The film opens to a flashback of the Vietnam war and in particular, one soldier's plights of that war - it is a horrible intense sequence. As the movie progresses, we get to see what has happened to that solider. He is now living with a nagging wife and deformed baby son on the e...( read more)
This film follows the story of a war veteran who once back from seeing some very horrible things as well as being a prisoner for two years starts to have flashbacks not only that to add to his problems he has a wife thats always on his case some neighborhood toughs that he owes m...( read more)
One of the most depressing films ever made, but if watched non-stop for days becomes an amazing black comedy.
Don't let the fact that this is a Troma movie throw you, this movie is definitely not your average Troma fare. This an extremely downbeat portrait of urban decay and of a man trying, and failing, to cope with it. The acting may not be top notch, but the grittiness and sleazy at...( read more)
not much to say about this one. watch, take it in, and beware the feelings that follow.
By far one of the most depressing and repulsive films I've ever seen, yet it's realism and it's grittiness is so well done and the film itself is very well made.
'What to say "Dystopia" ?
Vietnam vet, deformed baby, nagging wife, money problems, urban decay.
I can't recommend this as high-art by any means; it was obviously produced on the cheap with horrible acting throughout. Still, they caught a scuzzy vibe that money will never buy. It's like First Blood, Taxi Driver and Eraserhead were mushed into one movie and produced with mone...( read more)
I was impressed by the originality of the story and the visual representations of horror. Also, the locations were outstanding.
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