Post by VelmasDead on Dec 24, 2014 17:43:41 GMT -6
And the road leads to nowhere…. I wonder what type of mind would create this type of movie. The version I watched was unrated. I now wish I watched the version released in theaters if it would have prevented me from witnessing some of the vulgarity.
The movie opens with the audience made privy to Mari Collingwood celebrating her 17th birthday. Then we cross over to some twenty-something year old taking a shower. Woops, that was the 17 year old Mari! She is going to a concert with her friend Phyllis Stone. Her mother does not approve of Phyllis, but Mari vouches for her. Then they are off. While the two teenagers (yeah right) are on their way to the big city, you hear a news report about some escaped convicts.
Hence, we are introduced to Krug, Sadie, Weasel and Junior. Apparently, this is a crew full of murderers, rapists and child molesters. The actors picked to portray the obnoxious crime crew were spot-on. I remember witnessing the introduction to Weasel. He is sitting in a crappy apartment displaying his dirty feet. Sorry, that is the only way to describe it. Weasel looks like some pompadoured up Sonny Bono, which happens to be a plausible look for a child molester. David Hess is perfect as Krug Stillo. He just resonates anger and perversion. Sadie, the female antagonist, is a pint-sized, evil chick. Apparently she is Krug’s girl, but Weasel likes a piece too. Then we meet poor Junior, who has the privilege of being Krug’s son.
The hard thing about this movie is that they insert some crazy humor into this atrocious subject matter. First off, they have a song specifically written for the characters. I mean, it sounds like some crazy hootenanny jug band. You hear this ridiculous song, but you know all this heinous shit has just happened or is about to occur and you feel guilty for cracking a smile.
As luck would have it, the criminals’ car breaks down near Mari’s house. She has that one ounce of hope. That hope keeps her alive through the rape, degradation and torture. Then her buddy Phyllis tries to escape. Mari is left trying to get Junior to bring her home, which is only across the street. Unfortunately, that never happens. Phyllis is murdered and eventually, so is Mari.
Ironically, the criminals wash up and end up knocking on the Collingwood’s door. Krug quickly figures out that they are in Mari’s home. Eventually, so do Mr. and Mrs. Collingwood. I think out of the entire movie, the moment the Collingwood’s are racing to find Mari is the only time I feel an emotion other than disgust. They end up being too late. The Collingwood’s now make a decision. They are going to destroy the monsters that viciously murdered their daughter. Would I do this? Could I do this? I don’t know. I will say I am not going to judge someone until I have walked in their shoes. The mom bites Weasel’s penis off. She also slashes Sadie’s throat. The dad tries to kill Krug, but he is one tough dude. Junior grows a set of balls and pulls a gun on Daddy Dearest but Krug talks him into blowing his brains out. Wouldn’t we all love to have a father like him? All the bad guys die. But Mari and Phyllis are dead too. Then the end credits start rolling with the obnoxious square dancing song. It is a train wreck that you can’t turn away from. Why anyone deemed a remake necessary I will never know. But that review will be next! I have already seen the movie, but I like to rewatch them and since the subject content is so disturbing, it takes an act of Jengus to get me to do so!