Product: Video Violence [VHS] (1987)
Rating: 1.0
For those who love terrible cheap movies
Then you here you. "Video Violence" is one of those movies that are so poorly made than any attempt to elevate it beyond junk would be unrealistic.However, it's quite a different story when you write a review on something like this and say that this is "classic junk!!!" (which it is).Director Gary Cohen made himself a winner of a trashy flick(I never heard of it till years later and with most OOP flicks this one is probably best left unfound). The story itself is just a setup for gore, trash and brief nude scenes setup to entice the viewer. Just think of a very cheap porno movie and you know what production values to expect.The story is about a couple (not really bright as seen by the *ahem* "twist" ending) that stumbles upon a town's secret...which I won't spoil. I'll just say that it centers around the production of snuff movies.The acting is poor, very poor. Even if these guys had looked at the script ahead of the time, it wouldn't have changed their performance!!!Of course all this adds to novelty of junk films like this. You love to see how bad they are and thus put them in the classic category of "it's so bad, it's good".I will say though that the villians in this flick are disgusting and horrendous and to an extent lifelike of what you would find in the minds of any serial killer. If this was a movie produced on a Hollywood budget with big name actors (think Vacancy), then a movie like this would have gotten more attention.I heard there is a DVD release, but I wouldn't spend a dime on it. For me this is one of those flicks that are at best worth a buck or two and you save them for those special times when you and your buddies are kicking back but not a flick that you would spend money on. The movie has memorable lines at well...including one cameraman who mutters "did I miss anything" when he wants to know if he miss any gore that didn't get caught on film.Anyhow, worth a rent for a laugh but nothing more unless you're really into this kind of flicks.