The Wizard of Gore
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Movie Reviews of The Wizard of Gore
Movie Review: Wizard of Boredom
Summary: 1 Stars
The problem with the original Wizard of Gore was the repetitive storyline and that the gore scenes were all pretty similar. A modern remake with a good rewrite could have improved much on the original, both in terms of the gore scenes and in terms of narrative. Unfortunately, these filmmakers did just about everything wrong. One, the story: Yes, the story could have been much improved. But screenwriter Zach Chassler has added way too much that doesn't improve the story but only makes it feel contrived and incoherent. Next, the style of the movie. The original was lightweight entertainment, not to be taken seriously. This one, on the other hand takes itself very seriously. The director seems to have tried to make some neo-noir, complete with silly voice over narration. I get the ompression the films is supposed to be stylish and goodlooking, but it only feels pretentious and certainly not well made. It made me think of Battlefield Earth, which also had lots of weird camera angles for no apparent reason.
This movie has a bad, contrived, completely uninteresting story. It's certainly not a scary horror film. It's not an interesting mystery. And it's definitely not the well made and stylish film the filmmakers seem to have attempted to make. I got nothing out of watching this, except that I got bored. Not recommended to anyone.
Movie Review: So... Was The Point Of This Remake To Prove...
Summary: 1 Stars
What a horrible actor Crispin Glover is? To be honest, yes, I did purchase this film, and I didn't make it to the end. The only thing Crispin did convincingly was to portray Marty McFly's father in the first Back To The Future movie. Other than that, he's worthless. OK, so he did a decent job in the remake of Willard, but that's not saying much. He even did a horrible job in the Friday The 13th Part IV. Especially his death scene which was pleasing only to know he wouldn't return.
I made it about 45 minutes into the movie before I took it out and literally threw it in the garbage. But CG is mostly to blame for this terrible POS, and his acting as well. Why he was even chosen for this role is beyond me. I guess nobody else tried out.
Do NOT waste your time on this movie, don't even rent it. It was even a struggle to make it as far as I did, and I bought it. Rent a movie you've never even heard of before you try this garbage. I'm sorry I did. Thumbs down, with the thumb reaching below hades standards. Move on.
Movie Review: Like american pie only with a magician
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie was TERRIBLE, i was soo disapointed having been a huge fan of all of Lewis's works like The gruesome twosome, 2001 maniacs and of course the Wizard of Gore, i was so excited for the remake, from the trailer it looked like they made almost an amusment park from hell
but sadly it was more like a sideshow attraction at Larry Flynts pad.
i mean honestly what kind of carnival do you know has a room where you can get naked and throw tomatoes at each other.
the FX were terrible, especialy with the girl in the incinerator, what did they use a prop skeleton from wal mart. The random full nudity was neither tastefull or needed really at all, and frankly when it kept cutting to the flashback of the lead character at a strip club i simply just turned it off because they had lost all credibility of even trying to do a remake.
if your under age and are tired of the "amazing" plot of the american pie movies then rent this
its just plain terrible but theres nudity
Movie Review: What a disappointment.
Summary: 1 Stars
I totally love the original Wizard of Gore. Herschel Gordon Lewis's classic is nothing short of hilarious! The first time I saw it, in the 80s, I was shocked and horrified. But after another viewing I saw the zany humour in it!
I so wanted to love this remake. I was soooooooo excited when I ordered it. But unfortunately it was a total let down. I was so bored I couldn't even watch the whole thing. I tried a couple times to watch it, and eventually gave it away. This new Wizard of Gore just don't cut it.
Movie Review: What is this?
Summary: 1 Stars
Very very hard to follow. I didn't understand who the main character was. What was in the brown bag? The comparison to the original is very weak. The effects were better in the newer verson but at least in the original a grade school child could understand it. Didn't like it at all.