Started things off with a Tubi trawl last night, with surprising results.
1. Lowlifes (2024)
Tubi Original
Been interested in seeing this after seeing Amanda Fix in Orphan Black Echoes. Not as painfully torture porn as a lot of the cannibal family genre that made it quite enjoyable to me. A slight element to slapstick in a lot of the kills keeps it entertaining to me. And thank god they revealed the twist on the genre in the first 15 minutes. The cast feels strangely familiar, as checking the IMDB does say they are a bunch of Vancouver regulars, even if they feel like it. I don't think a Tubi Trawl will have as good results, as I really, really enjoyed this movie. We will see what else pops up.
2. Killer Body Count (2024)
Tubi Original
Its a competent low budget slasher. The effects are worse than in Lowlifes, and in this type of movie, 2 hours is really stretching things. I respect the movie for focusing on the girl's horniness and the sad reality, boys at that age are unlikely to satisfy them. It would be fairly okay if not for a fairly disappointed reveal, though I did laugh at the very end. But **** you for this line movie. "Back in 2004, before any of use were born"
3. Festival of the Living Dead (2024)
Tubi Original
Wrapping up my first Tubi Trawl with another original. Not a huge fan of zombies any more (thank you Walking Dead for burning that out of me), but I checked this out largely because this was a chance to see Camren Bicondova, I loved her in Gotham. I liked it more than I expected, mainly for Bicondova and Ashley Moore, and the guys made hateful *******s. A lot of the set up didn't make sense to me, so I just stopped trying to make it work in my head. I wish, since it was referring to Night as happening in this movie's past, they would have kept the make up more in line with the original. But, guess you gotta let make up artists stretch their muscles. Though, plus for having a band named Goddesszilla.
