For the first installment in the B Movie Babels series I have chosen a flick highly recommended by The Movie Whore, an avid movie blogger with a taste (or lack thereof) similar to my own.
The movie is Feast.
What wonderful garbage this movie was. Although entirely devoid of artistic flavor, this movie kept me entertained and somewhat surprised from start to finish. The movie does a good job of not wasting any time on petty things like believable names or character development. It simply flashes screens saying:
Name: Bozo
Job: Not Likely
Occupation: Town Jackass
Life Expectancy: Dead By Dawn
Other amusing characters have names like Bartender, Vet, Tuffy, Hero, Heroine, and Honey Pie. Having the otherwise bothersome task of character development out of the way, the movie proceeds directly to gore, the hallmark of the film.
Everything seemed like a normal day of self loathing at this dive bar in the middle of the desert when suddenly Hero kicks in the door carrying a shotgun and wearing a shirt covered in blood. He slams the head of some hideous monster on the bar and then proceeds to bark out orders to call in the National Guard, board up windows, and gather weapons and ammo. When someone asks “Who the hell are you?” he replies “I’m the guy that’s gonna save your…”
In unorthodox fashion the hero is abruptly cut off when the monster bursts through the window and bites off his head covering the entire room with blood. Although it seemed wasteful to kill off the protagonist in the opening phase of the movie, it does get your attention and quickly establishes the monsters as a force to be reckoned with.
Other admirable qualities of this B-movie include:
- Henry Rollins in tight pink sweat pants
- The uncalled for devouring of a young boy torn from his mothers arms
- The best projectile puke sequence since The Exorcist
- Admirable use of a bear trap as an offensive weapon
- The disembowelment of Treach from Naughty By Nature (not cause I hate ya)
Overall, I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who is fan of gore, zombies, monsters, shotguns, and cheesy one-liners.
Total Score: BBB
Three out of Five B’s.
~Man Overboard
3 Comments
Henry Rollins brings instant credibility to this film.
Now I gots to check this one out. Hopefully, it’s out in blu-ray. LOL.
Nicely done sir. I loved this flick for being exactly what it is. An excuse to see how disgusting they could get with one film and still maintain an R rating.
Feast 2 goes beyond on the gross out factor but is not nearly as entertaining.
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