101 ways to prepare gourmet excrement

Rating: 6/10 (19 October 2003)

This movie relies almost exclusively on shock effect and stylized dismembering in order to affect a surreal indulgence in the absurd. The violence doesn't carry the plot, and only draws out what otherwise might be an interesting (and shorter) story. Why Tarantino takes his directing style to this extreme is beyond me, but I know people are going to praise this movie simply for its tastelessness, much like the nouveau European chicks sporting mullets... Only the "ignorant masses" cannot appreciate true trash. I suppose that I couldn't possibly understand what's to like in an sandwich either, but I feel like I lost 3 hours of my life on this one. What a disappointment. If you're in the mood for something with less blood and gore, go see the Texas Chainsaw Massacre...