The Horrible Dr. Bones

Full Moon Pictures attempted to have a spin-off company...Originally called Alchemy, they changed it too Big City Pictures. This is the 2nd offering from the now defunct spin-off attempt.

The Horrible Dr. Bones has an excellent soundtrack, that even my daughter was dancing to (hey, she is only gonna be 2 in Jan.). The acting was typical B-movie. Wooden, underdeveloped and clumsy. Still, this movie wasn't all that bad. Yes, it was too short, and very rushed at the end. I would have liked to have seen a much more involved climax. Oh, well...Budget Restraints! The character of Dr. Bones was played excellently, and was very rastafarian looking...I liked his cane! And the smile he gives the main character, Jamal, spooky!

Much better than Killjoy, close to Ragdoll...this is just a silly, fun, and fun to make fun of film that should not be taken seriously.

7 out of 10

Another reason to get SKY is that regular basic cable movie channels air horrible Horror movies like this! Really, there is nothing positive to comment about this crap. I really tried to be objective while watching it, heck, I tried to hard to not change the channel and put on some MTV in the worst case scenario. I truly can't remember why I decided to watch this one; probably because it got regular attention when it first came out. Now I understand that it was popular among some Horror fans because it's indeed a horrible movie.

The plot makes absolutely no sense and so does the supposedly villain. What the hell was that rap propaganda and sub-plot? The title makes justice to the horrible visual experience that this movie is...

This is a morality tale about naive bandmates, tempted by a music mogul promising to make all their dreams come true. Since this is a horror movie, you already know there's a catch. A decent script, strong performances by supporting actress Sara Scott and leads Larry Bates and Darrow Igus, and a different take on Haitian zombie mythology make this an entertaining, if not exceptional, experience.

I admit I was hooked on this movie immediately, and it held my attention for most of its run-time. The pace is slow but it didn't drag--I attribute this, in part, to Igus's gravity, and also to Sara Scott's acting chops and beauty. Igus isn't required to demonstrate great range in this role, but he's very effective as the antagonist.

As stated earlier, the writing, for the most part, is capable, with the exception of the denoument, which feels rushed and unearned. Moreover, it's not clear that anyone learned what they needed to. The special effects and creature make-up are not very good, but I was into the story and leads enough to overlook those details.

Full Moon loves their morality tales. Unlike some of the other movies they've done, this one doesn't rise above the generic expectations, but it does meet them most of the time. It's not a movie I would tell you to seek out, but as I said, I enjoyed it.

Please do not watch this movie. This is just for people like me that like to suffer while watching a terrible horror movie. I can't believe that someone actually find something good about it. The title itself speaks for the movie.

The rapper plot is stupid! The movie is stupid. DR. BONES looks like a loser, he wouldn't scare even the dumb teens from SCREAM.

1/10 -Burn it! Flush the ashes

A couple of days ago, I watched 'Troll 2' on video and I was astonished with such a bad flick. This 'The Horrible Dr. Bones' has not had the competency to be worse than 'Troll 2', what seems to be impossible, but it is almost there. What a ridiculous trash 'movie'! Certainly it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The title is very appropriate: Horrible! The ham 'actors' and 'actresses' combined with amateurish direction; awful screenplay; poor effects and make-up, all blended together is a synonym of crap. Fortunately, the videotape does not smell. My vote is two.

Title (Brazil): "O Terrível Dr. Bones" ("The Terrible Dr. Bones")