

This movie is everything that was great about horror movies in the 80’s. And it didn’t cost a fortune to make. Alas, the disc didn’t cost a fortune either, as there’s no subtitles or commentaries. There’s an interview with the director as a featurette, and that’s it. But hey, he signed my copy, so I’m happy.

Four beers out of five.