Earlier this month, I reviewed a film titled "Bitch Slap," and wholeheartedly enjoyed the gleeful mix of stilted acting, obvious green screen, and gratuitous boobs 'n blood. Nothing like a good schlock-fest to cure everyday stress. With that in mind, perhaps I popped in "Banshee!!!" (three exclamation points, mind you) with unfairly high expectations.
Instead, I found myself wishing for Mike Nelson, Joel Hodgson and a panoply of robots to sit at my side and snark away. Or at least for a group of my most raucous pals and some bottom-shelf liquor.
Released by the "Chill" low-budget horror movie network, "Banshee!!!" is a film to tuck into after late-night revelry, or perhaps as an appetizer to an evening of bar-hopping. Falling asleep or pressing the "Stop" button when your friend finishes getting ready: essential. You cannot sit down and pay attention to this raunchy combination of Acting 101 gone bad, Irish accents that sound borderline Southern, and camera angles that would make the most rough-around-the-edgescinematographer hang her head and weep in shame.
Oh, and there's a monster that disguises itself as its innocent victims, something about sound frequency, a porn-star cameo and a character named Rocker (played by an alum of the Jake Gyllenhaal School of Big Blue Eyes and Patchy Beard Growth).
In short, "Banshee!!!" is something I'm happy to acquire for free. If it were on SyFy at 4 a.m., I wouldn't change the channel. I just wouldn't pop it in with purpose. At least not while sober, awake and alone.
DVD extras include underwhelming deleted scenes, outtakes and a blooper reel.
Movie: 1 Yap
Extras: 0 Yaps