Word: gorefests
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...America doesn't always share their taste. And the poor performance of Grindhouse, the double feature from two fanboy deities, directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, shows that fanboy love can get you only so far. Plenty of people heard about the movie--a three-hour '70s-exploitation-style gorefest--but decided it was an inside joke they weren't going to get. "There's this perception that the geeks have inherited the earth," says Smith, "but if they had, Grindhouse would have grossed $100 million. It plays to a marginalized culture." A marginalized culture with a big stick. When...
...altering Saw III to garner a more box-office-friendly R-rating, Bousman called up another director who specializes in movies people watch through their fingers, Rob Zombie, the tattooed heavy-metal vocalist. "I told him to talk to the MPAA as a filmmaker," says Zombie, 41, whose depraved gorefest The Devil's Rejects contains what many consider cinema's most artful human-roadkill scene. "Explain why the extreme violence is necessary to tell the story in a way that's more socially responsible." When pressed, Zombie admits he doesn't actually care what's socially responsible. He just wanted...
...hard the moviemakers tried to make Li's character seem intelligent, even philosophical, they could never mask the mindless violence the film embodies. It's hard for any thinking person to imagine that the movie continues the grand tradition of filmmaking, when all we see is a kung fu gorefest on the edge of lunacy. There should be a new rating for movies like this one: B.D., for brain dead. Johan Adam Wong Selangor, Malaysia
...remake of exceptional horror movie), “House of Wax” (second remake of the 1933 chiller “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” this time with Paris Hilton), and the upcoming “Saw 2” (sequel to wholly uninteresting gorefest that no one asked for).I honestly never thought I would yearn for the days of “I Spit on Your Grave” and those horrible Paul Morrissey/Andy Warhol movies like “Blood for Dracula.” But here I am, pining...
...worst) providing shallow and unrealistic performances that are not even good by horror flick standards. “Saw II” only superficially enhances the framework of the original, making one question the need to continue the story. If fans are looking for an exciting, suspenseful gorefest that possesses entertainment on par with the original, then they should by all means see the film. But, if they are anticipating something that complicates one of the best horror premises in years, they will be let down...