What I Liked: The stream of consciousness approach. I mean everything feels like a dream…or like
you’re on drugs. Yea, probably drugs is
what they were going for.
The story changes constantly which keeps you on your toes but
don’t worry, somehow it isn’t confusing as shit. It’s not the clearest thing ever put to film
but you can follow it alright.
And finally, who doesn’t dig that fuckin’ title?
What I Didn’t Like: The finale seemed rushed. There wasn’t quite enough build up and the
final confrontation ends kinda quickly.
There’s a whole bunch of really bad CGI. The filmmakers used some practical effects
wherever they could but the low budget forced them to use computers more often
than I would’ve liked to have seen.
Sometimes the editing can be a little too choppy. It’s cut very tightly, which I don’t mind,
but almost every scene felt like they were trying to get through it as fast as
possible.
Overall Impression: Don Coscarelli (who did the fucking awesome
Phantasm) shows he’s still got some
fire in the ol’ belly. It’s incredibly imaginative
and takes you on a real trip. I can’t
believe this was based on a book. It
seems like it would be next to impossible to follow in that format.
This is definitely not for everyone. You have to be very flexible because they
keep switching up the story and just about everything. It’s also really over the top with a monster
made out of freezer meats, creatures from another dimension, a hot dog is used
for a cell phone and all sorts of other wacky shit.
I guess I cautiously recommend it but you have to be willing
to go with the flow and not get hung up on, well, anything. John
Dies is definitely one of the weirdest and also most creative films I’ve
ever seen, horror or otherwise.
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