Here is my Variety review of Frankensteins Bloody Nightmare, which I describe as a stunningly maladroit indie that "plumbs the lower depths of awfulness to a degree unmatched by pics merely inept and/or pretentious." Did that stop its maker from quoting the review in on-line advertising? Hell, no. I should be annoyed, I suppose, but it's hard not to admire (albeit grudgingly) such enterprise. Not since Ed Wood...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Making chicken salad out of...
Here is my Variety review of Frankensteins Bloody Nightmare, which I describe as a stunningly maladroit indie that "plumbs the lower depths of awfulness to a degree unmatched by pics merely inept and/or pretentious." Did that stop its maker from quoting the review in on-line advertising? Hell, no. I should be annoyed, I suppose, but it's hard not to admire (albeit grudgingly) such enterprise. Not since Ed Wood...
Chutzpah!
ReplyDeleteDon't be surprised if you see your "not since Ed Woods" comment in the director's next bio.
Er, make that "Wood."
ReplyDeleteto quote the famous Joe Leydon,"how low is the low budget? Well, consider this: They couldn't even afford an apostrophe for the title."
ReplyDeleteClassic line joe!