It's amazing how difficult it is to describe what could
possibly be one of the worst films I've ever had to sit through as this one.
SCAVENGER KILLERS features some of the worst acting, the worst effects and the
worst plotline of I've ever had to endure. From the opening moments of this
film till the end credits rolled I was dumbfounded once again that this movie
was actually given the green light, the money was provided for someone to make
this film while others sat on the shelf.
The story is thin here. A judge and a defense attorney set
out to kill as many people in as many ways as they can. The first victim is one
that the judge rules in favor of even if the circumstantial evidence was enough
to go for a conviction. Not only do the judge and the lady attorney kill this
victim the sequence they've done so has her in bed with them and their bodies
covered in her blood. I'm sure that the reason behind this was to shock but
instead it just somehow gives them a chance to display their acting abilities
instead. In other words they can't act.
The pair continues to kill and kill again, which of course
means we get the chance for some gratuitous flesh from time to time. In
particular we get to see three victims for the price of one, of course all
female, standing on boxes with their hands tied up above. One is decapitated in
what appears to be one of the most terrible special effects moments captured on
film combining actual effects with CGI for a
terrible effect. And during the moments of their kills it seems the judge and
attorney feel compelled to have sex as well.
With all of that you would think this was the worst offense
committed here but it isn't. What is is the fact that well known and respected
actors actually appear in this film. Eric Roberts, Charles Durning and Robert
Loggia all make appearances in the film and all I cold think each time they
appeared on screen was are they really in need of money so badly that they'd
appear in something like this? It saddened me to think they had to be in
something so terrible.
While I watched I tried to force myself to believe that what
was going on here was a campy film made to look like those of H.G. Lewis, a
homage perhaps to poorly made, poorly shot films that fell into a category of
movies that were so bad they were good. If that was the attempt they failed
miserably.
I'm hoping I never have to see either of the leads in this
film again in a movie or if so that they take a few acting classes before then.
If they've already done so then they need to ask for their money back. Each
time I saw the lead actress in this film I kept thinking she must be a porn
star because not only does she look like one offering a display of cleavage
every chance she had but she had the same acting talents of one as well.
To list the things wrong with this movie would be to waste
consonants and vowels. Suffice to say that this is a bad movie and not in a
good way. I am stunned to find a number of favorable reviews online for this
movie. It makes me think either those posting those reviews either work for or
are related to someone involved with the film. That or they're written by
people who adore any and all horror films that offer gore more than story. I
honestly can't think of a single word that has been created to say how bad this
movie is. So let's just stick with two: it stinks.
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