Skinned Deep
Skinned Deep
R | 14 February 2004 (USA)
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The horror film Skinned Deep begins when a family suffers a flat tire on a barren stretch of road with only a diner dotting the landscape. They meet Granny, the seemingly nice old woman who runs the establishment, but they soon find that she is the leader of a deranged clan. The family is slain, with the exception of their teenage daughter, Tina whom one of the sons in the family, Brain (a boy with an externalized brain much larger than his head), takes a romantic interest in. Soon a group of bikers show up, forcing the girl to figure out which group of crazies she should throw in with in order to stay alive.

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I_Killed_Paul_Allen

I'm so glad that the director of this flick is sticking with SFX. Cause, if his directing DIDN'T suck, then his cast of actors did. Warwick Davis was the only reason to even see this movie. His acting (what little line he had other then jumping around in excitement after someone died) shined over everyone else. Was it me or did it seem like everyones voices not sync with their lip movement. I'm not saying I'm a huge Warwick Davis fan, but, he was the only decent actor in this film, and, only for his speech at the end of the movie while speaking to the senior bikers. If you have and hour and 37mins to waste don't do with this movie. But, in the end its up to you.

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UnholyOne

Want to see a film that features a character called Surgeon General that looks like Dr.Satan's cousin, a plate throwing dwarf called Plates played by Warwick Davies, a character called Brain (or Brian) with a huge over-sized brain filled with toy blocks, a disturbed yet lovable' Granny', a geriatric biker gang, a headless bodybuilder with 'Dyno-mite' on his crotch, full frontal male nudity, a child getting sliced in half, music by Captain Sensible, a fight between a dwarf and a bow legged ancient biker and, to top it all a cameo by Forrest J. Ackerman. If that interests you see Skinned Deep. Is it a good film? Not by any stretch of the imagination. Is it enjoyable. Hell Yeah!!!!!!! Recommended.

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davitalvitch

I love male frontal nudity in film and the horror genre in general. When I read that "Skinned Deep" was a combination of the two -- AND had Fangoria's name attached to it! -- I immediately went out and rented it.I spent more minutes renting this film than I did watching it.This is an appallingly bad film. After barely thirty minutes, I'd had enough. I dig good horror/comedy. I enjoy clever spoofs of horror movie convention (and would love to see a parody in which screeching cats keep leaping into frame accompanied by LOUD JOLTS OF MUSIC, thus killing off both of those exasperating gimmicks for good). I can suspend my disbelief if the film is directed carefully. What I cannot accept is stupidity. I gave this film a chance, but after a while the actions of the characters overwhelmed any sense of goofiness that it might have achieved. Peter Jackson could have made this work; as directed, "Skinned Deep" offered nothing to keep me watching for another hour. What should have been a joyfully grotesque meal sequence left me wondering, "Are these people really this oblivious?" After one character makes an escape yet is still stranded in the building in which something horrible has happened, why would this person begin calling out for help, especially when the room s/he sees below looks like something out of the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"? Perhaps this movie found its footing and became entertaining; "Dead & Breakfast" certainly started out mediocre for its first half-hour but then became quite fun. However, "Skinned Deep's" clichéd opening situation (the car of vacationing white people breaks down and a family of crazies take them into their home) followed by overacting and illogical behaviour offered no incentive for me to find out. I fast-forwarded to the frontal nude scene and returned the film to the rental store.It is sad that having "Fangoria's" name attached to a horror film offers no more promise than that of the name "Sam Raimi." At least in Fangoria's case, "Skinned Deep" wasn't trimmed down to a PG-13.

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digital_jackass1

This movie was horrible, and there isn't much else I can say about it. The cover of this movie looks promising, as the menacing looking Surgeon Generals face appears on the front. But let me tell you people who haven't seen this movie yet, do not watch it, for even the horrifying face of the Surgeon General cannot save this movie. Its about a girl who's family gets killed, and one of the sons of the "creator" who we meet at the very end of the film, decides he wants to keep her as a pet, right after the brother is sliced in half. The acting in this movie was horrible, the main character Tina did not seem to have any emotion after seeing her parents killed. The death scenes are lame, especially those of the mutants, and the only character that was enjoyable in this movie was the Surgeon General. I would like to see the Surgeon General in another movie, one with a better director and a better storyline. As for the rest of the characters and the movie itself.... to hell with them all. This movie made really no sense whatsoever, and the acting is horrible. I think actor Warwick Davis made a horrible decision in playing in this movie, because from what I know, Warwick was the only actor in this film that had a notable filmography, appearing in the Leprachaun movies as the Leprachaun. The only reason you should ever want to see this movie is if you want to see an example of a horrible storyline. I could go on forever about how horrible this movie was, but if you don't trust my judgment, go rent it yourself. Guaranteed you would've thanked me if you listened.

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