Nailed

Nailed (2005)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

If you grew up renting horror movies during the 80s then I'm certain you came across THE NAILGUN MASSACRE, which is today considered a camp classic due to how poorly made it was. The film has always had a cult following, which resulted in two different DVD releases and the best thing is that we also got this 25-minute documentary, which is basically an interview with writer/director Terry Lofton. Throughout the documentary Lofton makes it clear that he's aware of the film's poor reputation and that he understands why so many people attack it. At the same time he also wants people to know how hard it is to actually get a movie made. He admits that they went into the film not really knowing how to make a movie and he admits that many of the goofs were done simply because they didn't have the time or money to fix them. The grocery store owner, the director's real grandmother, flubs countless lines yet they couldn't do anything else because the original actor didn't show up. Loften talks about how most of the people in the film were young actors making their first movie and that the 80-page screenplay had to be cut down to less that 25-pages and by doing this these new actors had to ad lib, which wasn't an easy thing for them. Lofton points out all the mistakes yet he does want to make it clear that they did not use rubber nails. Lofton comes off extremely well here and I think it's great hearing his story because everyone who criticizes movies will at the same time admit that it's a lot harder than sitting here and writing about them. It's refreshing to hear someone confess to the mistakes they make but at the same time reminding people that it's not easy. If it was then everyone reading this would have done their own movie by now.

This 24 minute interview with "Nail Gun Massacre" director Terry Loften, that can be seen as an extra on Synapse's DVD of that aforementioned movie, gives some insight into the film. How the original script get whittled down to just 25 pages, how the one really memorable nude scene wasn't in the picture originally, the locations, & anecdotes about his grandmother, amongst other subjects, are all discussed (some at greater detail than others) The best thing about this interview is that it's spoiler heavy, so it features all the scenes of nudity and violence that would make one have any interest in seeing the film in the first place. Thus having to actually sit through the movie proper moot.So that on its own makes me want to score this higher than the movie itself. Overall I found it a quick, and somewhat interesting watch.

My Grade: C