![]() ![]() It's a great movie to sit around with some friends and watch. Eli Roth hearkens back to a time when movies weren't always about psychological thrills,bad twist endings, and pretentious artistic "meanings", when they were about fun. The humor in the film is the strange sort you would more likely find in a Troma film (not the sex/toilet variety, though)While it's not for everyone, the sense of fun the movie has about itself is more suited to hardcore B-movie fans than mainstream audiences. Ask yourself, if you were in a situation where you had to deal with the very likely possibility of becoming infected with a horrible flesh-eating disease, would you be the first to lend a helping hand to the infected? Another thing that has been trashed by many reviews is the strange sense of humor the film has. How many times have you heard a teen respond to a question in such a manner? Eli Roth has captured very well the essence of of being a teenager in this very cynical society.The actions the characters take are, in context, very believable. When asked why he is hunting the squirrels, the character replies, "Cause their gay". The hunting squirrels joke is a perfect example. The characters are very good representations of the youth of the late 90's. Several reviews have been posted that say the characters are unlikable and do illogical things through the course of the movie. It shys away from the self referencing humor plague that Scream started and succeeds in being a very strange splatter/comedy. This film has been unfairly judged! It is in fact a very good 80's style, Splatter, B-movie. There is additional dialog among the townspeople, different shots, and it shows the FDA man walking around more testing and the Water supply truck is in view longer. ![]() Instead of just the cops drinking the contaminated lemonade followed by a country song with the townspeople, the whole entire town shows up and has a cup. Then they pour gasoline and one cop lights a match and cellar goes up in flames followed by more shots of blood and guts on the walls, ceiling, and floor. The human-bonfire scene when they say "We got another one in the basement" immediately goes to a shot of the cellar door opening from the inside, then a bunch of shotguns appear and start shooting like crazy.He yells at the hick as he throws him down there and says "When they get here, tell them I didn't do it!", then slams the door. An additional scene where Rider Strong grabs the long-haired hick after the attack and drags him down to the cellar.In the "R" rated version it cuts away quick and only shows the aftermath from a difficult-to-see angle. The gunshot to Burt's head in the cabin is bloodier.This immediately follows when they hear the dog trying to get Karen in the shed and they shoot a bullet and tell Karen that they will stay outside with her to keep the dog away. A scene of Burt sitting outside guarding the shed with his shot gun.An extended scene of everyone arguing around the fireplace when Burt makes a joke about his burnt marshmallow. ![]()
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