...It's the same reason you wouldn't give an inexperienced 15 year old millions to make a movie. I can't believe how amateurish this film was. INRCREDIBLY loose directing, production design that screamed bargain bin, B cinematography, NO PLOT...NONE...and...CRAP GORE. OK, first, lemme say that I LOVE gore when it's used properly and to good effect. But what's with this film? It's as tame as any recent efforts I've seen. They've built this up to be so shocking and horrific...yet any one of Paul Verhoeven's films mop the floor with "House" in the blood n' guts department. Now, I understand that this is supposed to be a throwback to 70's slasher flicks...but gripes man! Make a GOOD B movie!!! The movie reportedly cost 8 million dollars...I have no idea where that money went. This thing looks like it cost under a mill. That's a horrible thing to have to say. Most films should attempt to exceed their budget in the production value department...but here, it's the exact opposite. Trash filmmaking. Bottom line. Ripped off psuedo-style, bad directing, horrid acting...hell, EVERYTHING about this movie was crap. The best is Zombie's attempt to write Tarrantino-esque dialogue...just listen for the over indulgent rambles by each and every character at some point. Yuck. Thank god I didn't pay to see this...*grin*.
Brian
