Society

Rating:
Summary: Can I give it a NEGATIVE amount of stars?!?
Review: This is on the top of my list of THE WORST movies of all time!!! It is so disgusting, weird, and pointless that I don't understand how it can even exist! Don't get me wrong, I fully enjoy and appreciate horror movies--I've lost count of how many I've seen and I'm not too picky--even rather terrible horror films I've seen (such as "R.S.V.P.", "Real Killers," or "Slashers") are infinitely better than this schlock. The movie is sort of "normal" at first, your typical pathetic horror movie with poor acting and no plot, but all of the sudden there's incest amongst the main character's family which escalates somehow to some town-wide conspiracy/cult/freaky- completely-messed up group (which only he and a friend have managed to avoid) who all get together to... I don't even know what--have sex while eating each other?! or... something. Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT waste an hour and a half of your life watching this piece of trash!!!

Rating:
Summary: Can I give it a NEGATIVE amount of stars?!?
Review: This is on the top of my list of THE WORST movies of all time!!! It is so disgusting, weird, and pointless that I don't understand how it can even exist! Don't get me wrong, I fully enjoy and appreciate horror movies--I've lost count of how many I've seen and I'm not too picky--even rather terrible horror films I've seen (such as "R.S.V.P.", "Real Killers," or "Slashers") are infinitely better than this schlock. The movie is sort of "normal" at first, your typical pathetic horror movie with poor acting and no plot, but all of the sudden there's incest amongst the main character's family which escalates somehow to some town-wide conspiracy/cult/freaky- completely-messed up group (which only he and a friend have managed to avoid) who all get together to... I don't even know what--have sex while eating each other?! or... something. Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT waste an hour and a half of your life watching this piece of trash!!!

Rating:
Summary: Poor attempt at satire
Review: This is one of those movie's that can't really decide what it wants to be. On the one hand it could be seen as a satire on the capitalist, greedy society. On the other it is a silly teen movie with big ideas that it doesn't pull off. The plot has a teenage jock listening to a tape of his sister talking to their parents in a way that suggests incest. The next thing you know, the guy that played the tape is killed in a tragic road accident. Is he imagining it or is something really happening right under his nose?

This plays out as a typical teen movie, with a gorgeous cast that the camera ogles at every opportunity. Given what is to happen later the almost constant sexual references are perhaps relevant. However, given the fact that there isn't a solid ending in sight and the sheer gratuity of much of what's here, it's hard to concentrate on any message that Yuzna may have been trying to get across. Indeed, even if its basic message of 'society will devour itself' is a fine central idea but if a movie is going to serve up incest then it should at least explore it.

The acting isn't important, with a lot of bland yet beautiful faces on display. There are some truly eye-popping special effectsn though and nobody will forget the gross-out finale due to how distasteful it is. It's definitely an interesting film but purely because of its ending. Apart from that there's little of note.

Rating:
Summary: Poor attempt at satire
Review: This is one of those movie's that can't really decide what it wants to be. On the one hand it could be seen as a satire on the capitalist, greedy society. On the other it is a silly teen movie with big ideas that it doesn't pull off. The plot has a teenage jock listening to a tape of his sister talking to their parents in a way that suggests incest. The next thing you know, the guy that played the tape is killed in a tragic road accident. Is he imagining it or is something really happening right under his nose?

This plays out as a typical teen movie, with a gorgeous cast that the camera ogles at every opportunity. Given what is to happen later the almost constant sexual references are perhaps relevant. However, given the fact that there isn't a solid ending in sight and the sheer gratuity of much of what's here, it's hard to concentrate on any message that Yuzna may have been trying to get across. Indeed, even if its basic message of 'society will devour itself' is a fine central idea but if a movie is going to serve up incest then it should at least explore it.

The acting isn't important, with a lot of bland yet beautiful faces on display. There are some truly eye-popping special effectsn though and nobody will forget the gross-out finale due to how distasteful it is. It's definitely an interesting film but purely because of its ending. Apart from that there's little of note.