Jeeze people, you would think this is a debate over which Godfather was the best (Part 1 is by the way).
It's a freakin' indie horror movie. I rented it from Netflix this weekend and guess what: It isn't Halloween and it isn't your cousin Roger's backyard snuff film. It's was what I kinda figured it would be -- a very low budget horror film with some good gore, a few twists and a shock here and there.
There's nobody famous in it. No big names wrote or produced it. They clearly didn't have a top-end budget to make it. Would I have expected to see it headlining at a Googleplex near me? No. It was on Netflix in the new releases section; it was almost Halloween and it sounded interesting so I rented it. Did it change my life. No. Was it the biggest waste of 85 minutes I've ever spent? Not by a long shot (I watch lots of movies).
I think people expect too much sometimes, esp with horror movies. Great acting and dialog are not exactly the standard for most horror movies, let alone cheap ones (yes there are some great exceptions but mostly it is about having some good scares, some gore and maybe some skin. How much logical plot exists in even the really good ones -- ie: how many times have you screamed at your screen "Don't open that door you stupid idiot!").
Gag had its moments and as a rental or a cheap DVD buy, I don't think the average slasher fan is going to have too much to complain about. It's at least as good as 95% of the Troma movies I've seen over the years.
It's a freakin' indie horror movie. I rented it from Netflix this weekend and guess what: It isn't Halloween and it isn't your cousin Roger's backyard snuff film. It's was what I kinda figured it would be -- a very low budget horror film with some good gore, a few twists and a shock here and there.
There's nobody famous in it. No big names wrote or produced it. They clearly didn't have a top-end budget to make it. Would I have expected to see it headlining at a Googleplex near me? No. It was on Netflix in the new releases section; it was almost Halloween and it sounded interesting so I rented it. Did it change my life. No. Was it the biggest waste of 85 minutes I've ever spent? Not by a long shot (I watch lots of movies).
I think people expect too much sometimes, esp with horror movies. Great acting and dialog are not exactly the standard for most horror movies, let alone cheap ones (yes there are some great exceptions but mostly it is about having some good scares, some gore and maybe some skin. How much logical plot exists in even the really good ones -- ie: how many times have you screamed at your screen "Don't open that door you stupid idiot!").
Gag had its moments and as a rental or a cheap DVD buy, I don't think the average slasher fan is going to have too much to complain about. It's at least as good as 95% of the Troma movies I've seen over the years.