Feast

Synopsis: The calm of an isolated, sleepy bar is broken when a stranger runs thru the doors carrying a shotgun and the head of something big and mean. He warns them that something is coming and that they had better prepare by locking the bar up tight. So begins the movie and the siege of the bar. What is outside and will anyone make it thru the night?

The Good: This is a great movie. The film moves along briskly, keeping the action and blood coming at you. There isn’t a wasted moment, which makes for an entertaining running time. The acting is perfect for this type of film, not too serious. It is pretty clear that the actors in this film know what they are doing, and in what kind of movie they are doing it in. Henry Rollins is especially good as a motivational speaker who has an incident involving the creatures and the loss of his pants. Finally I can’t say enough about the gore and special effects. This is an old school guy in a rubber suit kind of movie, and it is done to perfection. Not only are the creatures scary, but at times they are funny as well. I also believe that the cast was helped by actually having something on the set to play off of. The gore effects are also nearly perfect. Heads and legs come off and one of the actors slowly melts over the course of the last 2/3rds of the film. This is all done without the use of CGI. They just don’t put this sort of care into horror films anymore, and it is a damn shame.

The Bad: The worst that can be said about this film is it’s lack of budget shows at times. A couple of the characters go outside to get a truck for the group to make their escape. Things happen outside that we as the viewer don’t get to see. I felt a bit cheated by that.

The Score: 3.5 out of 4

This is a great “old school” style horror film. It is a must see for any fan! Go out an get it now!

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