Well, it’s that time of the month again… time for me to update my site with a new review. This time it’s an Indonesian movie about a Red Visitor from Down Below: Mahluk dari Neraka (“The Creature from Hell”, 1994), a direct-to-video movie that truly deserves its obscurity. It’s not easy spotting such rare films; finding this one took some heavy spotting indeed.
In spite of its short running time, the movie is padded about as much as possible. Padded maximally, you might say. Maxi-padded, in fact. Throw in a narrative with irregular flow, and you’ll see why this flick has a not-so-fresh feeling.
#1 by Nathan Shumate on July 22, 2010 - 10:42 pm
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Now I’m scared to read the review because you might keep up the menstruation references all the way through.
#2 by Naomi on July 23, 2010 - 12:09 am
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He doesn’t. But there are pictures…
How did you get this movie– did it just fall into your lap, or did you have to pull some strings?
#3 by Nathan Shumate on July 23, 2010 - 6:02 am
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Ouch.
#4 by Braineater on July 24, 2010 - 7:20 am
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I have my Personal Movie Sources. This one was a little late arriving, and I was getting worried, but — hey, wait a minute. You’re just ragging on me, aren’t you? Why, I oughta give you the red card for that…
#5 by Blake on July 23, 2010 - 5:48 am
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Ever since this blog has been created, I think it’s become some sort of law that someone ask Will how he got the movie he reviewed.
#6 by Mr. Rational on July 23, 2010 - 7:03 am
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Hmm. Well, after reading that review, I don’t think I’ll be having any breakfast today, thank you…
#7 by Mark on July 24, 2010 - 9:13 am
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Not really related to anything, but there seems to be a certain fascination and less repulsion with periods in Hip Hop as well and of course there’s the use of (fake) period blood in Guantanamo.
#8 by The Rev. D.D. on July 27, 2010 - 1:03 pm
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Why do I imagine Ken Begg reading this post and comments thread and laughing his ass off? Or at least giggling like a schoolboy…
#9 by Braineater on July 27, 2010 - 7:07 pm
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Well, Rev, if anything I write amuses Ken, I’ll be a very happy man indeed. However, I believe he has FAR better taste than this.
#10 by The Rev. D.D. on July 28, 2010 - 10:28 am
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It’s not the content; it’s the puns.
Of course, since he shrieks and faints at the sight of gore, he could very well be too busy running to the bathroom to laugh.