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One of my all time favorites.

Must See Movie...

Fantastic!

...along with writer.Seriously,the writer of this awful excuse for a film belongs in a sanitarium.The entire movie is complete trash and a complete insult to the 80's genre,not a homage. The acting is pure trash,consisting of a bunch of people shouting as loud as possible while not being able to string three words together without swearing. The gore is over the top and mingled with pure porn,the so called 'horror' is just pure sickness of the mind. Do yourself a favour,don't even start watching this disgrace to the film industry and the horror genre.

Looking past the questionable audio and image quality of this movie, then "Gutterballs" is an enjoyable, albeit corny, campy and simple, slasher movie. It did score points for being unique and different. For a slasher movie, though, the movie was lacking an interesting and stylish killer. Yes, there was a killer, but the design of the costume was just stupid.The storyline is very, very simple; a group of young people get trapped in a bowling hall with a rampart killer.While the killer in the movie was very plain and silly, then the movie does have a heap of blood and gore, as well as good ways that some people are killed. And that is what makes the movie watchable.It should be said that there is an excessive amount of cursing, foul language and the f-word is almost in every single sentence. So if you are offended by such language, then you should perhaps skip on watching "Gutterball".The characters were generic and lacking characteristics and memorability. As such, you don't really connect with the characters and roles, and they are but mere fodder for the killer. Except for Steve who you just hate right away."Gutterballs" is fun enough for a single viewing, just don't expect anything groundbreaking.

Gutterballs (2008)** 1/2 (out of 4) A woman is brutally gang raped by four men. The next night those men, the woman and his other friends meet up at the same bowling alley and one by one people begin to get brutally murdered.GUTTERBALLS is a film I had never heard of before joining a few Facebook groups and it seems this title was popping up all over the place. Writer-director Ryan Nicholson wanted to make a throwback to the 80's slasher film and he certainly accomplished that and a whole lot more. I'm really not sure who to recommend this thing to because it's going to either offend most or it's just going to drive them crazy by annoying them. If you "get" the picture then I think you'll have a good time but viewer discretion is certainly advised before attempting to watch this thing.This is the type of film you really watch as a dare because, like I said, it's pretty brutal from start to finish. It's certainly not graphic like the recent trend of torture porn because the film is so over-the-top that you can't take it too serious. This includes all the characters who are downright stupid and annoying but I'm pretty sure this was done on purpose. The film is notorious for the death scenes and there's no doubt that there's some original and memorable scenes. If you've seen enough horror movies then you know it's hard to see something original but we get at least five original deaths here. Some are so downright crazy that you really have to see them to believe it. Needless to say, even Lucio Fulci would tip his hat.While this film will always be remembered and talked about for its gore, I think the strongest thing is the technical aspects. There's no doubt that director Nicholson does an extremely good job at telling the story and there's no question that he can handle a film. I'm not sure what the budget was but I'm sure it was low but the film still has a professional look to it. The most amazing thing is that the film really does look like it was filmed during the early 80's. A lot of filmmakers try to capture that "look" but most fail That's not the case here. There are some flaws with the picture including some of the performances, the annoying characters and I think the film runs too long but there's still no question that GUTTERBALLS is quite an original film in many ways and that makes it worth watching if you can stomach it.

Gutterballs is ABSOLUTELY NOT a movie for everyone. Heck, it's not a movie for most people. But in spite of its many flaws, I had a surprisingly good time with this sleazy little Canadian slasher throwback.Speaking of flaws, you can't help but notice that the acting is uniformly terrible. Some of the actors are merely wooden, while others chew scenery like demented termites on a meth bender. One of the "bad guys" seems to have based his performance on a ferret, while the main "really bad guy" - also known as Steve - says f**k every fifth word and overreacts to everything that happens to him. There are also many instances of homophobia and misogyny throughout the movie and I'd like to say that the filmmakers were trying to parody people who actually think that way but the cast wasn't really talented enough to pull it off. Still...giving that the benefit of the doubt.Rape is also a constant motif (and motive) throughout the runtime. Obviously, Gutterballs is patterning itself after rape/revenge classics like I Spit on Your Grave and Last House on the Left, but the rape of Lisa that sets all of the events in play is extremely brutal, especially in a brightly lit digital print. Considering how there's a bit of a freewheeling, tongue in cheek vibe during most of this film, the initial rape sequence is even more jarring. The use of rape (or the threat of rape) during the "revenge" part of the action in an almost humorous way makes the going even stranger as the movie hurtles on.So, what's a nice girl like me doing rating a movie like Gutterballs a 7 on the IMDb scale? Well..I had fun with it, that's why. Gutterballs is so over the top that I could have chosen to be outraged or I could have just gone along for the ride. I took the ride, and I really wanted those jerks to get what was coming to them for what they did to Lisa. I also enjoyed the way that things went awry (understatement) because if one was to execute a real-life revenge plan, it would probably have its share of hiccups and that's what happens here. And finally, I loved the gore! I'm a gorehound from way back and although there's not much acting talent on display, the effects are top notch. I was even treated to a kill or two that I had never seen before, so bonus points for that, Mr. Nicholson and crew.Would I *recommend* Gutterballs to anyone? Of course not! People already think I'm weird enough. I'm just saying that, for the right kind of person in the right kind of mood, Gutterballs is one hell of a fun little journey with plenty of nods to slasher and exploitation classics to enjoy along the way.