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Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly  THINGS. A zero budget, shot on super 8 film from Canada in the late '80s. This fits perfectly into the anti-film, school of film making, as such wonders as PSYCHED BY THE 4-D WITCH and the works of Nathan Schiff. The plot wanders in and out of the film as people endlessly talk, eat, drink and open cupboards. Never have so many cupboards been opened in one film. There's a far bit of gore on offer, in amongst the oddness on display and there's heaps of that. This is pure glory for those who like to be baffled, bored and put into a hypnagogic state by film. |
As much as I like weird, f*cked up movies, I couldn't get my head round 'Things' at all. In fact, I remember having that rarest of experiences in home viewing, an almost physical response of pure hatred towards what I was seeing, so much so that at points I sprung from my chair raking my face with my nails and screaming "It's shit! IT'S JUST F*CKING SHIT!" at the screen until eventually my housemate sedated me. I never thought I'd feel any kinship towards the reactionary knobhead who supposedly trashed his TV on watching the Sex Pistols swear at a chat show host, but "Where's Bill Grundy now?" were the last words I muttered to myself before I collapsed weeping onto the floor beside my still chuntering DVD player. Thanks, 'Things', you dick(s).