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Barracuda (1978)
Painfully boring - nothing redeeming.
As a fan of B-movies and creature features, I can say with much confidence that there is nothing here that makes this movie worth watching. Another reviewer claims that it "pays off in the end", and I am here to tell you that there is no pay off.
Orca (1977) has a decent payoff mid way that makes it worth watching for pure "wtf" factor, this movie does not. The actors deliver their lines like they are on quaaludes and the music is so plodding and droney that it almost puts you to sleep.
Also, the movie is only BARELY about killer barracuda. It has another agenda and the killer fish are only seen a couple of times. It is obvious to me that the movie was designed to be a different type of movie, but with the popularity of Jaws and Piranha, they shifted it's marketing.
This movie was 90 minutes or so and it felt like 4 hours. Do not waste your time. You've been warned!
Sweatshop (2009)
Starts bad, ends amazing.
Seriously, if you want high art this movie is not for you. If you want a movie that sets you up to root for the cast to get killed in fantastic ways, then you need to watch this film.
I'll be honest, I almost turned it off at the 25 minute mark. VERY bad acting, and a setting (a rave. Really?) that I didn't care about, but once the killer enters the fray it's incredibly creative.
The gore is off the charts and worth a watch to any true horror fan. I watch EVERY bad horror flick in hopes of finding gems that stand out. You'd be surprised at how many low budget horror movies don't have any effects in them these days.
I can handle a bad movie. That's what cult cinema is all about. But I can't handle a BORING movie. This movie, once past the 25 minute mark, is definitely not boring. It's blood-soaked and it's beautiful.
Bread Crumbs (2011)
Pointless, Contrived, No Story.
The synopsis for this one sounded fairly interesting and it was on Netflix Instant, so I checked it out. I've noticed that I typically enjoy recommendations that are 2-2.5 stars on there because overall, I quite enjoy bad movies as long as there is something...anything to keep me entertained.
This movie actually starts off fairly good. Then after the introductions of characters gets over with is when the movie starts to dive bomb as it's clear the people behind this movie really had no idea of what KIND of movie they wanted to make. I say this, because early on it feels like they have a ton of pointless red herrings. For example, there's a woodsman that you constantly hear off in the distance that they seem to try and make you think is part of the plot, but he's not. He's worthless and does not help the movie push forward at all.
Another thing that royally annoyed me, is that this is one of those movies where at ANY POINT each of the cast could have done something to stop the children who are harassing them throughout the movie (of course, I say "children", but they are most likely 18-20). I mean, seriously...like 8 people can't take out two little brats, only one of which was armed at any given point? Come on. And then they actually capture one of the kids and want to do something about it, but the lead stops them as if she's not aware they are getting picked off. Oh yeah, because she's "just a kid"...riiiiiight.
Then the ending....absolutely a cop out. It's like they just didn't even care to end it. It's not a "twist", it's just bad.
Do not waste time with this one.