Tagline: We've eaten them for years, now it's their turn!
(Horror, Action, Mass Produced Baked Goods) [R]
Note: This movie was never given an MPA rating, but it definitely would have landed a [R] rating.
Veronica doesn't like public displays of affection.
Note: This movie was never given an MPA rating, but it definitely would have landed a [R] rating.
Veronica doesn't like public displays of affection.
One of the writers of this movie also wrote PIRANACONDA, so if you can picture that, now you know what kind of nutty we are getting with this one. Essentially the main character Johnny (played by Justin Ray) has a crazy uncle (played by Michael Sawn) who has developed a serum that brings stuff back to life. And of course, when science is involved, every time something is brought back to life, it wants to freakin kill you. He stupidly brings his serum to a donut shop and in a fight with the owner there, bam…now you have killer donuts. And what are you going to do now? You have no idea what’s coming because these fluffy baked goods are coming….and they're gonna chase you around with their tiny teeth.
Unlike a lot of B-movies this one actually has a decent sub-plot and the chemistry between Michelle (played by Kayla Compton – FLASH) and Johnny is actually pretty great. We actually like these characters and want them to live. For me, that is always a huge deal, unless I already know I am walking into a movie that was built to send people into therapy for depression.
Effects-wise, this is just as fantastically garbage as you would expect. I give this one points for not even trying to be realistic in any way. Everything about this thing looks fake, when CGI is used it’s absolutely horrible….it’s just all very amazing. For this kind of movie, going too serious on that stuff would have ruined half the fun. I mean, this film is a lot like CRITTERS in the sense that stuffed props are just being tossed everywhere by the crew like they were having a giant plush toy fight.
Having said all that this movie isn’t perfect, there are at least 3 scenes I could have done without, including 2 of the 3 where someone ate one of the re-animated donuts. There are also a few characters that don’t really bring anything to the movie other than to just be annoying. Given those issues, however, this movie stands above a whole host of other B-Movies as being pretty freaking great and a lot of fun overall. It also includes a number of talents that are not brand new. Michael Sawn for instance played one of the cops in FRIDAY THE 13TH JASON LIVES. Actor C. Thomas Howell (who plays Officer Roger) was in E.T., RED DAWN, and THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN and has a total of 217 acting credits at the moment.
Overall this is a movie I could see myself buying at some point. Gotta give this one a solid 5 out of 7, which shouldn’t come as a surprise, because I really celebrate these out-of-the-box odes to silliness in filmmaking. I don’t think there will be a sequel, but there is some fan fiction out there. That is fine with me, I don’t know how you move this plot forward and I am not crazy about the fan fiction idea of bringing killer cupcakes into the fold. Not unless they involve cinnamon I’m not.
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