This movie basically screams "related to my interests." It's a surreal horror-comedy anthology directed by Flying Lotus and David Frith, with music by FlyLo, the Silent Hill guy, and Aphex freaking Twin, among others. And apparently a good amount of people walked out during the Sundance screening. How could that not be of interest to me?
I should start with my one major gripe. The first 26 minutes (barring the Busdriver opening) feel quite sluggish, especially with the segment "Smear." After the short, but typically disturbing game show parody, the film picks up drastically. There are other parts of the movie where the pacing grinds to a halt, but none last longer than a couple minutes.
The movie is littered with weird bits of animation. Not just by FlyLo and Frith, but also from (among others) Jimmy ScreamerClauz of "Where The Dead Go To Die" infamy and Cool 3D World, who usually rests in the weird part of Youtube. These passages certainly add to the already surreal nature of this film.
The visual effects here are also pretty good. There are some that are obviously animated, but a lot of them are practical. I wish there was a behind-the-scenes feature, so I could know just how some of those...things are made.
And the soundtrack, as expected, is very good. With such musicians as the ones I've listed above, how could it not?
It should explicitly be noted that this is not for the faint of heart, and ESPECIALLY not for those with a weak stomach. People walked out of this movie for a damn good reason. Basically every bodily fluid that exists is spewed out in spades. Not one human being in this film looks completely normal. Every time you think you've seen the most messed up scene here, you get proven dead wrong. I don't know if this is the grossest movie out there like some people claim it is, but it certainly is the grossest movie I've personally seen.
So yeah, this movie can best be described as "a thing". And it's a thing I can't get enough of. I should also note that, as of right now, there isn't any physical release of this movie out. Apparently FlyLo sold some DVD copies at his live shows, but otherwise, nada. Instead, it got released through Shudder. I didn't even know Shudder was a thing until I found that out. Even after 5 years, nothing.
I should start with my one major gripe. The first 26 minutes (barring the Busdriver opening) feel quite sluggish, especially with the segment "Smear." After the short, but typically disturbing game show parody, the film picks up drastically. There are other parts of the movie where the pacing grinds to a halt, but none last longer than a couple minutes.
The movie is littered with weird bits of animation. Not just by FlyLo and Frith, but also from (among others) Jimmy ScreamerClauz of "Where The Dead Go To Die" infamy and Cool 3D World, who usually rests in the weird part of Youtube. These passages certainly add to the already surreal nature of this film.
The visual effects here are also pretty good. There are some that are obviously animated, but a lot of them are practical. I wish there was a behind-the-scenes feature, so I could know just how some of those...things are made.
And the soundtrack, as expected, is very good. With such musicians as the ones I've listed above, how could it not?
It should explicitly be noted that this is not for the faint of heart, and ESPECIALLY not for those with a weak stomach. People walked out of this movie for a damn good reason. Basically every bodily fluid that exists is spewed out in spades. Not one human being in this film looks completely normal. Every time you think you've seen the most messed up scene here, you get proven dead wrong. I don't know if this is the grossest movie out there like some people claim it is, but it certainly is the grossest movie I've personally seen.
So yeah, this movie can best be described as "a thing". And it's a thing I can't get enough of. I should also note that, as of right now, there isn't any physical release of this movie out. Apparently FlyLo sold some DVD copies at his live shows, but otherwise, nada. Instead, it got released through Shudder. I didn't even know Shudder was a thing until I found that out. Even after 5 years, nothing.