stevebreighner

I saw this after seeing Fathers Day a week or so earlier maybe two even because I was waiting for the library to put on the hold shelf; I had requested it right after Father's Day because I really liked that film. A Billy Crystal fan from the Throw Mama from The Train days I was pleasantly surprised with that one, especially since the lower rating. This film however I assume the opposite had happened as in I now had higher hopes because of Fathers Day and also the higher IMDB rating ergo I was a little disappointed. Yet still a pretty good film with some memorable scenes.

The main thing I didn't care for was the seriousness of it. This is City Slickers after all... staring Billy Crystal! Why continually harp on the mid-life crisis angle throughout the film? We got it already when he decided to go on the trip. A few more laughs would've been nice.

All that aside I liked it including Jack Palance who I didn't think would really work for some reason but I was wrong. I would recommend if you need something to watch but if you haven't seen Fathers Day or Throw Mama, Id recommend those over this one.

Im basing this on my viewing possibly 20 years ago wherein my friend recommended or rather suggested it because of the extreme gore or what have you.

Supposedly one of the most disturbing and/or goriest films (if thats a word or if not) there was. At least that we knew of.

At the time I suppose I would agree that it was. Now some 20 years later I wouldn't.

No those people like my friend and I in my opinion haven't seen a lot of the foreign films that were at least as so gory.

The film was memorable for some scenes but I don't think Id want to watch it again.

Im busy watching another film at the moment sorry!

Are you like me? Not really bothered by the blood the gore nor the blood or entrails of this style film? I mean its all fake anyway right? I appreciate the gore so called and await the showing of such scenes as does any fan however I don't understand why I guess other people are so disgusted by it.

Case in point; the film was banned in the UK, along with several other tame titles such as (off the top of my head) Inferno and some other similars, as "Video Nasty".

Maybe I'm jaded to a relative extremity or maybe perhaps even a potential killer myself (though I doubt either) but I fail to see why they were ever treated as such.

They are fun more than grotesque or horrifying!

Fine they're somewhat grotesque. This is a relatively good entry. I read somewhere, maybe here that Eastman said it was made just for financial reasons. If so maybe more should be made for just that since I found this one still better than most American horror films that never were so humble . Would I rather watch this then Halloween ? Yes but maybe not part II.

But anyway I have other stuff to do now; busy watching other films!