Society

Society

Society
Our Price: $40.00
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases


(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Ben Slack, Billy Warlock, Connie Danese, Evan Richards, Patrice Jennings
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay

Movie Reviews of Society

Movie Review: Underrated political splatter film
Summary: 5 Stars

I managed to stumble across this film when I went around searching for an "intelligent film with gross-out gore". And that's what I got when I ordered this cheap DVD. The film starts out following this 17 year old that feels alienated in his upper class home. Everything seems perfect but nothing is what it seems. There are a series of revelations the protagonist (Billy) discovers as his curiosity grows. Unraveling the truth was no easy task because of "Society's" many conspiracies and cover-ups.

The movies political voice lambasted against shallow people only worrying about social status and popularity (as illustrated with Billy's ex-girlfriend in the beginning). It also shows how the rich, literally, feed off the poor. This reminds me of how back in the Roman Empire, the peasants were heavily taxed, which was one factor of the Fall of Rome, where the poor revolted. There were clever puns thrown in that some people might have missed. The rich would eat and tear a person (well just one person) in an erotic orgy zombie-like attack, "rich feeding off the poor" - get it? There lots of references about how everyone would be "contributing to society" too.

Society has the oddness of "Jacob's Ladder" and "Nick of Time", the social satire of "American Psycho", and the gross effects of "Bad Taste" and "Re-Animator", only more emphasis on slimy repulsive sludge. Some people got dismembered in ways beyond my imagination. It wasn't bloody but it was gooey, I felt like some of the goop splattered on my face, as I stayed glued to the screen. This bizarre part makes up about the last 20 minutes of the film. Searching for answers made up most of the movie.

Other stuff I should mention: There's a little love story on the side mixed in. Film might feel like it ended a bit prematurely. Some nudity and sex scenes. A fat lady is thrown in for comic relief. You will see someone have an actual butthead. The music is pretty good and fits the movie's tone. The box says it's unrated, not rated R.

So if you want gross splattastic effects used in a film that mocks greedy shallow rich people that think they're better than us humans (the rich weren't human?!) in a cynical imaginative manner, "Society" is good choice.

Similar DVD Movies
Dead & Buried (Limited Edition) ImageDead & Buried (Limited Edition)
WEA DES Moines Video; Release date: 2003-07-29; Published: 2003-07-01; DVD
Best price: $9.60
Price in other shops: $19.98
INTRUDER ImageINTRUDER
Music Video Dist; Release date: 2005-08-09; DVD
Best price: $6.67
Price in other shops: $14.95
The Burning ImageThe Burning
Sony; Release date: 2007-09-11; DVD
Best price: $7.15
Price in other shops: $14.98
The Blob ImageThe Blob
Sony; Release date: 2001-09-11; DVD
Best price: $3.75
Price in other shops: $9.99
Humongous ImageHumongous
Release date: 2011-11-15; DVD
Best price: $10.25
Price in other shops: $19.95
Tenebre - Special Edition ImageTenebre - Special Edition
STARZ/SPHE; Release date: 2008-05-27; DVD
Best price: $7.80
Price in other shops: $19.97
Re-Animator ImageRe-Animator
STARZ/SPHE; Release date: 2007-03-20; DVD
Best price: $8.30
Price in other shops: $14.98
Bride of Re-Animator ImageBride of Re-Animator
LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2003-08-19; DVD
Best price: $5.91
Price in other shops: $14.98
Brain Damage ImageBrain Damage
CAV; Release date: 2007-10-30; DVD
Best price: $10.93
Price in other shops: $19.95
From Beyond (Unrated Director's Cut) ImageFrom Beyond (Unrated Director's Cut)
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2007-09-11; DVD
Best price: $12.90
Price in other shops: $14.98
Compare prices and read customer reviews for more than one million DVD titles.
Oscar 2005 Winners