3 1/2 Stars:
Does anybody remember Matt Damon & Ben Affleck’s Project Greenlight contest? After the success of "Good Will Hunting," which Ben and Matt wrote and starred in, they decided to give struggling screenwriters a chance to submit their best script into the contest. The best script would be chosen and the writer would be hired to direct the film. The making of the film was also filmed as a TV series for HBO. Pete Jones was the season one winner with his script "Stolen Summer." The movie failed to get a theatrical release, but check it out, especially if you are interested in religion, but aren’t too stubborn in your beliefs. Season two produced another financial failure in "The Battle of Shaker Heights." For Season three, Dimension Films decided that they wanted to make a profit, so they brought Wes Craven on board and decided they were going to make a horror movie.
By season three, Project Greenlight decided not only to give a shot to struggling screenwriters, but they’d also give a shot to struggling directors (they actually made this change for season two and "The Battle of Shaker Heights"). The winner of season three was the screenwriting team of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, who went on to write "Saw IV" and "V." (I haven’t seen "Saw V" yet, but "Saw IV" is the worst of the series so far). The winning director was John Gulager, who was clearly the best director of all three seasons. John Gulager had a vision and he didn’t give a shit that this was a low budget movie, he was going to take his time and make the movie he wanted to.
By the end of the season three television series (now on Bravo), Harvey and Bob Weinstein decided that they liked what they saw so much they were going to give extra money to the project to get it right. The result was a movie called "Feast," described by the writers as "Evil Dead" meets "Diner." This was the first Project Greenlight film to get a national theatrical release - a one day theatrical release. I was lucky enough to catch one of the screenings and loved every minute of this movie.
This brings us to "Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds." Both Gulager and the writing team of Dunstan & Melton were back for the sequel. Could "Feast 2" actually live up to the first movie's potential? I guess the answer is no, but this is still a fun movie for horror fans. "Feast 2" begins where "Feast" left off. It’s the next day and the crazy, humping, zombie like aliens are still attacking the Earth. A couple of actors from the first one return, but other than that there is a brand new cast.
This movie is gory, shocking and hilarious. "Feast" broke the “rules” of horror and "Feast 2" takes it to another level. The characters in this movie range from a lesbian biker gang (led by Gulager’s wife), midget Lucha Libres, a husband and wife, and the wife’s guy on the side. This movie is gross, but it is hilariously gross. "Feast 2" is all about the surprises, so I want to save most of them for you, but if you want a treat, read the spoiler.
*SPOILER*
There is a scene involving an ejaculating alien penis. This alien jizzes all over the cast and throughout the rest of the movie these characters are covered in jizz. If after that you don’t want to see this movie, then this movie clearly is not for you.
*END SPOILER*
Unlike the first one, this movie was not meant for the theater. The only thing bad about this movie is some of the effects, which would have looked even worse on the big screen. This movie does start off kind of slow, but don’t give up on it. Once they start dissecting the alien, this movie takes off and never stops. So is it as good as "Feast?" No, but it’s better that "Saw II," "III" & "IV." If you’re into gross, hilarious horror movies, check this out.
BYLINE:
Bob Zerull is a frequent movie and concert goer who talks about his ventures to arenas and theaters more than any person should be allowed to do. Now, he puts them down on paper. Email him your thoughts at: bzerull19@gmail.com.
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