"Masters of Horror" Pro-Life (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.8/10   

Director:

John Carpenter

Escritores:

Mick Garris (creator)
Drew McWeeny (written by) ...

Series de televisión:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Fecha de lanzamiento original:

14 noviembre 2006 (Temporada 2, Episodio 5)

Género:

Horror

Plot:

Determined to "rescue" his pregnant daughter from an abortion clinic, a religious fanatic and his sons plan a violent firearm assault just as the doctors suspect her pregnancy might not be of this world.

Plot Keywords:

Abortion Clinic | Pregnancy | Deformed Baby | Masters Of Horror | Shot Through Door

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Disturbing to say the least

Reparto

Ron Perlman	...	Dwayne Burcell
Mark Feuerstein	...	Alex O'Shea
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Kim
Bill Dow	...	Dr. Kiefer
Chad Krowchuk	...	Darry Burcell
Graeme McComb	...	Caleb Burcell
Benjamin Rogers	...	Cole Burcell
Caitlin Wachs	...	Angelique Burcell
Biski Gugushe	...	Kiernan
Jeremy Jones	...	Doug
Lisa Bunting	...	Joan
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Sam
Ashley Whillans	...	Isobel
Grace Bauer	...	Marie
Arabella Bushnell	...	Grace

Duración:

57 min | Germany:54 min (cut)

País:

USA | Canada

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.78 : 1

Clasificación:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:R (2007) | Germany:18 (TV rating) | Germany:18 (DVD rating)

Compañía:

Starz Productions

Conexiones de Película:

Editado en Final Delivery: The Making of 'Pro Life' (2007) (V)

Disturbing to say the least

15 year old Angelique (Caitlin Wachs) is pregnant from--she believes--a demon from hell. She gets to an abortion clinic where doctors try to figure out if she's crazy and what to do about her baby which is growing extremely quick. Her anti-abortion father Dwayne (Ron Perlman) wants to get her out of the clinic...and won't let anything stand in his way.

Well-written and directed (of course) episode by John Carpenter. This is easily one of the most disturbing things he's ever done. It keeps you wondering and guessing, moves very quickly, has an extremely disturbing ultrasound sequence and some very gory and sick murders. Carpenter doesn't use the subtle approach to violence that he used for "Halloween" or "The Fog"--he shoves the blood in your face (like "The Thing"). Still it does work in the context of this story--it's supposed to be disturbing and sick to get its point across. Also there are some pretty decent special effects at the end.

The only problem with this is that the fate of at least five characters are left hanging at the end (Perlman disappearing completely really bothered me) and the point of the story is kind of vague. Also the acting is not that good--except for Wachs and Perlman. And Wachs doesn't look even remotely 15. Still this is a disturbing little film by Carpenter. A 9.