Driller Killer / The Early Short Films of Abel Ferrara
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Movie Reviews of Driller Killer / The Early Short Films of Abel Ferrara
Movie Review: Able at the top of his form
Summary: 5 Stars
Sick - disturbing - and what a unique way (at the time) to dispatch of his victums but with a cordless drill. More a meditation on the insanity of living in close quarters in a large city and the madness that ensues. The artist's descent into madness though crudely portrayed is effective. Goofy stilted dialogue, plenty of gore for genre fans - a true classic.The DVD also brings out the colors of the paintings before hidden in earlier murky transfers. Gorilla NYC fimmaking at it's best.
Movie Review: Fun Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
A lot of reviewers give this movie a hard time. I put it to you that they are looking at it from the wrong direction. I hated this movie the first time I saw it but now I love it. I'm sickened by stupid movies that glamourize violence against women and looked at it from that point of view. But it's not that kind of movie at all. I think the only people that get drilled on screen are men anyway. My point is this movie demands repeated viewings, I think. This movie is flat out hilarious and is not pretentious at all, it doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is. It's ridiculous and fabulous. A killer who uses a drill? Come on, that's great. His two girlfriends are terrible, he's terrible, his art dealer is terrible, they're all terrible. Most often quoted line from this movie: "First thing I'm gettin's a pair of snake skin boots". Or something like that. I love that buffalo painting too. It's a fun movie.Movie Review: YES, it's gritty, but oh, the commentary track!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Folks, this movie is indeed a low-budget slasher with a confused message about life in the big city. Some of the scenes drag, and some are a little too self-indulgent for my taste. However, in my opinion, this movie is a terrific showcase of the punk scene in 70's New York, as well as a realistic snapshot into the life of a struggling artist. It is RAW and powerful in this respect, an aquired taste but once it grows on you there's no stopping it. It seems that few reviewers out there understand that the grittiness of the movie and its impromptu, drugged-out sequences are all part of its charm. Plus, if you buy this edition, you get one of the most entertaining and personable commentary tracks out there. It's not one of those high-falutin' Hollywood guys being smooth and talking big but instead a REAL PERSON, and you could almost swear he was in there with you, watching his first film. Plus, he's a little self-deprecating and can be very, very funny.Movie Review: so boring and dull
Summary: 1 Stars
A young artist is being driving insane by everyone around him, but after he can't sell his painting he snaps, he picks up a drill and runs around the streets killing people at random. Ok now, this was a godawful movie, one of the worst I have ever seen in my entire life. It's just as bad as The Nostril Picker, there is nothing in this movie worth seeing, there is violence but it doesn't matter the movie is just far to boring to care, I can only say please, whatever you do, DON'T rent this horrible movie, words can not describe how bad it is or how boring it is, this movie is just so bad I can't give it any star rating at all.Movie Review: Brilliance of the unintentional kind!
Summary: 3 Stars
I was one of the many Brits to run out and get this film as soon as its ban had been lifted, expecting it to be an amazingly gory and violent horror film. Whilst I was disappointed in that area, the film still satisfied me immensely! It has to be one of the most inept and pretentious films I've ever seen. The plot and characters have absolutely no substance, and the performances are beyond bad.Ferrara has created something that me and my friends just love to sit and laugh our heads off at. It's obvious that he intended all his monologues to be deep and profound, but they're just side-splitting!
"Whaddyou know about painting? Lemme tell you what you know - you don't know nothin' about painting!"