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Feeding the Masses Directed by: Richard Griffin Starring: Patrick Cohen, Walter Cotter, William DeCoff, Angelo Fierro Reviewed by: Scott West |
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Before I start this review, it must be noted that I am a huge fan of B-grade horror flicks. While I am ecstatic at a masterpiece like Romero's Dawn of the Dead, I also love the cheesy gory fun of the alternate sequels in the Return of the Living Dead series (except for Living Dead 2, but that's a story for another day). While not a perfect movie by any means, I even enjoyed the ingenuity of the low budget goodness of The Blair Witch Project. That said...Feeding the Masses is painful to watch. I'm usually a pretty good judge of which movies to see, but in the case of this movie, my horror senses failed me. The first time I watched it, I couldn't see it through to the end. It wasn't until I readied myself to write this review that I forced myself to watch the final third of the movie. I had a small glimmer of hope that it would redeem itself, but it only showed me that my judging was spot on when I tuned out the first time. First off, the plot of the movie is ripped (as most zombie flicks are) from Romero's masterworks. That's not necessarily a bad thing though seeing as not many ideas are unique in B-horror flicks. If you're going to lift ideas from another movie, at least pick a good one. I want to give credit where credit is due though. There are some good ideas here and the basic plot isn't awful. In the midst of a zombie outbreak, the news stations are given government orders not to air any zombie footage for fear of causing a public panic. A brash news reporter and her rogue camera crew go AWOL and try to save the world by getting the word out before it's too late. So, in essence, the zombies aren't the major villains. Nice idea, but it's done in by poor acting, poor camera work, poor writing and worst of all for low budget horror fans...horrible FX. Hell! It's a textbook case for poor movie making. Aside from the main movie, the extras on the DVD are pretty poor. There are a few making-of bits (who cares?) and a documentary on Shock-o-Rama, the upstart horror company that made this thing along with a few trailers for upcoming movies. Not all of these look bad, but I'll be leary after seeing this one. Even though there's a link at the top of this page to purchase this DVD, I would caution strongly against it. I'd recommend any other movie on my reviews list. If you decide otherwise and watch this steaming pile, don't say I didn't warn you. Back to Reviews |
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