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The Biker Warrior Babe vs. The Zombie Babies from Hell (2014)
Not for movie snobs, but it is a fun movie
So I felt moved to address the other review that was posted so here I am.
To say that there was no effort in post on this movie is simply being dismissive. It's clearly a low budget movie funded mostly by an indiegogo campaign. The budget is listed as $10,000 and their indiegogo raised $8,740 and it's advertised as being for distribution costs. Clearly this movie was shot on virtually nothing and yes, it shows.
But rather than making a purely argumentative review let me break it down into pros and cons for anyone reading;
THE CONS: The editing is rough and the digital FX leave a lot to be desired. Sound is an issue more in the outdoor scenes and some are certain worse than others. I would have liked to have seen more gore in the movie for more of a Troma kind of feel. The actors are clearly inexperienced though Jessica Bloom is the standout and a quick glance at her page shows why. I'm not sure what the deal was with the cop though. They either needed to explain more or show more of him or cut him out entirely.
THE PROS: I think this was an ambitious movie for what was clearly a very small operation. The pacing of the movie is really quite good and trucks along pretty quickly. I enjoyed the jokes, and the quirky characters. There's a bit of an absurdist approach that I think works within the setting that they establish. The appearance of Lloyd Kaufman is a treat and it's not at all surprising to find him in a film like this. Brii Davis felt inexperienced but was playful in her approach as the lead, biker warrior babe Zipp.
All in all, if you like "bad" movies then I would seriously recommend it. It's not the best movie I've ever seen but it has heart and I hope they do more.
Logan (2017)
Probably the best comic book movie made so far
This is not your typical Marvel movie. It's not even your typical X- Men movie. It's so much more and brings so much to the genre!
I enjoyed the fact that the movie takes it's time and is very character driven. For the first time since the first X-Men movie came out you find yourself actually pitying Logan. He's tired. He's just done. All that rage and it seems like the Wolverine is finally running out.
Then a new challenge is presented to him and he begrudgingly finds himself helping a misfit child who has some very bad people looking for her.
I think that Johnny Cash's music was used perfectly to set the mood of this film in the trailer. Be prepared to have a Wolverine movie hit you right in the feels! All that said, I feel like it's obvious that this movie benefited from Deadpool's success and the fact that it was bumped up to an R rating. Without spoiling anything I will say that this movie simply wouldn't have been the same (or as good) had they been force to really hold back. Those edgier moments are used to play up the despair and hopelessness. Some brief nudity is used to reveal Logan's detachment.
I cannot recommend this movie enough.