For the first week of June, color me bored to tears! Nothing for us genre fans in the theaters (so there’s really no excuse NOT to check out last week’s THE STRANGERS this coming weekend), and the drivel on DVD is simply that: drivel. There’s THE EYE with Jessica Alba, Peter Benchley’s THE BEAST with 80(!) extra minutes, a hot Asian school girl with a kick ass gun in THE MACHINE GIRL, and a little flick called CLEAN for which JoBlo.com is quoted on (even though it was actually pulled from the DVD Pub here on AITH – I hate when they do that). See, what did I say? Boring!
SLAUGHTERING STORES THIS WEEK
Rated: PG-13
Starring Jessica Alba
Directed by David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Run Time: 97 Min.
Sydney Wells is blind and has been so since a childhood tragedy. After undergoing surgery to restore her sight she learns to see again. But soon after unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Not knowing if they are an aftermath of surgery her mind adjusting to sight her imagination or something horrifyingly real Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.
THE BEAST: SPECIAL EXTENDED EDITION
Rated: UnRated
Starring Denis Arndt, Larry Drake, Ronald Guttman
Directed by Jeff Bleckner
Run Time: 180 minutes
Peter Benchley, the master of sea terror, returns with another tale of aquatic mayhem in this three hour uncut version. With almost 80 minutes of restored scenes previously edited from earlier release, this is the original version, nominated for two Prime Time Emmys.
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THE MACHINE GIRL
Rated: UnRated
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Starring Taro Suwa, Minase Yashiro, Asami
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Ami (Minase Yashiro, in her film debut) is a tough but otherwise average high school girl, trying to lead a normal life. Her world comes crashing down when her brother and his friend are killed by ruthless bullies. As Ami tracks down the ringleader, she is surprised to discover the bullies’ association with a sinister ninja yakuza family. When she goes after her revenge, she soon finds herself in over her head and minus her left arm. Barely surviving, Ami escapes and seeks out shelter from two kindly garage mechanics. They take pity on her, fitting her with a high-powered machine gun where her arm used to be. She then teams up with the chainsaw-wielding mother (Asami) of her brother’s slain friend and together they unleash an unholy, non-stop, over-the-top kill fest against the equally creative machinery (drill bra, flying guillotine) of their relentless ninja enemies.
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CLEAN
Rated: UnRated
Directed by Alexandre Michaud
Starring Sébastien Croteau, Marco Calliari, Chantal Pétrin
Run Time: 70 Minutes
Crane (Marco Calliari) is a serial killer on a path of self-destruction. When a fellow murderer (Sebastien Croteau) invites him to a very private snuff party, he decides it s time to finally take action and clean off a little bit of everything he hates on this planet. Far from being your usual slasher film, CLEAN delivers a disturbing look at our society from a very different angle. Filled with senseless violence and brutality, this daring independent movie will shock you in ways you can t even imagine.
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