Armées jusqu'aux dents

I was lucky enough to see the cast and crew screening of "Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives" last night at the Magnolia Theater in Dallas, TX. Not only did the movie play to a completely sold-out audience, but there were several rounds of applause at the end of the movie that included a standing ovation.

Director Israel Luna's created a throwback to the revenge movies of the late 70s and early 80s. The first act -- getting to know the girls -- was nothing but non-stop laughs. If you've ever been to a gay club, you know how comically catty and funny the 'ladies' can be. This was captured wonderfully, and has more than a handful of one-liners that had the audience laughing hysterically.

The 2nd act -- where several of ladies are brutally attacked -- was tough to watch... which in all honesty, made it that much more realistic. One lady, during the Q&A after the movie said that in facing discrimination like that daily and her fear being attack, it was very hard to watch those scenes, but was very liberating to see this type of violence brought to light.

The final and most entertaining act was where the girls decided to do something about what happened. I won't give away what all goes on, but there's something done with a nearly two-foot-long knife that even had me squirming!

After the movie, I was able to meet Mr. Luna (and get a photo snapped with him). It was refreshing to meet someone so humble about something he'd done. In watching him interact with others before approaching him, he was completely gracious and genuinely thankful for each and everyone that was in attendance.

If you get a chance to see this movie while it makes the rounds in the film festivals, you really should. I personally can't wait until it returns to Dallas for the Outtakes Film Festival so I can see it again!

Terrible home made project straight to bin junk spamming the world's movie collection.

You don't have to be gay to watch and enjoy this film.

You don't have to be bi or lez.

You just have to be somebody who realizes a good movie when it's there.

It's not the best movie I've ever seen or ever will see; but it's solid.

It's got action, comedy, drama, thriller and horror and a love story love - all wrapped up in a good movie with a cast that does a fantastic - or should I say FABULOUS job - and a story that makes sense.

For the small budget that it has, it has good production values - and it acknowledges the crew at the end with more than just a name crawled across the screen.

The story is effective - and is much better than so many Hollywood produced movies of a mid or large budget.

This was a free watch for me - and even if I would have randomly come across it somehow and paid for it, it still would have been worth the money and the viewing.

It's just good. Gay, straight or bi- regardless of what you are - the talent in this shines, the writing is crisp, the editing - even the purposely chopped up and gritty editing is well developed and overall - it's something that can put a smile on your face at times and make you feel for the injustice towards anybody who has to deal with bullies like this.

Congrats to all.

Best of luck on your careers.

...and no, I was not part of the cast or crew to vote this movie this high...I just saw something worthwhile that is more constructed with care and heart - which sadly most movies fail to deliver.

First off this movie focused on using trannies for the main characters which is not something you see often but I'm glad they did because not only did they rock every scene they did but it's also awesome to see members of the trans community star in a movie that's isn't a documentary about gender, they're just in a regular movie having fun and I love to see it. It made the movie different and honestly I'd love to see more horror movies with a similar casting style. Now for the movie itself it had this vintage visual effect which a lot of us love because it reminds us about old horror movies we watched as kids. The humour and writing also seemed to have leaned on this vintage look because they even had jokes about losing footage and some loveable raunchy humour that fit the characters perfectly. Something else I really loved about this movie was the credits; normally with horror movies the credits have some kick-ass music to go with them but what they did was way better. Along with good music you get to see all the people who worked on the movie rock the runway for their victory lap, having fun like collage friends. It's always charming to see that the people behind the scenes put their hearts and their laughs into a project they loved doing together. Now not to be a downer but this movie does talk about rape which is something I know a lot of people don't like seeing in movies (me included), but I strongly believe that it is something that does need to be shown/mentioned in order to boost awareness.

Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives combines almost every genre of film possible into one movie, but has it all make sense. I really love this movie because it's completely independent but looks like something you would watch at the theater because it's high quality, while still maintaining the elements of exploitation and grind house movies from the 1960's, 70's, and early 80's. I was surprised at all of the actors performances, which were amazing since it was some of the actors first film role. I also enjoy that it's not just for the LGBT community; it can be for men and women who grew up in the 1970's, and 1980's (because of the grind house style in which it was filmed in) ,but it can resonate with anyone who has ever felt alone or the "odd character out." It's not just a "popcorn movie" but a cult classic, that will be sure to entertain many fans for years to come.