Yes, I'm a "B" movie freak. But this cinematic epic goes so much further into the "black hole" of low budget projects I could not help but enjoy the heck out of it. "No stunt men were used" - well Junior, you don't need stunt men to pick up a cardboard box painted up like a 2-ton safe and toss it into the trunk of an old Chrysler for Pete's sake. But there are plenty other gut-busting "beyond slapstick" antics to make up for the cheese and a surprising feel of reality in some of the dark corners of the picture.
The one aspect of this film that captured my attention is the down and dirty honesty in the acting - even in scenes where unbelievable things are happening you get the feeling that you're seeing exactly how these people would react in the moment and somehow the phoniness drains off in a really weird way. It's kind of like the 8mm shoot 'em up you made as a kid and you're lying face down on the sidewalk knowing full well it's ketchup - "but it sure looked like blood to me..." I just couldn't help but enjoy this one "warts and all" as they say; maybe it's fitting that this was the one and only performance nearly all the actors ever produced. You just couldn't top it - even if you tried.
The one aspect of this film that captured my attention is the down and dirty honesty in the acting - even in scenes where unbelievable things are happening you get the feeling that you're seeing exactly how these people would react in the moment and somehow the phoniness drains off in a really weird way. It's kind of like the 8mm shoot 'em up you made as a kid and you're lying face down on the sidewalk knowing full well it's ketchup - "but it sure looked like blood to me..." I just couldn't help but enjoy this one "warts and all" as they say; maybe it's fitting that this was the one and only performance nearly all the actors ever produced. You just couldn't top it - even if you tried.