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Summary: You were expecting.... ?
Review: It's often difficult to really address this film, as it isn't exactly one of the more classy films. Made by the same people as the "Toxic Avenger" it has quite a large number of facets worth exploring. The main theme is a band of viscious condoms with big sweaty teeth dis-membering those who use them. Once that's been established you realize there is a myriad of complex and poorly connected themes. A inter-generational gay relationship between "Billy" (a call boy) and Det. Macaroni (protagonist and lead). There is a plot to destroy homosexuals as a preparation for Christ's second coming by means of jet from Rome to New York at midnight on Dec. 31st 1999. There is "Babette" the old trick of Det. Macaroni turned drag singer. Really, the film is a broken apart and overstuffed with as many messages as possible. Only becoming more and more rediculous, this film's immense cast of bizarre characters just adds to the the experience. Yes, the film is horrible, but bizarrely entertaining as well. It's much like a car accident, It's just horrible, but you can't stop watching. If you are looking for quality cinema, don't get "Kondom des Gravens". But if you have ANY sense of humor, DIVE ON IN!
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Summary: If Used Properly, Highly Effective Against Pregnancy
Review: Martin Walz really dropped the ball on the movie Killer Condom. He's been active in the independant prophylactic comedy industry for several years, but Killer Condom: The Rubber that Rubs You Out is extremely disappointing, especially in comparison to other films in the genre. Though the film boasts amazing actors such as Udo Samel and Leonard Lansink, it fails to gain an appreciation among viewers familiar with the prophylactic comedy genre such as myself. The movie started off with a bang; fight scenes left and right and mindboggling special effects. However, after the first few scenes, a feeling of disappointment and repetition was overwhelming this movie. Though the Killer Condom and Frau Doctor Riffleson were both exquisitely scripted characters, they failed to grasp the emotional connection that is required in films of this caliber. If you're looking for a movie including some good action entertainment with a relatively simple and easy-to-follow plotline, this movie is probably right up your alley.
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Summary: If Used Properly, Highly Effective Against Pregnancy
Review: Martin Walz really dropped the ball on the movie Killer Condom. He's been active in the independant prophylactic comedy industry for several years, but Killer Condom: The Rubber that Rubs You Out is extremely disappointing, especially in comparison to other films in the genre. Though the film boasts amazing actors such as Udo Samel and Leonard Lansink, it fails to gain an appreciation among viewers familiar with the prophylactic comedy genre such as myself. The movie started off with a bang; fight scenes left and right and mindboggling special effects. However, after the first few scenes, a feeling of disappointment and repetition was overwhelming this movie. Though the Killer Condom and Frau Doctor Riffleson were both exquisitely scripted characters, they failed to grasp the emotional connection that is required in films of this caliber. If you're looking for a movie including some good action entertainment with a relatively simple and easy-to-follow plotline, this movie is probably right up your alley.
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Summary: IF YOU LIKE CHEAP CHESSY COMEDY-THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.
Review: This is one of the best cheese flicks I've seen (The Re-Animator/w Jeffrey Combs is my favorite) Anyway,if you like cheese, and can get past the sexual theme of the movie, which adds a little flavor to the movie to by the way( the drag queen is very funny! ) , you will get some great laughs! One of the best parts is when some of the condoms go into the city and climb into one of the garbage cans in the park. A lady sitting on a part bench hears these strange sounds coming from the trash can. She looks in, and gets bit by one of the killer condoms. I laughed so hard, I cried! The VHS edition is ridiculously overpriced! It's definitly one you would want to add to your "Cheesy Films" collection.
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Summary: What the...?
Review: This movie has only one flaw...well, okay, more than one, especially if you're slightly unnerved by the title, but for those of us who have spent lots of time with Troma and know what we're in for, the only problem is the fact that you will hear "Killing Me Softly" by the Fugees (badly dubbed, to boot) over. And over. AND OVER. Otherwise, it's lots of fun. It's always nice to see well-endowed bald gay Sicilian police detectives who speak nothing but German represented in the movies. In a lot of ways, and not just the rubber from hell, this movie is surreal; the fact that it's shot ON LOCATION in New York...with an all-German cast is just the START. Furthermore, it's obviously been written in Germany, because it feels a lot like a foreigner trying to be American in the script. Still, the gags are immortal and some of the one-liners are hysterical ("It's...It's..." "It's exactly 30.6 centimeters long.") Pick up, especially if you love sick humor!
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Summary: A Must Have For Any Troma Fan
Review: This movie is not only hilarious but it is just the kind of sick humor that I can't get enough of. Movies just don't get any better than this! Leave it to Troma to put out a movie about a man-eating prophalactyic. If you like Troma films...YOU MUST BUY THIS MOVIE. The only thing that slightly disturbs me is that this movie is entirley in German. You must watch it with the English subtitles in order to know what is being spoken. That is my only complaint.
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Summary: This one bites...
Review: This movie is one of the funniest I've seen. I loved how it pokes fun at those American tough-lonely-cop-in-the-big city tv shows. Now,eveytime I see the opening credits for NYPD Blue, I just couldn't help but laugh out loud. Many people had problems with the German script, but I thought it was one of its many appeals. I mean movies such as Chocolat and Enemy at the Gates are set in countries where english is not their native language and yet we didn't seem to mind about their "suspicious" english scripts.
The killer condom in the film is a metaphor for AIDS. Underneath the gore and campiness, there is a strong message in the film about tolerance and understanding. Detective Mackeroni's "uplifting" speech in the climatic scene sums it all up.
Overall, this movie is not for the faint hearted. But if the title "Killer Condom" struck you immediately then you will thoroughly enjoy this film like I did. A definite cult classic.
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: This movie is VERY funny, but not if you take it seriously. What's funny about this movie is that it takes ITSELF so seriously. Mix the suspiciously Teutonic New Yorkers, murderous condoms, horrible drag queens, and a genuinely sweet gay love story into one movie and you have one of the best examples of the Theater of the Absurd that I've ever seen.
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Summary: Kondom des Grauens
Review: This trashy masterpiece is based on a cartoon by the great German cartoonist Ralf König (he is still quite unknown outside his home country and especially in the US for some reason). Your typical hardboiled, cynical, chain-smoking trench-coat wearing Italian detective stalks the street of New York. Only this one is openly gay, and is famous for his enormous..."schwanstucker". At the Hotel Quickie in his district, an alarming number of men have lost theirs. Over-eager hookers are first suspected, but our hero soon discovers the truth when he goes to the hotel and almost loses his - to a condom with teeth! Who may be behind this fiendish creature, and how is detective Macaroni going to convince others of the existence of this killer contraceptive before it strikes again? Unlike most Troma films this film actually have a rather good and coherent (but extremely absurd) plot. It is a satirical comedy that is actually played straight for the most part. For being a European film it actually had quite a big budget. It is also interesting to notice that lots of famous German actors and celebrities clamoured to get roles in this film that would have made Hollywood stars run away in terror screaming "Career killer!!!". The bearish and openly gay actor Udo Samel who stars as detective Macaroni has previously played in famous German masterpieces such as Far Away So Close and Kasper Hauser. There is a tender (but funny) love story included too. There is no frontal nudity but there are some sex scenes that might offend. But if you are easily offended, why are you here?
The DVD version includes some nice animated menus, some Troma extras and a great comment track by the director and special effects supervisor. There are lots of funny anecdotes about the directors claiming to be making a documentary so they will get permission to film in famous locations, police officers closing off New York streets for hours, stunts that went horribly wrong, and all the gruesome scenes that were cut. "For some reason they cut a close-up shot here of the condom on the floor after it had just...fed. I can't see why. I think it was a beautiful shot". At one point there is a nice fade from a flashback sequence, into a reflection in a window, and then a pan as the actor turns and walks away into the distance. The director explains how he did it, and then with a big laugh adds "But this was probably lost on the average Troma viewer!" Alien designer Giger is included in the credits as a creative consultant, but he joined the filming so late he could basically only say "yes, that looks good" about the designs already made. The film is in German with English subtitles. Unfortunately you can't turn the subtitles off, they are not on a separate track but for what its worth, it is a very good translation. American viewers might find it amusing to see German actors speaking German pretending to be New Yorkers, but as the directors point out, that is what Hollywood does to the rest of the world all the time.
The second half of the movie is unfortunately less polished (relatively speaking of course) than the first because the makers ran out of time and money. Lots of scenes were cut from the second half, which makes some subplots a little confusing, but the directors admit that the film would probably have been even better if some more stuff had been cut from the last half since the ending manages to be both slowly paced and confusing. However, it is still a good film and I can recommend it if you are a fan of trashy entertainment.
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Summary: Kondom des Grauens
Review: This trashy masterpiece is based on a cartoon by the great German cartoonist Ralf König (he is still quite unknown outside his home country and especially in the US for some reason). Your typical hardboiled, cynical, chain-smoking trench-coat wearing Italian detective stalks the street of New York. Only this one is openly gay, and is famous for his enormous..."schwanstucker". At the Hotel Quickie in his district, an alarming number of men have lost theirs. Over-eager hookers are first suspected, but our hero soon discovers the truth when he goes to the hotel and almost loses his - to a condom with teeth! Who may be behind this fiendish creature, and how is detective Macaroni going to convince others of the existence of this killer contraceptive before it strikes again? Unlike most Troma films this film actually have a rather good and coherent (but extremely absurd) plot. It is a satirical comedy that is actually played straight for the most part. For being a European film it actually had quite a big budget. It is also interesting to notice that lots of famous German actors and celebrities clamoured to get roles in this film that would have made Hollywood stars run away in terror screaming "Career killer!!!". The bearish and openly gay actor Udo Samel who stars as detective Macaroni has previously played in famous German masterpieces such as Far Away So Close and Kasper Hauser. There is a tender (but funny) love story included too. There is no frontal nudity but there are some sex scenes that might offend. But if you are easily offended, why are you here?
The DVD version includes some nice animated menus, some Troma extras and a great comment track by the director and special effects supervisor. There are lots of funny anecdotes about the directors claiming to be making a documentary so they will get permission to film in famous locations, police officers closing off New York streets for hours, stunts that went horribly wrong, and all the gruesome scenes that were cut. "For some reason they cut a close-up shot here of the condom on the floor after it had just...fed. I can't see why. I think it was a beautiful shot". At one point there is a nice fade from a flashback sequence, into a reflection in a window, and then a pan as the actor turns and walks away into the distance. The director explains how he did it, and then with a big laugh adds "But this was probably lost on the average Troma viewer!" Alien designer Giger is included in the credits as a creative consultant, but he joined the filming so late he could basically only say "yes, that looks good" about the designs already made. The film is in German with English subtitles. Unfortunately you can't turn the subtitles off, they are not on a separate track but for what its worth, it is a very good translation. American viewers might find it amusing to see German actors speaking German pretending to be New Yorkers, but as the directors point out, that is what Hollywood does to the rest of the world all the time.
The second half of the movie is unfortunately less polished (relatively speaking of course) than the first because the makers ran out of time and money. Lots of scenes were cut from the second half, which makes some subplots a little confusing, but the directors admit that the film would probably have been even better if some more stuff had been cut from the last half since the ending manages to be both slowly paced and confusing. However, it is still a good film and I can recommend it if you are a fan of trashy entertainment.
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