kcott44
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The only reason I watched this and I mean it, was that I was paid $20 to, by a truly cruel evil man that even the "prize" of $20 is not worth sitting through an hour and twelve minute film which this is, not counting horribly unfunny bloopers which take up ten more minutes of your life which would be better spent shooting up heroin and I mean that. Thankfully, this is the first Friedberg/Seltzer "film" to be released straight to video, it's about time. You know, people say there are worse directors but I don't see it, even Uwe Boll delivered a couple of decent films in Rampage and Assault on Wall Street. Even Michael Bay as much as I dislike him can create solid special effects. But this deadly duo who are guilty of making people dumber for having to sit through their films are the truly most criminal.
On to the "film" itself, it obviously is a "satire" of The Hunger Games while also in typical fashion of this duo add random unfunny things to it, just to add it, for no apparent reason. I just watched the movie and I am started to forget most of it which is a blessing, every joke, and I mean every joke is a desperate pathetic attempt to make the viewer laugh, I can't comprehend the people who would find this funny. Obviously the people who like their awful excuses for movies, there has to be some people, if they keep making them. The only thing I give the movie props for is a quick moment where they show that The Hunger Games is essentially a rip off of The Running Man and Battle Royale, however, the way they did it, did not make me laugh. The acting is cringe worthy and I like Diedrich Bader but he has nothing to do here and is completely wasted in his role, he must have needed the paycheck. I can't even explain how bad the "jokes" are.
Overall, it's just like their other flicks, painfully unfunny and will make you want to commit suicide faster than a death in your family. Not as bad as Disaster Movie as nothing ever will but still easily one of the worst comedies ever made. I don't believe in an afterlife but if there is a hell, it will no doubt be a never ending marathon of their works. Now excuse me while I go hang myself.
On to the "film" itself, it obviously is a "satire" of The Hunger Games while also in typical fashion of this duo add random unfunny things to it, just to add it, for no apparent reason. I just watched the movie and I am started to forget most of it which is a blessing, every joke, and I mean every joke is a desperate pathetic attempt to make the viewer laugh, I can't comprehend the people who would find this funny. Obviously the people who like their awful excuses for movies, there has to be some people, if they keep making them. The only thing I give the movie props for is a quick moment where they show that The Hunger Games is essentially a rip off of The Running Man and Battle Royale, however, the way they did it, did not make me laugh. The acting is cringe worthy and I like Diedrich Bader but he has nothing to do here and is completely wasted in his role, he must have needed the paycheck. I can't even explain how bad the "jokes" are.
Overall, it's just like their other flicks, painfully unfunny and will make you want to commit suicide faster than a death in your family. Not as bad as Disaster Movie as nothing ever will but still easily one of the worst comedies ever made. I don't believe in an afterlife but if there is a hell, it will no doubt be a never ending marathon of their works. Now excuse me while I go hang myself.
I've been collecting 80's slasher films recently and I got my hand on a copy of the Code Red DVD release of The Forest, a little known and not very liked 80's supernatural slasher film. The Forest is pretty interesting for your typical slasher fare, it revolves around a group of hikers, adults mind you are hunted by a cannibal hermit in the woods who is haunted by the spirits of his dead wife and kids. It gets a poor 3.5 on here which is the same of Don't Go in the Woods...Alone! and I will say The Forest is a better film.
Now, let's get down to the usual criticisms here. The acting is atrocious, the best acting in the film is by Gary Kent who plays the cannibal hermit and he's really not that good either but he's given somewhat solid character development for his character and he is not annoying which is more than I can say for a lot of slashers. The directing is about average for slashers, nothing special but I do like the setting and I think it's captured decently here. The body count is low, but this film is not about the body count, more about the story instead. The score I actually didn't mind, there's song which is horrendously funny but the score itself, isn't that bad, in fact, I liked the score they used for the opening kills. My two favorite scenes are the opening with the two kills and the flashback sequence though poorly acted by everybody but Kent, gives us decent character development and while cheesy, actually makes us sympathize with the killer.
The Forest is not a good film by any means and I paid quite a bit for the DVD but it's a solid DVD and I liked the film more than I thought I would. Recommended to slasher fans who want something a little different than just the killer in the woods formula.
Now, let's get down to the usual criticisms here. The acting is atrocious, the best acting in the film is by Gary Kent who plays the cannibal hermit and he's really not that good either but he's given somewhat solid character development for his character and he is not annoying which is more than I can say for a lot of slashers. The directing is about average for slashers, nothing special but I do like the setting and I think it's captured decently here. The body count is low, but this film is not about the body count, more about the story instead. The score I actually didn't mind, there's song which is horrendously funny but the score itself, isn't that bad, in fact, I liked the score they used for the opening kills. My two favorite scenes are the opening with the two kills and the flashback sequence though poorly acted by everybody but Kent, gives us decent character development and while cheesy, actually makes us sympathize with the killer.
The Forest is not a good film by any means and I paid quite a bit for the DVD but it's a solid DVD and I liked the film more than I thought I would. Recommended to slasher fans who want something a little different than just the killer in the woods formula.
Proteus is a film that not many people like, take a look at the user rating and 95% of the reviews on here for proof. However, I am one of the film's few fans and I'll explain why. I love 70s, 80s, and 90s creature features, this was the good old times of practical effects (men in monster suits, mechanical monsters), before the age of CGI which to be honest, I think ruined creature features at least the low budget films because in a lot of creature features now, either the creatures are completely ridiculous (Sharknado, Avalanche Sharks) or like in a lot of SyFy fare, they show the creatures throughout the whole film and leave no suspense. Those three decades were the best times for these films, leaving the audience to picture to creature through most of the running time until the big reveal. I know I've been rambling, now on to the film.
Proteus has a plot that I'm a sucker for, group of people stranded in a isolated location with a mutant monster. In this case, it's drug smugglers whose boat sank and they come across an oil rig where experiments have been going on and things have went awry. Nothing special but simple and appealing to me. Craig Fairbrass is the lead here and does a pretty good job actually, he is probably most known for his villainous role in Cliffhanger but he pulls off the tough guy role well. His character also has a nice character reveal halfway through the film. The other five main actors range from mediocre to bad but don't worry, most are there for the body count. Ricco Ross from Aliens has a solid small role and does a good job as well. Horror icon Doug Bradley shows up at the end as the owner of the rig in heavy makeup and does decent, obviously was in this film because he was probably friends with Bob Keen. The pacing is fast, I have heard people call it boring but I honestly don't see it, within fifteen minutes, they are on the rig and not long after does strange things happen.
The dialogue is passable at best but it does have a great line "You're a fu**in fish with a drug habit". The make up and mechanical effects is where this film really comes to life, Proteus has very interesting monster designs and makes the film an entertaining viewing especially if you're a lover of practical creature effects. The atmosphere is also quite good, it has a murky, sticky, gross atmosphere that fits with the film. The directing is average enough, nothing great but there's some cool shots.
I really like the film, I found it a very entertaining B horror film, it's not a good film when compared to the best horror film of all time The Thing (1982) which its rips off of shamelessly but I have a blast and a fondness for it. I would recommend it only to people who are fans of creature features of the 80s and 90s where practical effects was still key. Underrated B creature feature for sure.
Proteus has a plot that I'm a sucker for, group of people stranded in a isolated location with a mutant monster. In this case, it's drug smugglers whose boat sank and they come across an oil rig where experiments have been going on and things have went awry. Nothing special but simple and appealing to me. Craig Fairbrass is the lead here and does a pretty good job actually, he is probably most known for his villainous role in Cliffhanger but he pulls off the tough guy role well. His character also has a nice character reveal halfway through the film. The other five main actors range from mediocre to bad but don't worry, most are there for the body count. Ricco Ross from Aliens has a solid small role and does a good job as well. Horror icon Doug Bradley shows up at the end as the owner of the rig in heavy makeup and does decent, obviously was in this film because he was probably friends with Bob Keen. The pacing is fast, I have heard people call it boring but I honestly don't see it, within fifteen minutes, they are on the rig and not long after does strange things happen.
The dialogue is passable at best but it does have a great line "You're a fu**in fish with a drug habit". The make up and mechanical effects is where this film really comes to life, Proteus has very interesting monster designs and makes the film an entertaining viewing especially if you're a lover of practical creature effects. The atmosphere is also quite good, it has a murky, sticky, gross atmosphere that fits with the film. The directing is average enough, nothing great but there's some cool shots.
I really like the film, I found it a very entertaining B horror film, it's not a good film when compared to the best horror film of all time The Thing (1982) which its rips off of shamelessly but I have a blast and a fondness for it. I would recommend it only to people who are fans of creature features of the 80s and 90s where practical effects was still key. Underrated B creature feature for sure.
