The Meat Grinder (2009)
Lately having some problems with the dvds of Asian films. Some of them are coming out without English subtitles and it was one of them! But I gave it a shot last night and just watched the whole film without understanding a single line.:D But as a psychological splatter flick it wasn't that difficult to follow as I thought it'd be.
It's like a Thai version of a Sweeney Todd tale in the form of a female psychopath who grinds her victims into meatballs for noodle soup.
The story centers around Boot, a single mother (who has a tortured & abused past) running a small noodle cart. When a dead guy ends up inside the cart one day she decides to see it as an opportunity and comes up with a new recipe! The bloodiness just escalates as more prey turn up, motivating Boot to expand her business from street-side noodle cart to a full-fledged restaurant business. Complications arise when she meets and falls for a young man who she met during a student riot.
This is obviously only a film for those with the strongest of stomachs. It is certainly nice to see some substance along with the splatter, and this elevates the film from being a mere gruesome freak show into something quite engaging. A solid mix of extreme gore and psycho character drama which is visually a nice treat indeed, specially for the jaded gorehounds.
I like to recommend it to Ferox, Elvis, V, Angra, Chrono & any other HDCian who don't mind to see some human body parts floating around in a blood shower frequently on screen.
>>: B+
The House With Laughing Windows (1976)
I though it'd be a typical giallo. But despite adopting some of the conventions of the genre...the mystery maniac and tragic back-story, this is not a body-count movie and there is no black-gloved assassin. However it's a pretty fine & atmospheric 70's Euro horror with a good spooky story. Liked it.
>>: B+
Pontypool (2008)
Beautiful concept & fantastic film! Really loved it, loved it...loved-loved...(oh, no!) Kill is kiss...kill is kiss...kill is kiss.:D
>>: A