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I had first head about Johnny X a couple of years ago and had been wanting to see it, as I have been a fan of Will Keenan since TERROR FIRMER. I didn't know too much about the movie going in other than it was a sci-fi, and it was supposed to be the last movie ever, ever, shot on real black and white FILM. Not digital, but true film stock, lots of little pictures in a row, film. I had been meaning to look it up but had kind of forgotten about it until I actually came across it at my local library - which, I have to say, has an awesome taste in movie selections - and immediately grabbed it. Popping it in, we are treated with Kevin McCarthy (aka The Bad Guy from UHF...) sentencing Will Keenan to a horrible punishment for his crimes... Earth! *this is not a spoiler, this is the first minute of the film* I was also super excited to see that JX starred Reggie PHANTASM Banister and Creed THE OFFICE Bratton in juicy roles as well. Overall this is a really fun homage to 50's sci-fi that gets just about everything right, from the costumes to the cars to the sets to the songs. It updates a few things here and there (mostly the effects), but keeps that camp feel that makes watching old films so much fun. If you "got" and enjoyed THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA, JX will be right up your alley. If you like watching MST3K, but sometimes more for the 50's movies themselves, you'll love this. Highly recommended.

I don't see how all of these people think that this is the worst movie ever, or worst zombie movie ever. I just don't get it. The acting was not bad, especially for a very low-budget film. The effects were OK, again low budget. Where this film shines is the writing, the satire.

It's f*cking good writing. Intelligent, funny, and poking at the viewer and all of America... I think all these people who hated it just weren't smart enough to get it. If you're an intelligent zombie movie fan, go check out Feeding the Masses - available for rent at Hollywood Video. If you're NOT intelligent, if you're not interested in more than just "what's on the surface," go see DEAD LIFE or some other piece of zombie crap.

First off, if you have a problem with low budgets, don't even bother with this film because you'll think "it's the worst movie I've ever seen" or some such crap. If you can look past the low budget (read: low quality cameras, bad sound, amateur (over)acting, etc.) then this is a REALLY F*CKING FUNNY movie! I was lucky enough to see this at the TromaDance New Mexico film festival, and I was rolling in the aisles for the entire time! Chris Seaver has taken the idea of gross-out humor to new, almost unforgivable lows. Oral sex that goes wrong, farting and poop, etc., you get the idea. It sounds kind of juvenile, and it is juvenile, in that X-rated adult kind of way.

Long story short: this film is really offensive... and really funny. If you can deal with low budgets and gross humor, check out Chris Seaver's films (I recommend Filthy McNasty), especially this one which should be available through Troma Entertainment soon...