Sheborg Massacre

It's noticeably "low-budget", however the movie knows this and runs with it. The fight scenes and blood that seem to go on for minutes at a time reminds me of the grindhouse style, but parodied. The movie doesn't take itself seriously and is a full on comedy, so it's best if you don't take it seriously either.

It also takes the style of Lloyd Kaufman's indie freedom, in taking a ridiculous idea and making it real.

There are blemishes though, in the fact the gore looks like..spaghetti noodles? The writing has jokes that sometimes go on too long, the puppies look like bloody stuffed animals..but it's a fun movie all around and is best enjoyed stoned.

The 'sheborg' costume is great as is the sound track.

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OK, I love this movie - gutsy heroines, hysterical baddies, more puppies than you can shake a stick at, lots of nerdy in jokes, as well as heaps of local colour (most of it red). Bucketloads of blood, gore and guts and an actual storyline that makes sense :)

I am waiting somewhat patiently for this to come out on DVD so I can see it for a 3rd time, and then get all my friends to watch it with me as well :)

Never boring, that's for sure. Engaging characters and lots of laughs. Actually quite well made for the low budget level. Actors do a great job. If you like a gory horror sci fi comedy and appreciate skill at a low budget, you'll enjoy Sheborg. Good music too.

I laughed out loud when I saw the title Sheborg, but then I remembered that one of my favorite movies is about a female cyborg. So, I thought I would try this out for the sake of comparison. Unlike Alita: Battle Angel, which portrays a female cyborg with depth and humanity, this movie portrays a female cyborg as an alien monster who must be defeated. This character is more like Godzilla than Alita. To underscore what kind of movie this is, some scenes show characters watching what appears to be a very low budget Japanese monster movie with fake-looking monsters rampaging among model buildings. The sheborg even has less depth and humanity than Daleks and Cybermen sometimes have on Doctor Who.

The special effects are virtually non-existent. The sheborg has robot parts on one side that give her a lop-sided gait. In the scene in which she moves the most, she crawls out of a car window like Samara from the Ring crawling out of a TV screen. Most of the actual action scenes do not involve her.

This movie rips off Bill & Ted and Scooby Doo. The two main characters, two girls named Dylan and Eddie, repeatedly copy a gesture made famous by Bill & Ted, in which they bump fists, wiggle their fingers, and make weird woo-woo noises. They are joined by a third character who looks like Velma from Scooby Doo, and in fact, she is named Velma. Being taller and having red hair, Dylan looks something like Daphne in comparison. There is also a male character who is something like Shaggy and cares about dogs.