Simply Perfect

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This film is actually worthy of two different ratings - the 3 I gave it and the 8 I wanted to give it.The low rating is because the story basically made no sense. It reminds me of that episode of South Park where Eric Cartman is trying to find out where the writers of Family Guy get their story ideas from. Finally, Eric is shocked to learn that it's manatees who push disparate, unrelated ideas together and the Family Guy writers just run with that. The Violent Kind is one of those kinds of movies - throw in as many unrelated events as you possibly can into one film and hope the audience buys the ridiculousness.To be fair, those contrasting elements is why I wanted to give the movie an 8 rating. If anything, it shows that the filmmakers did their homework as there were quite a few references to ideas that came before them. Just watching the film you will be reminded of Tarantino, James Dean, Pulp Fiction, The Wild Bunch, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Tarantino, The Exorcist, The Possession, Tarantino, Machine Girl, Carrie, Alien, The Silence of the Lambs, Tarantino, that episode of Twilight Zone where the space alien who looks human wears his white work cap over the third eye in his forehead, Tarantino, etc.The over-the-top acting in some parts was downright annoying, like Jim Carrey on steroids. The incessant crying was also annoying. The fact that everyone looked like gorgeous super models is ridiculous. The fact that the phones have no signal is ultra-clichéd; maybe that's a routine element for horror these days, like a woman running through the woods who finally trips over a root or something.For a bunch of smart motorcycle/car mechanics, they sure look stupid not being able to figure out a car won't start because it's, gasp!, out of gas! Yeah, I know. What 9th grader came up with that idea, right? Maybe the directors' children were involved in the creation of the scrip. It sure shows, probably who The Violent Kind was intended for anyway.In the end, all the sudden twists and turns the movie makes from censored porn to biker drama to vampire-like horror to science fiction must have been made for kids with the attention span of fleas. In that case, the movie excels. For others, you've seen bits of this movie before. If rubbing all those different ideas together is your cup of tea, The Violent Kind won't disappoint.

The plot: A group of petty drug dealers head to their remote cabin for a birthday celebration, but the real party begins when one of them becomes possessed by something beyond time and space.The biggest problem is that this film has too much filler. If this had been half as long, it would have been twice as good. The first 30 minutes consists of tedious character development, but once you get past that, things start getting pretty interesting. The setup seems to be going toward a stereotypical, derivative biker film, but it takes a series of progressively weirder left turns into possession film, home invasion, surreal torture porn, and finally a David Lynch-style ending that leaves you with plenty of questions and no answers. If you like David Lynch, David Cronenberg, and Takashi Miike, you'll probably like this film, but mainstream horror fans who resent endings that make no sense will probably want to stay away from this messy film.There are definitely some interesting ideas, and the filmmakers tried to do something different and non-mainstream. However, it comes across as a mish-mash of postmodern concepts that are not fully realized. I would have preferred more focus and less filler, but this was actually a pretty good attempt. If you're patient, forgiving of low budget horror films, and like weird stories that make no sense, you should give The Violent Kind a try. It's worth a 6 or 7 -- not the 4 that it currently has.

Cody was born into a northern California motorcycle gang. His best friend is involved with his sister. His ex left him after he spent some time in jail and he also may have let the gang down. On the evening of his mother's 50th birthday they all drive up to her place to party. There he also runs into the ex's sister who's had a crush on him since her early teens.After the party is over things start getting strange. Cars don't run, lights flicker, there's only static on phones. The ex returns half dead, beaten and bloodied. When one of Cody's friends wants to take advantage of her, she actually enjoys it, and then chews his face off. She becomes possessed. While Cody and his best friend try to figure out what to do they instead decide to beat each other up. At some point we see images of a cabin with girls pretending to be dogs. There are also some guys in suits standing near the house.Eventually a bunch of 50s creeps show up and terrorize the group. They are looking for the possessed girl because she will be the host to something great. While the ceremony takes place in which the ex channels some light/energy to the creeps, some from the gang escape. The creeps let them escape announcing that what will happen next is far worse.This movie is part biker gang movie, but without the bikes. It's part demonic possession movie, part home invasion psycho-torture porn. Then there's some supernatural aspects as well. And it doesn't make sense. To make a movie that doesn't make sense is just lazy. Why not work it out somehow and give the audience something that pays off. This just doesn't. The biker story doesn't really work because the cast looks like a bunch of skinny dopey surfer dudes. The possession part is neat but is ruined by the moronic behavior and actions of the characters. The invasion/psycho torture part is annoying and lame. We get the typical overacted creep circus which even within the movie is pointless. And the main creep saying so doesn't make it any less pointless. The supernatural aspect of the movie near the end and the end itself is very neat and interesting. This movie sure is unique but then few would embark on a production with a script that makes no sense. There is plenty of gore, violence, and a bit of nudity. Acting doesn't convince, except for Taylor Cole and Tiffany Shepis. The lousy script could have been used and reworked for two good movies. One straightforward slasher flick and one supernatural/possession movie.

After watching The Hamiltons the night before and finding out this new brain child of the Butcher Brothers was out, I was excited to give it a view! Another original premise for this movie: A biker gang and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of "Rockabillies" from the fifties descends upon them to collect what is growing inside her. I found the first hour of the movie, actually kind of boring. It was then the "Rockabiliies" emerged on screen that the true potential of the film was shown. They are what should have been expanded more on, their twisted and psychotic personalities made the film.www.breakawayradio.ca/bigcinema