My Bloody Banjo

Peltzer is a defeated man. That's his lot in life and it guides his every decision. Many a good horror movie has a weak-link character whose role is to make the irrational decisions necessary to forward the plot: Harry Cooper in Return of the Living Dead, Miguel Ferrer in Deep Star Six. Now imagine the lead character in a story being such a man. That's the strong point of this movie. It leaves the viewer squirming in their seat, helpless as we ever could be. There's no use shouting at the screen, no point cursing the character; he's going to do what he has to do and you can only enjoy the train wreck. As typical per a Troma-style movie, you have unrelenting bullies who utterly humiliate the most vulnerable characters. People you want to die the most horrible deaths imaginable, but I don't want to spoil that. Cool points go to the writer for dropping Henenlotter's name on one of the facilities.

This film is a unique tale of romance in a office. You know man meets woman, then his friend turns up one day.

I do like this kind of British horror film. It made me laugh, it made me look away in parts and it did not take itself to seriously . The effects, sounds and sets are good some of the cinematography was not as good the comedy did make up for that.

You can see some nods to other film styles but you kind of expect that in this kind of film. I would of liked to know some of the who's and whys to move the story along. As this is the directors first feature film all I can say is well done please carry on.

Do check this undiscovered and under the radar gem. I won't give too much away but strong performances from a fabulous cast including scream queen Dani Thomson. Inspired by the Troma type movies in the USA but with a British Twist.

Review of the directors cut:

I don't know who I feel more sorry for, Peltzer or his d1ck! I loved the comically over-the-top caricatures of office bullies and various other d1ckheads. As soon as Ronnies summoned, the giggles come thick and fast, his sense of humor is offensive and grotesque and I love it! The directors cut certainly has alot more dialogue than id usually care for but its all worth it to watch Peltzer exact his revenge against his tormentors in the end. Shout outs to Vito Trigo for capturing my old managers in a gloriously over exaggerated nutshell! His scene where he encourages Lawrence Hardy (yes, THAT GUY) to kill themselves was unexpectedly dark but you couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. The gore is exactly what i would have expected from a Troma movie, cartoonish splatter and silly practical effects abound and i couldnt be happier to see it! The bathroom scene made my friend look away and almost made me turn away, almost. I couldn't help be reminded of the bathroom scene in "i spit on your grave", while not the same, it's similarly wince-inducing. Im pleased to say that the movie doesn't end with a fizzle, so lets just say "High school massacres are so...1999" and leave it at that. Highly entertaining. Who says you need millions to make a movie and entertain people?!

This is indie cinema as it should be and I cant wait to see what else Liam sh1ts out of his head-anus. EMC here we come!

No pun intended - and I do hope this does not happen to anyone ... although apparently it can happen. And it did happen (based on a true story - don't be afraid of that moniker!) to the director ... as he is happy to admit and tell us in the commentary to the movie. Liam is a sweet guy and a cool Dude, so I may be biased a bit. But he cherishes bad reviews too. He knows what he did here - and he really embraces it. Blood, violence and all included (no nudity though, except male - which ... sticks out).

If like me you have no clue what a bloody banjo is (not a musical instrument .. well I reckon you can use it to produce music ...) .. you are in for a treat! No sensitive soul should be watching this, but I think I made that clear. Low budget Filmmaking and insanity at its best (or worse, depending on how you view it). There are quite a few Banjos placed all over the movie - and I am certain you may be able to find even more Easter eggs if you look for them.

Looking forward to the next gem - eating miss campbell ... and the pun already in the title ... have to think of another one for my summary line! Anyway, there is a Directors cut and if you are into low budget horror movies that are quite insane, but look really good (no pun intended), I can recommend this highly ... this is not Citizen Kane, it never said it is, you get exactly what you pay for ...